Sunday Seven!

I was on a roll for a while there... so kind of like interest, I have to write more questions for every day I'm late.
1.) How are you feeling about your team of choice lately?
2.) What is one thing you ALWAYS have in the fridge?
3.) Do you do any kind of big spring clean?
4.) Did you play computer games as a kid (or as an adult?)
5.) Have you ever done yoga?
6.) Can you name the 8 planets (NO CHEATING!!)
7.) How many keys are on your keyring?

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Friday Five

1.) Do you read the newspaper?
2.) If you're a coffee/tea drinker, do you you use your own mug? How about reusable water bottles?
3.) What is your favorite kind of sandwich?
4.) Where would you go/what would you do this weekend if you had unlimited money and nothing you had to do?
5.) What is the one recent fad you wish would fall off the face of the Earth?

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Friday Five

1.) What would your absolute dream job be?
2.) Of all the delicious desserts in the world, which do you like best?
3.) Any baseball fans out there? (Pitchers and catchers!!)
4.) Last book you read? (Bonus: would you recommend it?)
5.) Do you keep your desk clean?

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Friday Five returns!

So I seriously fail...I promised that I'd post this like two (or was it three?) weeks ago, but school kind of took over. Sorry!
Since we're getting HLOG going again, I thought I'd continue with the time hono(u)red tradition of the Friday Five!

1.) Best holiday gift?
2.) Any New Year's resolutions?
3.) Did you watch the Winter Classic?
4.) What are your thoughts on snow?
5.) Do you Twitter?

Bonus question: did you enjoy the All-Star Game this year?

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HLOG Q&A Update with Kirsten

Today's Q&A update is with Kirsten.  You can relive the past couple seasons of the Minnesota Wild on her blog Land of Lakes and Hockey. Kirsten's original Q&A is here.  You can also follow Kirsten on Twitter

1. What are you up to these days? Still blogging? Why or why not?
I am not still blogging, college in Oregon and nerve damage in my hands overwhelmed me...I just haven't been able to snap back into it. I do try to keep up with the blogosphere thanks to Google reader and Twitter, which I find very useful in keeping my fantasy hockey team up to date.

Now I'm working on a few credits I need for consideration as a grad student (B.A. does not equal a M.S.), and will probably get a job at some point depending on school. I've changed career trajectories, so I'm kind of at a crossroad in my life.

2. Have you changed team allegiances, or are you still in love with the team you represented on HLOG?
I have not changed team alliances, I'm still a Wild fan. What can I say? I'm Minnesotan, we're practically genetically programmed to cheer loyally for the home team, even when they stink.

3. How do you feel about your team this year?
As a season ticket holder I am very unhappy with the Wild. They continue to botch things and it's driving me nuts. The team is underperforming, not enough to get draft picks, and they're waaaay out of the reach of the playoffs at the moment. It was an unpleasant shock when I returned to MN. I find that I've really become more of a Gophers fan as time goes on and I get angrier with the Wild. Having a great personal disdain for the owner doesn't really help. I'm just hoping they can pull something together and stop being a typical Minnesota team... I can't quite put my finger on what's broken, but they don't seem to play together as a cohesive unit, and there seems to be a disconnect somewhere. I think the Wild are so used to having bunches of fans that they forgot what it's like to try hard. I just miss the good old days of yore where every game was magic. Maybe I'm just getting old? I've been told that's what marriage is like.

4. Who is your favorite player now?
Hmmm, that's tough. Toews, Gagner, Thornton, Brodziak and Koivu all hold special places in my heart.

5. Are we too old to use the term SQUEE?
I'm 22, so probably not, though maybe now that I'm out of undergrad.

6. Do you feel that the role of the female fan in keeping the game alive or picking heroes in the community has changed any since you were on HLOG?
I think it has changed in that teams market to women more than they did before, but I think fundamentally their role remains the same. We cheer for players for different reasons than men, and since it has a lot to do with psychological factors, that's unlikely to change. Hockey moms are just as important if not more so now, because in this time of recession, studies have shown that the role of women has become very important in the household, even more so than before.

7. Hockey just isn’t the same without Joe Sakic! It was a terrible day when he retired.

8. Favorite HLOG memory?
It's hard to choose, but definitely getting to meet several of you were highlights.

9. How do you feel the blog community has changed since our HLOG days?
It has expanded certainly, and it has gotten more attention and access than ever. Some bloggers who are very high profile get almost as much information as the mainstream media it seems. I'm not sure how I feel about that, to be honest. It's starting to remind me of the political blog scene. It's no longer just someone with a computer, the blogs have advanced greatly in fanciness and time commitment.

10.  Have you reached any milestones in the last few years, personally, that you’re willing to share with us all? Do you have any upcoming milestones in the foreseeable future? (ahem, wedding? baby? book deal?
etc?)
No baby, husband, or book deal in sight, but I did graduate from college. Does that count?

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Friday Five

Alright, I know I said I wasn't going to do this any more, but I figured we needed to post SOMETHING. To solve this problem, the Friday Five is back at least for one week.
1.) Read any good books this summer?
2.) What SPF of sunscreen do you prefer?
3.) What is your ideal chair type for comfortable summer relaxing?
4.) Do you sleep with a window open or crank the AC?
5.) Describe your favorite pair of sunglasses?

