Here is my usual wrap up post! Catch up my thoughts and photos of the 2014 Brier:
Update 1
Update 2
Update 3
Update 4
Update 5
Kamloops was a great Brier. It was the perfect mix of work and curling and friends and food and relaxing and friendly folks. I'll miss all the great people but I'm sure I'll see some of them down the road. I'm glad the CCA let me join them!
But I have a niggling feeling that this might be my last gig as an IT intern. And I think I'm ok with that - it was a good run but I think I'm ready for a change. As mentioned earlier, I have a few ideas about what I can do as a curling volunteer going forward, and I definitely want to be at the 2015 Brier in Calgary! I let you know how I get there...
Below are my tweets to archive my adventure. As is the twitter way, oldest is at the bottom
Sunday, March 9, 2014
#Brier update 5 - the final weekend: http://t.co/G9dhKJEinY
#Brier hangover day 1. Lonely. Travel day. 14 hours till home!
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Just teared up during a cat food commercial. I need to go home. I miss my cats. #pathetic #crazycatlady
The sad part is saying good bye to all the friends I've meet and seen this week. Hopefully I'll see them all down the road! #brier
Organized chaos. #brier http://t.co/zAEnlEpZG7
Whoohoo! #brier http://t.co/OXHohjPZVR
Volunteers about to go out on the ice. They've been awesome all week - THANK YOU! #Brier http://t.co/8UHecnyxzQ
Congrats Team Alberta!! #Brier http://t.co/GtZu4IZqRQ
Getting crowded backstage. And yes, there is a pipe band! #brier http://t.co/2G8JtidOWT
Granite houses. #brier http://t.co/3hVXTPwUnW
Tankard about to be carried out. Teams must play 9. #sotheytellme #brier http://t.co/7vme4xaQog
Duelling flags. Still anyone's game! #brier http://t.co/lKsuJP9ITk
Draw to the button made the 12 foot for $10,000. Not bad for a new curler! @CapitalOneCA #brier
About to throw for the million dollar @CapitalOneCA draw to the button! I'm hoping for a mascot race too... http://t.co/I6gyD58OsS
Standing room only! Luckily got me a pillar. Building is busy and loud! #brier http://t.co/1uoJKzsCmC
My last @CCACurling game live for awhile? Exciting, but bittersweet - it's been a long week, but a great week! http://t.co/I43Tx2dAv2
Train. Detour. Police closed the traffic circle. Detour. Longest ride to the arena yet. But very scenic. #brier http://t.co/I0bBpymwEm
Closing reception. All star teams coming soon! #flyonthewall #brier http://t.co/0Ix8ByXpoV
Sitting with the media guys at the Awards Reception. More formal than I expected. Shoulda changed my shoes. #brier
Woman
in crowd yelled "Where as that yesterday?!" after great shot by Mead.
He took his shoe off and pretended to throw it at her. #brier
Possibly the only one really awake this morning is #brier bear. #lotsofenergy #igotahug
OH at the #brier: "I thought your go was a whoa." "Oh." http://t.co/QE84kTomIW
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Nope. Just one "boom". Good game tonight! #brier
Potentially coming up: "le boom boom"... #brier http://t.co/IoN55RLJgj
Hanging out at the #brier with @emthemonkee! #distain http://t.co/aQdDPYDVdB
#brier bear goes #curling... http://t.co/sk1lMHtptY
Gotta love the @SociableBrier gang! http://t.co/y3hMORgT7w
Just watched #brier bear give the littlest girl the biggest hug and she was so happy and excited I might've teared up a bit.
Had one last tasty meal from @EatsAmore! Thanks for feeding me! Support your local food truck folks!
