1. I now really, really want to go to London in 2012. Or maybe Vancouver for the winter games! I know I never will, but it’s something I can talk about in vain and google for a while.
2. Why is it that every four years ordinary people become experts on things they only see every four years? I know I don’t actually know anything about the gymnastics, for example, but that doesn’t keep me from commenting (very loudly. and to no one.) on whether or not someone actually “stuck” their landing.
3. If those little Chinese gymnasts are all 16 I will eat my socks.
4. I still really like Michael Phelps–he seems like a very hard working and admirable young man. But I can’t help but feel a little sorry for all the other swimmers because…come on…they’re swimming hard too.
5. How did people watch the Olympics before TiVo? Seriously? I’m asking.
6. Is it just me, or does Bob Costas get a little loopy after a while?
7. The medal ceremonies make me cry now, too. Even when it’s for a country other than my own. If you ask me, it’s just really hard to give up on world peace when watching a medal ceremony.
8. I think someone (maybe Bob Costas when he’s loopy) should do a montage or tribute or something to little metal hair clips and their role in gymnastics through the ages.
They also showcase the age-old pairing of gymnastics and little metal clips.
9. My sister and I have decided to boycott beach volleyball because the men get to wear shorts and tank tops and the women have to wear teeny tiny bikinis.
10. To be an Olympic-caliber athlete you must travel…a lot.
–Ally