phyncke

There, I have said it. I am watching the Super Bowl today but I have always found football to be a really boring game. Too many stops and starts and they spend more time between points than anything. Not very exciting. I prefer dueling games like tennis which is pretty non-stop action and very exciting to watch - a real test of wills and strategy. I know there is a strategy to football but it all gets lost to me with all the breaks they take. They say football is like warfare and a battle. I guess it is but it is super boring to me. I also don't like the brain injury thing. I don't feel like they should risk that for my entertainment.

I really did enjoy the Half Time show. I liked the staging and I found it interesting and I knew nothing about The Weeknd going into that. I looked up one of his videos in advance just to get a sense for that. I am not a fan of his but the show was visually interesting and that is what counts for a halftime show. I think he pulled it off. This did not convert me into a fan of his. I am not going to go out there and grab a bunch of his music or anything. It did not suck and that is something because sometimes it does suck.

So Tom Brady is doing his thing - he is getting those touchdowns and is ahead right now. He kind of makes it look easy. I don't think it is easy but he sure makes it look easy.

That's all I have. I don't really have any skin in this game so I don't really care. The ads are not very good this year. Nothing is standing out there either. Oh well.

That's really all I have. Hope you are enjoying whatever you are doing. Happy Sunday.

Hi all - it is Super Bowl Sunday and I am here with an update. I got sick last week - a cold/flu that had me out of work Thursday and Friday. I think I am over the worst of it though I still get tired pretty easily. I am trying to take it easy. I am doing a football party of one today for the Super Bowl. Thinking I will nap during the game and keep up with it that way. I love football naps - sleeping to the sound of that crowd.

I finished my story, y'all. aglarien1 did a valiant beta and I have uploaded my story to the archive. It I done and gone. It ended up a little over 3000 words. Not bad.

Hope all is well with you and yours there. Enjoy the day.

Morning post over morning coffee here. I have my cup here. I realized I had not posted in a while. I sit here each morning before work and drink coffee and watch the morning news. Such is my routine. That is after I groggily wandered to the shower. Teddy the wonder cat knows enough to stay out of my way until I have had a good amount of the java.

So the Bay Area has been taken over by the effen Super Bowl. Everything is geared towards that. They have this Super Bowl City in San Francisco and all these events. I am not even going over there. It has not really impacted my life at all but I am a little tired of hearing about it. I do hope that local businesses are making tons of money from all of this - that would be a good thing - that it would boost the local economy here. So if having the game here does that - I am all for it. I do plan on watching the game and having some good snacks etc. I am rooting for the Panthers. I think Cam Newton is gorgeous and I hope that he does well in the game. :P He also won the Heisman Trophy when he was in college so he definitely has the skills.

Work is going well - I am kind of having fun with it. I do have to work on Saturday and manage a training on campus so there is that but that is not too bad and it is only a few hours. I have a few events coming up and they are off to rocky starts but I think I will be able to pull them out. We are also getting our head shots done with a professional photographer so I am having my make up done by my neighbor who does it professionally. Hopefully I will get some good shots out of this deal. I never take good pictures so will see how it goes.

I am really looking forward to reading the Slashy Valentine stories when they come out mid-month. As always I am nervous that my story is not what my recipient wants so I hope that my person likes it. *bites nails* I always worry about that so don't mind me. I am just glad that I got my story done. It was a very interesting prompt and out of my comfort zone. Kind of a stretch.

I am saddened by two recent celebrity deaths - Alan Rickman and David Bowie. I enjoyed their work through their careers - I saw Bowie twice and he was phenomenal. And I have seen many Rickman films - my favorite being - Truly Madly Deeply. I will miss both of them and their talent that they shared with us.

So that is all I have. I hope all is well with you in your part of the world. Comments are great and I will reply back as soon as I can. :)

Here I am. It is Super Bowl Sunday and I have a bucket of chicken wings that I got at Whole Foods. Hawaiian style. I am going to watch the game. I want Seattle to win since I am a West Coast loyalist. Yep. Go Seahawks!

My Slashy Valentine story is done and posted. It is a very AU story with a modern bent to it. This is a very different thing for me and not my usual style. I went through moments of fear, loathing and disgust with this one but am out the other side and I kind of like it. I want to thank keiliss for the outstanding beta work on this one. She is fabulous.

February is going to be a really busy month for me workwise. Augh. I have a major event, a web cast and a smaller dinner all around the same time. Good things come in three's, right?

Anyhoo. How goes it with you all? I hope you are doing well. Comments welcome.


by laurahonest

Here, ladies and any gents on my list - is the Calvin Klein eye candy Super Bowl commercial. Oh yeah. Usually I find the ad spots to male oriented but this one - this is one for us!



Nice! NICE! Enjoy!

A half time show worth watching. Madonna oh yeah. Her show actually works for the stadium and TV at the same time. She really is worth watching. Music, costumes, choreagraphy and technology combine to make this excellent. I am not all that into her music but I am really enjoying this! She also looks amazing. I love the ending message on her presentation - World Peace. Go Madonna!**

Another commentary on the music - the national music at the beginning - I really loved Kelly Clarkson and the duet people that sang. I thought the tone was respectful and the music on our national songs was just lovely.

**I saw on the news today that one of the dancers flipped off the camera. Too bad but I missed that so it did not effect my viewing of the show.



by yueshi at mondlichtung

While I found the Doritoes ads amusing. I thought the best ad was the Budweiser ad with the colt and the little cow through the fence. Then they grow up and the horse is on the team of horses and the little cow is now a big bull with horns. He sees his friend and then breaks through the fence to run alongside him. I just love that one!

What was your favorite ad during the Super Bowl? Post here or post on your own journal.

In honor of the Super Bowl today, I am posting one of the French football players from Dieux du Stade 2010 (Gods of the Stadium). I have these as file photos and just think it is fitting somehow. I would love to have some nekkid American football players. Heh. Somehow I don't think they are as uninhibited as their French counterparts on the rugby team over there. No sirree. These boys are so great. And they have a HUGE gay culture following. They are all over the gay blogs.

Anyhoo. Here is today's selection. Mr March. So beautiful. The buns are slightly obscured but we can fill in that blank. I just loved this pic.

( Oh mon dieux! )

In other news...
Plans have officially been cancelled for my Super Bowl thing today. I was going to go to friends house to watch and enjoy the advertising bonanza today and I will just have to watch here and rest some more. I woke up sicker today. This just has to run its course. A cold, is a cold, is a cold. I got provisions, more echinacea tea and ibu and food to last me for a few days. Laundry will wait and I am skipping the farmer's market. I have enough produce to last me until the Berkeley Market on Tuesday. My bases are covered.

Thanks to my flist for all the great get well comments on my last post. I really appreciate all the love! You guys rock. *hugs all around*

My cat is happy that I am here. I think she likes it when I stay put.

Information for those not wanting to watch football today. Animal Planet is airing the Puppy Bowl. I think that is cute games with puppies or some such. So check that out if the big game is not your thing. :P I may have to click on that for a little cute nog action.

I am hoping I can go to work tomorrow. I think I will have to MAKE myself go. I have too much going on there to miss. Coverage is thin and my projects won't wait. Maybe a short day.

Cheers to all and happy Sunday!


by silverobsession at sanddollar_inc