Funniest Thing I've Ever Seen - for the Final

I came across this the other day, and I died laughing because:
a.) It favored my favorite video game of all time Mortal Kombat.
b.) Any old man beating up somebody is always funny.

Please do enjoy the video.

Angiebear Steps Out from the Deep Forest: Only for a final

So I've got a few things that I'd like to watch. They're in no particular order, but I will surprise you that they are not all hockey! Of course, hockey and other sports are on there, but it might shock you that I watch much more than sports. Then again, this is probably all you're ever going to get to know about me. Why? Because I won't let you learn more! Nonetheless, here are my favorite things to watch:

• NCIS
• Law & Order: SVU
• History Channel shows about World War II
• Hockey
• American Football
• Baseball
• Curling
  
• Burn Notice

So my television watching is limited to mainly a few channels, but at least I don't lose brain cells watching that reality TV nonsense! If you really are curious to find out more about me, you may follow me on my Twitter page, http://twitter.com/LadyHatTrick1.

The Winter Olympics and Social Networking

Tonight is the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. While the snow is still waiting to fall there (maybe DC stole it all), people have already begun talking about what events they were looking forward to seeing on Twitter.

In fact, before I saw it on any news channel on television, I saw it on Twitter that Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luge contestant from Georgia, died from a horrific accident during the practice session. Unfortunately, the most recent news out of Vancouver is a tragedy, but it was interesting to see how many people around the world were all focusing on one event.

It will be something to note during the entire Olympics how people use Tiwtter to communicate, whether they are contestants, fans, or media. Twitter will be heavily used to communicate about events and winners.

In the past, I would pay attention to fewer events because I could only watch so much television. But now with things like Twitter, I will be able to follow more than one event at a time, and probably be able to find a channel or link from other Tweeters that has something I'm interesting in watching.

I definitely look forward to the communication I will have with people from all over the world about the hockey and curling tournaments.

Get to know some of THESE guys

Interest in hockey in the United States is increasing with the league's most popular teams having some success. I may be slightly biased based on my location, but an example of this occurs in Washington, where the Capitals have been the league's best team for over a month. Just look at American University's campus and see the sea of red jerseys that only multiply every weekend. Even national sports sites and forums are noticing the dominant performances of the Caps.

Since we are in the area of the Washington Capitals and you are probably following their success, this slideshow from www.nbcolympics.com will introduce you to some other players in the NHL to look at out for.

The slideshow displays players in action for audiences, while giving an intimate look with a description of a particular nickname given to the player in the photo.

Nicknames have always been an important aspect of hockey, especially to serious fans and players. Gordie "Mr. Hockey" Howe, Gordon "Ace" Bailey, Hector "Toe" Blake, and most famously Wayne "The Great One" Gretsky have been names synonymous with hockey fans for years. In order to truly know hockey, you must be familiar with at least a few nicknames and who these players are.

In a time where hockey has a chance to grow in the United States, the NHL can capitalize (no pun intended) on interest by being promoter friendly with audiences and show a bit of the big names in hockey.