Nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh nineteen.
So we are still in the mountains for another hour or so, and I’m sitting next to the fireplace, having my coffee and looking through imgur, because I already looked through the news and it was equal parts infuriating and depressing.
Side note: Google Play Newsstand is a great app, and I never would have tried it, because the News and Weather app on my phone opens articles with the most obnoxious, intrusive ads I have ever seen. Seriously, ads that take over the entire screen and want to install shit so I can dismiss them. Come on, Google.
But yesterday, I was looking to see if there was a Daily Beast app, and it opened Daily Beast as a subscription in Play Newsstand, and I ended up staying in that app for awhile, discovering that it’s really easy to build a great digest to browse in the morning while you’re having your coffee.
Okay, so back to my point.
I’m browsing imgur, and I came across this adorable gif of hockey player Ilya Kovalchuck and figure skater I don’t know her first name Morozov skating a routine together at the KHL all-star game.
It made me smile, and I need to embrace and enjoy everything that makes me smile right now, because the alternative is to put on the lead apron and see if I can find the bottom of the pit.
Because it’s an interesting data point: this is the first post over ever put on my blog that was composed entirely in the WordPress app on my phone. It’s a pretty decent editor, all things considered. Maybe it’s my configuration, but the only issue I had is that it won’t let me upload any media.
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After watching that gif a few times I REALLY want a “Dancing with the Stars” style show only its pro hockey players and figure skaters. And instead of it just being the hockey players learning to figure skate, the figure skaters learn to play hockey as well.
Call it “SkEHting with the Stars” or something.
The Canadian (eh?) Broadcasting Corporation had a show called Battle of the Blades which was the show you’re looking for (except for figure skaters playing hockey). They even had a female hockey player (Tessa Bonhomme) paired up with a male figure skater (David Pelletier) in the third season. It looks like season four is still online, presuming CBC doesn’t geo-block.
This is why I love Canadians so damn much. Thanks for the info. I’ll check it out.
19 to me is always The Dark Tower.
Very cute. I try to find something every day that will make me smile, especially these days. Kind of helps ground you and keep you sane.
Hey Wil, I’m using v6.2 of the WordPress app and have all required permissions activated (Camera, Location, Contacts, and storage) and uploads work fine for me. Hope this helps.
Yeah, me too. I must have something set on the server side that I’m not seeing on mobile.
Fair enough, I went for the lazy, out-of-the-box, approach, which seems to just work for me (on several levels).
Btw, love your blog, and Twitter feed 🙂
“TOEPICK!”
Excellent Paul Hardcastle reference!!!!
Good news, good news…. let’s see. I still drink and there’s booze in the house.
The electoral college is a farce. Fuck this day.
Lovely gif. I wanted to skate yesterday and didn’t. I should remedy that. 🙂