The team that I wanted to win won the game, which is always fun. And they didn't just win. They dominated. Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8. Sea 43. See for three.
"It's not what you look at, it's what you see." -Henry David Thoreau
I was looking for poetry in the game, since last year's appeared to be wrought with it, but there didn't appear to be much on the surface. But it's always there.
The most obvious came in the form of an online posting from a friend: both teams in the Super Bowl came from states which had just legalized an enjoyable green plant. Colorado and Washington states prevailed until today, and ultimately Washington won it all. As of the beginning of this year, recreational magic green plants have been legal in both states. Ironically, I remembered the last time I enjoyed that plant, which used to be my preferred method of consciousness change (and I suppose still is), and realized it was 100 days ago. I know I'll do it again, but I'm happy that I have endured much more stress than usual since moving back to NYC and haven't felt a need for it.
Anyway, I was mostly rooting for Seattle because they had never won it before, and I always go for the team that has never won it before. Also, they got consistently screwed over by the officials in the big game 8 years ago just so the fan favorite could win, so it was good to finally see them triumph.
Also, the Seahawks are green and blue, my two favorite colors. Whenever I created a team on NFL Quarterback Club '98 for N64 (when I was 13), I always chose the Seahawks colors. It's just like James Taylor said in "Sweet Baby James": "deep greens and blues are the colors I choose"
During the game I realized there was even better poetry in the outcome: Jason Webley is from Seattle. He sings "Train Tracks," one of my favorite traveling/pursuing your dream songs of all time. Many more of his titles are on the list as well.
This was my first full football game of the year. Work has been disappointing lately, but it's all part of the journey. Challenges come for reasons. Just because you're not sure about the people around you making decisions, perhaps the universe is making a better decision you can't see at the time. I'm learning a lot and gaining good skills, even if it is frustrating and feels stagnant at times.
All of that being said, I feel good when I'm not at work. We'll see how it goes tomorrow when I get my new class and teach them the exact same stuff I just taught my other class last week: the difference between less and fewer.
Speaking of which, Scarlett Johansson said, "Less soda and less bottles," in a commercial, and I felt good that I am teaching immigrants in the Bronx to speak English better than one of the leading thespians in America. Then again, if she and/or her writers don't know or care about the difference, and she's about as successful as you can get, then how much does my job really matter?
"It's not what you look at, it's what you see." -Henry David Thoreau
I was looking for poetry in the game, since last year's appeared to be wrought with it, but there didn't appear to be much on the surface. But it's always there.
The most obvious came in the form of an online posting from a friend: both teams in the Super Bowl came from states which had just legalized an enjoyable green plant. Colorado and Washington states prevailed until today, and ultimately Washington won it all. As of the beginning of this year, recreational magic green plants have been legal in both states. Ironically, I remembered the last time I enjoyed that plant, which used to be my preferred method of consciousness change (and I suppose still is), and realized it was 100 days ago. I know I'll do it again, but I'm happy that I have endured much more stress than usual since moving back to NYC and haven't felt a need for it.
Anyway, I was mostly rooting for Seattle because they had never won it before, and I always go for the team that has never won it before. Also, they got consistently screwed over by the officials in the big game 8 years ago just so the fan favorite could win, so it was good to finally see them triumph.
Also, the Seahawks are green and blue, my two favorite colors. Whenever I created a team on NFL Quarterback Club '98 for N64 (when I was 13), I always chose the Seahawks colors. It's just like James Taylor said in "Sweet Baby James": "deep greens and blues are the colors I choose"
During the game I realized there was even better poetry in the outcome: Jason Webley is from Seattle. He sings "Train Tracks," one of my favorite traveling/pursuing your dream songs of all time. Many more of his titles are on the list as well.
This was my first full football game of the year. Work has been disappointing lately, but it's all part of the journey. Challenges come for reasons. Just because you're not sure about the people around you making decisions, perhaps the universe is making a better decision you can't see at the time. I'm learning a lot and gaining good skills, even if it is frustrating and feels stagnant at times.
All of that being said, I feel good when I'm not at work. We'll see how it goes tomorrow when I get my new class and teach them the exact same stuff I just taught my other class last week: the difference between less and fewer.
Speaking of which, Scarlett Johansson said, "Less soda and less bottles," in a commercial, and I felt good that I am teaching immigrants in the Bronx to speak English better than one of the leading thespians in America. Then again, if she and/or her writers don't know or care about the difference, and she's about as successful as you can get, then how much does my job really matter?
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