And I mean soccer for the locals. I don’t consider American football worth the effort – talk about boring. I mock soccer for being tedious (and it is, compared to hockey or basketball, and less interesting from a strategic standpoint than baseball), but man.
American football is so fucking dull.
Stop, go. Stop, go. Can’t score? Kick it (the only time in reality that anyone actually uses their goddamn foot on the ball, despite the name).
Put poor kids who had no other way out into a situation where all they have to do is injure themselves or others, and give some too much money, and the rest, string along for two to three years until they’re too broke down to compete, and bring in the next poor sucker who is on the verge of CTE.
Hockey has contact, sure, but there’s skill there. It’s not just about pounding into someone else for sixty minutes, while a handful of other guys actually get to show skill.
Anyway, of all the big sports, it’s by far the worst.
Or UFC.
UFC’s the worst.
UFC fucking sucks.
Target: 1600 words
Written: 1334 words, novel: Father Lightning
Read: Gregor And The Code Of Claw, Suzanne Collins (I know it's YA and too young for me, but I'm so impressed with this series and how it handles its dark material. I can't wait to see how it ends.)
Comics: Invincible 5-7, Brit: Cold Death 1 (I'll admit, I didn't get the hype at first, but there's been a good twist, so it's less generic now.)
Music: Your Favourite Toy, Foo Fighters (I know it's not the American spelling, but fuck. You already gave up your freedom, America. Why give up your Us as well?)