holy crap, they won! the Giants are going to the World Series!

i'm so hoarse i can barely speak. we were all jumping up and down in the stands for a good five minutes after Lofton hit the game-winning single. everyone was suddenly my best friend. wow, that was exciting.

i boogied up to the game early this afternoon after receiving some bad news at work. (more on that later.) my seats were about eight rows back near the Cardinals' bullpen. really close to the field but a little awkward to watch the game. at first, i wasn't really into the game. the people next to me were kind of obnoxious and insisted upon banging those ridiculous orange inflatable noisemakers. and it was freezing. i had on all the spare clothes i'd brought before the first pitch.

but after it started to get going, it just got more and more exciting. two great games in a row and this one really counted. i've been at a few big college games before and it's always incredible when your team wins. but this was something else entirely. it was huge. we were screaming and high-fiving and hugging and jumping around crazy and i didn't know a single one of these people.

i stuck around afterwards to see if any ball players came by but only Worrell and a couple rookies walked by. Dusty Baker drove by at like 40mph in a golf cart. but who cares. they won. yay. fun. i need food.