Blog-ahol: February 2012

You will not convince me otherwise....the over/under bet of the National Anthem of the Super Bowl is by far the most fun bet there is in sports. The object of the bet is time the National Anthem from the beginning "Oh" till the end of the word "Brave." Vegas will set a time and you bet if it will be over or under that time.

I have taken this bet 3 years in a row now, and by far, it's been one of the most exciting moments of each Super Bowl for me. This year, the original American Idol Ms. Kelly Clarkson performed the anthem. If you don't believe me try it for yourself. Guess "Over 1 Minute 35 seconds" or "Under 1 Minute 35 seconds." Then get a timer/stop watch, watch the video, and time the anthem from the start of "Oh" to the end of "Brave." If you're not hanging on every word of the last two lines, then there is something UnAmerican or UnFun of you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLoDMTQjX9I

Who would have thought...this simple status message would get over 100 comments and begin our Sundance Journey?

Jan 25
7:00 AM: Ugh....why am I awake this early?

8:30 AM: Got to pick up Baby Daddy. Already late, supposed to leave for Park City by Nine.

8:45 AM: At least EZ Mart is late too

8:50 AM: Alright, Jarman in the car, time to pick up Kenny. Sundance time.

9:15 AM: Calling Kenny...no answer.

9:20 AM: Calling Kenny....no answer.

9:25 AM: Calling Kenny... we got to go! Cue hitting the road music.

9:45 AM: Kenny calls back. What is going on with this morning?!?!

10:30 AM: Kimball Junction. Let's check Jarman in. (He basically got a free room at the Best Western Inn. With an upgraded suite and a HUGE hot tub...by huge, I mean it was deep....like really deep....like ridiculously deep.)

10:45 AM: Jarman offers Vu a free room too, we head over to Wally World grab some breakfast items and hit the Townhouse up.

11:15 AM: Jarman and I are at the town house.... EZ Mart...is not. Have to be in line at noon.

11:30 AM: They made it to Park City.

12 Noon: We leave to get in line.....which we should be in right....now

12:30 PM: Get into the waitlist line and grab numbers 52-55..... the latest we've ever waitlisted. The guy handing our tickets says "that's not bad." Whatever. Time for lunch then our movie.

2:00 PM: We BARELY squeak into "That's What She Says." EZ Mart says. "You're welcome"..... we should just punch him.

4:00 PM: Not a bad flick. Definitely felt "Sundance-y." We're all spent..... back to the townhouse to wait for everyone else.

4:30-6:30 PM: Josh, Melanie and Kenny arrive. (Kenny took the front runner, then a bus to Park City.) The details are blurry here cuz I napped for part of the time.... I think people consumed alcohol.

8 PM: After dinner, we buy a swim suit for Melanie (apparently her underwear would not cut it.) Jazz game.

10 PM: Jazz lose.... ugh, time for Dance Dance Central! Hey Ashton should be up soon...now it's a party!

This is Lady Gaga's "Glitter Walk." Yeah... I rock this game.

12 Midnight: Well, that was fun, everyone starts to retire... So should I, but that hot tub is calling my name.

1:30 AM: Bed time.... Kenny and Melanie are gonna go out.... party animals.

3:00 AM-ish?: WHAT THE HELL? Did they bring back a whole marching band from the club?!?!?!?!

Jan. 26 (Technically I get that 7 hours ago was the start of Jan 26....but it's too early for semantics)
6:45 AM: Ugh....why am I awake this early?

7:15 AM: Leaving to get in line to buy tickets.... I should be there....now. Melanie is surprisingly alert. (Got a quick spoon/hump in) Also was able to get EZ Mart up with a little more than minimal effort. Not bad. Breakfast will be ready when I get home.

7:45 AM: Found the box office.... 10 bucks for parking?

8 AM: They start selling tickets. 1 of the 3 movies we want to see has tickets for sell. I'm far back in line though....hopefully I can get some.

8:45 AM: Yes, I can get tickets for the Documentary. But wait? I can only by 4 per person because it's a premier???? Damn it all! (Note to self: If you can't bring a friend with you..... meet someone in line and have them buy it for you. Next year....next year)

9 AM: I just want to eat.

10:30 AM: Bye Town House.

11 AM: Well, since I couldn't get 6 tickets. Matt, Aimee and Josh decide not to go.... I have to scalp the extra ticket I guess. Astonishingly easy task.

1 PM: "About Face: the Evolution of Supermodels" made Melanie feel "Beautiful and Ugly at the same time." You know what? I get what she's saying. (Time to hit old town and get free Swag!!)

2 PM-7 PM: Walk up and down Main Street, and if you know the right spots, you can get tons of free Sundance gear.

8:00 PM: Free short film from Ron Howard? Sure!

8:30 PM: We're not going to make "Robot and Frank"... I hear it's really good. That's a shame, but we'll probably see it tomorrow right? Right?

9 PM: The drive home is always hard....especially during a blizzard and on 3 hours of sleep.

(Free Swag!!!!)