so i'm not really a football fan, but seeing that we live in baltimore and the ravens made it to the superbowl, i felt somewhat obligated to watch the game. although i didn't follow much of it (unless there was a touchdown)..and i admit i brought out my computer for a while, i actually did get pretty scared for them in the last couple of minutes when it looked like the 49ers could win.
a friend ended up having a superbowl party at her place, complete with food including pizza, wings, pigs in a blanket, meatballs, fruit, veggie platter, and these adorable football cookies!
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| thanks to a friend's grandma who lives close by! |
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and thankfully the ravens did end up winning...and as expected the city of baltimore went ballistic. check out the photos of fed hill from the baltimore sun here. on this side of town, cars were honking and students were running along the street screaming. as we walked back to 607, we ran into a mob of students cheering in front of barnes and nobles.
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as you can see people weren't actually cheering because the ravens won...
on a more academic note, i'm taking a class that analyzes cities and urban theory. today, we used baltimore and the ravens as a working example. One of the texts says that a city is based on its population size, density, and heterogeneity. but based on other cities, baltimore's population is very small. And due to widespread obsession with the ravens, heterogeneity isn't completely satisfied.
so some food for thought...can we really call baltimore a city?
whether or not baltimore can be called a city, the raven's victory gave a reason for a large mass of people to be excited and celebrate on a sunday night!
-emily
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