How bout them Cowboys!?

I've been a Cowboys fan for longer than I can even remember, so right now I just can't get over attending my first ever LIVE Cowboys game. Even if they did lose. Even if it was only pre-season. My only regret is that I never saw a game in the old Texas Stadium in Irving. :(

I will say this much: the "Party Pass" tickets are NOT worth it. They advertise giving access to one of several "party decks," but in reality, the ticket allows you to stand along a counter one the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th level at the end zones - if there's space. The area are not large at all. There is no seating if you didn't pay for it (read: no restaurant/concession area seating). Basically, you pay $30 to stand behind the regular seating and watch the entire game on one of the big screens. Luckily, after the first quarter the usher in our area let people take seats that weren't already filled.

Now I will pic-spam you.

This is inside the stadium, looking down. You can see the huge big screen TVs hanging over the field. Getting a lot of publicity right now because a kick hit it in the first pre-season game.

Also, notice the Cowboys star isn't at mid-field yet. They're having a ceremony in Game 1 of the regular season where they're going to place it. I wish I could be there for that! (The Ring of Honor, where retired Cowboys are honored, is also not up yet. Not sure when it's going up.)

It's only pre-season, but that didn't stop the fans from coming out. There were 72,171 people in attendence yesterday. It had the same feel as a regular season game.

My family helped build the stadium by purchasing one of their memorial stones. This is places on the walkway around the outside of the stadium. Our stone says "We Live and Die Every Sunday. A XXXXXX Family Tradition." We gave it to our dad for his birthday or Father's Day last year (I can't remember which. I'm a bad daughter.)

Here I am, enjoying the game with my mommy. My sister and I both drew blue stars on our cheek. They looked okay to start with, and by this time it was pretty smudged. lol

Helix Redo

A large group of Twitter peeps are rewatching the first three seasons of Heroes in anticipation of Season 4 (Redemption)'s premiere on September 21. The calendar is here if you'd like to join. I'm told the calendar is more of a guide and not a fixed schedule (<_<) so you can start late and catch up or skip days if it's not perfectly convenient.

Anyhoo, a few things I've noticed while rewatching.

1. The series opens with scrolling text a la Star Wars. I did not remember that.

2. Mohinder's opening and closing monologues are just as powerful as they ever were. The whispered question, "Do they even know?" at the end of Genesis can still bring tears to my eyes if I'm not perpared for it.

3. I cannot believe I wasn't in love with Bennet (HRG for the uninitiated) from the very beginning. He's soo super hot...Yes, I'm fangirling. Deal. I fangirl for one man, and he's it. My only explanation for my delayed idolization: I started loving Bennet when he started killing people.

4. There is a scene I remember between Simone and Isaac where she's calling him crazy for thinking he can paint the future and he says something like "I'm crazy? I painted this this morning!" and holds up a picture of her standing in the doorway with a portfolio. Is this in deleted scenes? I swear, it wasn't in Genesis when I rewatched. Am I going crazy? Did I imagine it?

5. Episode 1.4, Collision, is the very first time we actually see Isaac with the white eyes. It was more shocking to me rewatching it today than the first time I saw it. Isaac was never a favorite of mine, so I guess I just didn't pay him much attention before. Today rewatching, I realized what a big deal seeing him like that must have been for viewers when it was aired live.

6. I still hate Micah.

7. I'm totally meh on Claire. I actually think she got progressively more annoying as the show continued. Maybe I'm just angry that she tries to upstage Bennet in all their shared scenes. ;)

8. I'm honestly considering writing a Heroes fanfic (about Bennet, duh. lol). I don't know if I want to tackle that. It'll be my first ever Heroes fanfic and I've never been much for writing fiction. But dammit Bennet is just so inspiring.

So, if you're rewatching or want to or just enjoy Heroes, find me on Twitter and let me know. Be sure to hashtag rewatch tweets with #helixredo.