Watching without Cable

While February 5th marked an excitement filled day for the masses, I was one of the few who was not interested in the hooplah of the Superbowl. While I was excited that my dad's favorite team, the Giants, were playing, the desire to watch the game just was not there for me. But I did have a few questions. What were the commercials like, how was the half-time show, and who won? My answers could have come from simply leaving the game on and only paying attention every so often, but as a struggling college student, I don't have cable in my apartment, only a DVD player and a Wii to play NetFlix through. So, I took advantage of the 21st century and went to the most powerful entity in the knowledge-seeking world - the Internet.

Within ten minutes, I had my answers. What were the commercials like? According to Facebook, mediocre with a few pleasantries, David Beckham in his underwear being the most popular in my news-feed. How was the half-time show? Tumblr dazzled me with pictures of Madonna attempting acrobatics in complicated garb. Cee-Lo brought me back to my days in the marching band. A text message from my best friend stated "Half-time was amazing!", which I accepted as my answer. And last but not least, who the hell won?

With an incredible, and in Tom Brady's case life-shattering, interception by Mario Manningham, which I viewed thanks to YouTube, the Patriots were unable to complete their final play and the Giants won 21 - 17. I could practically hear my dad rejoicing from 97 miles away as I closed my computer and went back to my Buffy the Vampire Slayer marathon on NetFlix.