Hope you’re having a great week! Seems like you’re more up to date with the Cuda, would love to hear your takes/about any favorite players you have. I don’t keep up with them as much but would like to :)
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ps honored by the tag + totally feel you abt the challenges of chronic pain management…….. it’s definitely a process to figure out what works and then also what works in the long term for your life…
hello my pal :) thank you for the ask, I hope you are also having a great week !! Chronic pain is my enemy I would kill him for us. The what works, what doesn't, how do I try to live my longest, best life is the bane of my existence tbh lmao
I would LOVE to infodump about hockey thank you for the opportunity <3
Everything under the cut because tbh I don't know how long this will be...
My love with the barracuda has been a fast as hell, slippery slope into madness. Ive been a sharks fan since childhood but my parents aren't sports people so I did not know how minor league teams work or that we would even have one. Let alone one so close to our major league team! Now that i am an adult and can take myself to events and know how to find streams for the things i want to watch i can actually watch and learn about the Cuda and have fallen fast in love. In my opinion? It's hard not to fall in love with them.
A few of my honorable mention Cuda players are:
Nolan Allan (#7)
- he was the first guy who caught my eye on the cuda tbh! the first game I attended I was a little hypnotized by his beard but sorry king my attention strayed
- good defenseman! watching the way he moves and tries to psych out his opponent by always moving always being ready to follow them is so interesting
- i feel so bad for him that he got called up to the sharks and then was immediately sent back down to the cuda bc they wanted Leddy more. brutal. I think it was less than a day. RIP.
Cam Lund (#46)
- unfortunately Lund is out for the rest of the season with a wrist injury. He got thrown at the boards during the valentines day game. His arm was between him and the boards and his entire body weight smashed his own arm against the boards and he was immediately Not Okay. The injury update reported he needs surgery to fix his arm </3
- so so sad to see him not finishing this season. i really liked watching him on the ice I think hes going to be a really promising player as long as he can persevere through this injury
Egor Afanasyev (#11)
- hes got good hustle, hes willing to get in there, he makes great shots
- most importantly? the way he interacts w kids at games is so precious. at the game i went to the other night when they walked off the ice after warmups he stopped and fist bumped every kid lined up in the tunnel waiting to watch them walk through. There was a little girl who was shy but wanted to fist bump him and I have never seen anyone give someone a cuter, gentler fist bump than he gave her. He was smiling, clearly loving giving the kiddos the excitement that comes with the attention of one of the players they were there to watch. It was SO adorable. He smiled at and gave her mom a little nod before continuing down the tunnel. #king
Kasper Halttunen (#14)
- not only is he an awesome player that Im excited to keep watching, but Im excited when I see him in Barracuda socmedia videos. It helps that Haltsy and Q Musty (my love) seem to be good pals and they enjoy being silly together. (see 'i bet you thought that was funny' under Musty's section below)
Patrick Giles (#54)
- another guy thats making waves and im excited to continue watching his progress
Mattias Havelid (#25)
- hes not afraid to make checks and is great on his feet with great hustle
- he made eye contact with me multiple times at one game and it made me feel very 'teehee<3' therefore he receives multiple points in my heart for that alone
My Elite Employees
Luca Cagnoni (#42)
- literally a keebler elf
- fr I love that he seems to just loves the game, loves being on the ice, loves playing his game as best he can. thats something that really draws my affection. That sounds silly bc surely they all love it, but when you watch him it's different. He's having FUN.
- Great defense-man especially for a guy who is only in his second season in the AHL. At the game i went to on Wednesday, the goalie made a save and the puck kept moving and got behind him and Cagnoni swept it off of the goal line, preventing the other team from scoring. Hes probably my favorite defenseman in the game currently
- he is always moving, always trying to psych the offense
- hes not afraid to take shots as a defense-man and that's reflected by his seasons points. My guy is a little beast on the ice with 64 points this season! (16 goals, 36 assists as of 3/14/26)
- see also: silly little guy!! full of whimsy!! does adorable little things like sitting on the boards instead of the bench while they shovel ice or whatever other little on-ice game delay.
