Catching Up
I didn't post last week. I wanted to but was preoccupied with other things and couldn't quite gather the motivation or focus to write. I'll play a little catchup and bring us up to speed.
Last week was the first of 2 Beanpot nights. The Beanpot for those who are unfamiliar is a college tournament between four college hockey teams here in Boston. There are two games with the winners face each other the next week. Lucky for us the team we are rooting for (Northeastern i.e. NU) won their first game so they've moved on and will be playing for the Beanpot (trophy) tomorrow night.
I've never really been into other sports but college hockey is something special. The school band is at every game and always plays great music. Some fan/student favorites are Every-time We Touch (Cascada), I'll Make A Man Out Of You (Mulan Soundtrack, and of course Stacy's Mom (Fountains of Wayne) among others. The student section always gets into it and sings along. When the band isn't playing the students are cheering and man can they cheer. I think I can say without bias that NU has the strongest student body attendance and energy among the four schools. For perspective, the Harvard students hardly showed up last Monday and NU's section seemed to be overflowing. Our section was on fire with chants, cheers, and disses.
Although politically incorrect at times, the cheers coming from the NU section are hilarious and fun. The best example of this is when we score. Talk about roasting the other team, our entire section chants in unison "Siv you suck!", as in they are a bad goal tender by letting the puck in. Probably one of those "have to be there" moments to really understand.. So come!
I did other stuff too but, come on I can't not mention the Beanpot first.
Speaking of; my dad and I took a ride up to New Hampshire and linked up with Haakon at Mount Washington. We grabbed some lunch at the hotel and mixed it up by getting some cheese dip with chips instead of the classic calamari. In an effort to keep trying new things I also went the extra mile and got a salmon sandwich instead of a burger (big move for me). It was great! Visiting Mount Washington is always a treat. Such a beautiful location.
Switching gears again, Kate and I went and picked up some bread at our local baker Reins house! We were lucky enough to get the tour again and picked up the legendary Gouda Bread (see previous "I Like Bread" post for details).
Currently listening to Hakuna Matata (Lion King Soundtrack).
Cheers,
Peter B.
Last week was the first of 2 Beanpot nights. The Beanpot for those who are unfamiliar is a college tournament between four college hockey teams here in Boston. There are two games with the winners face each other the next week. Lucky for us the team we are rooting for (Northeastern i.e. NU) won their first game so they've moved on and will be playing for the Beanpot (trophy) tomorrow night.
I've never really been into other sports but college hockey is something special. The school band is at every game and always plays great music. Some fan/student favorites are Every-time We Touch (Cascada), I'll Make A Man Out Of You (Mulan Soundtrack, and of course Stacy's Mom (Fountains of Wayne) among others. The student section always gets into it and sings along. When the band isn't playing the students are cheering and man can they cheer. I think I can say without bias that NU has the strongest student body attendance and energy among the four schools. For perspective, the Harvard students hardly showed up last Monday and NU's section seemed to be overflowing. Our section was on fire with chants, cheers, and disses.
Although politically incorrect at times, the cheers coming from the NU section are hilarious and fun. The best example of this is when we score. Talk about roasting the other team, our entire section chants in unison "Siv you suck!", as in they are a bad goal tender by letting the puck in. Probably one of those "have to be there" moments to really understand.. So come!
(Sound on, obviously.)
I did other stuff too but, come on I can't not mention the Beanpot first.
Speaking of; my dad and I took a ride up to New Hampshire and linked up with Haakon at Mount Washington. We grabbed some lunch at the hotel and mixed it up by getting some cheese dip with chips instead of the classic calamari. In an effort to keep trying new things I also went the extra mile and got a salmon sandwich instead of a burger (big move for me). It was great! Visiting Mount Washington is always a treat. Such a beautiful location.
Switching gears again, Kate and I went and picked up some bread at our local baker Reins house! We were lucky enough to get the tour again and picked up the legendary Gouda Bread (see previous "I Like Bread" post for details).
Currently listening to Hakuna Matata (Lion King Soundtrack).
Cheers,
Peter B.
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