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i did get my computer fixed. the very nice guys at the shop tested and traded out the power supply under warranty. all it cost me was forty-five minutes of my time. cheap! now i just wish my cpu fan wouldn't sound like a dying goose, but i can live with that. for now. mom called to tell me that on her way to victoria (wherefrom she left for her vegas adventure) she stopped at the casino and won $5000! obviously she was very elated and i was for her, as well. the timing was perfect! i hope she can keep up the winning while vegas. i'm so happy for her i can barely stop smiling. hockey. yeah. can you say "triple overtime"? i knew you could. wow, that was, quite literally, a game and a half. i guess desperation really is a motivator. the canucks finally played like i knew they could. it was physical, they skated amazingly, they started stealing the puck in the neutral zone just like calgary's been doing to them all series and they shot at the net. it was amazing. i laughed, i screamed, i jumped up and down. i expect to be doing all those things tonight, too. game 7. i'm excited and nervous. i know we're a better team and coming off a triple ot winner has got to be great for their confidence, but calgary hasn't been in the playoffs for nine years, they could have more at stake and that could make all the difference. saturday afternoon saw me out and about town, wearing my big, blue, fuzzy sweater and buying plane tickets to minnesota. it's a zillion weeks away, but now that i have the tickets (or, i should say, the electronic ticket number) in my possession i'm rather giddy about the prospect. i get to meet jodi and andrea and, most of all, my friendiest jeremy whom i've known for eight years but not yet met. hurrah! it's all very exciting. now i can't wait for july! also, while out shopping, i stumbled upon a small sample package of burt's bees products. for $19.99 i thought i'd treat myself, so i bought it. well, you know, i think i'm turning into some gurly-girl or something. i'm absolutely in love with burt's peppermint shower soap and rosemary mint shampoo bar, not to mention the lip balm! ohmygod. why didn't anyone tell me about this stuff before? holy crap. and the lemon butter cuticle crème? coconut foot crème? i smell so good and i'm so soft. mmm. i heart burt and his bees.