Of fire that sears. Of tempest that drowns.

Tonight we went to see the Kings play the Lightening and I was really excited to see Vinny Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis play. Although it is said how far they have fallen from last year to this. There is no goals race for Vinny this year and few highlight rolls for St. Louis. Tampa Bay is nigh the bottom of the bucket and looking to be going no where but down. They did manage to win tonight and beat the Kings but only because they showed a little life. Their attempts weren't orchestrated so much as chaotic reels that defied logic. And the Kings seemed just as harassed so in the end it was a crap shoot. The Lightening came out on top because Ersberg was letting everything but tour busses in. It was a sad night to be a King. I do have to say I did like Evgeny Artyukhin. I like his size and the way he moves and how he is in the middle of everything. He takes the body and he can draw penalties and now if we could only get him on the Sharks then I could see a lot more of him! If only I were in charge of trades. Going to games makes me excited about hockey again. I have been so off it this season. I don't even know why. Last year I watched two games a night most nights, even for teams I didn't particularly care for. This year I spend the time hockeys on reading. I'm not feeling connected to it. Going to games makes me feel like I could watch it a again. Like I want to come home and turn on a game. Maybe I'll watch tomorrow night. Maybe it will make me feel more normal.

Friday night will be Battlestar night and I'm of two minds of it. I have a hard time looking forward to the end. I guess that is pessimistic because I'm not seeing it as looking forward to more BSG, but rather the end of it all. I am not looking forward to Lee and Dee dating again. That just depresses me. I want it all to end with Lee and Kara together. I am ready to hate the President again. She's so annoying. Why haven't they let her sucumb to cancer already? It will be interesting to see what they make of earth. And how far they push Kara. Will I be happy? Probably not. The only thing they could do to make me fall back in love with the show is Lee and Kara together. That is all.

Tomorrow is another Gym day. I've been trying to go 4 times a week. Spending 30 minutes with strength training and then 45 minutes on the bicycle. I am usually sweaty and excerise high by the time I'm done. I am so impatient. I want to see results already and D has to remind me that it will be at least 6 months before I start to actually notice a change in weight or physical difference. I hope that I don't lose heart and stop going because I just won't wait. I am childish that way. Maybe I could look at it as just getting through one day at a time. Like tomorrow will just be the Tuesday that I have to get through and Wednesday will be that day. It's easier than thinking I have to get through 26 weeks of waiting. And I very badly want to look different.

I read Wondrous Strange yesterday and it was a very good book. It reminded me in pacing and mood a little of Northern Lights/Golden Compass. I loved Sonny. I found his narative very interesting to follow. Kelley annoyed and bored me a little. That is just how most books go for me. I love the boy and the girl just needles me. I liked the story. I found the book an incredibly easy read. I hope that after Sunshine, the Secret Circle and his Wheel of Time books that D will read it. I'd like to talk to him about it.

Today I started Falcondance and I spoiled myself because I was getting rather high hopes that Nicias and Oliza would overcome odds and pair up but it doesn't look like it. I like Nicias and I am interested in seeing how the world away from the Diente and Tuuli Thea pans out. I still have Wolfcry and Wyvernhail to read after this. I liked Danica and Zane as teens. Now it is 20 years later. I find the Kiesha'ra books to be a little too reaching. I hope that the next one isn't 20 more years in the future.

I wish I didn't have to sleep. That I could read all night and all day.