Insane Random Ramblings

For a trip to the Super Bowl. Ughhhh I knew that it was expensive but I didn’t know how expensive it could be. The fact that it’s clear across the country in Dallas is one factor. The other is just that the Super Bowl is expensive as all get out. If you can get a ticket for the game at face value you’re looking at over $700 per ticket. And you have to get those early in the year and that’s the luck of the draw.

I would love to go to at least one Super Bowl during my lifetime. It would help if I could just win a trip. That would take care of everything.

Man what a great game!! But it was super stressful at times. The game started out great with the Steelers rolling for 24 points in the first half. But I guess the team got a little too laid back in the 2nd half and the Jets came out guns blazing! I felt like I would need a point of care cart because my heart was beating so fast. The final score was Steelers 24 and the Jets 19 but it was really close.

Now it’s on to Dallas and Super Bowl 45. I’ve never been to a Super Bowl and I would love to go but I know it’s not a economic reality. That’s what I need to start saving my money for because I want to go to a Super Bowl within the next couple of years.

But it’s only supposed to be 16 degrees and it’s supposed to snow. Now I love football as much as the next person but that’s a little bit too cold for me. I also just got over a cold/flu one two punch so it would be crazy for me to sit outside in the cold, wind and snow even if it is to cheer on the Steelers!

Besides I have the best seat in the house right here on my comfy couch!

I withdrew too much money yesterday by accident. I wasn’t paying attention and instead of the $100 button, I hit $300. I didn’t want that much extra cash laying around the house so I went down to the branch to deposit the excess money.

Once I got down there, I saw a line of people outside the bank just milling around. Then I noticed two city cops standing there. I still didn’t know what was going on until I walked inside. All over the branch was signs saying that Santonio Holmes was going to be signing autographs from 11:30am-1pm.

If I had known I would have brought my shirt from home for him to sign. We usually see all kinds of stuff on the company internet site but there was no mention of this. I guess they didn’t want the branch to get mobbed. Oh well, maybe next time.

Today is the parade for our Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The parade doesn’t start until noon but people started migrating towards downtown at 9am. That doesn’t count the people who started lining up at 5 and 6am for prime spots near the grandstand. Did I mention that it’s cold (of course) and it’s snowing?!?! That’s Steelers fans though. It could be a blizzard and there would be people out there.

The city is estimating that there will be 250,000 people there today. The same amount as last time and almost 45% of the population of the city. Craziness man. The suckiest part? I have to take my exam today so I have to leave work at noon. I’ll be in the thick of the crowd (but going in the opposite direction), and I’ll miss the whole thing.

At least I’ll be able to catch the rebroadcast tonight on television.

Nuff’ Said!!!!!!!!

It’s crazy here in Pittsburgh right now. The Steelers are dominating the news. They’re the lead story on every station. Never mind that we have a storm watch because of the ice and snow. They talk about the Steelers, then the weather, back to the Steelers and then the rest of the news until it’s time for the sports segment. Which they then talk about the Steelers.

Everybody is getting into the SuperBowl spirit. There are several pep rallies set for Thursday and Friday around town. Most businesses are relaxing the dress code for the entire week, letting employees can wear black and gold. Even some of the local retail franchises (Eat N Park and several others) are closing early on Sunday so that their employees can stay home and watch the game.

It’s gonna be crazy here on Sunday once the game is over.

For the past 2 weeks all we’ve heard about it the SuperBowl. Everything is a storyline. Hines Ward has a sprained knee, will he play (of course he will!). Big Ben had a concussion 3 weeks ago is he ok. How will he perform this year compared to the last big game? Now that’s a fair question considering Ben has said that he was nervous the whole game.

I’m almost glad the game is coming up soon. I don’t know how much more of this intense coverage I can take. I know when the Steelers get all of that hardware, they better consider a truck rental to haul it all back to Pittsburgh. I mean that Lombardi Trophy has to be pretty heavy right?

All I know is on Sunday, the Steelers franchise gets ring number 6. How sweet will that be?!

We’re SuperBowl bound again! We beat those pesky Ravens in a hard fought game 23-14. The game was really close until the 4th quarter when we got a interception that sealed the game. It got really scary in the 4th quarter when Ryan Clarke and Willis McGahee collided on the field. Ryan got up and walked off of the field but you could tell he was still shaken up. Willis had to be carted off of the field. News reports have stated that he has feeling and movement in his limbs but has “exceptional” neck pain. I hope it’s only whiplash and nothing serious.

Now we go to Tampa and take on the Arizona Cardinals. Yeah Arizona, I could hardly believe it either. A lot of people are really under-estimating them but I think they forget that Kurt Warner is a Super Bowl winning quarterback. So they’re no slouch team.

I would love to go to Tampa. Unfortunately it’s not feasible right now because of school. I’ll be glad when I’m finally done and I have some disposable income again.

If you’re a Steelers fan that is. After a rough start, they were basically good to go for the rest of the game. Now it’s time to bring on the Ravens. We already beat them twice this season but we’re bitter rivals so you can throw that out the window. This will be one vicious, nasty, hard-hitting game.

On the other side, the Eagles went into Giants stadium and came away with the game. Now they get to travel to warm Arizona. Can you believe the Cardinals are in the NFC title game?!?! Craziness.

These are gonna be two really good games.