Lafayette, Louisiana

Well, it took me long enough, between the travel, the auto repair, and the lack of internet in my apartment, but the blog is back baby! I'll keep it brief regarding the new chapter in Lafayette, Louisiana. Here's a quick rundown... We're back in the same apartment complex as last year, a nice place with a nice price (free-99). Hockey is coming together slowly but surely. My good buddy, Nevin Hamilton, was just released by the club yesterday and I dropped him at the airport this afternoon. Scott Darling is here in Louisiana, a young lad that I've known for a few years and I now have the displeasure of waking up every morning for practice. Tobias Carlsson and Dean Moore are my other roommates. A couple of beauties. Life is a little slow right now. We just got done with the preseason, and we're gearing up for the start of the regular season, which is this Friday in Biloxi, Mississippi (Saturday's game is in Pensacola, Florida). Everybody is waiting for the season to begin, and trying to find things to fill up our days until everything gets going. I'm starting a part-time job tomorrow because I can't take all of the down time. There's only so much time you can spend either in bed, the gym, at the casino, or by the pool.

Anyways, I was in a bit of an altercation last weekend in Pensacola during our preseason game. Some goon who I didn't know cross-checked me in the side of the head, so I jabbed him really hard in the balls with the blade of my stick. After that he charged me, and I dropped my gloves, got his helmet off, and got in a couple of decent shots. Then he started to land a couple of solid bombs and I ended up with a few stitches from the bout. I didn't know who it was until Sicard told me it was the other team's fighter. Oh well... It is what it is.

I'll try to keep the blogs a little more frequent, and a little more light-hearted and interesting in the coming weeks. I'm still grinding it out in so many ways, but hopefully my plans for my life, my finances, my education, and my future start coming together soon. If all goes to plan then there should be no complaints... But when does it ever really all go to plan?