So the NFC and AFC championship games are about to start in a few hours. I’ll be sound asleep for the Saints-Bears game, but I have the option of going to work late and watching the first half of the Pats-Colts game if I want to. It’s clearly the marquee match-up of the season, and in my opinion a more compelling game than any of the potential Super Bowl match-ups would be. Combine that with the fact that, being parked thousands of miles away from my home continent, I haven’t watched a single NFL contest this year, and my interest is at an all time high.
Of course, being a business major, my mind works in the realm of trade-offs. If I do decide to stay home and watch the game, I’ll be neglecting a ton of responsibility that has been bestowed upon me, ever since the new year rolled around and the company has somewhat regained its footing and *gasp* have actually placed me on some projects. Of course, the fact that I essentially did nothing in ‘06 and am peering into the cold, black abyss of the annual performance review season has me motivated to contribute a lot more this year. Meaning, of course, that I need to start making trade-offs between this glamorously derelict life to which I’ve become so accustomed and actual, gritty spreadsheet work.
So for the past two hours, I’ve been straining my brain trying to justify watching the game when there are so many more important things going on in my life, and humanity in general. I thought about how I need to revisit my priorities, now that I’ve got a house and somewhat of a family to take care of (and by family, I’m referring to those two new plants I got a couple of week back). Also, I watched “An Inconvenient Truth” a few days ago and it scared the bejeezus out of me. So, on top of the mortgage thing, there’s the whole depressing global warming thing that’s got me worried and stressed out. And how could I forget the fact that Lindsay Lohan just checked herself into rehab?
So with all these weighty issues to wrap my mind around, I’m concluding that the best way to deal with it is to watch Peyton Manning throw another big game away.
Thanks, all of you, for pushing me to make the right decision. Go Lions!
