now taking bets on when #10 will happen.

NEW INK, RIGHT HERE. …read all about it. Things that will always be associated with this in my mind: peonies (with ants), Brad Delp’s suicide, and the fear of what might happen if I laughed really hard while having my chest tattooed. It’s always a good time at Uptown, and Jon is the best. I just realized that this is ...

your absolute ultimate

My local medical professional informed me that I have a sinus infection and two ear infections. Strangely, I was very happy with that diagnosis; there’s nothing worse than going to the doctor and having them tell you there’s nothing wrong. She gave me the Z-Pack, which is what happens when robots run pharamaceutical companies. I had to take a double ...

not even the greek can keep me from hockey.

The Story of The Greek or, That Time We All Nearly Peed Our Pants in Fear of a 20-Year-Old by Jenni Ripley In the most unlikely possible outcome, the Gophers won the Thursday evening play-in game at the Final Five, satisfyingly defeating the St Cloud State Huskies. Friday night, they were up against the WCHA champions, Colorado College, and we ...

SKI U MAH!

Oh my god, the Gophers won last night. In regulation. With 12 seconds left in the game. I don’t think anyone, including us, really expected it. But goddamn, we were hopeful. And loud. Xcel Center was sold out last night (the first time that’s happened at the quarterfinal game in the Final Five), and we were in section 105, row ...