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Awesome. What more could you want to close out the Olympics than Sir Chris Hoy, Jess Ennis, Laura Trott, Victoria Pendleton and others rocking out to 'Don't Stop Me Now'?

I am so not ready for these Olympics to be over. I want them to go on forever.

For anyone who isn't in Britain right now it's hard to explain what this country has felt like this past two weeks. It's been amazing. The whole country has been so united; everywhere you go people have been happy and smiling and cheerful, all sharing the same experiences ( Read more... )

I only noticed these the other day - how so cute?

In the Athletics Stadium at the Olympics they're using remote-controlled mini Minis to retrive the thrown discus and hammers.


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The BBC's video of Colin Jackson, Denise Lewis and Michael Johnson's reactions to Mo Farah winning in the 10,000m last night is worth the price of admission alone.

Six gold medals for Team GB today. I'm just speechless. And so proud of my country tonight. So so proud ( Read more... )

Royal Mail is to pay tribute to Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic gold medallists throughout the London 2012 Games by painting some of their iconic red post boxes gold ( Read more... )

Wasn't that good? All doubts removed, I have to say. It was spectacular. And very British. Very random and eccentric and endearing. Where else would you find a roller-skating Child Catcher, Voldemort, Mary Poppins and dancing NHS nurses on the same stage? And I loved the Industrial Revolution scene, it was incredible. Even if it did all smack of ( Read more... )

So you guys won something, I think?

*winks*

Four minutes that sum up just why I love Boris.

"Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England, ladies and gentlemen, in the 19th century. It was, and it was called whiff-whaff! And there I think you have the essential difference between us and the rest of the world. Other nations, the French, looked at the dining table and saw an ( Read more... )

I'm really sorry they're over. I've really enjoyed watching it over the past two weeks - waking up in the morning and immediately checking the BBC live feed, marvelling over how well Team GB are doing, following the progress at work (sssh!). I think the Chinese put on a fabulous Olympics, one they can justifiably be proud of. I only hope 2012 will ( Read more... )