On my ability to be productive during football games
Hello everyone! I can't believe it, 3 for 3 weeks. Someone write this down for posterity. Since this is a typed account, I'll account for posterity here. How has your week been? Good? Helpful? Inspiring? Perhaps life changing? Well, good.
Tonight I thought I would share my thoughts on College Football game and their relevance in my life.
Firstly, I really dislike football. With a fiery, burning, passion of a thousand suns. I don't understand the game, they are incredibly long, and here at BYU they are usually freezing cold (no joke, there was a blizzard one game and we still played.) The only reason I would go to one is either on a date (if I really, really like the guy) or if I got paid. Which leads to...
I work a lot of football games. I am a gaffer for the pre and post-game shows that are broadcast on BYUtv. Now, I LOVE my job. Sometimes my job involves going to football games and setting up a working set in the stadium. Those days are long, usually cold, but I can get paid to watch football. Which, in the grand scheme of things, would make a lot of people jealous and resentful of my callous attitude toward the athletic institution that is college ball. As much as I don't like football, I adore what I do at work. They balance each other out.
During the game I am given free reign of my time. I am free to watch the game, do homework, read a book, or even blog about my usual activities that take place within those four hours. This semester has hit me pretty hard in terms of homework load so my computer has become an extension of myself. I'm surprised it hasn't fused itself to my lap yet.
With the addition of my noise cancelling head phones (Thank you, M'ma!!), I can now block out most of the crowd and get down to business in an academic sense. In two hours I have knocked out a 4 page script for one class and completed 2 weeks worth of reading responses for another. Did you know you can be really productive when you're not distracted? Yeah, news to me too, kiddo.
Football games allow for a slight chance of socialization. When friends come to the games they'll often drop by the press tent I hole up in and say hi and check to see if I'm still conscious (self - inflicted narcolepsy, remember?). Tonight, I got to see my bestie and her date who came to inject a little sunshine into my chilled being. Also, seeing as I went to high school in Utah, there is usually a chance I'll run into someone from my past. That happened to tonight to my utter delight. I got to catch up with my high school bestie - who I haven't seen in two years - and hear him tell me all about where he's at now and talk about what I'm up to. Note to self: STOP DRAWING SO MUCH ATTENTION TO YOURSELF. YOU ARE BORING. All my stories kinda sorta suck, but I'm getting better at telling them. #screenwriting241
The lovely array of music that can be heard blaring from the jumbotron is actually fun. There's something about being surround by 50,000 screaming people and feeling the beat drop. Within such a group, if you want to tell which ones are Millenials (those born between 1990 and 2000) just play Sandstorm and watch for which ones start moshing when the beat comes back in after the slow part. The crowd pulsates in special groups. Fascinating study. Also, I am in love with "Problem" by Ariana Grande Ft. Iggy Azalea, and I am starting to get annoyed that "Fancy" is getting multiple plays (I've been here a long time, folks) and no love for "Problem." *Sigh*
In all, I know I bash football games a lot, but there is definitely a place for them in my life. They are a long haul for sure, but I eventually find my silver lining.
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