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Fuck.

Good job, Mike Gillis!

So far? It has been depressing. It's been killing my mood during Canada Day 2 days ago. Everytime I received a text alert from TSN saying "so and so signed with so and so team" or "player traded for player 2" I get depressed and wonder "Uhh, Mike, we're running out of top 6 forwards. Offense needs help please?"

Isn't he making all the same moves Nonis was making last year???!

Blah.

Gillis transactions in no particular order

- Re-signs Curtis Sanford
- Signs Ryan Johnson
- Signs Nolan Baumgartner
- Signs Darcy Hordichuk
- Signs Alexandre Bolduc
- Signs Kyle Wellwood

Hmmm. Yeah. It's looking like the same team last year unless a few of our prospects are able to make the jump into NHL... Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews style.

Though it was funny. When I received the TSN text message with regards to David Backes being signed to a "$7.5 million" offer sheet, I thought it was "$7.5 million PER YEAR" and was totally panicking while walking around Granville Island, cursing Mike Gillis... 'WHY ARE YOU OFFERING HIM $7.5 MILLION WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT TO MALKIN IF YOU WERE PLANNING ON DOING SO"

Then I came home and heard the Blues matched and eventually found out it was through the length of the contract. LOL

But yeah. Uhm. Go Mike!

Although almost every day at Six Apart is Take Your Dog to Work Day, Friday was extra special because it was the official Take Your Dog to Work Day! Plus, as lovers of blogs and animals, we think it's great that active blogger and Human Society's President and CEO, Wayne Pacelle, thinks having dogs around the office is a good reminder of "who we're working for."

We realize some people have it ruff and aren't lucky enough to be able to bring their dog to work, but hopefully these pictures taken at Six Apart last Friday will get your tails wagging... And let me tell you, it's harder than it looks to get all the doggies and their fetching owners in one picture.

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, today is the summer solstice. For ancient civilizations, this day was akin to our modern day New Year's Eve and was viewed as a time to reflect and renew. So why not kick off your summer celebration with a new theme?

See all of our themes in the Design Area.

Or choose from one of  these brand-new themes. (Available under "New.")

A couple of months ago, we told you about Blog It powered by TypePad, the first cross-platform blogging application for Facebook the enables you to post to your Vox blog - and ALL your blogs - with a single click.

Within a week, Blog It had nearly 4,000 active users posting tweets and creating blog posts, as well as updating their status messages with the title and link to the published post. Today, Blog It's Facebook application has nearly 10,000 users. But here's the thing: You're not always sitting in front of the computer when the inspiration to blog strikes. And at Six Apart, it is our goal to provide you the tools you need need to blog where you want, and when you want.

Which is why this week we introduced Blog It for iPhone, a free web application just like the one we introduced for Facebook - only now - on your iPhone. Built specifically for iPhone's Safari browser, Blog It for iPhone enables you to post blog entries or status updates from wherever you are to more than a dozen different online services. And just like the original Facebook version, you can choose to share your posts with the people you know across various social networks.

To start blogging with Blog It for iPhone, go to  http://blogit.typepad.com with your iPhone's Safari browser and install the Blog It icon onto your mobile desktop. Then, all you have to do is click the Blog It icon and start creating posts!

Whether you're riding the bus to work, cheering on your team courtside, or enjoying a picnic by the lake, now it's easier than ever to Blog It.

We will be performing scheduled maintenance on Vox tonight (Friday, June 6, 2008) from 11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. PDT. Although we don't anticipate this maintenance to be highly disruptive, we always like to give you advance notification when there is a slight chance of some downtime.

As always, thank you for your patience - and have a great weekend!

Update: There WILL be downtime between 11:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. PDT. so please plan accordingly.

Get your closets ready because the 2nd Annual SHOP SF Event is less than two weeks away, and Gen Art is offering Voxers an exclusive 25% discount on VIP and General Admission to this one-of-a-kind shopping fête.

The event will showcase over 40 local designers specializing in stylish clothing, jewelry and accessories for both men and women. These local designers were culled from the Gen Art alumni, local art schools, as well as the Bay Area's hottest emerging designer boutiques. With so many amazing looks to choose from, you'll be sure to find head-turning styles perfectly tailored to your individual taste. After all, that's what we think being a Bay Area resident is all about, don't you?

When: Saturday, June 14th

VIP Preview Hour: 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. (Includes access to the VIP lounge, Shu Uemura Lash Bar, complimentary coat check and a gift bag.)
General Public: 1:00 - 6:00 P.M.

Where: 511 Harrison Street (at 1st Street0
San Francisco, CA 94105

RSVP for the event at Gen Art and enter offer code VoxShopSF to save 25% off VIP or General Admission.

Wondering how you can say "Thank You" to Gen Art for their generous offer? Raid the closet of your boyfriend, husband, father, or best male bud, and bring a paper bag full of menswear (in good condition) to donate to The Saint Vincent de Paul Society. Donations will go to help more than a thousand people trying to overcome poverty, homelessness, substance abuse and domestic violence in the Bay Area. Plus, for your kind offering, you'll receive a Goorin Bros. hat or accessory.

Let us know in the comments if you'll be attending this exciting event. We can't wait to see you there!

The Purple Ribbon Project is an international project with the long-term goal of bringing an end to all interpersonal violence. While none of us can hope to stop interpersonal violence on our own, the Purple Ribbon Project encourages us to change our own behavior by being a responsible role model, setting an example, and promoting violence awareness and respect.

The Purple Ribbon Project believes in order to stop the violence, we must first see to it that every man, woman, and child is aware of the problem. We must ask them to consciously stop tolerating, enabling, or engaging in this self-destructive epidemic among humans. Stopping violence is everyone’s responsibility.

What can you do to participate in this effort? First, you can answer today's QotD, "What could we do to create a world with less violence?" or respond to today's Vox Hunt and "Show us something purple." You can also wear a purple ribbon or tie one to your car or find ways to be a positive role model.

Learn more about how to get involved with the Purple Ribbon Project and let us know about your efforts to make the world a more peaceful place in the comments.

I'm still unable to accept that Luc is really gone. Everytime I think of it, there's still this hope in my heart that it never happened and I will go back to cheering for him next season.

It's strange because the concept of "gone" in hockey has always meant a player from your team is getting traded.. But there's always hope of that player coming back. Luc has always been someone who is stapled to a lot of trade proposals, trade rumors, etc... But death is not the same as a hockey trade or losing a player to a free agent market. We really won't see him again.

For someone I don't personally know, but who is a player who I invested a lot of emotional attachment over the past couple of years, I am very scared of losing my memories of him.

I saw him score his first NHL goal.

I remember a story back when he was in Junior, how Cape Breton's QMJHL didn't really like him because during their teddy bear toss, he threw a teddy bear back to the crowd after the first goal was disallowed.

I remember LOLing so hard during his rookie "hazing" from the Canucks Dice & Ice, beating out Alex Edler for the title of the best dancer.

I remember watching the recorded replay of Team Canada vs Team USA in the WJHC 2007 semi-finals. He scored the tying goal.

I remember the last game of the 07-08 season, when I was joking around with my friend that Luc is all over my shot when I tried to take a photo of Markus Naslund during warmup. Now I'm pretty happy that I have a couple of good photos of him on his last NHL game.

I can't even believe I'm getting this worked up over his death when I have only even seen less than half of his professional hockey games. But that's the whole point. I wanted so much to see more of his games.