Dead Air

This sucks.

Your team suffers a massive and historic loss in the championship. Bad enough. Then you and your friends that you used to obsess over every minuscule football-related bit of news with decide to boycott all things relating to the NFL henceforth. Well, until September.

And then you realize, rather quickly, that you miss it. I admit it! I'm sorry, I can't give it up. I just can't. I'm weak, I can't help it!

But of course, its February, the deadest time of the year in sports. Free-agency hasn't even started in football yet. Spring training is just beginning. The NBA exists but I mean, who really cares about the NBA. ESPN is so desperate to fill time that they're running this ridiculous Greatest Highlight Ever special. Ooh how exciting - which highlight is better than the other? I'm on the edge of my seat. We've all seen these clips 8 million times. I can maybe for about five minutes get into the NCAA Tournament next month. And if I actually had a channel on my cable system that showed any hockey games ever, I'd maybe be able to get into hockey again but, alas, I don't.

I'm booooooooooored. And I don't know what to write about in my blog.

My friends and I are attempting to replace sitting on the couch for 12 straight hours in front of the television every Sunday with hiking various Los Angeles trails on Sundays instead. But of course, we've already been rained out on week two. Thank goodness for the Oscars...oh wait, no, that wasn't nearly as fun as a football game. Was it me or was that the most utterly dull Oscars ever? Thanks again, writer's strike.

I've also replaced my 11pm Sports Center viewing with The Daily Show and Colbert Report. That's at least a perhaps better option than before. The election is providing plenty of amusing fodder for them and that's enjoyable. Nothing like a little Mike Huckabee right before bed to give you some good dreams.

I have no doubt that I'm only a few weeks from the inevitable "watch the AFL with me" conversation with my one and only friend who does indeed, watch the AFL. I'll yet again explain to him that Arena football is boring as all hell and yes, I've tried to watch a game, and no, I would not like to try again.

Hmmm...it's 11pm. It's a weekend so no Comedy Central shows on now. Sports Center is on...maybe I'll just try it out for a second. I'm sure I'll be totally bored by an hour's worth of highlights that I don't care one bit about. I just miss those cheeky bastards at ESPN.

Great, an ad for the Sports Illustrated Giants Super Bowl DVD.

I forgot, this is why I'm not supposed to be watching ESPN for a while.

Oh cool, a new episode of Girls Next Door! That works.

I hate when the Boys are right.