The Weekend Edition
Another very good weekend in the books and another that was super diverse and full of events that were slightly out of the norm. Okay, maybe not so out of the ordinary, but I had a great time with some classic Anchorage events and managed to experience some serious culture while I was at it - and I got to hang out with all kinds of great friends! Here's the breakdown:
- Early dinner/drinks with Amy, Hannah, and Joanna at Crush (plus we met a new friend!)
- First Friday exhibits with Amy, Hannah, and Joanna in downtown Anchorage
- Late dinner/drinks with Arianna, Amy, Hannah, and Joanna at Orso's
- Catching the bank job at my place super late with Hannah and Joanna (I'm beginning to think I did a lot on Friday!)
- ESPN Gameplan going off without any problems at all!
- Kim and I catching Kung Fu Panda at Bear Tooth (awesome again!)
- Falling in love with 100 Bullets
- Lunch and coffee with Kim at Middle Way Cafe
- Going to the opening ceremony thingamajig for Freeze (a big local art event Amy and Cate's agency is doing work for) with Kim, Amy, Cate, Darren, and Eric
- Drinks and appetizers at Bernie's with Kim and Elisa (and Amy for a bit)
- Football all day long with Jason and Amy
It comes out as a lot more when I type it all out. All three days were great fun. First Friday was full of great artwork, tasty drinks and even tastier food. The Freeze event was pretty cool and it's always good to support events that promote culture in the Great White North. Football coming back was obviously the highlight of the weekend (even with my boy Tom Brady going down...*cry*) as Jason, Amy and I snacked on delicious food all day while being rather ridiculous as per usual (highlights: bacon and eggs, tons of coffee, tasty sammiches, getting suckered into Bud Light Lime and Volcano Tacos, Hole in the Wall, our commentary show, five yard punts, Peyton Manning's audibles, the Panthers' come back, etc.).
So yeah, it was a good time. See below for some pics from the weekend, including the comparison of Amy and I wearing Sarah Palin masks and a group shot from Freeze. Good times to be had for one and all once again!
Amy (left) and me (right) wearing Sarah Palin masks from Bernie's
(l to r) Me, Kim, Eric, Cate, and Darren at the Freeze event at the Museum
Black Sunday
Tom Brady being helped off the field by trainers
Today was supposed to be a glorious day. First full day of the NFL season, my favorite of times, and my team the New England Patriots were kicking off the season with a layup of a game against one of the worst teams in the NFL - the Kansas City Chiefs.
All of that changed on one play, as beloved hero and team leader Tom Brady went down with an as yet undetermined knee injury. He ended up walking off with help after a few minutes, but the buzz is saying it's likely an ACL tear and that Brady will be done for the season. Even with the running game looking great and Matt Cassel playing efficiently, the Pats barely beat the Chiefs. Patriots Nation awaits the news from the MRI tomorrow dreading what it could bring. Odds are he's going to miss games one way or the other, I'm just hoping it isn't a season long injury or, god forbid, career ending.
Obviously the latter is very unlikely, but you never know with these types of things.
Just an absolutely terrible day for Pats fans around the nation, and it's never been far from my mind all day. I still think we're a playoff team without him, but the thought of starting Cassel, Chris Simms, Tim Rattay, or whoever they coerce to come over for a tryout (Daunte Culpepper?) instead of number twelve is just a thought I really can't even stand to think about. If any team can recover from that, it's the Pats. I just don't want to be forced into doing that.
Be okay Tom!
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