Overstimulation

If you have a strong desire for overstimulation and have not had the opportunity to attend an AFL game, I suggest you do. I went to see the Philadelphia Soul game this past Saturday (had great third row seats - thanks Brian!). I was surprised at the fact that there was always something going on, even during the game breaks. This is definitely male-focused entertainment; see the Soulmates as proof (and there are others besides those shown in the picture). Oh, excuse me, the Borgata Soulmates. It seems that everything in the AFL has a sponsor. I guess it's the only way the league could survive.

The game was entertaining too, with the Soul winning on a 52 yard field goal as time expired. That's just in case you thought I wasn't paying any attention to the game. The one thing that was difficult was the "Let's Go Soul" cheer, since most people (or at least, the drunk dumb-ass in front of us) were trying to make "Soul" into a two syllable word so it fit the ingrained rhythm of the cheer. Hey folks, you can alter the cheer to fit the monosyllabic team name. See? I learned something in four years at Duke.

As for the overstimulation part, the game ended about 10:40 PM or so and I was so wired (even with no beer and a little bit of caffeine) that I couldn't fall asleep until after 12:30 AM.