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#relatable

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i spilt lipstick in your valentino bag

OH, Y OU SPILA̶U̶G̸N̵B̵D̷A̷U̷H̸N̴A̵U̷G̵H̵-

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Solidarity 😌

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Full speed.

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A very excited boy

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In the days after the Toronto Maple Leafs selected Auston Matthews first overall at the 2016 NHL draft, he and his father, Brian, began to do their homework. It started with a Google search of three words. “Cystic fibrosis Toronto.” One of the top results was for the SickKids’ Cystic Fibrosis Centre. The Matthews quietly reached out to the hospital, even before they had set foot in the city. They had a personal connection to the disease and wanted a way to give back in what would be their new home. Fifteen years earlier, when Matthews was three and a half years old, his uncle Bill passed away from cystic fibrosis in his early 30s. Bill Matthews was an avid hockey fan — a season-ticket holder with the then-Phoenix Coyotes — and had introduced his young nephew to hockey by taking him to his first NHL games. —– Ever since, Matthews has paid SickKids’ cystic fibrosis ward a private visit once a month, spending one-on-one time with the young children and families battling the disease at the hospital. Off days are few and far between during an NHL season, but Matthews’ visits are long. They also often include additional stops when staff ask if Matthews can see a patient in another ward who needs a lift. He never says no. —– Early on, Matthews was able to conduct his visits in relative anonymity. These days that’s not possible, particularly in hospital elevators, where he is quickly spotted by guests and staff. But his rising star hasn’t affected his time with cystic fibrosis patients. “(Auston and Brian) have never breezed in, breezed out,” Charendoff says. “They have taken as much time as is necessary. It’s not easy to see kids who are struggling, but he has been able to manage it with great maturity and just be very present, in the moment, great eye contact, no rush, just in the room with those kids for as long as those kids want him to be there.” —– One ever-present sign of his impact in the ward hangs on the wall at SickKids. Next to the pulmonary function machine are photos of Matthews taking the test that all cystic fibrosis patients have to endure. “It’s really uncomfortable for the kids,” Charendoff says of the procedure. “The kids just hate it. Now, when the kids come in and they’re fussing and they don’t want to do it they can say ‘Look, there’s Auston Matthews — he’s doing it!’ He was a really good sport. He did it and let them take photos of him blowing into this tube, which is not your typical hero headshot. Your cheeks are puffed out, you’re blowing really hard, there’s a lot of exertion involved. He said ‘If it’ll help the kids and motivate them, I’ll do it.’ ” —– “He does a lot of that stuff without telling people,” says Zach Hyman, Matthews’ regular linemate. “He likes to stay under the radar. He’s a humble guy. He’s a great role model for kids and a good leader. “The first year, when he came over (to the NHL), you maybe don’t realize how big the Toronto market is. He gets recognized on the streets wherever he goes. He’s that kind of figure in the community. People want to know about him. I think as people get to know him more, they’ll get to see that kind of side of him. Everybody (in the dressing room) knows he’s humble. In the media, he doesn’t really say much about himself or things like that, but he does these things in the community. I think (the city will) get to know him more as time goes on.” Those who have seen it have been won over. Some believe that Matthews has already started to leave his mark in Toronto in a big way, bigger than being the franchise-altering centre who has changed the trajectory of Maple Leafs on the ice. He has given his time and his heart to a cause he believes in. And he started to do so from the moment he stepped foot in Toronto. “The younger kids who watch and or play hockey, their jaws drop and they’re just almost speechless initially,” Charendoff says. “And the parents are so grateful because, when their child is sick, all they want is for their child to have a good day, to smile, to have a lift. To meet a hero like that changes everything in that child’s day or week.” 

- Highlights from The Athletic’s Person of the Year 2017, Auston Matthews: Making a difference in the community (x)

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hi, welcome to my ted talk

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Is this not a mood

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Holidays in Skates

So @carey-pricemas​ and I were talking not too long ago about Christmas hockey stuffs and it gave me the idea of making a big ole’ post of some of my favorite things that have happened. There’s not really any particular order except for Dylan Larkin’s extension cord crisis being the best damn thing ever. Feel free to add your own!!

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings) mistakes a surge protector for an extension cord bless his heart

David Pastrnak (Boston Bruins) wearing a ~tasteful~ Christmas tutu

William Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs) rocking the carriage on a ferris wheel nearly causing Zach Hyman to murder him [idk how he didn’t i’d’ve murdered willy that ish is terrifying]

Marc-Andre Fleury (then Pittsburgh Penguins; now Vegas Golden Knights) falling over the side board at what looks like a family skate? And Pascal Dupuis laughing at him [i can’t add the video so i’ll link to a post]

Tom Wilson’s grampie buying him ketchup as a gift

This blessed and cursed photo of Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Flames)

AND FINALLY The quality content from this year’s Bruins buying toys for kids trip

There’s more content from that day but this post is long enough as is oh God what have I done

ADD SOME MORE HOLIDAY GOODIES, Y’ALL

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birds out here making some weird ass sounds

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Steve Dangle totally knows Ovi’s routine.

(source)

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I’m not even a real person during the last two weeks of semester this bitch empty yeet

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My favorite thing is that Europe is spooky because it’s old and America is spooky because it’s big

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i just feel like you guys should see this thread about foxes