This Is Madness 2014

I'm not into basketball whatsoever, but I did make a bracket for a tournament this month: the Star Wars: This Is Madness character tournament! My bracket broke down in the first round. I'm partial to the Skywalkers and for some reason thought Night-sisters would be able to defeat a multi-appendaged cyborg and homicidal Mandalorian. However, I do still have an outside shot of getting the champion right!

Check out my bracket. To vote and see the progress of the tournament thus far, check out the This Is Madness page.

Green Smoothie

I tried the smoothie Kristin made tonight. It was a melon & spinach smoothie and it probably had some yoghurt in it. I can't sugar coat it, especially since the smoothie wasn't sugar coated, it was terrible!
VERDICT: Gross. I think Kristin would even agree with me on this one.

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This term the room I share during my prep has changed and I've enjoyed getting to know another one of the English teachers at the school. Unfortunately, for my picky self that is, he is both a gourmet and a gourmand. He puts me to shame. While in Japan, he even taught himself to eat natto! So, I've been braver than usual lately.

• Last week I ate a cookie with raisins in it. I didn't squirm. I didn't flinch. I didn't even squinch! In fact, I barely noticed them. How many cookies have I turned down needlessly? No more!

• I declined guacamole on a hamburger when out for lunch and found I couldn't justify why I didn't like it. So, a few weeks later I picked up some sushi for supper. I had a vegetarian roll that just so happened to have some avocado in it. I was brave. I removed it from the roll and ate it on its own. It tasted like nothing I've ever, well, actually it tasted like nothing. It was soft, mushy nothingness squishing terribly in my mouth. I remember why I don't like avocados.

Tomorrow, we're going out for lunch again. Wish me luck.

Coyotes Patch

Not only am I a hockey enthusiast, but I am hockey design enthusiast as well. I like to make jerseys, logos, and what not.

I was inspired by a post from icethetics. Part of the new deal to keep the Coyotes in Glendale is a change of name from Phoenix to Arizona. They are going to make that change for next season. The post shows the new word mark for the team and a changed shoulder patch. I thought the new shoulder patch didn't use the state abbreviation very well. I felt there was a lot of empty space, so I thought I'd try my hand at remaking the patch myself.

Here it is:

I decided to simplify the palette and do something a bit different with the letters.