Still Failing Math

It happened again. Last night, I had another dream that I was struggling to pass math class. Even worse, in this dream, I was aware that I had already finished college, but I had to go back to high school for some reason for math class.

Would someone please tell me why I have this dream?

Another weird dream two nights ago – I was scorekeeping an ice hockey game. And, just like in real life, I screwed up the clock a couple of times. Also, the ice rink turned into a wooded area and the players were struggling to hit the puck in the brush. They were also getting into scrums in the corners and getting stuck. It was a tough game to scorekeep for, that much I remember.

Practice Rules

I finally made it out to Kettler Iceplex in Arlington, Va. for a Washington Capitals practice. I’ve gotta say, it’s a much better experience than going to a game for a reporter. We’re much closer to the ice for photos, the players come out and hang around longer in the locker room, the coaches all hang out. Not sure why I didn’t do this before, other than logistical reasons. It’s far easier to go to a game than driving out to Arlington in awful Beltway traffic during the day.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get one of the interviews I wanted because the player had gotten sick. In fact, six of them were sick, so I went to the Capitals shop to look for a Capitals surgical mask.

I also got to watch the beat reporters work, which was far more amusing than educational. These reporters spend so much time talking about hockey that they get sick of it and move onto other things.

I got a few photos and some offbeat information, but more is to come.

Vandalism on My Car

I’m fairly certain that this wasn’t a ‘hate crime’ and it was likely my car was targeted at random considering my neighbor’s car was also scratched. But $378.08 worth of damage, not to mention the side which I didn’t even notice, is what it cost to clean this off.

Thanks to State Farm for covering the cost to fix this.

King of the Morgul Lord Sellers

Quick question. How much would you be willing to pay for this ToyBiz figure?

Over the past 10 month or so, my customers have been paying me an average of $45. This, for an item that once sold for $5.99 at KB Toys.

Since I firmly believe that toys are for kids to play with, and not for adult collectors to drool over, I hope each one of these goes to a child. But I seriously doubt it, considering the price people are paying. So why don’t I lower the price, you ask? Well, I’m already undercutting everyone else. That’s right. Most others are selling this for more than I am. That’s why I’ve sold so many. And this isn’t even the rare version – there’s another out there selling for much more with a fiery sword. Regardless, I declare myself: King of the Witch-King of Angmar figure.

All this for a character who got killed by a woman dressed as a man on a battlefield in Lord of the Rings.

Another New Site

As I mentioned on my now unused blog on wordpress.com, I’ve started this site, benjaminsumner.com, only because it’s fully hosted and I have complete control over it. That means instead of being limited to free features, I can do what I want. The first thing I did was use the same template I’ve used on my Screaming Squirrels Hockey site, because it’s a great template which has a built-in slideshow on the front page.

So, for now on, I’ll be updating this blog instead of the last one, and I’ll be migrating things from my free lousy Google Sites to this one.