It has been a quiet day. So far my major efforts have been two fold: a latte run early this morning which furnished me with a much needed dose of caffeine and an attempt to finish a cross stitch piece. The second, unfortunately isn’t going to happen. Instead of recharting a portion of the pattern, I am off to the Valkyries game this evening.
As it is in San Francisco, it means leaving home at least 90 minutes before tip-off. Of course, I like to be early. We have season tickets and there is no such thing as open seating in fancy professional arenas.
Which leads me to an interesting observation. Watching a number of different games on either the app or TV screen I have noticed that the announcers always use the official name of the arena in their announcement. Everywhere, it seems except for here in SF. I haven’t the arena referred to this year by its official name – Chase Center. Instead, it seems that they are all buying into the Valkyries naming their space as Ballhalla. Considering the Norse symbolism in the logo and opening reels, it isn’t surprising that it caught on here. But nationally? It might just be that none of the other teams have a name/symbolism that lends itself so well to day to day usage. Some how – Den, Nest, Oasis .. just don’t have the same feel to them.
