- I want November to get over as soon as possible. I dunno what it is about this month but it’s worse than I expected. I just hope that December is much better for me, and traditionally it has always been a good month for me personally. So I really am looking forward to December 1st.
- I was also hoping to go for a week long vacation. I usually take my leave in May but this year that did not happen. So I kept thinking each month that I’d take a week to 10 days leave and recharge my batteries as much as I can and come back fully refreshed. Things are not that great at work that I can just waltz away but I feel that I need a few days to just be with myself and think about things. I’m hoping to find a place that I can rent for a few days.
- New Year’s eve and New Year’s day is always a great time. I can remember some good parties and good fun that I’ve had and this can be a great stress reliever. Also this is where great memories are made up. I still cherish the two New Year’s eve parties I attended with my cousins at my sister’s place.
- I might hear from two companies that I have applied for jobs with by the first week of December. One of the companies is starting off a new project in January and ideally would want the new people whom they hire to be settled in by the 1st week of January. This makes December the right time for them to hire. I’ve got my fingers crossed. The second one is also hoping to close out their opening in 2 weeks. Being selected for one of them will be a big boost for me.
- I think I’m ready for 2010 to be over. In just that way seeing off the final month will be a relief. And getting a chance to see off December in style is prime – I would love to sign off a hard year in style. I cannot stress on the amount of pressure that will be released if that does happen.
Day: November 23, 2010
Sens Update, 23rd Nov 2010
Not a good way to start an update but the Ottawa Senators went so far of the rails that they were in danger of getting lost in the race for the playoffs. Yes even this early in the season it is essential for us to get those wins. So far it has been an up & down season for the Sens and we need more wins.
The emotional strain of the death of former Senator & current Assistant Coach Luke Richardson’s daughter played heavily on the minds of the franchise. On the 15th the Sens traveled to Philadelphia and lost heavily to the Flyer, 1-5. Jason Spezza scored the lone goal for Ottawa. If you think that was just a bump, worse was to come! The Sens lost so heavily to Carolina in an embarrassing 1-7 loss to the Hurricanes. The one-sided outcome provided a difficult conclusion to an emotionally draining day for the Senators. The team delayed its trip to attend a memorial service earlier in the day in Ottawa for Daron Richardson, the 14-year-old daughter of Luke, who took her own life on Friday. The Senators didn’t arrive in Raleigh until Wednesday afternoon.
That was followed by a trip to St.Louis and a 2-5 loss to the Blues, losing for the fourth time in five games. Mike Fisher & Jesse Winchester scored for the Senators. Perhaps a return home will do the Senators a load of good. And that it did – the Scotiabank Place scoreboard clock fittingly read “10:00” as Alex Kovalev celebrated a stick-shattering goal that delivered his 1,000th point. Kovalev got his milestone point when he scored on a power play midway through the first period and assisted on Spezza’s go-ahead goal in the third for his 1,001st point to send the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. Milan Michalek also scored a goal. He joined Sergei Fedorov and Alexander Mogilny as the third Russian player to reach the milestone.