harmfuljays wrote:
I thought we had discussed this at some point in time but I can't find it. I am back to vacuuming the man's area before game time and the lava lamp must be on. I also have a Bruins blanket that can't be used but must be draped straightly and appropriately before game time over the back of the couch. Quite honestly I have to do this, might be OCD or something. Anyone else got some quirks they have before watching a game? Maybe I should have been a goalie.
You do sound very goalie-like.
I've got an Isles blanket that used to always be over the back of the couch, logo out & perfectly level. Since the lockout I always turned it logo in since I was pissed at them & every other NHL team. (I wanted to pack it away, but the wife wanted another blanket around. She's always cold...) So even though I'm totally back on the bandwagon (maybe driving it?), it still stays logo
hidden for consistency with this impressive Isles season, because it's the Cup...
Game day rituals when I play: Haven't worn a mouthpiece in years so I chew gum. 3 pieces of peppermint Orbit. I also like to have perfect tape on my stick blade. Any nicks or peels & it gets replaced.
Nothing about eating really, other than I try not to eat a lot soon before playing. Once went straight from a
huge dinner (finished kids' fries in addition to my own) and played like stir-fried dog shit.
NO equipment, jersey included, can be washed in-season. After the season is over it can all be washed. Unless of course the team is on a really shitty luck streak. Then wash the bad luck away.
I used to listen to the same playlist before all games (okay, back then it was a mix tape), but these days it's anything from a hockey game on the radio to an audio book, to whatever CD is in the car already...
Funny though- I've passed quite a few of these on to my kids. Especially the pre-game playlist. Need to get her psyched up to play hard.