urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude 12/07 12/07 2009-12-02T21:24:51Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:156859 2009-12-02T21:24:51Z 2009-12-02T21:24:51Z hello world. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:148614 2007-08-26T03:58:51Z 2007-08-26T03:58:51Z update. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:145454 2007-05-28T21:35:14Z 2007-05-28T21:35:14Z Mario Lopez was asked to host the Price is Right.<br /><br />I have nothing else to say. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:145156 2007-05-25T20:48:50Z 2007-05-25T20:55:32Z <a href="http://www.abc4.com/content/specials/as_seen_on/story.aspx?content_id=0391e6f3-4081-4c8f-86c5-d72a03a31220">I don't know if the text for this link should quote "One site instructs, dye your hair black. Style it in the gunshot would and never be happy" or "Happiness is a sin to emo culture." If you watch one video this year, make it this one. The inclusion of the "I must be emo" song is fantastic. I think I heard Fallout Boy in there, too.<br /><br />To be fair, Reed Cowan is a cock. but MY GOD. this is the best thing I've ever seen.<br /></a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:145010 2007-05-23T20:57:58Z 2007-05-23T20:57:58Z <i>Remember when we decreed yesterday big hair day at Joystiq, to commemorate the announcement of seven new tracks for Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s? Lucky for us, we didn't shower and Activision has rewarded our sloth, and our big hair, with some new details regarding the upcoming Guitar Hero game ... the one hitting all new-gen systems (even Wii) and the PS2, being developed by Neversoft. So, what's the news? First, some songs: <br /><br />"Paint It Black" (by The Rolling Stones) <br />"Cherub Rock" (by Smashing Pumpkins) <br />"Sabotage" (by Beastie Boys) <br />"The Metal" (by Tenacious D) <br />"My Name is Jonas" (by Weezer) <br />"Knights of Cydonia" (by Muse) <br />"Rock And Roll All Nite" (as made famous by Kiss) <br />"School's Out" (as made famous by Alice Cooper) <br />"Slow Ride" (as made famous by Foghat) <br /><b>"Cult of Personality" (by Living Colour)</b><br />"Barracuda" (as made famous by Heart)</i><br /><br />YES! FUCKING CULT OF PERSONALITY! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH#!@<br />#$213<br />cdcsc<br />c<br />s urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:144786 2007-05-21T04:57:52Z 2007-05-21T04:57:52Z "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley <a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br />1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?<br />i fell down when i was around 9 and had a nail stuck in my leg near my knee. that was fun.<br /><br />2. WHAT DOES YOUR CELL PHONE LOOK LIKE?<br />broken. i'll let you know when i get a new one on thursday.<br /><br />3. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO?<br />um. lots? a lot of britpop/rock.<br /><br />6. WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST?<br />nothing, really.<br /><br />7. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION?<br />material wise, maybe an autographed foreign objects ep? the red card is pretty awesome, too.<br /><br />8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SMELL?<br />vanilla<br /><br />9. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?<br />not really.<br /><br />10. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?<br />never. i can actually see rather well in the dark.<br /><br />11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOGNE / PERFUME TO WEAR?<br />tsunami<br /><br />12. WHAT KIND OF HAIR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?<br />longish, but whatever. as long as it isn't stereotypically dyke-short.<br /><br />13. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO AT?<br />generic sexist joke.<br /><br />14. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINKS?<br />both. multiple times a day. heart attacks 4tw!<br /><br />15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?<br />extra cheese<br /><br />16. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?<br />i'm far too full to eat. a drink would be nice, though.<br /><br />17. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON THAT MADE YOU MAD?<br />haaaa, nobody any of you know. and that wasn't so much mad as dissappointed.<br /><br />18. DO YOU SPEAK A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE?<br />buddy luh.<br /><br />19. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU (OF THE OPPOSITE SEX)?<br />i really don't remember. i'm sure i received misc objects for birthdays and stuff.<br /><br />20. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?<br />been there, done that.<br /><br />21. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?