Just for Kicks and Giggles

I've got a new sport, and we're the only country in the world that disregards it

So, seeing that... the rest of the world... is in on this soccer thing, they're having a great time with the World Cup. I feel I'm missing out on that.

For the next few however long soccer can hold my attention days, this blog will chronicle my attempt to be enthused by soccer. I've played before. I've spent dedicated minutes in front of the television that one time the US women did something spectacular (and then their league was dismantled, because we don't need women succeeding more than the men, that lowers morale).

I've decided to pull for the Swedes. I mean, yeah, I'm all for the USA, but I need a team to root for AFTER we're eliminated. At least we qualified. With support for soccer the way it is here, we should just count that as a victory, take our cleats and go home. (I would root for the Norwegians, but I don't think they're in the tournament.)

EDIT: The Netherlands made it AND I'M GOING FOR THE DUTCH!

So... yes. Soccer. Or football, if you're an asshole.

posted by The Artist Formerly Known As "Katherine" @ 1:18 AM