- see also: cutest little smile in the/ entire world!!!! i fear i need visual aids for this.. are you seeing this shit ?!
Quentin Musty (#13)
- AKA "MY LOVE"
- his nickname is 'Q' - his suit for draft day had to be made on "short time" according to him, but he was able to have them sew in a panel on the inside of the jacket embroidered with 'Q' as well as embroidering his home zip code in the fold of the collar. P.S. he looks lovely in blue <3
- according to a scouting report someone posted on reddit- 'he brings a little bit of everything to the table and does so in a projectable, imposing 6-foot-2 frame. Better still, he's not shy about leveraging every part of it to dispossess opponents of the pick, wreak havoc along the boards and at the net-front, and to barrel down the wing off of the rush. His vision is top-notch, and he's equipped with the cunning and passing skill necessary to connect with layered feeds around skates and sticks."
- My favorite video of Q, ft Haltsy. "I bet you thought that was funny. But what if it was the other way around?"
now I’m just straight up sharing my favorite videos of him thank you for your time
- crumble cookie review with his sister Madison … tw gross boy bad table manners (e.g. licking frosting off of his fingers)
- silly tiktok game with his sister Madison while wearing his shirt halfway on one shoulder hiii
- him being weird and silly with his siblings is so endearing to me
-Q throwing it back do it again ty
-his AWFUL white boy bop at a concert (tw flashing lights)
- white boy bop part two Christmas edition
- silly siblings ft Q wearing a Black Lives Matter wristband
I'm nosy. I'd love to know about your favourite part of your bad day.
Good morning!! Thank you for asking you’re so kind!
My favorite part of my day showed up in two parts actually. Kathie and her kitty Winnie. I work at a vet hospital and Winnie was due for a recheck with our internal medicine specialist and she’s the Sweetest Kitty EVER. I went and visited with her no less than 5 times yesterday because she’s the sweetest sweetheart. So visiting with Winnie was one of my favorite parts. The other favorite was when her mom Kathie arrived to pick Winnie up. She’s the sweetest kindest woman in the entire world. She volunteers at one of our local airports as a client service representative. She told me before that it’s a volunteer position she doesn’t get anything in the way of benefits or monetary compensation but she enjoys it because she likes talking to people and she enjoys being kind to people and it brings joy to her life 😭 She talked to me for So Long yesterday and I just sat there and chatted with her and smiled until my face hurt. She told me about Winnie’s silly habits at home, her volunteer position at the airport, and a few other things. My favorite story she told me was why Winnie was in her late kitty Wolfie’s carrier. She asked me if I wanted to know and I said PLEASE tell me. She said well my husband Bob was in the garage the other day and he fell. And I said Omg!! Is he okay?? And she laughed and said “yeah he’s fine” and kind of waived it off and then kept talking (hilarious!) and told me that the reason he’s fine is because he fell backwards in the garage and landed sitting down on Winnie’s carrier and it cushioned his fall and he was 100% okay but he couldn’t get up and she couldn’t get him up from the ground. So they had to call the EMTs just to help pick him up and first of all she commented on how big and strong they were lmao you go Kathie. And then she said that one of the Big Strong Men helped her husband up and then stuck his hand in the carrier and just popped it back out and un-collapsed it. She started telling me how the carrier door is still a little wonky so she still needs to fix it but for now Winnie can borrow Wolfie’s carrier because they’re not getting rid of it either way.
She also told me that they always ask Winnie how she got so smart and clever “but, oh! She never answers me!” And we laughed and I told her that maybe Winnie wasn’t answering her on purpose and she was gatekeeping the information and she giggled so hard and was like you know what!!! I think you’re right!!!
