the pats won the super bowl!!!! the pats won the super bowl!! if you sent out positive vibes, i thank you {g}.

it is strange that i even care? you know what i keep coming back to in my mind on the subject of this is how much most of it played like a movie. i'm going to have to get the tape of *this* game. first of all, they were the obvious underdogs. actually "underdog" is an understatement. even the hosts for the NFL basically said "this game is over" before it even started. no one gave them a chance. secondly, they did what no team has ever done in super bowl history: they tossed the tradition of individual introductions and came out of the tunnel after being introduced simply as "the new england patriots"...as a *team*. and lastly, they plain and simple played their hearts out. they took the rams completely by surprise (no doubt, they thought they had the game in the bag) and won in the last *seconds* of the game with a 48-yard field goal...i actually saw it in my mind in slo-mo. tom brady, the youngest quarterback to win a super bowl, when presented with the SUV they gave him after they told him he was MVP of the game, was first startled then said it was to be a "team car" and "everyone will be driving it".

sorry i'm rambling about them, but i gotta love these guys. these are the kind of athletes that kids can look up to for examples of love of the game, teamwork and sportsmanship. my dad treated the win like a life goal..."three down, one to go...i've seen the celtics win, i've seen the bruins win and now i've seen the patriots win". like once the red sox win the world series, then he can die.

i'm starting to think it is impossible for me to save any money. i'm hoping to have a new living situation in about 2-3 months and i have not one penny saved to that end. i think someone needs to issue a restraining order on me...i should not be allowed within 500 yards of my ATM card...or my checkbook...or the bank.

i have finally acquired a piece of knowlege i've wondered about for much of my life...i CAN get sick of junk food. for the past month or so, that is what i've had to live on basically because it has usually been the only vegetarian option, and of course, when i indulge, i gorge myself : P. i'm not sure how long it's going to be before i want chocolate, chips, cheese, pastry, etc., again...i'm actually craving a salad. and i'm deathly afraid to weigh myself.

a bad case of verbal diarrhea from Cheryl 23:05