monoceros blogsYesterday was the big game. I spent the afternoon running errands - buying groceries, buying a bathroom mat (accidentally picking one that cost U.S.$19.99 and promptly returning it, and then driving to Target to buy a $5.99 one), getting petrol in Ypsilanti, getting the White Rabbit washed. While at Meijers (where I purchased the plush $19.99 bathroom mat), I noticed plenty of folks loading up on beer and snacks, no doubt in preparation for the big game.
I don't have cable TV, as Lin Kiat can testify (rather grumpily, I'm sure) after his visit here, so I couldn't watch the intense action (and I missed Josh Groban singing "You Raise Me Up" to honor the fallen in the Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy that occured a year ago on the very day). I merely kept track of the scores and touchdowns online at Yahoo sports. I support the Pats, or New England Patriots, for two reasons. Tom Brady, who played for the Michigan Wolverines when I was an undergraduate here and who is now known as the come-back kid and a rising football star (even Britney Spears has confessed to having a crush on him) often compared to the other great one, Joe Montana. And NELP, the New England Literature Program that I joined in the summer of 1999, which changed my life forever. I spent seven weeks camping, hiking, sleeping in a sleeping bag, learning to eat cous cous and watching the lake waters while reading Sarah Orne Jewett. I have a soft spot for New England.
So I'm very glad that the Pats defeated the Panthers from North Carolina, although it was a very tough fight. For every touchdown that the Pats delivered, the Panthers answered with one of their own. Till the very last minutes of the fourth quarter, the Panthers kept responding with touchdowns. They were tied at 29 until Adam Vinatieri kicked a late field goal to gain the Pats 3 more points to win the Bowl. He kicked another late field goal two years ago to help the Pats win the Super Bowl.
So Tom Brady has won his second Super Bowl MVP Trophy. His status echoes his playing style, Brady came up from nowhere. Go here to read more about Brady's rise. Michigan, I'm sure, is very proud.
Posted by Monoceros at February 2, 2004 12:21 PMhaha! sounds fun. cous cous is ace....i have it lots these days...
if it's any consolation.... i have NO tv at all.... my attempts in getting the digital TV adaptor installed for my laptop failed 2x.... once was coz the teletext didn't work so i returned it, and then the 2nd was that the power adaptor of the DTV thingy was kaputt so i returned it too and the shops haven't got anything suitable in stock at the moment....doof. i so want to watch telly sometimes!
Posted by: tiggie at February 2, 2004 5:40 PM