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New American Tradition: Super (fast) Bowl

Some of you might be aware that a football game occured yesterday. I am only vaguely aware that it really occured. I have never had any interest in watching professional football, and calling the game ‘Super’ doesn’t make me want to watch it anymore. This does not however does not mean that companies don’t find this select time during the annual progression of American television as a good time to spend a lot of money in the hopes of impressing the populous.

In years past I have subjected myself to the trials which are sitting through this “super” game in order to see a few glimses of some good commercials. This year I was having none of that. This year I have a DVR.

I recorded the entire Super Bowl, while I busied myself in other pursuits. Then at about 9:30PM (The game stated at 6 I believe) I sat down, and in defiance of all that is normal, and in the great American tradition of getting exactly what I want exactly when I want it, I watched all of the commercials and fast-forwarded through all of the football. All told it took me about a half hour and at 10:02PM I caught up with live TV and watched the final play of the game.

There I had seen everything I needed to see. And here is my post-show analysis. The whole Super Bowl commerical thing really hasn’t been the same since its glory days during the Dot COM Bubble of the late ninties, a time signified by flegling companies that wanted nothing more than to spend Billions of dollars in as short a time as possible. It might not have been a good business plan, but it gave us some good commericals. There were a few stand-out however. My picks for the evening would be FedEx’s caveman commercial and the AmeriQueset series of “Don’t judge too quickly” commericals. I am not sure what we are not suppose to be judging too quickly, but the commercials were funny. Something that might have been missed by those of you watching the game over a 4 hr period, but I got the very distinct feeling watching it all in fast-foward that they really wanted us to watch “Grey’s Anatomy” right after the Super Bowl.

busy times, they are a happenin’

To say I have been busy, would be an understatement. As I moved to a new project at work, they realized that we really were short 2-3 people from what we should have. To try to make up for it, they authorized us for 20 hours of overtime each week. It is probably important to note, that it would take a large motivation to work 60 hours a week, every week, and since they are not requiring it of anyone, I am not.

I am sure some of you work extremely long hours every week and get along just fine. Maybe I just lack the motivation, maybe it is what I believe to is my latent undiagnosed ADD, but I have a couple times tried to do 12 hours days, and it nearly brought about my untimely demise. Sitting in a cube for 12 straight hours, doing what someone else wants you to do, it not something I was built to do.

Changing subjects slightly. This is one of my long weekends (Fri-Sun) that I get off. This is also my first free weekend (that I out of town, at work, or at the theatre) since November. My plan which developed over the past couple very sunny beautiful weeks, was to spend a couple of days out and about, at the park, and the beach, taking lots and lots of pictures. The last two days have been continuous rain. This is, in fact, the first time it has rained for more than 30 minutes or so that wasn’t caused by a hurricane. Sigh.