Well, they are gold after all, so…
I don't why I'm so much into the Olympics this
year. Granted the Winter games were always my
favorite. But I think that maybe these games
are different in that this may very well be
my last Olympics. Not a sad thing, just a
fact.
So except for taking a short hour break to
watch 24 Monday night (can't miss that
one) I've had the Olympics on and have been
watching the various events. It has been sort
of a weird games with the varying weather and
the postponements and such and it has made
finding out the updated schedules a little
tricky. But things seem to be settling down
now and barring any future increase in
temperature things should go smoothly.
I was also very much pissed off at the judging
of the ice skating. I might not be an expert
but I have watched skating for 20 years and
I think I know good from bad. And for the most
part I have to give these judges a "What the
hell were they thinking?" rating. And I'm not
the only one to say that, a few commentators on
NBC have said similar. I briefly considered not
watching any more of the ice skating because of
the judging issues. But now I have decided to
push on — more out of curiosity than anything
else.
Lindsey Vonn.
Lindsey Vonn overcame a serious injury to win
gold in the Women's Downhill skiing event.
The treacherous run was described by one person
as being like "skiing over corrugated steel."
And in fact 7 women crashed on the run.
After her run and very emotional about her win,
they showed Lindsey getting together with her
husband in a very intimate moment. But instead
of showing a few seconds of it, somebody decided
to keep the cameras on them for something like
2 solid minutes. It was like watching an episode
of The Bachelor, and was frankly embarrassing.
Shaun White.
Shaun White pretty much blew all competitors
off of the snow winning the Men's Pipe snow
board event.
You know, those crazy snow boarders are the
only athletes in the games who I think would
actually eat the McDonald's chicken nuggets
they keep adversing as being the "food of
Olympic athletes." Throw in some Doritos,
an assortment of energy drinks and a few
pizzas, and those guys are good to go.
Shani Davis.
Shani Davis once again joined the list of
Olympian gods winning gold in the Men's
1000 meter speed skating event.
So, what is worth more? A gold medallion,
or a pair of silver skates?
😮 I personally started taking all my Olympics news from you Eddie !thanks!I just came back from a photo exhibit and I am so motivated to start taking more pictures! I missed your own photo/posts too Eddie! any chance to see one in the future?
Glad you had a good time! No plans for new photos, though I will try to sneak a few in when I go see Valentina. And maybe some town photos when I go to I Pagliacci. I don't know how much actual "news" you will get here! 😆 Although the commentary is, as always, excellent. :p :p
Lindsey Vonn is a beauty and I'll bet she'll be in some commercials later. Just finished watching two Americans win the silver and bronze in one of the snowboard competitions. They make it look so easy. An Australian one the gold.Sorry I have been so neglectful in commenting the last couple of days. I've been very scatterbrained.
…and the hot babe photos. :p
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
w00t! that's all that counts!
Well Mancuso can dance better than Vonn. That sexy little dance she did on the podium, I was about ready to stick a dollar down her parka. :p maybe they could get something on Dancing With The Stars. :lol:Scatterbrained?Chili, mmmm. What were we talking about?:lol:
@ Darko@ DirkWow, I didn't realize it was that kind of a deal! I guess the pressure is on!:)
😀 yeah, the pressure's on, but as long as there are some nice pics … :p
You know, being on the other part of the world is a pain in the ass now, for every Olympic event comes in 1 or 2 in the morning when I am deep in my dreams about… it doesn`t matter… Anyway, you and Opera user Sanshan from Vancouver are the only source I have about Olympics. Of course I read in news but their articles don`t have that personal touch 😀
I was thinking about putting up a photo tomorrow of this one Russian ice skater that I like. And I don't mean "technical merit.":D
:eyes: I only get the Olympics here on your blog, Ed … not watching TV anyway 😀
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
:sing: ……. a given !!!!!!!!! :lol:have a great day!
"elaborate!"I will. (Later). 🙂
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
😀 elaborate!
UPDATE:Last night I found out that one of the female snowboarders is a vegetarian. No Chicken McNuggets for her I guess. Not even with the lure of the Sweet Chili dipping sauce to go with it. Very odd. :p
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Odd indeed! I always fall for double lures :p
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
ROFL 😆 I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO looking forward to it! :yes:
You're my only source for the Olympic news, too, Edward. Not watching them. TCM has the "31 Days of Oscar" marathon going on until March 3. Ain't missing that.:DKisses to Sasha. Love you two bunches!:heart:
Hey "Mags" did a recent post on most Romantic movies. Since you like old movies you might check it out. Don't have a link for her blog but you can find it in the Comments to the Ash Wednesday post. My pick was originally Casablanca; but then I changed it to Dr. Zhivago. :DHave a great weekend!:heart:
Thanks, Edward, I will.You have a great weekend, too.:heart: