Olympics and stuff.

I love the Olympics. Every time. I dont know why, its not like im really the athletic type anymore (though im sure most of you would surprised that I was EVER the athletic type). Still, I think its fantastic to watch peoples dreams come true. Its sad to see the people who dont win. I mean…in some of the events its over in seconds. They win or lose that quickly. I cant imagine working that hard for something and having it all come down to one jump.

I was watching the alpine the other day. Maybe some of this will sound a bit harsh, but…anyway. It was the ladies Alpine and I started watching it midway through cause I woke up late. The first one I watched turned out to be the gold medal run. Some american gal whos name I cant remember at the moment. She FLEW down the course, almost literally at some points. It was amazing to watch. Was a great run and she really deserved it. There were several more skiers after her. All of these ladies were in really good shape. Cmon, they are wearing skin tight body suits, its hard not to notice that they are all in great shape. About 3 skiers later a french girl comes out. She…wasnt quite as in shape as the other skiers, but when they did a close up of her face, she had such hope and determination in her eyes. It was impressive. She had something to prove, at least…thats how it felt. Well, she started out and about 3 strides out she tripped and fell. She tried to get back up and keep going…but she took another tumble. She didnt get up again. I dont think she was hurt, physically. The fall wasnt that bad…but she looked emotionally crushed. I felt quite bad for her. Dreams crushed before she even really had a chance to compete. I cant imagine the disappointment she felt at that point.

Some of the other events that I watched have been pretty cool. Though, I just heard that America beat Canada in hockey. Sonuva. Thats really disappointing. I reaaaaaally wanted Canada to be able to take gold on home ice. I guess they might still be able to do it, but it wont be easy. . That…wasnt exactly the onion i was looking for, but it will do. I did also find my penguin emoticons. They are almost as cute as the onions, maybe ill find a way top throw some of them in as well. Last I checked, the ladies curling team was also losing. WTF, bad day for the canucks.

Watching the Olympic coverage in Japan is very interesting. They are VERY focused on Japanese athletes. Its rare to see coverage of somebody that isnt Japanese. If there isnt a Japanese athlete in the event, they dont show it. Its not a greed thing though (like Becky mentioned about how she perceives american coverage in a previous comment) but more of a pride thing. They are so proud of the athletes for what they are doing. I think its more to honour them then it is about medal greed. Japan had a few real hopefuls going in. Ladies mogles, they expected to win a medal, but their girl came in fourth. They also have high hopes for ladies figure skating, so you should check it out if you get a chance. I think her name is Mao.

One of the things I find really interesting are the human interest pieces they do on the news. Sometimes the coach will write a letter to their athlete…and then send it to the news. Then the newscaster will read it on air, to the athlete? This part im not sure about. Its usually just a girl reading a letter with some sad or happy music playing in the background. Do we do that in Canada? They also have fan letters posted up on a board, most of them with pictures drawn by the fans. Its also interesting to see Anime versions of the famous athletes.

Today was a beautiful day. First day in months that i didnt really bundle up. It was great. Went for a nice little walk and the city smelled like spring was coming. I know we will have at least another month of snow and cold, but it was nice for a day to not have to think about the white stuff or the cold.

Not much else to say for now, though I KNOW im forgetting something. Nope, no new pics to share. Well, maybe a few, but im too lazy to go find my camera at the moment. Ill get em to you eventually, they arent of me though! Gawd I hate having my picture taken. Hate hate hate.

Talk to yas soon.