Woe
is me. I screwed up media scrum footage. But I learned a new skill and
fixed it. Not pretty, but fixed. #oops #pleasedontfireme #brier
Stu is interviewing the puppet guy!! #brier http://t.co/OXwkYZsJgk
Here's @PhotoVagrant taking a photo of his Lego self! @LEGO_Curling #brier http://t.co/XRmdzVDRDS
I love this so much. I want a #curling me minifig!! @LEGO_Curling is awesome! #brier http://t.co/0Xa5Eacr83
Gold medalists media scrum backstage now... #brier http://t.co/bUUHulzvdG
No #curling either! #Brier http://t.co/JJZYNcgIjE
Saw this on my way out of the arena last night. Vintage. #brier #curling http://t.co/eDTAlLnnGv
Friday, March 7, 2014
Just heard The Patch is a 90 minute wait to get into!! #brier #have1forme
#Brier update 4! Mostly it's about food with a bunch of photos... http://t.co/YX7kYA5yU4
It's my fault. I wore my tshirt again today. #brier http://t.co/NyK9MwY72W
A happy Johnny Mo is heading to the #brier final http://t.co/oLY43gsU4B
Here's Cotter! He's going to the #brier final! http://t.co/EqjkOac2a3
Koe after the loss. They have another life tomorrow in the semi! #brier http://t.co/PAw4GWWtZ2
Arena is packed. First time this week I haven't been chilly while watching the draws. Bet it's affecting the ice? #brier
The @SociableBrier gang is back! #brier http://t.co/tKv5UUhkH0
Rock hats made out of duct tape! Gotta get them in a score update next end. Follow @CCACurling to see if I can do it! http://t.co/AkA4TAdv1l
Two pipers and a trophy. Must be playoffs. #brier http://t.co/7UinksL4Px
Could've spent no-tiebreaker walking river trails. Instead: reading a good book & dreaming about roller derby. #weird http://t.co/JCqMe0BR3a
One of my favourite things about Kamloops has been delicious food from @EatsAmore! If you're local check them out! http://t.co/csfLAYXfcm
So here's where we ended up. Did your predictions come through? #brier http://t.co/LZhkVnfb0C
No tiebreaker! What am I supposed to do all afternoon?? #brier
Wondering if this is the last time we'll see the Koe brothers together at the #brier? http://t.co/PbNIGliDCv
Aw, now one game is 5-4. 4-4 4 way broken! #brier
All 4 games are currently tied at 4 in the 7th! #brier
In case you're wondering how much gas is in Kamloops... #luckyalberta http://t.co/n3xntnxtNx
Thursday, March 6, 2014
The week is almost over. I'll never get tired of this view though. Watching 4 games at a #brier is a special thing. http://t.co/hWsZOpkWkQ
It's
that time of the event when everyone backstage is speculating about
tiebreakers & who's in 1-2 game. Everyone's got an opinion. #Brier
Photographers
confirmed puppet is a ventriloquist dog. There's also a westie service
dog in the building. #Brier is going to the dogs!
Old
guy way across the arena has a puppet. Was just feeding it beer. It's
"watching" the #curling. Weird. Must inspect closer later. #brier
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Musician is practicing on the ice. I'd expect a live performance at some point. And he's got a #curling song! http://t.co/nNVdtlVb3g
Here's #Brier update 3! http://t.co/8tsKe4LX5Z
Took a walk downtown earlier tonight. Nice to see some local businesses decorating their shop windows #brier style! http://t.co/nSLnrIbzgJ
That thing where all the teams are on a 5th end break at the same time. #brier
Lost my nice water bottle somewhere in the arena, but this is my office so... #brier http://t.co/jR6Z6pgdQh
Bought a super cute #curling rock at High Country Stained Glass, just a block from the Patch!! #brier http://t.co/tw4cFMBDFE
Did you miss this last night? #goodtimes: "The Morris/Balsdon interview from earlier. Highlarious. http://t.co/JQXxbzvOpe #brier"'
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Morris/Balsdon interview from earlier. Highlarious. http://t.co/JQXxbzvOpe #brier
So this is happening now... #brier http://t.co/MAFN3KjIIu
Gave my @CCACurling pin to a kid with like 40 pins on his jacket. Training up a new generation! #Brier
Chatted
to 2 @TCDDs derby girls selling 50/50s. Convinced me I'm not too old or
out of shape to try derby when I get back from the #brier!
Maybe I can't be a statistician - I can't even see the other end of the ice! #brier #70yroldeyes http://t.co/RGsGmdzbgN
Monday, March 3, 2014
Good night! #brier http://t.co/XNyzzzxGm2
#Brier update 2. So far the people are friendly and the #curling has been fun to watch! http://t.co/U8jucjBJJ7
Clothes lining oneself with ones headphone cord is perhaps not the best way to impress media men. #oops #ouch #brier
Monday morning. Got to sleep in. Instead of staring at my computer in my office, this is my view. #goodtimes #brier http://t.co/DEIU1VHHMI
I'm supposed to be unbiased when I work events, but I'm secretly wearing this today. #Brier http://t.co/C99dM8YFfn
Sunday, March 2, 2014
My sister thought it would be fun to bring her kitten over to meet my cats. Kitten had fun, mine not so much. http://t.co/TwgnCXrpnq
My favourite curler sayings of the day: "That's a peach!" and "You don't want to cheese dog it." #brier
Tried
to talk myself onto 2015 #yyc #Brier Directors team. Should I try out
for Brier Bear? Or get trained as an official or do stats?
