Annnnd it was just as bad as I suspected it would be. T tried to make conversation all night - I resolutely ignored him and didn't make eye contact. I was fucking busy watching hockey for goodness sake! L made stupid comments which made me heave large sighs, which made Y look over at me and giggle to herself because she knew what I was feeling.

Friday night I will be at my brother's house, watching with real fans. Y and M asked me about Sunday's game and I hedged but I already know that I will not be watching any more games at their house. It's just not right to watch any high pressure games and not be with my bro. Olympics, Stanley Cup playoffs, World Juniors - it's always us and whoever wants to join in. The rules are simple. Watch the game. Don't talk unless it's hockey talk. Eating and cooking is done during the intermissions. Most importantly - watch the game.

At least we won. If we had lost after all that (136:06 minutes in total) and I had been forced to spend time with T and L - I would have been severely pissed. As it is, I'm happy and now I am off to bed.

G'night.

So playoffs are starting, and I think that after tomorrow night I will be abandoning M and Y for watching with my brother. Y doesn't really care about the game and she is on her computer all the time. That I could deal with. But L and T have decided that they also want to be part of the hockey ritual and I just can't deal with them. L thinks that she knows what the fuck is going on, so she makes completely inane comments that show her up to be an idiot to anyone who knows anything about the sport. T doesn't even like hockey so I don't know why he comes. He doesn't really want to watch it at all.

Tomorrow I have already made plans to watch at Y and M's and I found out about 10 minutes ago that L and T are coming. It's too late to get out of it now. But Friday I have already made plans with the bro and his friends, and I'll just roll with that from here on out. Because when my team is in the playoffs, I need to be watching with people who understand what's at stake.

Believe in Blue.