6th Floor Super Bowl

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Today's contributors are: Ann, Sara, Tabitha, Frank, Billy and Scott.

Subject: Super Bowl Sunday

Quick note before I get on with the post. I've connected with a domain, so now the official link of the blog is www.ceetar.com/6thfloorblog. Likely switching to wordpress, but working on getting the starts of an acceptable theme setup, so as of now, that link redirects. But it won't. I've commissioned Sara to start tweaking some stuff, for instance, the width of the site. It was stupid and small prior, and I always felt like things were getting squished. I should've done this a while ago. I also need to fix the header graphic now, as it looks tiny.

“Vegas was a blast, but I'm glad I got the red-eye and am here for Super Bowl Sunday! Woo, go Steelers!”

“I think I'm going with the underdog story in the Cardinals.”

“I'm just hoping it ends. Some cool commercials, like last year, couldn't hurt.”

“Good football, good snacks.. That's all I need.”

“I've already resolved myself that football is over, and there is no way the game will be as good as last year.”

“Baseball season! Baseball! Pitchers and catchers report in like two weeks!”

“Rather giddy aren't you? You'd think you'd have learned by now, yet every spring you get your hopes up, and every October you're a miserable wreck of a person for two weeks.”

“Bah! This year IS the year. You just wait and see.”

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“I dunno Scott. That game was pretty exciting.”

“Last year was better.”

“Two Super Bowls for Ben Roethlisberger now. Are we going to get Eli-Ben comparisons again about how the Giants should’ve taken him?”

“No, I think Eli’s fine. I’m sure some idiots will bring that up on WFAN, but Eli won last year, he didn’t have a great post season this year, but I don’t think anyone’s worried.”

“So, how lame was the 3D glasses thing?

“Hated it. The commercials weren’t bad, the the idea that they actually sent out millions of glasses around the country?”

“Would’ve been lamer if Tabitha hadn’t spotted the glasses and picked them up for us.”

“That’s true. Kudos Tab. Maybe I’ll even watch Chuck tonight to make the most use of them.”

“There were some funny commercials..but in general I think this year failed. Maybe the economy caused the ad agencies to let some of their people go?”

“You’d think they’d be smart enough to keep the funny guys though.”

“You know what the big-wigs thing is funny, and what’s actually funny are usually completely different things.”

“It’s the old adage: Most people end up doing the job that’s one level above what they’re good at.”

“That can't be true. It implies that most people are doing things they're not good at.”

“Explains the state of our country though.”

“Hard to argue that.”

6th Floor Super Bowl Snacks

Welcome to the 6^th floor.

Today's contributors are: Tabitha, Billy and Scott.

Subject: 6^th Floor's Snack Post

“I want to talk about something to you that's very important to me.” Billy says solemnly, looking at Scott and Tabitha sitting on the couch across from him.

“What kind of snacks are we having on Saturday? And what type of food for dinner?”

Scott snickers.

“Ann and I are going shopping tomorrow. We'll get a bunch of chips and frozen appetizers and the like.”

“Get some of those little, wrapped hot dog things.”

“Pigs in a blanket?”

“Yes! Those!”

“I saw this delicious recipe for Guinness brownies. We should make those!”

“Beer brownies?” Tabitha makes a face. “That's on you.”

“Well, first we'll need some Guinness.”

“That's a given.”

“One for the brownies, one to drink while you make the brownies?”

“Yeah! I like the way you think Tabitha.”

“I'm just hoping for good commercials anyway. Like last year.”

“No changing the topic. Should we order food on Sunday?”

“You know food always takes a decade to get here on Super Bowl Sunday.”

“We could order early.”

“Order at the start of the second inning..”

“Quarter.”

“Whatever. And then it should be ready for half time right? Who's performing this year?”

“Springsteen.”

“Springsteen? Geeze, they're sure playing it safe these days.”

“Springsteen's good though..”

“He is..but it's still safe. Just don't think that's the right reason to pick a band.”

“Any other snack requests?”

“No, I trust your judgment.”

“You do?”

“No. But I trust you'll shop early and I'll be able to bitch about your choices early enough to get more stuff.”

Tabitha rolls her eyes.

Frank's Escape

Welcome to the 6th floor.

Today's contributors are: Ann, Sara, Tabitha, Billy and Scott.

Subject: Frank's Escape

“I'm so tired of the cold!” Tabitha shouts from the couch, curled up in a ball in a blanket and drinking hot chocolate.

“Relax Tab, it's not that cold out.”

“I hear it's well below freezing in Buffalo today.”

“Contrary to belief, knowing that's it's colder elsewhere doesn't make it warmer here.”

“That's very deep. Maybe you just need another blanket.”

“If you give her more blankets, she may drown!”

“At least Frank's warm.”

“Frank's warm? Wait..where is he?”

“Vegas.”

“VEGAS?! And no one told me? You know how I hate being left in the dark.”

“Sorry, he made us promise not to tell you right away.”

“I shouldn't be surprised. Can I call him and berate him? He's probably still asleep given west coast time.”

“Go for it, he'll probably get a kick out of you being annoyed.”

“Sometimes I think he goes on these trips as much to get a rise out of you as for any other reason.”

“Ugh, so when is he coming back?”

“Dunno. Later?”

“You never ask the important questions.”

“I'm sure he'll be back for the Super Bowl.”

“Well Tabitha, you don't look cold anymore.”

“This really gets the blood boiling huh?”

“If Frank keeps pulling stunts like this we may be able to save on heating.”

Super Bowl Sunday

Welcome to the 6^th floor.

Today's contributors are: Ann, Sara, Tabitha, Frank, Billy and Scott.

