I hate local news.

And since I am down to two f*ing television channels that I am allowed to watch, I am forced to fill my craving for t.v. with thirty minutes of local news, and I must say that tonight’s 6 o’clock news was my swan song. The first fifteen minutes went something like this: “It’s really cold outside. I mean, seriously. It’s cold. Let’s go down to Steve Schmuck who is outside.

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So i went to a conference last weekend in virginia. It was soooooooooooooo great. Great lectures, great food and open bar every night. Very smart people were there, I met a nobel prize winner, made some new friends, and of course met a cute boy. The first day, there was a welcome dinner to start off the conference. Being the party girl that I am, I ended up going out afterwards with some people who didn’t want to go to bed at 10pm. The bar we went to had all sorts of things hanging from the ceiling and walls.

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Although the term fantasy football may give people the vision of John Madden lying naked spread eagle with 18 drum sticks fastened to his body, this is not the case.

Fantasy Football is not just a little game where sports enthusiasts flock to each other and try to pickup the next Walter Payton, it is a brotherhood. Trash is talked. Egos are hurt, then mended, only to be hurt some more. Last years champion could very well be this years loser. Marshall Faulk could go down in the first game of the season, or he could very well the leagues’ best player once again. Fantasy Football has about as much certainty as the plot to Memento. And that is why I love it! You can draft the best team ever assembled, and all it takes is a few ligaments on a few knees, an ankle here or there, a minor case of heat stroke, or even an ingrown toenail, to make your season a mess. All of this makes the most entertaining game in the world more entertaining. Every single NFL game is important with fantasy football. Every minute detail. A last minute touchdown by a washed up has been can lead to fantasy victory. Every yard counts. Every play counts. So if you’re planning on seeing me during any of the next 17 sundays, you’re gonna have to gas up your car, and drive to my apartment, because I’M WATCHING THE GAME! Of course on Monday nights I will be fantasizing about John Madden some more.