Got a copy of The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics 2010 Edition, it's a third of the size of the Summer Olympics editions and I think it uses a slightly better paper stock.

A choice bit:

After her Olympic victory, [Katarina] Witt received 35,000 love letters. Among her admirers was East German dictator Erich Honecker. He made sure that the ( Read more... )

Back in the city. That is, The City ( Read more... )

On the failure of both USA 4x100 relay teams to make the final:

"US teams, laying a giant egg in the Bird's Nest."

Also? Why do we keep letting Lauryn Williams run relays for us? This is the second time she's screwed up in the baton handoff, except last time was in the finals.

If you dare, take a good look at this photo. (NSFW due to being on Fleshbot.)

Then take a good look over here and tell me what's wrong. (SFW, unless you worry your co-workers will think you have some gay thing for Michael Phelps.)

Anyone else as amused as I am that Oxygen is the network showing the equestrian events?

Home again (as of about 45 minutes ago). Sad to say, the part that makes me happiest... never mind sleeping in my own bed, having access to better cough medicine, getting something to eat from the fridge... well, it's just damn nice to have my cable TV back sos I can watch me some Olympics.

Shake that ass, US women's volleyball team.