*at B1G conference headquarters*
Intern:“Sir they are rioting in State College after Alabama got put into the playoff”
Jim Delaney: “My god, that is conference unity. What are they chanting? SEC bias? Screw the committee?”
Intern: “Um, no sir, they are screaming ‘roll tide’”
AMC Theatres is implementing a controversial new policy to crack down on bad theater etiquette.
“If we see a phone or hear you talk, our employees have the legal authority to shoot you.”
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I just feel compelled to share today for anyone who feels alone that I have been dealing with a lot of depression and anxiety this year. It’s crazy how when it gets Actually Bad you don’t even fully realize until you wake up and it hits you that you haven’t even been to a hockey game all year and have stopped doing most of the things you love. Weirdly it was one of my strongest career years as far as metrics, opportunities, finances go, but I didn’t care about literally anything or see the point in anything.
I wanted to encourage anyone reading this to try to take the first step to get back to what you love. It’s not pointless, and I know you’re at least partially avoiding it because you’re scared it might feel pointless. I could’ve done my story today from my couch, but I’m glad I got up and showed up to the actual game. I know I’m beyond privileged to have the opportunity to even be there, but again, when it gets Actually Bad you can’t really see stuff like this in a rational way.
Also, I resisted and resented for so long the notion that I could possibly be struggling again, as if I suddenly failed the mental health test of life and was regressing in some way. Life doesn’t work like that. It’s not linear. Shit happens, shit is going to happen your entire life. It doesn’t mean you failed anything, and it’s ok to struggle.
I just really didn’t feel like it was “ok” to struggle in my 30s for some reason? And I wanted to share that after some really hard months, I am coming out of it, partially because I forced myself to show up today.
A little humility and acceptance can go a long way
NEW - The Ford government will outlaw selling tickets for more than face value. It says new legislation to soon be tabled would make it illegal for tickets to concerts, cultural, sports and other live events in Ontario to be re-sold for more than their original cost.
Alex Ovechkin is 14 games away from achieving something nobody has done since data became available in 2007: going an entire season without starting a single shift on a defensive zone face-off.