See I have this obsession with sports in general and in particular with a) The Toronto Maple Leafs and B) The NFL/American Football. Now I dislike American very strongly and usually with armed with nothing more than misplaced vitriol, possible jealousy and heaps of conjecture. There are also legitamate reasons I can't stand the US, but there are things I truly appreciate about the US. Most of it comes as a result of being in Toronto and therefore a major market for consuming everything but Canadian culture and being bombarded daily by the US media export machine. One of the things I've really taken to especially since 1st year university is American football. Love this game. I think Canadians do things much better than the US on most things with a notable exception being the gridiron game. It's poetic in its athleticism, the running game matters and sets up everything else, far more like chess than other sports and the pomp and pageantry that surrounds and ballyhoos the game is in itself jarring (especially at the College level).
It is now august 13th. Tomorrow is a partial holiday for me. I'm taking off from work almost 2.5 hours early because the new Madden videogame comes out. Crazy? I've never said any different...it is Maddenoliday and if you are a believer, I wish you a great, fun and absolutely headache inducing Madden holiday (from all the screens and liquor and drugs you most certainly will participate in around this holiday).
Now combining my love of sports with my love of visceral armchair fantasy such as videogames is heavenly. I swear if only videogames could cook and clean than Emily you would be in serious jeopardy of losing your first wife for life title since virtual sex is coming (pun intended) right around the corner... (i'm kidding, please don't make me sleep on the couch, cats will eat me)
This obsession with sports and Madden in particular is wonderful this year because EA decided to release the game on a Friday ensuring a weekend full of childish, amateur, sloppy and undignified behaviour on the part of men who are believers in this holiest of days. I can't wait until tomorrow. I've been talking em to death about the game, the upcoming football season, how many sleeps left until the game. It got to the point where my enthusiasm has led Emily to actually be excited rather than worried and pre-tired for football season this year (which i am sure will change to chagrin and resentment by week 2) and a couple of night ago she woke up in the middle of the night thinking, only a few more sleeps until Saff gets Madden.
That is so cool. I consider that no small victory on my part.
Madden means football is only 4 weeks away. FLY EAGLES FLY, GO COLTS GO.
and to show to counterbalance my exuberance of things american and being a good Canadian kid and all, here are a few links showing that while America is great for many things, it is still one stupid dumb overvalued country that is going to hell for being so damn stupid and dumb. Watch in order and enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPkMUU9tUqk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0gb9v4LI4o&feature=channel
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-s
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