This is one of the Many Times I went back to visit Winnie and give her loves yesterday
Okay so finally through the week and have a bit of time to actually get back to you more properly, but first off pls never apologize for any version of you! (altho… relatable sentiment… but we are Practicing Self Compassion here) I always rly appreciate your takes + thoughts :)
Re: Star Wars opinions… yes yes and yes to everything, you have Opened My Eyes to East Asian Padme, love that, how does it feel to have only correct opinions, although maybe I’m in the wrong/(right?) circles bc I feel like Qui-Gon bad/pedestaling for Anakin is not too hot a take(?), and finally THE CHEWBACCA SECRET ENGLISH SPEAKER BIT I laughed out loud for real. Will live rent free in my brain from now on…
The bird journal is very excellent. It reminds me a bit of this bird sketching book I have (https://johnmuirlaws.com/drawing-birds/ <— long form book version of this basically), love the style of it. Sorry for besieging you with more bird stuff esp if they are not your favorite though 🫣 (completely understand why, sounds Traumatic).
REALLY appreciated what you said abt chronic pain stuff. I’m not very open about it with people irl. so. just v nice to hear that from someone who gets it u feel
Hope today was better except for the murder attempt from coworker… Wishing you a lovely weekend hopefully sans additional tribulations!!
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Hi my pal!! I hope you’re having a nice weekend!! Thank you for your kindness every time you've messaged me, but especially in the last few days. I really really appreciate it ❤️ self compassion is definitely something that I'm working on.. slow but steady wins the race ig ..
I cannot take credit for East Asian Padme. My best friend pointed out that a lot of Padme's outfits are inspired by Asian fashion and one day said that Padme is East Asian in her heart and I was like you know what you're SO correct. On one of my older tumblrs that faded into the ocean and I stopped using I somehow accrued a large number of Qui-Gon lovers/apologists mostly people who wanted to fuck liam neeson tbh so I think I was simply in the wrong circles lmaoo. Chewbacca english speaker is unironically one of the funniest thoughts Ive ever had thank you 🫡
That bird drawing thing is super cool!! I bet the book you have is awesome bc that guy's work is gorgeous!! I appreciate that its not just 'circle .. add details. done!!' I like that he showed the whats under the feathers and "Underneath the feathers, a bird looks like a plucked chicken" made me giggle. And no worries!! I don't dislike birds and I think they're beautiful I just appreciate my personal space with them in person!! If a bird got to close to me in person (unless it was like.. someones pet) id be a bit nervous but I appreciate birds on my screen! Whats your favorite bird?
I'm glad what I had to say made you feel understood and not alone! Chronic pain conditions can be so demoralizing and isolating. If you ever want to talk more about it I'm here 🫶
Today is better, thank you. It's still a bit scary. I've never experienced anaphylaxis before.. One time my throat was a liiittle uncomfortable after I ate off of a charcuterie board without realizing what I ate had been sitting on the board with walnuts but that was just a little discomfort. I didn't even need benadryl or to seek care. I'm still in my 72 hour window where I could have a second wave of anaphylaxis with no additional exposure until tomorrow around noon so it's still a little scary but I'm taking my antihistamines as directed and my pharmacy was great about filling my new EpiPens ASAP so I have those now so I have the resources I need! I know what to do if anything happens. Now i'm just exhausted and focusing on taking care of myself after and doing what I can to take care of myself both physically and mentally. This honestly just doesn't feel real?? I've never had allergies like this. I've never had throat swelling or had my lips go pale/tingly so its all just weird and stressful and I'm just focusing on resting and taking everything one step at a time, which includes a lot of napping. I'm grateful for my friend Tristan, she has had anaphylaxis before unfortunately and was talking to me while this was all happening yesterday and they're the one who convinced me to go to urgent care. I didn't realize quite how serious my reaction was until they encouraged me to go and I went to urgent care, so Im very very grateful for her ❤️
Hii my pal <3 thank you for the message I love an ask game!! (If you want to go send my pal b an ask here’s it’s rb!)
3. what are you looking forward to right now?
My first appointment with my gender affirming care team is in TWENTY SEVEN DAYS !!!!!!!
11. what kind of music is stuck in your head a lot lately?
Unfortunately I’m not joking .. the Holiday Sweater Sharks video .. but if we’re talking normal people music I’ve been on a Ramones kick recently and cannot stop singing Blitzkrieg Bop at work!