<br />honestly? what kind of question is this?<br /><br />22. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:<br />99<br /><br />23. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?<br />brunettes, always.<br /><br />24. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL OFTEN?<br />brad<br /><br />25. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?<br />"this ain't a scene, it's an arms race" - fallout boy. i reaaaaaally can't stand that song.<br /><br />26. HAS ANYONE EVER SPIT ON U?<br />my brother did once. i put him in an anaconda vice choke afterwards. i felt much better, actually.<br /><br />27. YOUR WEAKNESSES?<br />murph's.<br /><br />28. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?<br />paperboy? real job, la<b>z</b>er runner 4tw(?)<br /><br />29. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?<br />i've gotten progressively better at them.<br /><br />30. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED OUT THIS SURVEY?<br />watching family guy<br /><br />31. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?<br />i wouldn't. that shit is gay.com<br /><br />32. WHY DID YOU FILL OUT THIS SURVEY?<br />killing time until joe/kobashi<br /><br />33. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?<br />generally, how good i smell. my eyes a lot, too.<br /><br />34. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?<br />survive.<br /><br />35. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?<br />a key lime pie, which means i need to track down ashli around december.<br /><br />36. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?<br />2? sure.<br /><br />37. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?<br />nope.<br /><br />38. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?<br />nah<br /><br />39. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?<br />sigh.<br /><br />40. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?<br />months ago<br /><br />41. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?<br />my handwriting is downright terrible sometimes.<br /><br />42. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?<br />ham, if it's with swiss.<br /><br />43. ANY BAD HABITS?<br />chewing my nails<br /><br />44. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD YOU OWN?<br />"autobiography" - ashlie simpson. i am clearly in no position to bash anybody else's music tastes, ever. pieces of me was catchy.<br /><br />45. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?<br />i sure hope so.<br /><br />46. DO LOOKS MATTER?<br />well, obviously, to some extent.<br /><br />47. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?<br />busying myself. childishly slamming doors when i'm really upset.<br /><br />48. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?<br />brad's<br /><br />49. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?<br />far too easily<br /><br />50. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?<br />gi joes. storm shadow was awesome.<br /><br />51. DO YOU USE SARCASM?<br />haaaaaaa. never. ever.<br /><br />52. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?<br />twice.<br /><br />53. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?<br />someone who's well-read and has a ridiclious sense of humor. a good taste in music is also a plus.<br /><br />54. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?<br />people have actually started calling me kentitude, which is ridiclious. others include kentical, kentocity, kentos the freshmaker<br /><br />55. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?<br />rarely<br /><br />56. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?<br />brownies from the moon, clearly.<br /><br />57. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?<br />silver, red<br /><br />58. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?<br />i don't even remember.<br /><br />59. WHO/WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST RIGHT NOW?<br />didn't i answer this?<br /><br />60. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?<br />i'll survive if you don't, haha<br /><br />61. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?<br />"cheek to cheek" - sahara hotnights<br /><br />62. LAST THING YOU ATE?<br />pizza/garlic fingers<br /><br />63. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?<br />francoeur<br /><br />64. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE PREFERRED SEX<br />hair<br /><br />65. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?<br />g-dubbb<br /><br />66. SCARIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?<br />roy almost flipped the truck when i was 10. that, or probably the first time i had a panic attack.<br /><br />67. FAVORITE DRINK?<br />iced tea, which is slowly moving down in the ranks.<br /><br />68. FAVORITE JOKE?