I’ve always wondered how people felt at the time of historical events. Did the random, common person realize that they were in the midst of a major event as it was happening? I doubt someone woke up one Tuesday morning and said, “Man, they’re going to be talking about hippies for decades.”
Lately I’ve been feeling like I’m watching history develop in the background. I’m not actually a part of it considering that I can’t vote nor overcome my political apathy. A moment that stands out to me was when I was laying down on Natalie’s bed last Thursday while her roommates were watching the debates. A couple of people pointed out Hillary’s demonic expressions and double eyebrows while I thought how comfortable it would be to fall asleep that exact moment. At this point America is trying to kill two birds with one stone by having two minorities involved in the election: a black man and a woman. I’m curious where Ron Paul falls into this since he has a huge following among young adults online. My cynicism is expecting a Caucasian male Republican to claim the title. My only request is not to have a president named “Huckabee.”
Super Bowl XLII night began in Hoboken, which was a bit boring in all honesty. Drinking Bud Lite and yelling at the TV while draping an old lucky Giants sweatshirt on my shoulders isn’t quite my scene. I left after listening to a couple of guys sing along with Tom Petty. The streets of Hoboken were incredibly empty and only a few people waited along the train tracks. An inebriated NYC hobo informed the train car that the score was 3-7. I visited Natalie and Tristan at 9pm in Brittany Hall and later joined Josh in 1208. I just love how my group of friends spent the night doing homework instead of paying attention to a football game. You could almost automatically tell when the Giants won because of the roaring cheering throughout the streets of Greenwich Village. Tristan and I both wanted to walk around and watch the spectacles among NYPD police cars. It will definitely be a fond memory of the first Super Bowl game I ever paid attention to. According to cnn.com, the Giants completed the season undefeated. That hasn’t happened since 1972. From now on, little kids will memorize 2008 as the year that the Giants created a new section in sports culture.
