Not too long ago, Mike Babcock made a prophecy to the media. He pointed to the two teams that had won a series from a 3-0 deficit – the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders – and suggested that there was a cyclical pattern.

TSN recently proved how difficult such a feat was for teams across different sports and mentioned it had only happened once in MLB and zip in other leagues. I may have gotten the leagues wrong, but the point of the matter is that it is a rarity. So when Babcock said 2010 was the year, it was astonishing when his prophecy was fulfilled on May 8, 2010. Here’s his quote:

We can talk about the Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders and all that stuff, but that’s how hard it is to do. Every 33 years or so you got to be due, so I figure it’s our turn.

Too bad he got the team wrong. The Philadelphia Flyers pulled the upset to stun the Bruins instead of his Red Wings over the Sharks.

Time to make this blog more personal so I’ll talk and empty my mind here a bit for is this not where random lies?!

I finally updated WordPress from 2.3 (yeah, it’s been a while) to 2.8.4. Never thought WordPress could get any better than before; the dashboard is much more pleasing to the eye and it looks like there is a bunch of useful new features like the Media library. Can’t wait to play around with the GUI and get used to everything. Unfortunately, the custom WordPress theme I was using wouldn’t cooperate with the new upgrade so I’m going to use Thematic for now and perhaps customize it heavily over the next little while. We’ll see.

Hmm. It seems as though I haven’t done anything web-related in a while. Like web design. Kinda itching to crack open Photoshop and work off the rust. Maybe hit two birds with one stone by entering some contests at 99designs. A little extra cash wouldn’t hurt.

I brainstormed some interesting blog material on paper over the months and I’ll probably start posting some of them up here. Topics mainly on technology and the internet. Maybe I’ll even start up a little portfolio of my digital works here.

I’ve also returned to an idea I wrought up nearly 3 years ago which I’ve been planning (something I love to do) on and off (more off then on). It has to do with ‘web 2.0′ and folksonomies and the like. I hope posting about it here will motivate me to actually polish it off and shift it into development mode. Haha, who am I kidding?

There are many things that I have grown interested in over the years and one of them is hockey. Today, I assembled a hockey net which was 45-minutes of fun (I love building things, it goes back to when I played with my first Lego set). I probably took longer than normal as the weather started off uncomfortably sunny and then started to drizzle). Now, I can practice wrist shots and the like in the comfort of my backyard. I will need to buy some plywood or something so that I can handle the puck more smoothly (rubber and concrete don’t mix). Before, I have been using one of those smart hockey balls, the kind Vincent Lecavalier supposedly uses in the off-season, but I’d rather get used to a puck since nothing can mimic a puck better than a puck. Of course, I still need to learn the nuisance of skating – my new Bauer 22s are barely worn in – which I’ve done only a few times the past winter in a nearly outdoor rink, but I’ll worry about that later. On a hockey-related note, I can’t wait for the NHL season to start! Canadian football just isn’t enough in this long and boring off-season.

That’s all for now.