<br />certainly not the aristocrats.<br /><br />69. FAVORITE SPORT?<br />hockey<br /><br />70. YOUR HAIR COLOR?<br />light brown<br /><br />71. YOUR EYE COLOR?<br />blue/green. it seems to change on a daily basis, which is physically impossible.<br /><br />72. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES?<br />nope<br /><br />73. SIBLINGS?<br />brett. let's not discuss it.<br /><br />74. FAVORITE MONTH?<br />december<br /><br />75. YOU LIKE SUSHI?<br />never had it. but i assume i wouldn't.<br /><br />76. LAST THING YOU WATCHED?<br />family guy. movie? almost famous.<br /><br />77. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR<br />the run between dec 12-31 is awesome.<br /><br />78. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?<br />rarely.<br /><br />79.SUMMER OR WINTER?<br />winter<br /><br />80. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?<br />i don't think i'd like to meet the person who prefers one night stands.<br /><br />81. WHO DO YOU SECRETLY LOVE?<br />i'm too tired to come up with something clever for this question. nobody.<br /><br />82. FAVORITE SONG AT THE MOMENT?<br />"cheek to cheek" - sahara hotnights or "six barrel shotgun" - black rebel motorcycle club<br /><br />83. LAKE OR OCEAN?<br />lake<br /><br />84. BIGGEST TURNOFF?<br />idiocy. a girl once told me she didn't know who dick cheney was. needless to say, it was the end of that fiasco.<br /><br />85. LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND:<br />today<br /><br />86. LAST KISS:<br />last night<br /><br />87. LAST TEXT YOU RECIEVED:<br />um, like, a month ago? the day my cell died. coincidence? yes.<br /><br />88. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH:<br />morrissey &lt;3 &lt;3<br /><br />89. DO YOU WISH YOU CAN SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW:<br />not really. i'm kind of content and about to watch the fight network.<br /><br />90. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME:<br />jennifer, gavin<br /><br />91. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENTED/ ARE ATTENDING:<br />evh, aka the bruce andrews nest<br /><br />92. WHERE ARE YOU NOW:<br />my room<br /><br />93. ARE YOU SMILING:<br />i'd be a goof if i just sat around smiling all day. it's all good thoughhhh<br /><br />94. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING:<br />black stripish jeans, black/silver striped shirt. i'm just a giant stripe. <br /><br />95. ARE YOU IN LOVE:<br />love? not quite.<br /><br />96. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?<br />right now, almost famous. best movie everrrrr. or battle royale. whatever.<br /><br />97. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG:<br />all time? "there is a light that never goes out" by the smiths tends to be the regular answer.<br /><br />98. WHEN WAS YOUR LAST RELATIONSHIP:<br />this one's kind of tricky, hah. for simplicity's sake, we'll say late last year.<br /><br />99. EVER BEEN DRUNK:<br />this one time, paddy invited me over for something called a "beer."<br /><br />100. PLAN ON GETTING DRUNK SOON:<br />i don't ever really "plan" on getting drunk. what a stupid question to end the survey with. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:143992 2007-05-09T03:57:17Z 2007-05-09T03:57:17Z So I says to Mabel, I says:<br />alright, do me a favor, act as a somewhat sober anchor here<br />is this msn name funny or am i just really bombed? haha urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:143704 2007-05-04T05:03:05Z 2007-05-04T05:03:05Z <b>I do NOT want to talk about it.</b> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:143519 2007-04-27T04:38:37Z 2007-04-27T04:38:37Z just a quick update to say that this has been an aaaaaawesome few days. and I'm guessing is only about to get better over the weekend.<br /><br />also<br />HAPPY ARBOR DAY! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:143261 2007-04-17T14:42:29Z 2007-04-17T14:42:29Z <a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.datsunracing.com/other/humor/wowmount.jpg"> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:142413 2007-04-08T07:12:10Z 2007-04-08T07:12:10Z I love you, Kyle Wellwood.<br /><br />and I will have never cheered for a team harder than I will for New Jersey tomorrow.<br /><br />In closing, Toronto is great. that is all. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:142137 2007-04-02T23:04:20Z 2007-04-02T23:04:20Z Guitar Hero was just the opening act. MTV and the developers of that video game have a headliner in the works called Rock Band, which lets four music lovers gig together in person or online.<br /><br />Expected in stores for the year-end holidays, the Electronic Arts game (no price set) for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 will be played with four instrument-based video game controllers: two guitars (lead and bass), a drum kit and a microphone.