Another delicious lunch from @EatsAmore! Pumpkin mac and cheese! Can't wait till they come back later in the week... http://t.co/rsHGiFxOWn
My first update from the #Brier! http://t.co/cIBm2n7wmO
Mr. Koe & his polar bear flag are in the house! Think I'll sit in the Koe section for the AB vs NWT game! #brier http://t.co/yFY4AzqkMe
It's only day 2 but I've already lost all concept of date/time. In this case that's a good thing! #brier http://t.co/XgQkaqzVUK
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Menard/Crete (QUE) are by far the best yellers on the ice tonight! #brier
TSN FM radio signal is working in the arena! Bring your FM tuner or buy a radio from the merch booth! #bliss #brier #curling
Best
idea ever? Parking a food truck outside the venue. Wondering if I
should hit up @EatsAmore for dinner - lunch was delicious!! #brier
Just like riding a bike. I am a media scrum editing machine! #brier #curling #loading http://t.co/Qp0oG8B0fn
Here we go! #brier #curling http://t.co/rKgcx726zn
The piper is practicing outside our IT office. One of my favourite parts of these event! #brier
Just ran an errand for a rock star. Yep I love working these events! #swoon #brier
Final rounds of Ford Hot Shots on now. Fun to watch if you're ever at an event! #brier #curling http://t.co/PvtyjlxUIL
We broke it. #brier http://t.co/juwMTqXIM6
Maybe instead of joining roller derby I should join a pipe band? I could at the big drum! #brier http://t.co/8UShQsGKZi
Is this the final 4? Who do you think is going to win the year's #Brier #curling?? http://t.co/LtEB1NllrU
Ladies and gentleman I can confirm we have a pipe band! #Brier
I hear bagpipes. I see Mounties. I smell doughnuts. Must be #Brier time!
Friday, February 28, 2014
I have arrived. I do love this view! #brier pic.twitter.com/kEhXiJMrBo
Arrived in Kamloops. Might as well be Mexico: it's 30 degrees warmer here and there's no snow. #brier pic.twitter.com/OAskwVvKqB
Well they let me check in so Kamloops is a go! Eavesdropping on group of fans picking their winners while waiting to board. #Brier
Update 1
Update 2
Update 3
Update 4
Update 5
Kamloops was a great Brier. It was the perfect mix of work and curling and friends and food and relaxing and friendly folks. I'll miss all the great people but I'm sure I'll see some of them down the road. I'm glad the CCA let me join them!
But I have a niggling feeling that this might be my last gig as an IT intern. And I think I'm ok with that - it was a good run but I think I'm ready for a change. As mentioned earlier, I have a few ideas about what I can do as a curling volunteer going forward, and I definitely want to be at the 2015 Brier in Calgary! I let you know how I get there...
Below are my tweets to archive my adventure. As is the twitter way, oldest is at the bottom
Sunday, March 9, 2014
#Brier update 5 - the final weekend: http://t.co/G9dhKJEinY
#Brier hangover day 1. Lonely. Travel day. 14 hours till home!
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Just teared up during a cat food commercial. I need to go home. I miss my cats. #pathetic #crazycatlady
The sad part is saying good bye to all the friends I've meet and seen this week. Hopefully I'll see them all down the road! #brier
Organized chaos. #brier http://t.co/zAEnlEpZG7
Whoohoo! #brier http://t.co/OXHohjPZVR
Volunteers about to go out on the ice. They've been awesome all week - THANK YOU! #Brier http://t.co/8UHecnyxzQ
Congrats Team Alberta!! #Brier http://t.co/GtZu4IZqRQ
Getting crowded backstage. And yes, there is a pipe band! #brier http://t.co/2G8JtidOWT
Granite houses. #brier http://t.co/3hVXTPwUnW
Tankard about to be carried out. Teams must play 9. #sotheytellme #brier http://t.co/7vme4xaQog
Duelling flags. Still anyone's game! #brier http://t.co/lKsuJP9ITk
Draw to the button made the 12 foot for $10,000. Not bad for a new curler! @CapitalOneCA #brier
About to throw for the million dollar @CapitalOneCA draw to the button! I'm hoping for a mascot race too... http://t.co/I6gyD58OsS
Standing room only! Luckily got me a pillar. Building is busy and loud! #brier http://t.co/1uoJKzsCmC
My last @CCACurling game live for awhile? Exciting, but bittersweet - it's been a long week, but a great week! http://t.co/I43Tx2dAv2
Train. Detour. Police closed the traffic circle. Detour. Longest ride to the arena yet. But very scenic. #brier http://t.co/I0bBpymwEm
Closing reception. All star teams coming soon! #flyonthewall #brier http://t.co/0Ix8ByXpoV
Sitting with the media guys at the Awards Reception. More formal than I expected. Shoulda changed my shoes. #brier
Woman
in crowd yelled "Where as that yesterday?!" after great shot by Mead.
