World Cup Blues

I know I am not the only one who is down in the dumps right now. Inposible. As the whole world reveled in the delirium of World Cup- joy. Most of America was going about their daily business. While across the Atlantic in Europe, World Cup fever diverted its fans from all their responsibilities...jobs, wives, children, etc. A month of tunnel vision...everybody watching 32 nations compete for the coveted opportunity to raise the cup.

We followed Argentina until they got beat out of the competition by Germany in penales...at that moment my heart was shattered and the first hint of depression set in, but that was only the start. Well it's already been a few weeks since we returned to American soil. I can't believe I am expected to return to work. 2 weeks later and I find myself wandering around aimlessly, still scanning the spanish-language stations for replays and surfing the net hoping for another game. Now that’s utterly depressing. Before I departed all I could think of was WC...little has changed as I now I find myself leading any and all conversations straight to the topic of the WC. I know I could get a life and start intergrating myself back into the work work mindset, but unfortunately it’s incredibly difficult to convince myself to do it more than a just few hours of the day. What can you do? I started paying attention to Copa Libertadores but, quite frankly, the level of play just isn’t there.

Every time I hear Love Generation or check our blog, which, by the way, is every damn day (sometimes on multiple ocassions) my heart starts racing, the alcohol content in my blood rises and my mouth begins to salivate the roady. The blog pictures have been fantastic as they instantly place me in the moment, but at the end of day I find myself missing my rouge pirate companions, the UAV (foul smell and all), gas station bratwurst, being passed on the autobahn, the international fervor, the amazing people we met along the way, etc. Let’s face it reality bites! Not sure about you guys, but I find that my Jedi skills are lagging. At least World Cup Depression only presents itself every four years. 2010 seems so far away!