I'm pretty much going to be completely unproductive for the next two weeks. Put the Olympics on and it's impossible for me to turn them off and do anything else. Including writing a blog. So...I figured I'd combine blogging and Olympic watching. Here are my thoughts on last night.
1. I wanted to kill Cousin Swiss Mister yesterday. I avoided any news yesterday because I did not want to hear any results from the Olympics until I got to watch them. Well then Cousin Swiss Mister emails me an article, so I clicked on the link. And guess what? The sidebar of the article showed all the major results (except Missy Franklin, which was the only surprise of the night for me!) right there in front of my face. Was it worth it to read the article? Well....it was all about how the Dutch women's field hockey team is the most attractive team at the games. Really? THAT was important enough to send to me and ruin my Olympic watching last night?
2. Poor Ryan Lochte is just not good in the last 25 meters. I'm afraid it's in his head now. Come on, honey, get your pretty little head back on straight!
3. Missy Franklin is freaking awesome. I mean she qualifies for the finals in the 200 free, has 10 minutes to rest, and sets the American record, beating the favorite, and winning gold. She's 17 years old. Unbelievable. And then she got all emotional talking about her parents. She's just adorable.
4. I feel like there should be a rule when someone loses an Olympic event they do not have to get a microphone stuck right in their face. They did it to Jordyn Weiber on Sunday night and Ryan Lochte last night. Give them a break. Oh, and that goes for you, Andrea Kramer, asking stupid questions to Michael Phelps after he wins his semi-final. She says, "So tomorrow is hte final, which Michael shows up, the one who swam a great split in the relay or the one who didn't medal in the 400 IM?" He just said, "My swimming does the talking." Back here in America, I was yelling cuss words at the tv and getting ready to draft a letter to NBC about this woman.
5. I was so darn excited for Matt Grevers. I pretty much fell in love with him when I saw his marriage proposal to his swimmer girlfriend earlier this year. But a gold medal and Olympic record? Just solidified it in my book.
5 comments:
Haha I agree... Andrea's interviews are awkward to watch. Go Missy!!
OMG I totally agree I thought that question to Phelps was completely uncalled for and pissed me right off to. I also yelled inappropriate words at the TV!
How awesome is Missy Franklyn I totally feel in love with her! She is officially my favorite Olympian.
How stupid is the rule that only 2 gymnasts from one country can compete in the all around. For Christs sake if you are in the top 4 whether there are two other from your same team ahead of you no doubt you should be able to compete. This rule is straight crap and I hate it! Let the best compete!
~LOKG
Love your Olympic updates! We are plugged in to it full time here. The boys just ran in from mowing the lawn, and had to have an update on the medal standings. So cute!
I need to find a babysitter so that I can actually watch them :-/
-Momma Rock
I'm in love with the Olympics and Missy Franklin looked fabulous winning gold!! So glad for her.
I was so mad that they interviewed Jordyn like that. Really?! She was just filmed crying and now you're wanting her to explain her feelings on national television?! What the hell. I was so pissed.
Ryan Lochte is so fine, they need to award him a gold for his face.
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