Super Bowl (LIVE!)

Though I usually don't care about football, a bunch of people were going to the Union on Sunday night to watch the Superbowl, which they were showing (live) on the big screen, and for which they had gotten a special permit to be open until 4am.  I have been to very, very few Superbowl parties in my life (1, maybe), and don't even always watch it, so I figured it would be fun to watch with other people.  When Dasha and I got to the Union, it was incredibly crowded.  You had to pick whether to watch in the main bar or venue 1, so we chose the main bar, under the assumption that other friends were there.  We had arrived about 15 minutes after the game started, and couldn't find seats anywhere.  We finally found friends, but they, in a show of total un-American-ness, had chosen a table with no view of a tv screen.  Dasha and I went in search of other seating (and the bar.  side note: i am apparently too short to get served when it's crowded), and ended up standing pretty close to the big screen.  We did eventually get seats, after much moving around, really close, and with no obstructions, but behind the small contingent of Patriots fans.  We got SO into the game, screaming and woo-ing after every Giants first down.  I have NEVER been so invested in ANY sporting event before.  I think it was probably the atmosphere.  It was fantastic.  I was also more awake than I've ever been at 3am.