Hmm. that's odd

What an odd night. It all started at Pizza Chicago. You have to understand that Pizz'a Chicago is under construction. There's limited seating. However they are letting us place the order so that when we sit, there's minimum time to wait for the pizza. So Victoria and I are waiting in line. The family next to us decides to order. And what do they order? Thin Crust Pizza.
Umm.. this is Pizz'a Chicago. Chicago pizza is thick fluffy crust pizza. Not thin crust.

The 2nd weird thing was that they made a table specifically for Victoria and me. hahaha. Like I said, there was construction. And there was a little bit of space for a table. So they pulled in a table and sat us there. We could only sit on one side because there was an electrical outlet that was sticking out and they didn't want us to electrocute ourselves I guess.

So after dinner we went to Smoke Tiki lounge, where our friend Sandra works. While drinking down some well deserved drinks, our friends Hans and Kristy come in. We hadn't seen or talked with them for months. So there was alot of catchup talk. All this time, I noticed a girl behind Hans and Kristy. She ordered a tray of shot glasses. Then came out a jug of water, and a jug of pineapple juice. And the finisher, a whole bottle of Don Julio (Tequilia). This girl was ready for a party. She was dressed in heels and skirt. However, she waited. And waited... and waited. Finally she turns to us and goes, "Do you guys want a drink?" and Kristy says, "What are you having a party for one?" (priceless question to ask!). Turns out her friends were supposed to show up at 10, but never did. Its now almost 11PM. That's horrible. Here you are with a full bottle of Tequila, and your friends no-show?!?!?! wow. I felt bad for her to spend hella money for the bottle, and your friends didn't even show up. Miscommunication somewhere. Hopefully her friends showed and they had a good night. Otherwise it's a lonely night with a bottle of tequilia. Oh yeah, Kristy and I made our dent in the tequila.

Lesson: Never buy a bottle until your friend actually show up.

Sharks begin again.

So here we go again. The Hockey season is going to start. And the San Jose Sharks remain the "Sexy" pick to win the Stanley Cup. It doesn't matter what they do in the regular season, it matters what they do in the post season. All the experts believe that they are going to make the playoffs, but it is how far in the playoffs that they question. We won't know till that time comes around in April.

Though fans wouldn't say it, the Sharks made major changes to the team. Gone are: Marcel Goc, Alexei Semenov, Tomas Philhal, Lucas Kaspar, Brian Boucher, Mike Grier, Travis Moen. Then traded away Christian Erhoff, Brad Lukowich, Milan Michalek, and Jonothan Cheechoo. That's 11 players!!! From a roster of around 25 players, that's almost half your team!

Now they received: Dany Heatly (the big aquisition), Scot Nichol, Manny Malhotra, Jed Ortmeyer, Joe Callahan. And to round everything out, let the kids fight for the remaining spots: Jamie McGinn, Ben Ferrerio, Derek Joslin, Mike Moore, Thomas Griess.

For those Shark Fans (before Dany Heatley) who said the Sharks didn't do anything, are you nuts? they retooled alot! All the guys who were happy-go-lucky, in the comfort zone, they are gone. poof! Everyone is on notice.

If you look back at last season I mentioned something would happen this year. I predicted the Sharks wouldn't win the cup. Tood McLellen would sit back and watch this team that he inherited; it was a very good team, why tinker it? But 1 year later, he would know who are the players he wants and which ones he doesn't want; and he'll get rid of them. And there you go. Out with the guys who don't buy into McLellen's system, and in comes a bunch of fresh new faces.

It will be a good season. The Sharks will again get into the playoffs. But the same questions remain, how far will they go in the playoffs? and will they finally get the Stanley Cup?