Thank you, Mr. Oboe

The super bowl this year was an amazing sight to see. It's hard being in the heart of Patriots' country (and being surrounded by Pats fans at your super bowl party) and watching the Giants beat down arguably the "best team of the decade." So on the plus side we got a great football game this year, but unfortunately there were not-so-great ads. As costs rise each year for SB commercials, I often wonder why the companies who buy spots spend so much money to air their spot and spend such little effort to turn out quality product. But there were some good spots. This one is my favorite:



Since I'm such a HUGE fan of football, it makes sense that my favorite commercial would be about a football player. Despite that, in my opinion, the ads featuring football players tend to be really awesome. Does anyone remember those United Way PSAs from a few years back that showed Peyton Manning at a food drive and he lobs a loaf of bread into a guy's handbasket? That was golden. Or what about Peyton's Pep talks from this year? Arguably the best spots of the NFL season - spend some time watching these.

So while we didn't get some really great ads, we got one or two really good ones; this Will Ferrell one for Bud Light was fabulous. Enjoy!

Closing the Quest for GH

Stephen and I made our weekly trekk to Best Buy Saturday night on our way to Costco to see if they had any Wii or 360s in stock. This has become a weekly ritual and every week we walk out empty handed; what is it with these game systems that they're still so popular that you can't get one more than one month after Christmas? So I was expecting that we would spend 15 minutes at Best Buy waiting for our weekly rejection notice, and then going on our way to buy food for our Super Bowl party the next evening. But that wasn't the case.

The girl said they had the Xbox 360 "Pro" in stock so Stephen calls his friend to make sure this is the one we want; indeed, this apparently is the one we want. 5 minutes later she comes back to tell us that they had sold out of them... BOO!!! :( But she tells us that two other stores in the area have some in stock, so any thoughts of food for our party are thrown by the wayside and off we go to drive around town looking for an Xbox. Anyway, we got one. AND we got the greatest game in the world: Guitar Hero (versions II and III.)

Stephen and I spent the rest of Saturday night and most of Sunday playing GH (our band name is Get Baked), so... no super bowl snacks, except what we already had in the house (chips and salsa, almonds, whole grain crackers) but plenty of GH. Today, the tips of my fingers are blistered and battered all for the sake of "Get Baked," but I can't describe how thrilled I am to finally own GH.