Curling is oddly compelling. When the Olympics were here in Utah in 2002, I was on the train with a bunch of Canadians, and someone asked about the national sport of Canada. Half of them said lacrosse and half of them said curling. Apparently it's quite the thing to go spend the evening at the curling rink.
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Connie Neil - Feb 18, 2010 1:45:09 pm PST #10319 of 30000
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Glamcookie - Feb 18, 2010 1:50:28 pm PST #10320 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Oh Lord, Shane is so cranky lately. He has introduced new and improved cries, too. LUSH, take me away!
Abby - Feb 18, 2010 1:59:46 pm PST #10321 of 30000
Curling does rock. Also, I'm finding it quite nerve wracking getting the live updates online, for the Canadian women. Just getting the scores as the ends progress is quite exciting compared to watching the ends, I find.
Also (random), narwhals are really cool! I think I forgot they exist, but I was at Canada's Northern House pavillion this afternoon, and they had a narwhal tusk. So cool!
Hi! Apparently the Olympics in my town makes me a little more chatty.
Liese S. - Feb 18, 2010 2:01:59 pm PST #10322 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'm glad you're chatty, Abby! I love hearing the insider view. Is getting around craziness?
Abby - Feb 18, 2010 2:06:29 pm PST #10323 of 30000
It hasn't been so bad for me. My regular bus doesn't go all the way downtown, but I make one transfer that delivers me to my usual spot. So far, I've added maybe 5 minutes on my morning commute, and maybe 10 on my evening?
My office is right downtown, and across from the main Canada Pavilion, called LiveCity Downtown, and the amount of people around is crazy! The weather just turned gorgeous the last couple of days, blue skies, sunny & warm (14 celsius!), and we've got a great view of the goings on. I'm planning to take Monday off as my roommate is also off that day, and we'll run around all the free stuff.
Laga - Feb 18, 2010 2:09:51 pm PST #10324 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Hey cool! I'm confused by the mascots. Is the sea bear a real (mythological) creature or did they make it up for the games?
Abby - Feb 18, 2010 2:13:48 pm PST #10325 of 30000
Good question! From wikipedia I got:
- Miga — A mythical sea bear, part orca and part kermode bear.
- Quatchi — A sasquatch, who wears boots and earmuffs.
- Sumi — An animal guardian spirit who wears the hat of the orca whale, flies with the wings of the mighty Thunderbird and runs on the strong furry legs of the black bear.
- Mukmuk — A Vancouver Island marmot.
Liese S. - Feb 18, 2010 2:15:49 pm PST #10326 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I'm deeply amused by the cute and cuddly sasquatch. It's only slightly less funny to me than a stuffed Cthulhu.
Laga - Feb 18, 2010 2:16:17 pm PST #10327 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
One commenter said that the mascots were a good representaton of BC because whoever created them must have been smoking a lot of BC bud at the time.
Steph L. - Feb 18, 2010 2:18:34 pm PST #10328 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
There's a quiz on the Web site where you can find out which mascot you are. (I love that in that graphic, the laptop plugs into a tree stump. Truly Canada is a magical place.)
I'm Quatchi.
(Also, Mukmuk isn't actually a mascot; he's a mascot fanboy. No, really. Well, okay, they call him a mascot "sidekick," but it comes down to the same thing. That's why he has that foam finger. No, really.)