spontaneous implosion

this blog post brought to you by the smoking crater on the couch, where a girl once sat, trying to watch both the Patriots and the Red Sox-Yankees games, simultaneously. there is only so much stress that can be exacted upon one small brain before the whole thing just caves in on itself & becomes a black hole. it was like two exceedingly demanding children, both requiring all your attention, and both having screaming tantrums when it must be divided.

i am only one small girl!!!

but seriously. was there anyone home anywhere in New England on Sunday night? because both games were at home. and both were sold out. crammed full of New Englandahs.

this was certainly the cap to a very bizarre day in the NFL. the Titans almost beating the Colts. the 49ers beating the Rams *in* St Louis. the Cardinals defeating the Seahawks. Detroit starting the season 2-0. the Cowboys starting the season 2-0. Green Bay starting the season 2-0!! (pause for a quick happy dance) who are these Houston Texans?? and what on God's green earth went on in that Bengals-Browns game?!

i spent the majority of the day bewildered. and yelling at the Saints to please save my sanity & stop the Bucs. and trying to figure out how it is possible that i *finally* get Tomlinson on my fantasy team & he's been worthless.

but all that slipped from my mind as i watched what was supposed to be a team addled by the distraction of controversy... a team that would "surely have lost the edge gained by illegal advantage, proving that they've been nothing but a fraud"... a team that the Chargers were going to crush as they vindicated themselves of last year's playoff loss, and they were going to do it in the Patriots house.

so... with New England's every eye-blink under scrutiny by the NFL (and rightfully so), i have to ask:

since you can't accuse the Patriots of winning because they were cheating, what's your excuse this time San Diego?

because wow. just wow.

if the Sox are going to keep breaking my heart for the remainder of 2007, this Patriots team, despite the black cloud hanging over Foxboro right now, is built to take my mind off the pain.