Subject: Super Bowl Sunday

After spending the day proclaiming myself the premier Giants fan in the apartment, Ann demanded that I write this post after the game. Frank's a Panther fan, Sara and Billy like the Jets, Ann calls herself a Bills fan, and Tabitha, when I demanded she pick a team, chose the Browns because she thought it was a silly name for a football team.

Action continues at the end of the fourth quarter.

“There is still one second left! Get off the field so we can finish this!”

“Why bother? Do we really need to go through the process of Eli catching a football to finalize it? He's not going to drop it and then have the Patriots recover for a touchdown, that's just stupid.”

“League rules though.”

“They've already hit Coughlin with the Gatorade, that's good enough for me.”

“Some good commercials though.”

“Hey, let's bask in the glory of the Giants championship a little before we discuss mundane advertisements.”

“The last time the Mets won the World Series, it was after the Giants won the Super Bowl.”

“Aren't you jinxing it a little bit?”

“Nah. Come to think of it, the last time the other local football team won, the Mets won the World Series also.”

“Well, maybe the Mets win and then it's the Jets turn next year?”

“That's definitely a jinx.”

“Anything in association with the Jets is a jinx.”

“I liked the Thanksgiving balloon commercial with Stewie and Underdog racing for the bottle of coke.”

“Oh fine. Let's discuss the commercials. It was a little surprising to see Charlie Brown of all people prevail though.”

“Brown never prevails. He's like the Jets.”

“Stewie is usually foiled too...and Underdog by nature is not favored to win.”

“Good point.”

“The Garmin ad where the reenacter shamefully hides the electronic device after he uses it to get there was funny. I like the catchy song too, Garmin, Garmiiin.” Sara sings.

“Somehow I don't think it'd find that forest though.”

A Geico caveman commercial comes on, where the cavemen mock the Caveman tv show.

“Did the Geico Cavemen just mock the television show?”

“They sure did. Even they know it sucked.”

“That Doritos commercial was awesome! The one where he baits the trap for the mouse.”

“And then the giant mouse leaps out of the wall and beats the crap out of him? Classic.”

“The Sales Genie commercials were pretty bad though.”

“Yeah, they lose. Worse than the Patriots.”

“I kind of enjoyed the Diet Pepsi Max with ginseng commercials. The one where they're all head-bobbing and falling asleep.”

“The best part was seeing Joe Buck falling asleep. I guess he bores even himself.”

“No no, the best part is right at the end where the guy yells 'Stop it!' at the two girls.”

“That was one of the best Super Bowls ever, but now I'm going to hit the hay. Early shift tomorrow.”

“Hit the hay? I don't think anyone actually uses that phrase anymore..unless you are headed out to a barn.”

“You should convert your room into a hay loft. That'd be pretty cool.”

“Maybe tomorrow. Tonight I'm going to 'go to sleep'. Better?”

“Kind of boring, but I accept it.”

“Good, goodnight.”

“Is it too early to call in sick so I can attend the parade on Tuesday?”

“Not if you're working tomorrow..I'm sure George will accept that you somehow know you're going to get sick after your shift tomorrow already.”

“You're right. I'll wait 'till Tuesday morning, but you better remind me. George always yells at me for forgetting to call in.”

“Aren't you supposed to get someone to cover for you anyway? You could ask at your shift tomorrow..”

“Hey, you're right! I could do that..Bernice owes me a favor anyway. She'll like this better than the other thing I keep suggesting..”

“You know, one of these days your going to get sued for sexual harassment doing stuff like that.”

“All I meant was burn me a couple of DVDs from her collection. What were you thinking you sicko?”

“I'm sure that's all you meant.”

“Sexual innuendo? Me? Never!”

February

Welcome to the 6^th floor.

Today's contributors are: Ann, Sara, Tabitha, Frank, Billy and Scott.

Subject: February

“I never did a What Do You Like About January post did I? Shoot. Oh well, there is always next year. Guess what! It's February!”

Frank groans. “Fine, but you go first.”

“Happily. I like February for Valentine's Day. I've only been dating Mark a little while, but I think it's long enough to get pampered on February 14^th.”

“The pampering is nice, but the best part about it is the chocolate. Sweet delicious chocolate. And even if you don't have a boyfriend, all the stores are selling delicious stuff.”

“Beware the Ides of February!”

“February 15^th? Is that your favorite part of February or are you just being stupid?”

“So's your face.”

“What? That doesn't even make sense.”

“So's your face always makes sense.”

“Scrubs reference high-five!” Scott and Frank high five, and then snap their fingers.

“Super Bowl! The Super Bowl is Sunday. Let's go big blue!”

“I didn't realize you were such a big Giants fan.”

“They're growing on me. Did you know that the Jets were named for the planes at neighboring LaGuardia airport and their colors come from the Hess gas station colors?”

“I didn't know that. That's a lovely history they have. Was Hess one of their original owners?”

“Yeah.”

“Back to the ides, pitchers and catchers report to spring training on February 15^th. Baseball season is getting closer!”

“Baseball high five!”

Sara and Frank slap five.

“I like February for my birthday. Quarter century this year.”

“25's a good number. I liked that age. I like Groundhogs day. It's such an unappreciated holiday.”

“Unappreciated? What's to appreciate? We make a big deal about a rodent coming out of the ground, and either bitch and moan about the cold weather, or cheer that it's almost spring. Woo Hoo.”

“I liked the movie too.”

“Fun movie. Doesn't make the holiday any better.”

“Doesn't make it any worse.”

Ann cuts in. “That's everyone! That wasn't so bad was it?”

“I liked January better.”

“I didn't do this in January.”

“Exactly!”