Sheb’s blog

The Kilroys finished our season with a nice win to take us into the playoffs.  I had 2 assists and 1 goal, so I figured into all the points... wohooo!  Anyway, first playoff game is Tuesday 8/26 @ 9:50 vs Kachina.  Can't wait to kick their sorry asses in the first round.

We played a very bad positional game tonight and everyone is kind of in cruise control until playoffs.  In a way that is good as we are taking a small break prior to the playoffs, but then again we can't go into the playoffs and play the way we did tonight.  I am just going to chalk tonight up to a bad night, as we have shown we can kick anyone's ass when we choose too.  Also, I caught a slapshot right at the top of my left ankle in the 3rd period and boy did it hurt.  My foot went completely numb as soon as it happened and I had to skate to the bench.  I have ice on it right now and hope it doesn't swell too much.  Oh well, the beer was cold after the game so all went well... hick!

Well, Buster (Our 13 year old cat) is still having constipation issues.  We had to take him to the vet again this weekend for another round of enemas.  I talked to the vet when I went to pickup Buster and talked through a new regime to try and keep him flowing (YUCK).  We are now feeding him canned pumpkin three times a day, for the fiber, and mixing in some MiraLax to help with the constipation.  Along with the food change we are going to start giving him subcutaneous fluids every 3 days to help him stay hydrated in the event that part of the issue is him getting dehydrated.  Lastly we are starting to use the Lactulose again to help with his stool softness.  God I feel like I am dealing with a senior citizen who sits at the table and talks about their bowel movements...  Flashbacks to Thanksgivings of yore...

On Wednesday on my way to a team dinner with my IBM team I stopped to get a drink at the local Fry's grocery store.  When I went to the checkout and used my Bank Debit card I got a polite response of "Your card was declined!"  I was horrified as I have not heard that since my Military days when I got paid peanuts.  I swiped the card again and she again politely said "Sorry, declined again".  I pulled out another card and swiped it and it worked.  I figured it was a glitch since I know how much I have in there and it ain't anywhere near $0, so I went to get gas and swiped the card and the words that came over the screen at the pump almost made me want to punch it "Please see the attendant", which in other words "Your poor fool you can't us that here!".

I immediately went to the nearest bank and walked up to the teller and asked them why my account was being declined.  The lady looked at my account and said that it had been flagged for fraudulent usage and they froze my card to make sure nothing more was done.  Sure enough after talking with the bank fraud department, there were about $150 worth of charges I didn't approve.  First off, Kudos to Chase for catching this in only 1 day, it could have been MUCH worse.  So now, I am using my personal business card to pay for stuff while a new card is issued and sent to me.  Now I have to contest each one of these charges so I can get the fraudulent charges removed and credited back to my account.

To the subject of this post, I would love to have 5 minutes with the person or persons who stole my card number and tried to rob me blind.  They wouldn't be walking or talking for a VERY LONG TIME!

I have been working feverishly to get Anime guests signed up for PCC'09 and I got my first 3 signed in the last week.  Christophe Tang will be be coming to PCC for the first time and is very excited to not only show off his great cosplay panels, but to show off some sneak peaks at his new game he is helping develope.  Also, Tiffany Grant and her husband Matt Greenfeild will be coming as well.  Tiffany is best know for her voice actor role of Asuka in Neon Genesis Evangelion and Matt was one of the Co-founders of ADV Films.

The Penguins are in a tough spot, they are in a 3 way race for the last spot in the playoffs, so we expected them to come out fighting and they did.  We played a great positional game and matched their bursts of energy every time.  We played very well and are showing great poise going into the playoffs.  Our record is now (11-4-1) and #1 in the division.

The Kilroys had our 2nd game of the week against the Silverbullets and it was the "Take Notice" Game.  After loosing to them on Tuesday in overtime, which gave them a point ahead of us and 1st place, we walked out on the ice with a mission to show them who deserves 1st place in the league.  I scored the eventual winning goal in the 2nd period as the Kilroys moved to sole possession of 1st place in the league.  Record (10-4-1)

NOTICE: Due to work and other outside activities Miss Deep and I will not be completing our Bleach outfits for Anime Vegas.  It's a shame, but sometimes life does get in the way.  I am hoping to get all mine done now by PCC'09, which is 6 months away

Convention: Anime Vegas 2008
Character: Kenpachi Zaraki & Yachiru Kusajishi

Progress

Kenpachi Zaraki

• Clothing (20%)
  
• Hakama (90%)
  
• Captains Robe [Long Haori]
• Kimono
• Eye Patch
  
• Bandages (Mock shirt)
  
• Wig
• Sword
• Yachiru Kusajishi Miniature
  
• Doll body
• Hakama
• Kimono
  

I was chosen last week as Phoenix Comic Con's Anime Programming Director for 2009.  This will be a fun endeavor as I will get to work with Voice Actors and Industry Reps from the Anime Community.  I have already got a few VA's signed up and hope to have more in the next month.  This is all thanks to my hard work and success at Sabotencon earlier this year. 

The Kilroys B team lost in OT in a shoot out after being up 3-1 going into the 3rd period.  Was kind of sad that we just slowed down after the 3rd goal, but it was more of a killer for us than the Silverbullets.  The bullets are now 1 point ahead of us for 1st place in the league so we aren't to worried about not making the playoffs, but I would love to kick their ass on Friday just to put them back in their place.  The Kilorys are now 9-4-1 for the season with 6 games left before playoffs so we can't mathematically miss the playoffs (don't know whether that is a good thing or not, lol)