2) YAY CUDA SEASON PASS that sounds so fun, I didn’t know they included perks like events with the players (!) hope u have a wonderful time and tbh sounds like as a cultured Cuda Appreciator you’re one of the best people for it haha
3) clone wars enjoyer?! excellent taste??! (also even Riyo Chuchi enjoyer??) curious about your other star wars thoughts if you want to share them at some point
4) re: crazy week, yeah just there’s a lot of work stuff and a lot of personal stuff at the same time and not a lot of time to spare for me atm… hanging in there but as I’m sure u know stress is not good for the Chronic Pain Conditions™️ so hopefully things will improve soon
5) as might be apparent I love birds and am thus so happy you saw a bird like my emoji and thought of me 🐦⬛🐦⬛
hope you have an awesome Monday and thx as always for indulging me!
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Hiiii my pal!!!! I hope you had a nice relaxing weekend!! I tried to answer this on my lunch earlier but I started getting horribly sleepy and had to lay down and close my eyes for a little while on the little couch in our break room #chronicillnessyoubitch
I'm gonna put this under the cut bc i YAPPED 😬😬
1. THANK YOU!!!! I’m really proud of myself!! I bought myself a little coffee to celebrate yesterday 🥳
2. IM !! SO !! EXCITED !!! I didn't know it came with other perks either until the rep told us and I was like !!!! My sibling and I have both been struggling with our mental health and hockey has really helped both of us. Part of it is getting to go to the games, boo the refs, etc but its giving us something to bond over, love, and be passionate about and we decided to splurge and treat ourselves. And my sibling and I have very different schedules, so we're going to work out systems where I'll give him my ticket to games I cant go to and vice versa. I'm so excited i literally cannot stand myself!!!
3. Clone Wars Enjoyer is actually my legal name... No but YES! I've liked Star Wars since I was a little kid .. Han Solo was one of my first movie crushes. I have SO MANY star wars opinions including but not limited to; Riyo Chuchi is a beautiful blue lesbian, Ahsoka Tano is her beautiful bisexual girlfriend, Asajj Ventress is my Queen #loml, Anakin is bisexual and transmasc ill die on this hill, Padme shouldve been East Asian (and therefore Luke and Leia by extension) (this is an extension of my korean best friends hc), the Clone Wars is what made Boba Fett cool, Satine Kryze was a really cool albeit flawed character, Ezra Bridger is my son, Sabine Wren is my nonbinary child, Leia is also force sensitive and shouldve also been raised as a Jedi, Rey is Leia and Hans daughter idc what anyone says, JarJar is evil idc what anyone says, Qui-Gon was actually a bad master to Obi Wan and would've been even worse for Anakin #hottake, the entire Jedi order is horribly flawed and Grey Jedi are superior, Kanan Jarrus gets topped by his wife Hera Syndulla, Chewbacca can actually speak english its just a funny little bit of his to pretend he cannot, Han Solo is Leia Organa's Good Boy, Han Solo is also force sensitive!! I'll die on this hill!! This is just off the top of my head I have SO MANY star wars hot takes... you're more than welcome to share any of yours!! I <3 Star War !!
4. I absolutely understand and I hope you're able to make time for yourself!! Chronic Pain Conditions™️ are The Devil and deserve to burn in hell. I hope you're able to do some good self care and be kind to yourself while youre dealing with a lot rn ❤️ idk about you but I have a bad habit of metaphorically kicking myself when im down esp when its to due with my hEDS so .. If you say smth mean to yourself imagine me bonking you over the head with an empty wrapping paper tube and forcing you to be nice to yourself 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
5. I actually also thought of you in Barnes and Noble the other day when I saw this cute little notebook! I took this picture so you could see it :) tbh birds make me a liitle nervous bc a bird bit my ribcage when I was like 7 or 8 but I dont dislike them im just a little apprehensive and appreciate my personal space with them lol
I hope you also had a great Monday!! Indulging you?? Oversharing and chatting and answering things is like .. my favorite hobby. I am the one who should be thanking YOU! Thank you for indulging me!! You are so sweet and kind and seeing your messages in my inbox makes me very happy 🥰
