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Early Friday morning thoughts

Sorry for not posting much this week. If the internet has taught me anything, it's that if you've got anything going on at work, it's best to not say anything about it. So, we'll just leave it at that.

- I know that there are a few of you out there that are not hockey fans, but either way, you need to take a look at these two saves.

The first one was made by Shane Connelly, the goaltender for Wisconsin's men's hockey team. That one happened about 2 years ago, when he was a backup. It's an amazing save and it was one of the best I had ever seen.

This one tops it though.

There is just something wrong with that kid. The ability that he has to catch and play the puck with the stick while he twisting his body in mid-air is just amazing.

The WCHA reviews any questionable save or goal and I was really glad that they did in this case. It gave the crowd 2 minutes to just applaud him for an absolutely amazing save. It was really great to be in the crowd for something like that. Even though they lost the game, he provided one of the best moments I've ever seen in a game.

- As far as gaming goes, I've been playing a bit of Super Mario Galaxy this week. It is, without a doubt, the best game I've played this year. I've put about 3 or 4 hours into it, and have collected 10 stars, and I'm actually upset that I'm not playing it right now. Each level that I've played has been incredibly fun. I haven't felt that any of the game has been a chore either. The game is just so damn fun to play.

I'm hoping I can get a chance to play the two player mode with my wife tomorrow night. I can't wait to try it out.

- World famous Level Up guest blogger, Bill Harris, was pretty geeked up this week because you'll be able to buy accessories and other crap for your virtual band in Rock Band. Because nothing says "I'm a geek with large amounts of expendable income... please come rob me," like a 'Virtual band' bumper sticker from Rock Band.

Like Dan, as the game gets closer, I'm getting closer to wanting to buy the game again... but the extra stuff like that, doesn't interest me in the slightest.

- I'm really looking forward to playing some College Hoops next week. If any of you out there get the PS3 version, let me know and we'll play a game or two online. I'm not great at the game, but it's always fun to "meet" some of the people on the site.

- I went to a local tech conference the other day and won a copy of Halo 3. Seriously, they couldn't have had a game I would have wanted less. It's still sitting in the glove compartment in my car. Ugh. I guess I'll end up trading it towards something.

- One more note on Super Mario Galaxy. I found it pretty entertaining when I got my call from Gamestop to let me know that the game was in... because they said that the game was rated Mature. Apparently the ESRB finally determined that the mushrooms that Mario eats are more than fungi.