November 24th

Guess what audience? Hmmm, you're answer is "what?", well that's not an answer that's a question, I'd rather not play the question game, aight? Ha ha contradictions. Right, now guess what I did today? I went ice skating with my friends and it was kickin'! These mysterious people whom I call "friends" were Kate and Demetrius. We met at the town center and took the funicular or Funi up the Cliffside of Le Havre. Ok it's more of a giant hill, but cliff is a more badass word. From there we walked in the rain, I walked under an umbrella, to the ice rink. Demetrius was convinced that we were lost even though we were on the correct road. He insisted on asking a random woman on the street. I'm smug to say that she ran away from him. Demetrius you are a random dude and random dudes are scary to girls thus she ran away when you approached her. We found the ice rink perfectly fine and through the use of a map. Take that Demetrius, who needs local help? Once there it was hilarious and wonderful all in one. Kate hasn't skated much before so she was pretty nervous. Actually she hugged the wall for a good twenty minutes before switching to a small training rail. I would take her hand and skate with her in order to help kill the fear of falling. Fortunately I was the first one to fall and fortunately for my pride it was not my fault. I was standing on the ice nearish, about seven feet, to the wall of the rink waiting for Kate when two young boys crashed into me. Actually it was pretty comical since we all fell to ice in unison. My first reaction was to help the boys up, I even asked in English "Are you ok?" They seemed shocked that I wasn't yelling at them. Hey, they're kids and just lost control of their speed. It happens. Unfortunately I was injured slightly more than I initially realized. My right wrist had landed on either the ice or one of the kid's skates, regardless it was deeply bruised. Ah internal bleeding, charming. Better me than Kate. She actually did wonderfully and was able to skate in the open rink after a little while. Demetrius and I were so proud of her. Once we had skated for about two hours we decided it was time for a hot chocolate break. In the rink cafe we found out that there was going to be a hockey game around six. Since my Blackhawks aren't allowed to play in the locked out NHL, I was down for watching some stick action. I have been deprived of the beautiful violence that is hockey. There aren't many sports where it is legal to smash someone into a wall and where brawls are an expected part of play. Kate had never really seen hockey before and Demetrius was interested. Thus, the three of us stayed for some hockey, French style. It was satisfying for sure. Sadly our team lost 2-4 in the third period, but they played well throughout the game. Of course if I was their coach they'd be way more aggressive and have better stick control, but not everyone is blessed like the Blackhawks to have coach MareBear Scale on their side. The game was a pleasant surprise to an already pleasant day. Next time, we will crush our opponents with HAC glory.