Olympics. Yeah, baby. And a swimming cat.
Feb. 11th, 2006 12:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
misscamNooooorway. Go Olympic team, go! Today's events include Nordic combined and biathlon, both of which we have kickass people in.
Opening Ceremony yesterday was very... Latex-y. What was with the skating firehead red latex dudes, anyway? I get they were meant to be fire and all, but beyond that I just shake my head and have more alcohol. Liked the ski-jumping figures they had, and the lighting of the Olympic flame. So, okay done so far, Italy.
Now, bring on the real fun - which is kicking Sweden's ass in the medal tally. Haha!
Anti-US movie a hit in Turkey
The film is due for release in Europe soon. Then it is off to the US.
Ooooooh dear.
Meanwhile, if you hate sports, I offer you - swimming cat!
(Story behind those pics - poor kitty had leg problems so bad he might have to be put down. Weren't strong enough to carry him and nothing seemed to help, until a vet had the idea of swimming exercises to strengthen the muscles. And it worked. Cat doesn't have to be put down, and swims like whoa.)
Opening Ceremony yesterday was very... Latex-y. What was with the skating firehead red latex dudes, anyway? I get they were meant to be fire and all, but beyond that I just shake my head and have more alcohol. Liked the ski-jumping figures they had, and the lighting of the Olympic flame. So, okay done so far, Italy.
Now, bring on the real fun - which is kicking Sweden's ass in the medal tally. Haha!
Anti-US movie a hit in Turkey
The film is due for release in Europe soon. Then it is off to the US.
Ooooooh dear.
Meanwhile, if you hate sports, I offer you - swimming cat!
(Story behind those pics - poor kitty had leg problems so bad he might have to be put down. Weren't strong enough to carry him and nothing seemed to help, until a vet had the idea of swimming exercises to strengthen the muscles. And it worked. Cat doesn't have to be put down, and swims like whoa.)
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Date: 2006-02-11 11:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-11 11:47 am (UTC)Very few can resist the cuteness of cats.
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Date: 2006-02-11 11:40 am (UTC)Am off out in about half an hour. Wow, leaving the house two nights in a row. Unheard of for me.
Cute kitty. And go Norway!
*sucks tea through a latte flavoured Tim Tam*
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Date: 2006-02-11 11:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-11 11:43 am (UTC)I'm so excited about the Olympics!!! Go Norway. Go Russia!!
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Date: 2006-02-11 11:50 am (UTC)Let us kick everyone else's butts! Yay!
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Date: 2006-02-11 03:07 pm (UTC)*waves tiny American flag* [/trash talking]
(Yes, I realize that Norway is going to bend America over and make us its bitch, but I can dream, can't I? Plus, we have teh hawtest skater ever. (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dianesrink.com/sarah/gallery/sarahspics/washapollo.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dianesrink.com/sarah/gallery/sarahspics/washapollo.html&h=395&w=469&sz=27&tbnid=mv_V4X3YnU6siM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=125&hl=en&start=5&prev=/images%3Fq%3DApollo%2BOhno%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG))
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Date: 2006-02-11 03:17 pm (UTC)One silver and two bronzes so far, and we've only just begun.
But the guy is hot. However, he has stiff competition.
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Date: 2006-02-11 11:50 am (UTC)I'm not that much of a sportsfanatic, but this sure is a nice opportunity for some ogling.
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Date: 2006-02-11 03:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-11 12:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-11 12:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-11 12:59 pm (UTC)I'm looking forward to luge and skating and I wish they showed more of the shooting than the 3-second ("Oh, it existed. We didn't win anything. Next!") blurb it usually gets.
But we'll get plenty of half-pipe, at least, cause we do well at it - and it's pretty darn exciting. And, as Eddie Izzard says, snowboarding has two positions: Looking Cool, and death. ;)
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Date: 2006-02-11 03:20 pm (UTC)And indeed you didn't win anything in the biathlon - sodding Germans did. But we got second and third, haha!
Snowboarding should be interesting. And fairly shiny and new, too.
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Date: 2006-02-11 01:15 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-02-11 02:12 pm (UTC)He seems to be having a little more fun that my dog had last week during his first proper bath. Boy does not like to be wet, no sir.
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Date: 2006-02-11 03:20 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-02-11 03:45 pm (UTC)*Lol*
It does seem to be one of the few things I pay attention to during the olympics. ;p
Aww, cute kitty story.
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Date: 2006-02-11 03:45 pm (UTC)Go Sweden!
And that cat is a cutie... Is it odd that it reminds me of my dog?
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Date: 2006-02-11 05:58 pm (UTC)I'm almost sorry, but.... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! What a start for Germany!
Bjoerndalen and Hanevold were pretty damn good, too. But I can't believe Manninen didn't make it. AGAIN.
SO glad to hear about the cat. Are there Catlympics?
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Date: 2006-02-11 06:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-11 07:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-11 11:36 pm (UTC)"If I see an American when I get out of here I feel like taking a hood and putting it over their head."
Ouch.
Not watching the Olympics, myself, but I did catch the Parade of Nations--and I never thought I'd hear The Village People playing during one of those. O_o
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Date: 2006-02-12 01:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-12 06:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-12 11:58 pm (UTC)I watched part of the olympics last night. I think it was pre-recorded, but I was excited.