It Was A Nail Biter...

Seahawks football causes me too much stress...I think next year, I am either going to have to pick a team that is really, really, good or one that sux soooo bad there's just no drama to the exhibition at all!

As promised yesterday, here is the Seahawks post which, by the way, we DID win against the Washington Redskins...but not until late in the fourth quarter. Now it's onward to Greenbay...the originating town/team of the Seahawks coach and quarterback (look out Joyce, the "hawks" could end up playing your "pats" one day!).

So, to get the football portion of this post out of the way, the Seahawks were ahead 13-0 in the first half...then the 3rd quarter came and the "Skins" made a daring comeback. The game became a 14-13 event and it was looking like the "hawks" were going down. In the 4th quarter, the "Skins" choked and the "hawks" pulled ahead, finally winning the match by a 35-14 margin.

There...football out of the way. The best part of the game was being invited to view the event at my friend, Lil' Al's (formerly known as Big Al, but weight loss has caused a change in name). Al has recently acquired a new, high tech, HD LCD TV...a BIG screen. It's not one of those thousands of dollars monstrosities that take up an entire wall of a room, but it is far bigger than anything I've ever watched a game on...I don't even have CABLE, for gawd's sake. LOL

I was amazed by the technology of TIVO and high definition...the picture of these new fangled machines is so crystal clear, I could practically count the nose hairs dangling from Paul Allen's nares (the owner of the Seahawks and previous cohort of Bill Gates). It was as if I was sitting "live" at the game. Well, almost...there were NOT any drunks spilling beer down my back side and the temperature in MY stadium was a snuggly 70 degrees! Oh, and I didn't have to yell at any stoopid fans for standing in my line of sight on the stairs while watching the game. Hmmm...I think it may have been even BETTER than a live game at Qwest Field.

Al and his wife are great fun people...old school...the kind of folks you think about when watching "A Christmas Story". They are always inviting, pleasant, funny, and engaging. We had a game "spread" of enchilada's, refried beans, salad, and drinks...as well as the usual football food of chips/dip/pretzels. It was a most excellent afternoon...the only draw back in the situation is, I missed my afternoon nap(s) and now it is too late in the early evening to even think about stealing a nap OR going to bed early...sigh...

On a slightly different slant to my day, the P.O.D. has bounced back from "whatever" gripped her stomach last night, causing her to spew like Mt. Vesuvius...she has returned to her ever-plotting-world-domination self and is once again sitting at my side by the computer memorizing my passwords. If I ever DO come up missing, check the CAT first! She'll definitely know something...

I was also ever so delighted this morning to discover during my weigh in (which really translates to standing on the scale after I urinate first thing in the morning...TMI?!?) that yet another pound has evaporated from my flesh, bringing me to a total of 8 gone...in 6 days. After the game event today, I most likely shouldn't eat for about a week to make up the difference in calories...and I only have about 8 thousand more to lose to get me back to a reasonable weight! There IS hope on the horizon...of course, I probably lost a pound or so BITING MY NAILS OFF DURING THE GAME, so maybe it will all even out...