I can summarize my plan for the day in one word: counterprogramming. The last time I tried to like football was when I was in my twenties and dating. I would go to Superbowl parties and try to seem enthusiastic, then disappear into the bathroom with a book. Now, as a long-married, I am able to drop all pretense and just do what I like while my husband watches the game. And what I like is to watch old movies that are the opposite of the Superbowl—pure estrogen lollipops like Kate and Leopold (Hugh Jackman not as an X-man but as a 19th century nobleman to swoon for), The Nun’s Story (Audrey Hepburn in a non-comedy, non-fashion plate role—though her nun’s habit was designed by Givenchy) and the movie version of Camelot (the young Vanessa Redgrave totally ravishing as Guinevere). --Judy Coyne, Executive Editor

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I’m just going to a party at a friend’s house. Unfortunately nothing exciting. --Danielle Kosecki, Health Writer

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Two possibilities: walking in a nearby nature preserve with my dog; catching up on Downton Abbey episodes that I missed. --Stephanie von Hirschberg, Features Editor

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Watching a “suck-y movie,” (as my husband would say) on my computer with headphones on. --Debra Bishop, Creative Director

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If all goes as planned, by time the game is in the endless fourth quarter, I will be reclining, glass of wine at the ready, watching Downton Abbey. --Ila Stanger, Managing Editor

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The Super Bowl is this Sunday? That should tell you how much my plans are revolving around the event. --Susan Swimmer, Fashion Features Editor

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