Philaholic: World Champs WHERE? Philly!

Since we had to watch a few World Series games in DC, where there were Rays fans abounding, it was GREAT to get home and be able to watch them in Philly. We were planning to go out Sunday night and watch game 4 in a bar, but when we got back to our apartment and saw this news story plastered all over the place, that idea was scrapped.

It's a pretty scary situation to hear that people who live less than a block away from you were attacked by a man with a butcher knife. And it's not even like it was a helpless woman by herself, it was a couple. So even if I'm with Will, I can't feel entirely safe. We haven't heard much about it this week but they still haven't caught the guy, so it still makes me uneasy. Maybe with all his publicity last weekend he's decided to go away. Let's hope so. In any city I suppose these dangers exist, but you never think it'll happen so close to your apartment, to people so similar to you (they were a 25-year old couple living together).

After hearing about that, Will and I went around the apartment and picked out blunt objects we could use to hit someone over the head with, if need be. We also thought about buying a taser gun. Haven't yet, but I sure feel safer now that I have mace.

And on to a much better piece of news: THE PHILS WON THE WORLD SERIES! It was absolute mayhem here Wednesday night. Bars were packed, people were wasted, Broad Street was hopping, guys were climbing on light poles, women were flashing people... it was just absolutely crazy. But in a good way. It was a huge, glowing ball of energy and happiness. Then Friday was the victory parade and that, too, was insane. Trains stopped running, people couldn't walk on the sidewalks... it seemed like the whole world was in Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. But again everyone was celebrating and being nice to each other and it was just wonderful. Here are some pics that I got, enjoy. I know Philly will be enjoying for the next year!

Broad Street Wednesday night