Vancouver 2010 - Oh Yeah! - ATTENTION:SPOILERS

[kramwest1]

Oh! As for the flame, I read somewhere there will be two flames so that will probably go outdoors.

Nothing will ever top the archer shooting the arrow into to cauldron. Barcelona?

 

[kramwest1]

I wondered over on your Facebook comment, too. What's the Elvis link?

Sorry for blending things.

She just reminds me of Elvis on several levels--vocally and looks.

 

[corianderstem]

Maybe I'll have to make a drive up to Bellingham - I heard there are stores selling some Olympics gear. Might be cool to have something.

One of my coworkers is planning on heading up to Whistler this week sometime. I'm going to have her pick me up a new bottle of that wonderful over-the-counter aspirin with codeine.

 

[trojanchick99]

Maybe it would also prevent teeny tiny little jumping-beans (who don't do much but jump really well and look like cute little girls) like Tara Lipinski from showing up out of nowhere, giving one or two really good performances (and then pretty much retiring because they know it was a fluke), and stealing the gold from other skaters who've been working toward this for years, like Michelle Kwan.

... not that I'm still bitter about that or anything.

Word. So much Word. I was so bitter about that, Michelle was robbed.

And I agree about the danger of the Winter games. It seems like every sport, except maybe curling is dangerous, especially with all the wildlife near the courses.

 

[coolian2]

Nothing will ever top the archer shooting the arrow into to cauldron. Barcelona?

god yes, that was brilliant. but i loved everything about what sydney did.

including turning the cauldron into a fountain and erecting (lol penis) it next to the stadium.

 

[corianderstem]

Sorry for blending things.

She just reminds me of Elvis on several levels--vocally and looks.

I see more of a link with Clay Aiken in the looks department. Which is not her fault - she looked like herself first before Clay morphed into her.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

Nothing will ever top the archer shooting the arrow into to cauldron. Barcelona?

That is my favorite.

K.D. looked very manish tonight.

 

[VintagePunk]

Maybe I'll have to make a drive up to Bellingham - I heard there are stores selling some Olympics gear. Might be cool to have something.

One of my coworkers is planning on heading up to Whistler this week sometime. I'm going to have her pick me up a new bottle of that wonderful over-the-counter aspirin with codeine.

I was just in a store the other day selling the mittens and thought "nah, that's silly." Now I really want them.

 

[coolian2]

maybe they'll put a big ring of fire around the top of the bc place.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

fail!

 

[phanan]

Oh man.

 

[coolian2]

haha

quick, get someone out there to fix it!

 

[coolian2]

canada can't get it up.

 

[LemonMelon]

Spoiler

Canadian technology

 

[corianderstem]

I'm SO glad I had dinner early and then rushed home so I wouldn't miss this.

9:00 appears to be the magic hour here on the west coast.

I have to say, that place didn't look nearly that big at the U2 concert. It seemed so much smaller with the Claw taking up so much space. Crazy!

 

[VintagePunk]

Oh no.

We were just sitting here asking if there is some sort of stand-off.

Oh, it's fixed. Whew!

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

canada can't get it up.

 

[LemonMelon]

Well, at least they couldn't screw up basic chemical reactions.

 

[corianderstem]

Yay, Canada! So pretty.

 

[coolian2]

all of that fire indoors can't be safe.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

well that was a let down but quite funny.

 

[corianderstem]

For all my bitching tonight, I can guarantee I'll get teary-eyed at least once.

I'm such a sap for pomp and circumstance and ceremony and grandeur and all that.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Looks like that's the end of the Opening Ceremony, for me. Loved it.

 

[VintagePunk]

I wasn't even going to watch this tonight. So glad I did.

 

[corianderstem]

Are there only participants and athletes there? Were there any tickets for the public for this?

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

Typically they sell tickets to the public.

 

[corianderstem]

I should have figured - there aren't THAT many athletes!

 

[coolian2]

oh jesus come on and do the outdoor one too. shit.

 

[corianderstem]

I really want to go to Banff.

Just sayin'.

 

[VintagePunk]

For those of you who are on a time delay, Wayne Gretzky is now being transported with the torch in the back of a truck through the streets, on his way to light the outdoor flame.