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Sunday Seven

As you may have noticed, there hasn't been a Friday Five in a while. I've been crazy busy. Sorry about that, school ate my soul. Unfortunately this summer I will not have internet access for the most part of the summer, so if someone wants to take over, have at it! I'll post my final one today.

1.) Who do you want to win the Cup?
2.) What are you most looking forward to this summer?
3.) Do you have any sweet scars? Did you make up an awesome story to go with them?
4,) What is the best kind of breakfast cereal?
5.) Do you like camping?
6.) What NHL player age 25 and under would you like to kidnap?
7.) What is your favorite chick flick?

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MN Wild playoff preview

J/K! There isn't one! The Wild missed the playoffs by 2 points, but maybe that was a good thing, because Doug Risebrough, the former GM of the team, got FIRED! Most Wild fans are pretty stoked about this, myself included. Maybe this will be the shakeup this team needs to get it together and get good. You have to be bad before you can be good, and maybe if we are bad and patient, we'll get some good, young players who actually want to be there.

If you are a Wild fan, you should pick a different team. Elise and I have decided on Chicago, though I'm sure neither of us would die if Oshie picked up a goal or two for the Blues.

In the east I'm all about the Habs. Four Habs Fans will provide excellent insight as usual, and I really, really hope they tell the Bruins to shove it.

If your team didn't make the playoffs, or even if they did and you are mad at them, who are you cheering for?

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Friday Five

It's that time of the week again. I'm wishing for summer and no school, so there will be a theme.
1.) What is your favorite kind of popsicle/freeze pop?
2.) Do you enjoy grilling out? To clarify: it means to cook outdoors on a grill...in Minnesotan apparently.
3.) Bermuda shorts...good or bad?
4.) What song reminds you of summer?
5.) Do you have a countdown to anything right now?

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Friday Five!

This is actually being posted on time...because I'm on my way from Sacramento to Tacoma. Yay crew!
1.) Where is your favorite, sunny place?
2.) Do you enjoy water sports?
3.) Would you rather take a road trip or fly?
4.) Do you support keeping Lake Tahoe blue?
5.) Can you get a good night's sleep in a hotel?

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Friday Five

I'm so close to spring break I can feel it!
1.) Best spring break trip ever?
2.) Do you tell people exactly where you are from, or give them a distance to a larger city?
3.) Have you made a March Madness bracket?
4.) How many road maps do you have in your car?
5.) What is your favorite local band?

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Friday Five

Epic fail on my part. Sorry, guys!
1.) Do you do any kind of spring cleaning?
2.) Name a random fact you learned this week?
3.) Have you made any plans for summer yet?
4.) How OCD are you about chipping nail polish?
5.) Who is the best dressed NHL player?

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Saturday Six

Second week in a row. I fail, but if you email me suggestions, I might remember to post it on time...
1.) Do you enjoy being on the water? (any kind, pool, lake, river, ocean)
2.) How awesome are sunglasses?
3.) When is it spring where you live?
4.) Do you like sprinkles?
5.) Does slang irritate you?
6.) How many songs do you have on your iPod/music player?

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Sunday Seven

Happy Valentine's Weekend! I've been super sick/swamped, so sorry this is so late everyone!
1.) Which NHL player would you most like on a poster for your wall?
2.) If you had to teach a grade level K-12, which would you pick?
3.) Do you watch ANTM? (America's Next Top Model)
4.) Would you rather take an exam or write a paper?
5.) Are you a math person?
6.) How many states/provinces have you lived in?
7.) What song really energizes you in the morning?

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Friday Five

1.) What movie makes you go wtf?
2.) Which song can you currently not stand?
3.) What form of art are you best at?
4.) How frequently do you find you have to overhaul your music?
5.) Are you friends with NHL TV?

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Friday Five

1.) What chores did you have as a kid?
2.) Have you read the Harry Potter series?
3.) Do your socks have to match?
4.) How good do you predict this year's superbowl commercials to be?
5.) Is there any particular author you wish would come out with a new book?

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Friday Five

1.) Did you watch the US Presidential Inauguration?
2.) What color highlighter do you prefer?
3.) Do you still like winter, or do you already wish it were spring?
4.) Are there earthquakes where you live?
5.) Can you name all five of the Great Lakes?

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Friday Five

1.) Do you make New Year's Resolutions?
2.) How much TV do you watch?
3.) What kind of pet would you like to own?
4.) Do you recycle?
5.) Have you just wandered around the town that you live in?

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Friday Five

1.) Did you watch the Outdoor Game?
2.) Do you have any New Year's traditions?
3.) What sport have you always wanted to try but never gotten around to?
4.) Which sports website do you visit the most?
5.) If you could get any tech gadget, what would you get?

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Monday 8?

I had to make a sudden trip to Wisconsin, so here is the Friday Five with a few bonus questions due to the lateness of the date.
1.) What is the best gift you recieved?
2.) How long can you stand to be around your family?
3.) Have you taken down your decorations yet?
4.) Do you enjoy having no cell phone service or not?
5.) How do you feel about shoes being left in a pile by the door?
6.) Is your signature legible?
7.) What is your favorite color of nail polish?
8.) Do you hit up any of the post Christmas sales?

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