Sports and Media: The In-Between of Everyday Life

Okay, I removed my non-introduction post because I felt that the coverage wasn't like a blog at all, but rather speeling off on stuff. I've gotta be more educated than that. I've been reading a friend's blog (Capital Socialite and her style and everything is just awesome and made this blog look a bit bland.

So, new style, here we go.

I've always wondered how sports and media fit in everyday society. I mean, we have our everyday lives, you know - sleep, food, work/school etc. And then with the gaps that become obvious throughout what we do, media and sport exist. Though they fill this gap in different ways, they give us purpose, identity and clarity.

The media bring us entertainment. It brings us gossip (psst.. Did you watch Grey's last night?). It brings us the 'new' like the iPhone. It brings us information. We all of a sudden are able to use it as much as the media use itself (Web 2.0 - long topic of discussion). We are closer and closer to the action. International or Domestic media? No problem at all, we receive it through the same channels.

Sport gives us excitement, entertainment, a spectacle. Its competition at its finest - there are winners and losers. It is as much about participation as it is being a fan. It brings gossip (psst.. Did you see the game last night?). We are also closer to the action, with greater ability to be closer if we so wished. International or domestic sport? No problem. I like to think of the Breakers motto 'Action every 24 seconds' - although it could be disputed the action may come in more regular intervals than that.

Sport and media make our lives the way we are. Instead of being defined as working at place or studying at place, we are given 'life' so to say by being fans of player/team or TV show, analysts of media/sport, commentators etc. Sport and media give people like me the desire to actually discuss such topics. And I think that sounds better than our 'former' lives so to speak doesn't it?