Football

I have never watched a football game all the way through in my entire life. It's a boring sport that rewards some of my least favorite personality traits and personalities in general. They are way longer than the clock says and football fans have a downright spooky commitment to the game.


I know this isn't uncommon, but my Dad would watch a game on Sundays and I'd sit there on the couch watching the clock tick down, stop, two minutes later resume, stop, two minutes later resume etc. etc. just waiting for the end of the game.


The end would come (sometimes without the clock even running down to zero) and I'd say "hey Dad! Let's go do something," and my dad would say something like "No way! The game's about to start."


What game?


"The game I was waiting for."


THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON! It is freaking DEATH for someone who does not like football! You were watching a game, waiting for another game to start? Just how long do you plan on attempting to grow ROOTS to the couch?!


MAN I do NOT like football.


And then Monday rolls around and everyone comes to work yelling about how their team won, lost, rubbing in someone else's face, someone rubbing it in yours, etc. etc. all while other people are trying to work. That's real pleasant.


But I watched my very first football game last night (this is obviously written earlier and then scheduled to release on the next available day which is February 27th. It's really February 2nd) and it was pretty great.


I had a good time and it wasn't JUST because I had money on the game though that was kind of fun, but it was a good game, I thought. All the way to the end.


Maybe it was just a really great game but I had a good time and understood everything after it was done. I understand the excitement. I understand the idea of wanting to feel that excitement all day long on a day off. I understand wanting to get together with friends and family and bonding over the games. I can even understand the idea of coming to work on Monday and yelling with your co-workers about it.

I literally feel like a huge door in life has opened up.

It's crazy.