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Lou Laurinen

Lou Laurinen

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  • Lou Laurinen
    Long, boring drive this morning… maybe solved by car karaoke :P
    These playoffs are absolutely not high stakes btw, we are an entry level team playing against hot messes who drop their sticks, fall, and hit the post on an empty net… it’s been called the “consolation cup” lol. That is how we keep bulldozing everyone. We just suck *less*. It’s just for fun!
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    This is like 1000 levels below the NHL 😅 More like @Outdated's bowling team...
    I'm in no way trying to demean myself or imply that I'm a bad goalie, but I'm usually up against goalies who block shots like they're blindfolded, lol. For what our team is, we're very good, which is why we keep winning, but the competition is usually dead in the water.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    If anyone wants a laugh, look up "funny beer league hockey stories" or "weird goalie stories" on Reddit, lol. I can't share links here because most of them are rude, but there are some good ones on there.
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    thejuice
    Have fun stomping the rookies! 😁
    Lou Laurinen
    We have a playoff game in Connecticut tomorrow afternoon, and I’m already wiped out and lagging from this past week in general. It’s been chaotic lol. Hopefully I can get it together.
    Lou Laurinen
    I've obviously mentioned that my husband and I are Nashville Predators fans (hockey team.) So is one of our friends. My best friend, however, is a Buffalo Sabres fan. The Preds are playing the Sabres tonight and we're all watching the game at our house.
    My dad (also a [former] hockey goalie) said "Looks like someone's getting voted off the island" 😂
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    They've also got a relatively "old" team- most of these guys are my age, or more. They need some 18-20 yr old players. The veterans run out of steam halfway through every game.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Pekka (husband) and Levi (best friend) are gonna be fired up at each other for the rest of the night lol. Just what we need before we play in a travel playoff game tomorrow :D
    1ForAll
    1ForAll
    @thejuice, I have lots of those shirts as football is my fav sport, followed by hockey. I used to love basketball until the Buffalo Braves pro basketball team left for California in the 1970s. We do not have a baseball team either .No offense to Detroit, but I cannot follow their local sports teams as once you are hooked to your prior home teams, I keep my allegiances there.
    Lou Laurinen
    I genuinely feel like I was born in the wrong time and the wrong generation. Spiritually I am 20 years old. Lol
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    My friends who are in their early 20s (most of them men, mind you) like to have sleepovers, watch hockey games eating nachos, and hang out at the bowling alley. When I was 20-21, my friends and I were sneaking into bars, and traveling a lot.
    I kind of love that young people nowadays have a renewed sense of joy and innocence.
    Metalhead
    Metalhead
    I think most sane people believe they were born in the wrong times. Joke’s on them - society is ALWAYS insane.
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    thejuice
    20-21 a lot time spent in bars pretending to have a GREAT TIME! 😄👍
    Lou Laurinen
    So grateful to spend so many nights like this with my friends
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    Tony Ramirez
    Tony Ramirez
    Great movie snacks. Do you actually bring them to the theater like I do? I sneak them in my backpack. I am an invisible ghost so no one cares when I go to the theater 100% of the time alone in NYC.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    They are cookies :)

    Lol yes we have snuck them into the theatre before!
    Tony Ramirez
    Tony Ramirez
    Good to know they both let you get away with it. I though it was just me feeling invisable.
    Lou Laurinen
    My team has a playoff game tonight… and I just blew out my knee :(
    Worst timing possible. Thank goodness we have two other goalies but I’m obviously pretty upset.
    Lou Laurinen
    My best friend has a really profound fear of the simulation/backrooms theory. He has OCD (so do I, but mine is treatment responsive) and I wonder if it's a manifestation of his OCD. I'm not judging him at all, just seems like an unusual and specific fear. Anyone else really afraid of stuff like that? I'm curious to hear your thoughts because I'd like to know how to help. Didn't feel like this should be a whole thread
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    cooljethro
    cooljethro
    In any case, I don't really worry about this either way, since if I am a simulated being, there is nothing to my knowledge that I can do about it anyway?
    Markness
    Markness
    Fortunately, “noclipping” is only possible in video games so I wouldn’t worry about ending up in the Backrooms.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    @cooljethro That was my thought too. That if it’s true we can’t do anything about it anyway.
    Thanks for the replies!
    Lou Laurinen
    Pekka, our friends and I just found this in a store 😂 the guys are all laughing their butts off, and I did also laugh, but I kind of hate that it exists lol
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    Lou Laurinen
    A wedding gift from a friend- these awesome posters for Pekka’s office, including a painting of his jersey (they are from Etsy)
    We love all the gifts we received. They are amazing.
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    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Very thoughtful. Nicely done. I am surprised you didn't play air hockey at your wedding. :)
    Just joking. Lol
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Lol that would’ve been funny
    Lou Laurinen
    In case anyone wasn't sure on the pronunciation, my last name is pronounced "Lowry-nen", not "Laurie-nen." (That's how I write it phonetically for English speakers)
    Common misspelling of my husband's first name is "Pecka." Just don't call him "Pecker." Lol
    Tired
    Tired
    I just wanted to ask you, are you sure you want to use your name and surname here? Plus photo. Because if anyone googles it, they immediately see this forum, and can come read here anything you write.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    That’s a good point. I just wasn’t sure what to put as my username.
    I’ll think more about a better one. Thanks for looking out for me.
    Lou Laurinen
    One of the highlights of our wedding for my husband was me allowing him to wear a tie that was Nashville Predators colors, lol. I think his special interests should only be celebrated and encouraged, not squashed, so I wouldn't have it any other way either.
    Lou Laurinen
    Festivities are finally over for the night, time to relax together as a married couple for the first time :) Our relationship doesn't feel any different, except I think we've fallen in love with each other even more.
    Tired
    Tired
    There is something special in the wedding day, knowing that everyone looks at your man and thinks "damn he's such a catch, and so is his wife." ;)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Haha, I think everyone knows he is a catch ;)
    Lou Laurinen
    Can’t sleep. So nervous and excited.
    kenaij
    kenaij
    Enjoy your day. Don`t know if you're doing the big american style wedding or keeping things small. We kept it VERY small (10-12 people only) but it is a memory I will never forget! Are we getting any pictures?
    Judge
    Judge
    "It is time, John Connor." ;)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    @kenaij Yes, small ceremony. Only family and close friends.
    There will be pictures!
    Lou Laurinen
    As of 15 minutes ago (midnight), it's officially wedding day!!! Headed to bed now, I'll update everyone eventually. Just gonna be busy, obviously :)
    Lou Laurinen
    My best friend, Levi: “Why did I think MLB stood for Major League Basketball?”
    This is what happens when you only care about hockey
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    thejuice
    That's silly it's Majestically Luging Backwards!
    Judge
    Judge
    Give him an Eddie Murphy style response.

    Translation: Telling one to remove the puck from the equation. :p
    Lou Laurinen
    Enjoying shelving books at my local library, since it's off-season for farming so I haven't been able to work as much at my regular job. Very friendly coworkers, calm environment, and a task that keeps me busy for hours.
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