Man, you just get darker and darker, and the weird thing is, your aura? Beige.

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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


msbelle - Aug 09, 2008 5:57:29 pm PDT #2211 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I am trying hard to catch up on the night nbc coverage, but I am about 2 hours behind.

Does anyone else think that Bob Costas' hair looks like a piece? Or is that common knowledge?


Alibelle - Aug 09, 2008 6:12:31 pm PDT #2212 of 10003
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan

I love the Olympics. Seriously. Just all the little stories, like Justin Spring, Olympic gymnast, son of an astronaut--talk about interesting family careers. And I love the feeling of the whole world focusing on something at the same time. It just feels very immediate, and community-like, and awesome.

ETA: Sorry, msbelle, I didn't notice Bob's hair. But the next time I see him, I will certainly check it out.


Kat - Aug 09, 2008 6:12:40 pm PDT #2213 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

yeah, whitefont! I find it whacky that we are watching tomorrow right now on NBC.


Kat - Aug 09, 2008 6:13:43 pm PDT #2214 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I am alibelle. Makes me happy to watch the olympics. I just realized that I would never want N to be a gymnast. A diver, yes. A swimmer, absolutely. A field hockey player, sure. But not a gymnast.


Alibelle - Aug 09, 2008 6:14:29 pm PDT #2215 of 10003
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan

I know, right? But after Nilly's story, I really want to see sunrise/sunset.


Alibelle - Aug 09, 2008 6:17:32 pm PDT #2216 of 10003
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan

I wouldn't want to be a swimmer because, shallowly, the girl swimmers usually have funky-looking shoulders and not always the best hair. And there's many reasons why I sucked at gymnastics, but I still love it and think it's the most interesting sport. And didn't you do gymnastics too, Kat? Or did you just do tumbling stuff for cheering? I don't remember. Why wouldn't you want to be a gymnast?


sumi - Aug 09, 2008 6:17:53 pm PDT #2217 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!

I miss the "up close and personal" stuff - with the map and the zoom into the home town.


Kat - Aug 09, 2008 6:20:19 pm PDT #2218 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Nope. I competed in gymnastics for almost 10 years. Crapped out at Regionals. Quit after I was 16 and looking down on the beam thinking, "Why the FUCK am I up here?" I ended up winning State on Floor my last year which was my goal. But that was enough.

I think male gymnasts have weird and odd bodies. I wouldn't want the morphology for N. Really. I'd prefer that both my kids be pole vaulters!


brenda m - Aug 09, 2008 6:21:00 pm PDT #2219 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

msbelle, it totally looks that way to me.


Kat - Aug 09, 2008 6:22:37 pm PDT #2220 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

What shocks me is how GREY Beijing looks. It's just yucky.

The poor cyclists looked like they were breathing soup.