<br /><br />In the popular game Guitar Hero, players tap color-coded fret keys and strum a guitar-shaped controller in time with scrolling on-screen notes. Rock Band "takes the core premise of Guitar Hero and expands it tenfold," says Alex Rigopulos, co-founder of Harmonix, which developed the game and the Karaoke Revolution games. "It lets you create a complete collaborative band."<br /><br />MTV is supplying creative and financial support to Rock Band's development, as well as helping make deals with various music publishers.<br /><br />That means Rock Band will have performances by the original artists. In most previous music games, almost every song is done by a cover band. For Rock Band, some labels plan to supply original recordings. "This game offers a meaningful way for labels to participate in a segment of entertainment they, for the most part, have not been able to," MTV's Jeff Yapp says.<br /><br />The songs on the new game haven't been revealed yet. Current games include the Allman Brothers, Joan Jett, Kansas, Nirvana and Wolfmother. "We'll be covering a great breadth, from metal to classic rock to Southern rock to everything in between," Rigopulos says.<br /><br />Online connectivity is a key to the game. The developers envision additional songs for online purchase beyond those in the retail version. And players need not be together to jam. "You could have one guitarist in Germany and another one in Texas, a drummer in New York and a singer from somewhere else, and they can play together online," EA's David DeMartini says.<br /><br />The music game phenomenon continues its crescendo. 2005's Guitar Hero and this year's Guitar Hero II (both for the Sony PlayStation 2) are top sellers, having sold about 3 million copies total, according to The NPD Group. Research firm Interpret says about 6.8 million have played Guitar Hero II.<br /><br />A version of the game for Microsoft's Xbox 360 is in stores on Tuesday ($90), and Hands-On Mobile today is expected to announce a cellphone version.<br /><br />Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter expects music gaming to grow. "Socially interactive musical games will work well, especially if they have a 'party game' aspect to them," he says. Rock Band "could definitely expand the game demographics." urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:141233 2007-03-26T08:31:54Z 2007-03-26T08:31:54Z "Interstellar Overdrive" - the Melvins <img src="http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20070326.jpg"> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:140646 2007-03-24T00:46:28Z 2007-03-24T00:46:28Z Question:<br />What are your guys' opinions on Primus??? What about Rush?<br /><br />asked by Freak Show on 03/23/2007<br /><br /><br /><br />Answer:<br />they are both great in my opinion<br /><br />answered by Jess on 03/23/2007<br /><br /><br />there is a severe lack of justice and an overabundance of coincidences in this world. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:140159 2007-03-19T03:45:47Z 2007-03-19T03:45:47Z <a href="http://www.davidusher.com/themusic/">that video totally just blew Forestfire out of the water.</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:139155 2007-03-13T18:05:09Z 2007-03-13T18:05:09Z <a href="http://www.mega64.com/smb.htm">This is the best skit ever, until some guy ruins it.</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:138408 2007-03-08T15:58:26Z 2007-03-08T15:58:26Z <a href="http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/ivan-drago/">Yes, I updated with a link to Anberlin on the Late Late Show earlier today. But the IVAN DRAGO VIDEO GAME clearrrrrrly needs its own post.</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:138162 2007-03-08T12:32:08Z 2007-03-08T12:32:08Z <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH8-8h18ATU">"Stephen Christian's dancing has gotten a lot gayer." - Jon</a> urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:137430 2007-03-06T03:08:56Z 2007-03-06T03:08:56Z REMINDER:<br /><br />ANBERLIN IS ON CRAIG FERGUSON TONIGHT.<br /><br />CAPS LOCK. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:136936 2007-03-02T15:45:41Z 2007-03-02T15:52:03Z <img src="http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/OCSeason4.jpg"><br /><br />Arrested Development? urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:136189 2007-02-28T17:10:38Z 2007-02-28T17:34:19Z even though it may be overkill, all four of these are genius.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjoZAb4OpeI">best commercial EVER.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp1DMQ-x33k">Seeing Sheldon Souray and Brendan Shanahan waterballoon somebody, followed by a Newman-like 'OVECHKIN!' very well may have made my life complete.