10 Ways to Escape the Super Bowl

Enough with the Seahawks, already! Ugh. While the majority of Seattle is Super Bowl–crazy right now, there are pockets of transplant fans of other teams and people who don't care about sports who are sooooooooooooo sick of it all. For that minority group, here are 10 options for things to do instead of watching the Super Bowl this Sunday.
1. EAT LIke (AND WHERE) NO ONE'S WATCHING
Since bars will be jammed to capacity for the game, it's the perfect time to dine at one of the Seattle foodie spots that lack TVs. This might be the rare weekend where places like The Walrus and the Carpenter don't have 2+ hour waits. Exploit the rest of Seattle's need to be tethered to a television to make your belly happy.
2. Read A BOOK, NERD
Nothing would convey your lack of Super Bowl interest like spending the day reading at one of Seattle Public Library's many locations. If you really want to take nerdiness to the next level, head to Seattle Central Library and take the self-guided cell phone tour (it's actually kinda sweet).
3. PERFECT YOUR Pinball Wizardry
There is never a bad time to be had at the Seattle Pinball Museum, but the place is at its best when it's not jam-packed and players can take full advantage of the free play (with admission) set up. Wandering from machine to machine to find your favorites without having to wait for others to finish their games is a blissful experience.
4. Parks AND REC
Seattle has many majestic parks and for one day only, you can basically have them all to yourself. Tangentially, there won't be the typical hoards taking the trail around Green Lake or taking all the good lounging spots on Alki Beach. The weather isn't supposed to be great on Sunday, but you're a Seattleite, dammit! Cowboy up.
5. Tourist It Up
With everyone glued to their television sets, it's the perfect day to act like a tourist in your hometown. What's that? We have an entire guide to help locals navigate those famed Seattle sites? Well, that's sure swell.
6. Costco, COSTCO, COSTCO
Legend hath foretold of a day when one could travel to Costco on a Sunday without losing thy mind in an inhumane mass of humanity, but I believed t'was merely a myth. Lo, the day has cometh.
7. Impromptu Best Picture Marathon
The Super Bowl pregame show on NBC begins at 9am. The postgame show ends at 7:15pm (if the game doesn't go long). That's 10 hours and 15 minutes. That's enough time to watch 2015 Academy Award Best Picture nominees Birdman, Boyhood, and Whiplash in theaters and still have almost five hours left to watch The Edge of Tomorrow, The Lego Movie, and Obvious Child at home. That way you'll have seen the actual six best films of 2014 in one day. Total run time: 10 hours and 16 minutes. (Note: Yes, this would be logistically impossible, but it's literally only one minute from time-mirrored perfection! Crazy.)
8. The Show Must Go On
Something tells me the crowds at the local theater companies' Sunday matinee and evening performances will be sparse. Why not give the hardworking actors an audience? Options include Seattle Rep's The Piano Lesson, Cineastas at On the Boards, Seattle Shakespeare Company's Measure for Measure, Washington Ensemble Theatre's campy and absurd Sprawl, and the Broadway touring production of Dirty Dancing at the Paramount.
9. Stream Seattle
If you want to lounge around on the couch but not watch the game, Netflix has man options for an all-day Seattle binge watching session. There are offerings from Seattle directors Lynn Shelton (Your Sister's Sister and Touchy Feely) and Meg Griffiths (Eden), the full runs of the Seattle-set Frasier and The Killing, and Parks and Recreation, featuring die-hard Seahawks fan Chris Pratt.
10. Leave Town
You know what place is awesome and close and cares substantially less about football? Vancouver, B.C. Why not take a day trip up I-5 and take in the city's great culture, food, and natural beauty? And for anyone merely seeking a non-football sporting alternative, the Vancouver Canucks are playing at home versus the Minnesota Wild. (I'll be taking this option. See y'all up north.)