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jenny
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elon university alum; writer @ lighthouse hockey
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happy godzilla day
A statue of Godzilla in Tokyo A statue of Godzilla’s head peeking out over buildings in Tokyo
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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i took this from the top of the leaning tower when i was there and while it was a little over a decade ago so i'm sure things have changed a bit it's really not beating the d2 football (at best) allegations...
A view of Pisa SC's stadium from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa (taken in 2014).
October 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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do you have games on your phone
two LOVOTs (pronounced like love and robot combined), which are tiny almost-toddler-like robots, looking up at the camera
October 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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acid coffee in shibuya 10/10 coffee and vibes
October 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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after the meet the team bbq yesterday, i present my updated collection of islanders signed pokemon cards (autograph ids in the alt text) #isles
top row L-R: alex romanov, matthew schaeffer, ryan pulock, emil heineman, pierre engvall bottom row L-R: calum ritchie, jg pageau, simon holmstrom, anthony duclair, kyle palmieri
September 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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the second they actually have to start paying people the whole thing seems dead in the water. genuinely no idea how they'd scale it
From the linked article: The startup is currently bootstrapped, and employees are not yet salaried, but the company will soon seek outside funding. "Employees are not yet salaried" is highlighted.
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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this pork katsu sandwich i got in tokyo, which was made fresh and costs approximately $4.50 and was one of the greatest things i’ve ever eaten
pork katsu sandwich pork katsu sandwich
August 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Donald Trump on the roof of the White House Michael Scott on the roof of the Dunder Mifflin office building
August 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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tavares really was a mentor to the leafs' young players, huh?
Barring an unexpected change of heart, Marner is now a hair over six weeks away from becoming the NHL’s highest-profile free agent since before the pandemic. The 28-year-old winger signaled his intentions during a 102-point season where he put off every overture from his boyhood team to engage in negotiations on a contract extension. He then batted away management’s attempt to trade him to the Carolina Hurricanes ahead of the March 7 deadline by refusing to waive his no-movement clause, saying only that he wanted to focus on hockey and finish out the season as strongly as possible.
May 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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if someone offers dobson $8m, given the teams that can do it... i'd take the compensation honestly
NHL offer sheet compensation for contracts between $6,871,375 - $9,161,834 - a 2026 1st Round Pick, 2026 2nd Round Pick, 2026 3rd Round Pick. The teams that can offer that are the Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Seattle Kraken, and the Utah Hockey Club.
April 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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not that i think lou is the right guy to steer the ship at this point, but "how much does he have to shoulder the rebuild" really ignores that the islanders didn't exactly go full fire-sale. this is still the barzal/horvat/etc team #isles bleacherreport.com/articles/251...
Verdict: Do not pass go, do not collect $200, and for the love of god don't grow a beard. The Islanders are lucky. Calum Ritchie is not. With the way that general manager Lou Lamoriello approaches player development and asset management, the Islanders just aren't a good place for an offense-first forward prospect to develop and begin his NHL career. From Lamoriello's standpoint, Ritchie was a fantastic acquisition. If you're going to ship out one of your longest-tenured players for assets to help your team rebuild, you want to make sure you get a player of Ritchie's calibre back. But if I'm Ritchie, I'm wary of what my NHL future holds—not in the sense of when I'm going to make the NHL, but what the state of things will be when I get there, and how much of the burden of the rebuild I'll be expected to shoulder. Ritchie is a phenomenal player, and I don't think it's a stretch to say he's instantly the Islanders' best prospect. He is easily one of the smartest forward prospects not in the NHL right now, and that intelligence and vision makes him a naturally gifted playmaker. He's also got an incredible worth ethic that he has applied to improving his abilities in his own end to supplement his scoring talent. He's going to make an incredible NHL player; I just don't think the Islanders are the right spot for him to utilize his full potential.
March 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM