puppy bowl

So, anyone who knows my family with any degree of intimacy will know that my parents do not watch that much television including, and possibly especially, sports. As a kid I do remember following the UNLV Rebels basketball team. We would watch games and I'd know the team members' names and watch for them on the court. I'd be impressed with their moves, would cheer when they scored and stew when they lost, loved watching "Tarkanian" bite his towel in between yelling from the sidelines. Then there was some sort of scandal, the team kind of went downhill, I got older and never played basketball, so I gradually lost interest and have never again followed any organized sports team very closely.

Hence you might understand my fascination at the phenomenon that is NFL football and the Super Bowl in particular. The other day, for reasons that may become clear later, I logged on to the TV Guide website to check out what time the Super Bowl was on this Sunday. The game is slotted for three and a half hours from 4:00 to 7:30. Ok fine, I know football games are long, but did you know there's a "pregame show" that starts at NOON! That means they are planning to flap their lips for four hours before the game even starts! Can you say crazy? That's longer than the game itself. Then they have to sum up all the stuff you just watched by having a "postgame" show. However, that is only a modest half hour so I guess that's passable. So anyway.

All this got me thinking how grateful I am that I'm not strug up on football. And grateful that a friend just let me know of a fun alternative. Not that you have to have an alternative or watch any TV at all that day, but should you be curious enough to check it out, there is a little thing called "Puppy Bowl."

It's this show on Animal Planet where they put a whole bunch of puppies on a mini football field and watch them play. They even have a kitten half-time show. SOOOOOO CUTE. Incidentally it is on for almost as long as the Super Bowl (playing twice from 4:00 to 10:00, wow) This is the fourth year it's been on (I think) and they do it kind of to encourage people into getting pets from humane shelters and things like that. I've never watched, but, as much as I'm not sure I'd ever want to own one, puppies are so darling that I am planning to tune in here and there...even if it's only for a few minutes. If you like this little preview, you may just want to join me.



I'll especially have to try and catch the half-time kitty show since I want a cat soooo bad. Happy viewing!

i am a total wannabe

So, did you all know know?
Yay! I'm so stinking excited! I looooved American Gladiators as a kid. I guess I've always had some sort of competitive streak (don't laugh too hard :) and all the events on that show looked sooooo fun to me! Oh man, to do the joust...I think my life would be complete. See, pretend this is me...

Awesome, huh? Of course, I'd have to workout a little bit more to get those legs...and arms...and everything else...and I'd get a different outfit that would be sure to incorporate silver since all the 2008 gladiators have silver in their get ups. But I'm ok with that.

I'd even be happy to be a competitor, I'd still need to workout more and have a different outfit. So, I've been thinking about it. The only thing standing between me and American Gladiatorship is my job. I simply don't have time to have a job and train for the show. So, I just have to quit my job, hire a trainer, and workout like crazy for the next few months and I think I could do it. That's all! I know I have the body for it, it's just hiding under a small, normal, feminine layer of fluff. It'd be SO MUCH FUN! Seriously, the other day I went to the gym and thought to myself the whole time I was working out "what if I was training for American Gladiators." Man, I worked out so much harder and faster and all that than normal. It was great! I love it! But seriously, finding the time right now would be an absolute pain. Hm.

So, I guess my AG daydreams may have to stay daydreams, but let me tell you, they are sure to continue rich and fulfilling. And maybe they'll help me get more fit, even if it's never quite up to nationally televised standards.

2008 rhymes with more than just "great"

I graduated from high school in 1997. That means I had my 10-year high school reunion this year, I had a good time and am glad I went but probably won't ever bother doing that again, but that's not the point. The motto of my graduating class was "Oh thank heaven for '97" and I can't imagine that kids from last year had it much better, cause let's face it, heaven is about the only word that rhymes with seven...maybe leaven, or Devin, but "Oh gee Devin, let's cheer for '97" is just a little silly.

So, that got me to thinking about 2008. Man, there are about a billion words that rhyme with eight! Ate, bate, late, Kate, elate, frustrate, exacerbate, potentate, hate, rate, fate, wait, state, inebriate, satiate, truncate, etc. those lucky kids who are graduating this year. I'll bet they all have different great mottoes, unlike every school in any English speaking country in the "7" years. Here are some of my ideas for if I were to be graduating this year:

Life is great in 2008!
We can't wait for 2008!
2008! Hoorah!
Head of state in 2008!
We'll expiate in 2008!
It's time for fate in 2008!
It's never too late, in 2008!

Ok, so maybe it's a good thing that I never ran for student body office. ;)
Well, no matter what all those high schoolers are up to this year, I'm glad I'm out of it. And happy to see 2008, it's such a nice round number and I'm sure will give me good cause to right many a joyful entry in my journal that are marked with it. So, welcome 2008! Bring it on!

2008, we appreciate!