He took his shoe off and pretended to throw it at her. #brier
Possibly the only one really awake this morning is #brier bear. #lotsofenergy #igotahug
OH at the #brier: "I thought your go was a whoa." "Oh." http://t.co/QE84kTomIW
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Nope. Just one "boom". Good game tonight! #brier
Potentially coming up: "le boom boom"... #brier http://t.co/IoN55RLJgj
Hanging out at the #brier with @emthemonkee! #distain http://t.co/aQdDPYDVdB
#brier bear goes #curling... http://t.co/sk1lMHtptY
Gotta love the @SociableBrier gang! http://t.co/y3hMORgT7w
Just watched #brier bear give the littlest girl the biggest hug and she was so happy and excited I might've teared up a bit.
Had one last tasty meal from @EatsAmore! Thanks for feeding me! Support your local food truck folks!
Woe
is me. I screwed up media scrum footage. But I learned a new skill and
fixed it. Not pretty, but fixed. #oops #pleasedontfireme #brier
Stu is interviewing the puppet guy!! #brier http://t.co/OXwkYZsJgk
Here's @PhotoVagrant taking a photo of his Lego self! @LEGO_Curling #brier http://t.co/XRmdzVDRDS
I love this so much. I want a #curling me minifig!! @LEGO_Curling is awesome! #brier http://t.co/0Xa5Eacr83
Gold medalists media scrum backstage now... #brier http://t.co/bUUHulzvdG
No #curling either! #Brier http://t.co/JJZYNcgIjE
Saw this on my way out of the arena last night. Vintage. #brier #curling http://t.co/eDTAlLnnGv
Friday, March 7, 2014
Just heard The Patch is a 90 minute wait to get into!! #brier #have1forme
#Brier update 4! Mostly it's about food with a bunch of photos... http://t.co/YX7kYA5yU4
It's my fault. I wore my tshirt again today. #brier http://t.co/NyK9MwY72W
A happy Johnny Mo is heading to the #brier final http://t.co/oLY43gsU4B
Here's Cotter! He's going to the #brier final! http://t.co/EqjkOac2a3
Koe after the loss. They have another life tomorrow in the semi! #brier http://t.co/PAw4GWWtZ2
Arena is packed. First time this week I haven't been chilly while watching the draws. Bet it's affecting the ice? #brier
The @SociableBrier gang is back! #brier http://t.co/tKv5UUhkH0
Rock hats made out of duct tape! Gotta get them in a score update next end. Follow @CCACurling to see if I can do it! http://t.co/AkA4TAdv1l
Two pipers and a trophy. Must be playoffs. #brier http://t.co/7UinksL4Px
Could've spent no-tiebreaker walking river trails. Instead: reading a good book & dreaming about roller derby. #weird http://t.co/JCqMe0BR3a
One of my favourite things about Kamloops has been delicious food from @EatsAmore! If you're local check them out! http://t.co/csfLAYXfcm
So here's where we ended up. Did your predictions come through? #brier http://t.co/LZhkVnfb0C
No tiebreaker! What am I supposed to do all afternoon?? #brier
Wondering if this is the last time we'll see the Koe brothers together at the #brier? http://t.co/PbNIGliDCv
Aw, now one game is 5-4. 4-4 4 way broken! #brier
All 4 games are currently tied at 4 in the 7th! #brier
In case you're wondering how much gas is in Kamloops... #luckyalberta http://t.co/n3xntnxtNx
Thursday, March 6, 2014
The week is almost over. I'll never get tired of this view though. Watching 4 games at a #brier is a special thing. http://t.co/hWsZOpkWkQ
It's
that time of the event when everyone backstage is speculating about
tiebreakers & who's in 1-2 game. Everyone's got an opinion. #Brier
Photographers
confirmed puppet is a ventriloquist dog. There's also a westie service
dog in the building. #Brier is going to the dogs!
