Desolation

You know what the best part of having the Seahawks at the Super Bowl today is? THERE ARE NO PEOPLE. The streets, parking lots, and everything else are near empty. Which is why I took about an hour to walk around town (in bee-autiful 50 degree weather, by the way), with music playing in my ears and a pen/notebook in a backpack in case I ever got the urge to ruminate (or just scribble), and to just revel in the silence.
In the meantime, about two-thirds of the rest of the city remained indoors, watching the Seahawks claw their way back to (or near---can't really tell as the game isn't over yet) the top. Well, to each his own.