Gwa?:

The Edmonton Oilers are in the midst of what could be a severe shakeup to their roster just days after their Game 7 Stanley Cup Final loss.

NHL sources indicate that Oilers' defenceman Chris Pronger has requested a trade from the club based on "personal, family considerations."

Don't be surprised if the Oilers trade Chris Pronger to free up some money. He has a whopping salary and the return could be significant.

Futurama is back:

Last fall, Comedy Central outbid Adult Swim for the license to air all 52 episodes of "Futurama" and whatever new episodes might one day be produced.

This week, deals were inked to secure all of the original voice talent and the production staff of "Futurama," paving the way for the series' return to TV.
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Fox may also have the option to air the new episodes, although it is highly unlikely to do so, according to industry sources.

oh, oh! best sign at the rally: "I like cheese... (flip over sign) ... but I LOVE the Edmonton Oilers" well, that's the wittiest/hipster one. The rest were further from the heart. "you'll always be number one in our hearts" "you won the cup in our minds" stuff like that, it was really sweet and heart-warming. a bit of a tear jerker when Kevin Lowe told us the Oilers had failed, but all in all a reaffirmation of Edmonton's love for the Oilers and the Oilers' love of Edmonton.

hockey is the new religion... it would seem.

so, um... any of you listen to cbc radio today at, oh, say 12:30? 'cause i was on it!

that's right, i went to the Oilers' rally downtown, and got interviewed on the team's 'failure' (ha, right, 'cause getting within a hair's breadth of the ultimate dream is definitely a failure...) and my fandom (seeing as i was sporting an ancient jersey). kinda cool. i tried to stay intelligent and coherent... but it's difficult in a rapid-fire live interview. i have a new respect for radio/television folks. i gots me a cbc frisbee and some hockey night in canada stickers out of the deal too. and a greater respect for the hockey players that make up the Edmonton Oilers.

i think i need to write them a letter now though.

Hey, Percy, I know this is an issue that I've discussed with you in the past: PM unveils redress for head tax on Chinese:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised "symbolic payments" to Chinese immigrants who paid a head tax to Canada between 1885 and 1923.

Widows of men who paid the head tax are also covered, Harper told the House of Commons on Thursday.

He also offered a formal apology for the fact that the tax was imposed, saying "the government of Canada recognizes the stigma and exclusion" the tax represented.

heyo, all!!!me,just,got,a,cell,phone. that was odd. I can be reached at 218-5373. as I will be moving out in early July I figured I should actually have a phone. I guess that is also news. I am moving away from my Mommy and Daddy! freedom, yet many more responsibilities. funny how that works... Of all places to move, I am pretty much right back at the university. Oh well, it will be fun. hey hey hey!!! ciao fo niao!

Every man must have:

A battle to fight,
A adventure to live,
A beauty to rescue.

2 out of 3 ain't bad right?

Plus 11 times! Shouldn't Air Marshalls be better trained to take down a guy with few shots as possible? Actually the issued bullets they give air marshalls don't have much stopping power. Too much stopping power and the bullet will pass thru a person possibly causing collateral damage. Strange world we live in.

You should be more frightened of... HP Lovecraft stories! Man I can watch Ichi the Killer with out freaking out now, but HP lovecraft stories still scare the shit out of me. Even after reading the same ones for many years. So yah Par there are scarier things out there. You can control people but you can't control the Old Ones.

I don't know why this wasn't bigger news before. Well, on second thought, maybe I do. Man Killed by Air Marshals Was Shot 11 Times:

The federal air marshals who killed a mentally ill man at Miami International Airport in December shot him numerous times, according to an autopsy report released a day after state prosecutors declared the shooting "legally justified" and said no criminal charges would be filed.

The autopsy, by the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department, found that the man, Rigoberto Alpizar of Maitland, Fla., had been wounded 11 times — in the chest, abdomen, shoulder, hand, wrist and forearm.
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The marshals said Mr. Alpizar had started moving back toward the plane, reaching into the backpack and saying, in the words of one marshal, "I'm going to blow up this bomb," when they opened fire.

All the while, the marshals told investigators, Mr. Alpizar ignored their commands in Spanish and in English to drop to the ground.

Even after one marshal started shooting, they said, Mr. Alpizar kept approaching, compelling them to keep firing.