Old
guy way across the arena has a puppet. Was just feeding it beer. It's
"watching" the #curling. Weird. Must inspect closer later. #brier
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Musician is practicing on the ice. I'd expect a live performance at some point. And he's got a #curling song! http://t.co/nNVdtlVb3g
Here's #Brier update 3! http://t.co/8tsKe4LX5Z
Took a walk downtown earlier tonight. Nice to see some local businesses decorating their shop windows #brier style! http://t.co/nSLnrIbzgJ
That thing where all the teams are on a 5th end break at the same time. #brier
Lost my nice water bottle somewhere in the arena, but this is my office so... #brier http://t.co/jR6Z6pgdQh
Bought a super cute #curling rock at High Country Stained Glass, just a block from the Patch!! #brier http://t.co/tw4cFMBDFE
Did you miss this last night? #goodtimes: "The Morris/Balsdon interview from earlier. Highlarious. http://t.co/JQXxbzvOpe #brier"'
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Morris/Balsdon interview from earlier. Highlarious. http://t.co/JQXxbzvOpe #brier
So this is happening now... #brier http://t.co/MAFN3KjIIu
Gave my @CCACurling pin to a kid with like 40 pins on his jacket. Training up a new generation! #Brier
Chatted
to 2 @TCDDs derby girls selling 50/50s. Convinced me I'm not too old or
out of shape to try derby when I get back from the #brier!
Maybe I can't be a statistician - I can't even see the other end of the ice! #brier #70yroldeyes http://t.co/RGsGmdzbgN
Monday, March 3, 2014
Good night! #brier http://t.co/XNyzzzxGm2
#Brier update 2. So far the people are friendly and the #curling has been fun to watch! http://t.co/U8jucjBJJ7
Clothes lining oneself with ones headphone cord is perhaps not the best way to impress media men. #oops #ouch #brier
Monday morning. Got to sleep in. Instead of staring at my computer in my office, this is my view. #goodtimes #brier http://t.co/DEIU1VHHMI
I'm supposed to be unbiased when I work events, but I'm secretly wearing this today. #Brier http://t.co/C99dM8YFfn
Sunday, March 2, 2014
My sister thought it would be fun to bring her kitten over to meet my cats. Kitten had fun, mine not so much. http://t.co/TwgnCXrpnq
My favourite curler sayings of the day: "That's a peach!" and "You don't want to cheese dog it." #brier
Tried
to talk myself onto 2015 #yyc #Brier Directors team. Should I try out
for Brier Bear? Or get trained as an official or do stats?
Another delicious lunch from @EatsAmore! Pumpkin mac and cheese! Can't wait till they come back later in the week... http://t.co/rsHGiFxOWn
My first update from the #Brier! http://t.co/cIBm2n7wmO
Mr. Koe & his polar bear flag are in the house! Think I'll sit in the Koe section for the AB vs NWT game! #brier http://t.co/yFY4AzqkMe
It's only day 2 but I've already lost all concept of date/time. In this case that's a good thing! #brier http://t.co/XgQkaqzVUK
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Menard/Crete (QUE) are by far the best yellers on the ice tonight! #brier
TSN FM radio signal is working in the arena! Bring your FM tuner or buy a radio from the merch booth! #bliss #brier #curling
Best
idea ever? Parking a food truck outside the venue. Wondering if I
should hit up @EatsAmore for dinner - lunch was delicious!! #brier
Just like riding a bike. I am a media scrum editing machine! #brier #curling #loading http://t.co/Qp0oG8B0fn
Here we go! #brier #curling http://t.co/rKgcx726zn
The piper is practicing outside our IT office. One of my favourite parts of these event! #brier
Just ran an errand for a rock star. Yep I love working these events! #swoon #brier
Final rounds of Ford Hot Shots on now. Fun to watch if you're ever at an event! #brier #curling http://t.co/PvtyjlxUIL
We broke it. #brier http://t.co/juwMTqXIM6
Maybe instead of joining roller derby I should join a pipe band? I could at the big drum! #brier http://t.co/8UShQsGKZi
Is this the final 4? Who do you think is going to win the year's #Brier #curling?? http://t.co/LtEB1NllrU
Ladies and gentleman I can confirm we have a pipe band! #Brier
I hear bagpipes. I see Mounties. I smell doughnuts. Must be #Brier time!
Friday, February 28, 2014
I have arrived. I do love this view! #brier pic.twitter.com/kEhXiJMrBo
Arrived in Kamloops. Might as well be Mexico: it's 30 degrees warmer here and there's no snow. #brier pic.twitter.com/OAskwVvKqB
Well they let me check in so Kamloops is a go! Eavesdropping on group of fans picking their winners while waiting to board. #Brier
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