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19aradatV2M&amp;NR">Actually, Adam Oates preying on a rebound girl is the greatest thing in the history of time.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvD0nyZODzY&amp;mode=related&amp;search=">Brett Hull: Ambassador of Fun</a><br /><br />There's also ones for Morrow, Zubov and Turco which are hilarious (ie: Zubov kissing babies), but three is enough. they're linked on the Modano one. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:135829 2007-02-27T23:04:42Z 2007-02-27T23:49:31Z <a name="cutid1"></a><br /><br /><b>Thumbs up to:</b><br /><br /><i>Pittsburgh Penguins</i><br /><br />Acquiring Georges Laraque and Gary Roberts are probably the best thing they could have done, considering they essentially gave up Noah Welch, Danny Carcillo and a third round pick in '08. Laraque brings TEH TOUGHNESS~! to pretty much watch Crosby/Malkin/Staal/Brian Boitano's back, and Roberts also brings the grit, along with a fair amount of playoff experience. Infact, Garrr won a cup with the Flames with Crosby was two years old. Hah.<br /><br /><i>San Jose Sharks</i><br /><br />Getting Bill Guerin pretty much solidifies the fact that the Sharks are making the finals this year. Putting him on a line with Patrick Marleau isn't even going to be sensible. Ville Nieminen was completely expendable. Craig Rivet for Josh Gorges and a first rounder is preeetty smooth too. Guerin is going to fit into San Jose really, really well.<br /><br /><i>New York Islanders</i><br /><br />Um, is this the same team run by Charles Wang who...well....take any trade/signing over the last few years. They signed Rick DiPietro for 15 years! 15 years! But apparently, Garth Snow makes an awesome General Manager. Picking up Richard Zednik for a second rounder was a steal, and getting Ryan frickin Smyth for Robert Nilson, Ryan O'Marra and a first rounder is an even better deal. RYAN SMYTH! They're going to have no problem getting that one extra point to get into playoff contention.<br /><br /><i>Vancouver Canucks</i><br /><br />Bryan Smolinski and Brent Sopel for picks? HA! But apparently, they're talking about playing Smolinski on the third line with Naslund? umm, what? They also automatically win for how the Luongo/Bertuzzi trade worked out, too. Mike Keenan's comments on that all day were priceless.<br /><br /><i>Atlanta Thrashers</i><br /><br />Keith Tkachuk is pretty much going to ensure that when they get to the playoffs for the first time, there's a good chance they're going to do well. Glen Metropolit is kinda pricy to give up for a rental player, but Pascal Dupuis for Alex Bourret (who?) is a steal. Signing Jason Krog from waivers is a beautiful sight, too.<br /><br /><i>James Duthie</i><br /><br />For being consistantly entertaining all day long.<br /><br /><i>James Duthie asks Burke about acquiring Todd Bertuzzi: "James, I answer that question and before I get done this interview Bill Daly is on the phone fining me" <br /><br />Duthie: Is there one guy you're after right now? <br /><br />Burke: Yes. <br /><br />Duthie: Does he have blond or dark hair? </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Thumbs down to:</b><br /><br /><i>Buffalo Sabres</i><br /><br />Actually, <b>a million, billion thumbs down to:</b> the Sabres. It does not matter how good Ryan Miller is, you do NOT trade Martin Biron for a second round pick. It makes absoultely no sense. Biron could very well be a starting goaltender, and having him back up Miller in the playoffs is the most logical thing to do. Hell, they could have traded him for something to, you know, help out their injury-ridden team. They didn't even repackage the pick in the Dainius Zubrus deal! Zubrus for a first founder is pretty steep too, but it's kind of a toss up. Nobody on the Sabres is Alex Ovechkin, but they're pretty darn talented, and could probably help Zubrus put some points on the board. It's just completely mindboggling how they could trade Biron for a second round pick. It makes absoultely no sense, and Philly got a steal. And Ty Conklin? What the hell? Mikko Lehtonen is a decent backup I suppose, but not even close to Biron. And speaking of the Caps..<br /><br /><i>Washington Capitals</i><br /><br />Unless Zednik and Zubrus are rentals only, the Caps are idiots. There's a good chance that they are rentals only, but still. Ridiclious. Even if they are rentals, the point of being sellers/renters is to get something decent in return.