I don’t follow football. There. I said it. Surprised? Probably not. I fit all the the classic stereotypes of someone who doesn’t watch sports. Geek? Check. Girl? Check. Liberal urban vegan? Or as my dad would affectionately say, “hippie commie pinko?” Check.
Not that there aren’t liberal urban vegan geeky gamer chicks out there who DO follow football, I’m just saying, you know, you’re probably not surprised that I don’t. My mom and brother don’t either, so my poor dad is often alone in his enthusiastic outcries against referees or cheers for his favored team.
But once a year, Super Bowl Sunday comes around, and I find myself at a chili party, or hosting a chili party, since our friends seem to think it’s a crime to not put our oversized 55″ HD TV to good use. I look into the teams, I remember how the rules work from my junior-high dance team days, and sort of kind of care for a few hours. Though honestly the big draw card for me are the commercials. I just love seeing what businesses deemed worth millions of dollars for the air time.
This year, however, we might actually be skipping it. The chili party friends aren’t having their party this year, and our friends seem more interested in watching the Puppy Bowl. I can catch the commercial highlights on YouTube. So I’m either having friends over to watch the Puppy Bowl or playing World of Warcraft (leveling my deathknight) or playing Star Trek Online (leveling my liberated Borg engineer.)
i’ll be working
I don’t really plan on watching the game…it is barely a Super Bowl without the Steelers. Was hoping to do some ICC10 in, but not sure if we get enough people from our guild to do that since alot of them will be watching the game.
Guess it will be another last minute ICC10 this week.
I’ll be watching the game at the home of a friend of my dad’s, otherwise I’d be watching and playing at the sametime. It will be interesting since he’ll do a good spread and there will be a liberal amount of booze flowing, plus my Dad was is from New Orleans and was a Saint’s fan for a long number of years.
I will have the game on the big TV while playing something on the small TV (I’m thinking either Persona 4 for PS2, or maybe give Demon’s Souls for PS3 another try). I will also have my laptop there to watch people liveblogging/tweeting about the commercials.
I’ll be watching the ads while hanging out with friends and playing Kingdom of Loathing.
I don’t generally watch football, although I can enjoy watching a game now and then, especially in good company. However, I am an expatriate Louisianian so I’m kinda obliged to keep an eye on this one. Also, I’m in demand because I’m the only source of good, real gumbo in New England
I can’t watch TV while playing MMOs though. Either I get caught up in what’s on the TV and lose track of what I’m doing in-game, or vice versa. One track mind.
Liberated Borg Engineer!!! Was that a subtle hint that you DID go for the lifetime subscription?
Heh, not so subtle actually.
Yep, bought it.
Let’s hear it for the Liberated Borg Engineers! I have one of those. Made Lt.Cmdr yesterday, got a cruiser, realized a science vessel suited my style better. (STO is showing a certain lack of variety, but since I never seem to get tired of space dogfights and away missions, I’m still thrilled.)
Sweet! Grats on Lt. Cmdr.
Snowboarding.
I didn’t even realize the super bowl was this Sunday. I’m gonna be upset if my guild doesn’t get enough raiders for ICC this weekend. : /
Am dutch so…. dont what your type of football… doubt it will even get on tv
most watch soccer? or something like it.. for me on sunday i am goin to see avatar for the frist time ^o^ and why the hell cant i find geek girl on the other side of the ocean?
Welllll, I’ll watch the game
! But I will have come from a tennis officials’ clinic and will also be anxious to play both my Warrior (poor JJ) and my Druid. I like to watch the commercials too. And if the game starts to be boring (one team pulls ahead), I’ll play WoW or fly with Microsoft Flight Simulator. Oh…I’m Mary’s Dad. And I did (and still do) use the term “commie pinko hippie”. As bad as that sounds I never meant it in a derogatory sense. In fact, I have had and still do have friends who might be described that way. And I know some real conservative people on the far right that might actually describe me that way ::))!! I know I’m biased but ain’t (bad English for emphasis) this comic great!??!!!
Hah! Thanks Dad.