press for heat

in this subzero weather, seeing 'press for heat' at a light rail stop was helpful. i hadn't used it much before, but knowing it was a 5-minute wait for the next train i knew i would benefit from it. although another helpful thing was just plain having some shelter from the cold there. i decided to take light rail to and from where i was parked tonight to get to the gopher hockey game. i parked on the west bank and the light rail is just one stop away from the rest of the campus. the gophers beat west point, or army, 4-1. first goal was midway through the 1st, and the 2nd goal was near the end of the period. gophers got the next goal early in the 2nd, and went up 4-0 midway through the 3rd. army got their only goal shortly after the gophers went up 4-0. the news said that some of the gopher players were on loan to the national team. i know there was something about a game against Canada at the football stadium near buffalo, new York, recently. not sure if that is where the gopher players were, as it sounds like there are multiple national teams, sometimes based on the age of the players. i bought the ticket earlier today. usually i buy it much farther in advance, but it sounded like i was in the running for some stage time this weekend. when i didn't get official word, i figured that meant it had fell through. so nothing wrong with going to do something else. it was my second gopher game of the season, and will be the final one. the most i attend per year is usually two, some years it is just one. i made sure to arrive early as i wanted to see all of the game. i had more time to eat for this reason, and didn't have to eat at the venue where it is more expensive. i went to the burger king and had a fish sandwich. nothing  at noodles and company was of interest to me. i also walked past the former campus pizza place, i performed at that venue. it now serves Mexican food. after the game i did go out again eventually, and performed some karaoke. I chose 'when i come around' by green day. i saw the man that likes to wear the st. louis cardinals hat, and we spoke for a while. he introduced me to another performer that sang just before i did.