<br /><br /><i>Montreal Canadiens</i><br /><br />As my love for the Leafs subsides, so does my hatred for Montreal. And there is absolutely no excuse for not making any deals today. And no, signing Michael Leighton off of waivers doesn't count. Giving up Rivet for a low first round pick is ridiclious, and with Sheldon Souray probably not resigning over the summer, there is absoultely no excuse for not trading a Souray/Rivet package to get a pretty good goaltender, because Aebischer is horribly inconsistant lately, and when Huet comes back, and if they make the playoffs, there's no telling how he's going to play. And if they didn't trade Souray, they could have signed Bryan Berard through waivers! He would have been a suitable replacement for Rivet, with or without any trades today. When they said Marty Biron was traded and didn't know where, I assumed it was Montreal at first. Bob Gainey is a confusing, confusing man. I'm calling the Islanders taking Montreal's playoff spot.<br /><br /><i>Toronto Maple Leafs</i><br /><br />Two points out of a playoff spot. TWO! You'd think that they would have gone out and made some sort of splash. And no, re-signing Darcy Tucker and trading one of your top defensive prospects for Yanic Perreault is not making a splash. Perreault is good, and is having an awesome season, but is definitely a depth guy, and the Leafs have a decent amount of depth. Apparently, it would have only taken a first rounder to get Roberts, which they refused to offer, despite Roberts publically stating that he wanted to go back to Toronto (or Ottawa). Bertuzzi also stated that he wanted to play for Toronto, and it only took the Wings to give up Shawn Matthias and some low picks to get him. They also turned down an offer that involved Ryan Smyth, too. I strongly dislike JFJ Jr.<br /><br />I do love Yanic Perreault though, even if he doesn't have a huge impact. Which he still might.<br /><br /><i>Detroit Red Wings</i><br /><br />Kyle Calder. Enough said.<br /><br />Well, maybe not. Giving up Jason Williams for Calder was incredibly stupid. Calder is definitely up there on the list of underachieving/not living up to their potential players. The Bertuzzi deal was a friggin steal, but there's no promises that he's going to be healthy either. That one was worth the risk though. Kyle Calder? Sigh.<br /><br /><i>Boston Bruins</i><br /><br />You do not give up Brad Boyes for somebody that most people have never heard of.<br /><br /><i>Edmonton Oilers</i><br /><br />Last, but definitely not least.<br /><br />The thing about trading Ryan Smyth is that there's a good chance that he won't resign in the summer now, because essentially, they couldn't work out a deal, so they pretty much tossed him to the Islanders for next to nothing. If you can't resign him, fine, but they could have gotten a star player in return, no problem. Smyth is the face of the franchise, and the heart and soul of the team. To let him go like that screams throwback to Gretzky and Messier, who is coincidentially being honored tonight in Edmonton. I don't think anybody who actually read this needs any explaination as to why trading Ryan Smyth is a stupid move, but apparently, there's a very good chance that he won't resign on July 1st, so any justification in him being a rental player could very well be out the window. And if that's the case, then Nilson and O'Marra suck, and they just gave away the key part of their franchise for nothing. End of story. Enter another ten years of shittiness for the Oilers. Bring back the offensively strange looking orange and blue.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Ottawa gets thumbs in the middle for not doing anything significant to boost their depth's offence, but gets a billion points for signing my all-time favorite depth player Oleg Saprykin. The Dallas/LA trade of Norstrom/Pushkarov/3rd rounder/4th rounder for Modry/Fransson/2008 1st rounder/2nd rounder/3rd rounder wins for most incredibly even trade.<br /><br />RYAN SMYTH! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:133651 2007-02-20T06:02:24Z 2007-02-20T06:02:44Z I uploaded Anberlin's <i>Cities</i> for the four of you that care, but rapidshare decided to be a bitch.<br /><br />it'll be redone soon. hit me up on MSN if you want it, because it'll probably take me a year to re-up it again. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:133400 2007-02-19T20:44:36Z 2007-02-19T20:44:36Z "the Passenger" - Iggy Pop [praying for love in a lap dance, paying in naiveity.] says:<br />"what the fuck? go pick her up yourself! i've got markus fucking naslund on the cover of a video game!"<br />"...i'm not driving to milltown by myself to pick up your girlfriend."<br />"....fucking MARKUS NASLUND DAD."<br /><br />Elaine says:<br />hahah you're weird.<br /><br />[praying for love in a lap dance, paying in naiveity.] says:<br />little bit urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:kentitude:132985 2007-02-17T23:08:26Z 2007-02-17T23:08:26Z this has the potential to be the greatest night in the history of time.<br /><br />this also didn't need it's own update, but I can edit it with ridicliousness later.