Whhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
Whhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
Thanks for coming out, Russia.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Haha, I thought the funniest aspect of all this hyped up game was that neither Crosby or Ovechkin got any goals.Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
Luongo played great and Nabokov played terrible in the first period. The game was pretty much decided after that awful performance in the first.
"If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia."
- Margaret Atwood
Super excited Luongo got the call. He definitely deserved it (not that I'm hating on Bordeur). That was pretty uncharacteristic of Nabokov though.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
It was inevitable after Brodeur's botched game against the Americans. That was out of character for Brodeur, who is such an experienced goalie.
Goalies have off days, but it really hurts and stands out when it happens at the Olympics.
"If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia."
- Margaret Atwood
I wouldn't have thought that one game was enough to bench him against Russia. Brodeur's not really the type to have his confidence broken, nor do I think you'll see the same mistakes again.
I think Luongo deserved the chance in his own right.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Switzerland has some pretty attractive curlers... but did anyone else think that the redhead looked a lot like Shaun White?
Anywho... we're moving on to the gold medal game, which is cool. Bring it on, Sweden!
The women's hockey gold medal game against the U.S. is on today. If they win, I have to take another shot of Canadian whisky. Ugh, after yesterday's medal celebrations I don't know if I'll survive.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
It's a third straight Olympic gold for Canada's women's hockey team.
"If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia."
- Margaret Atwood
*Sigh*
Good game, Canada...
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not.
Haha, it's funny how patriotic the games can make you feel, especially when they're in your country. A Tim Hortons commercial almost made me shed a tear earlier today. That can't be healthy.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
Hahahaha, somehow I can imagine, you Juniper, doing that
The Moments of Dominion
That happen on the Soul
And leave it with a Discontent
Too exquisite — to tell —
-Emily Dickinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVW8GCnr9-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckGIvr6WVw4
Isn't that just a great commercial though? It's so Canadian!
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Even better than the gold medal in hockey, Joannie Rochette takes home a well deserved bronze in the women's singles figure skating.
Under normal circumstances ending a career with an Olympic medal would be fantastic. For a skater like Rochette, who was considered by most to be pass her prime, to go out there and earn that medal is amazing. Add to that the recent death of her mother and she's probably one of the most inspiring stories of the games.
Yu-Na Kim wins with an outrageous 150+ in her free skate, to put that in perspective there was a 20 point gap between her and the silver medalist. She truly is in a league all of her own.
Last edited by OrphanPip; 02-26-2010 at 01:30 AM.
"If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia."
- Margaret Atwood
See what happens when I go to help a friend...I miss the performances that I wanted to see...I guess there's always youtube
Les Miserables,
Volume 1, Fifth Book, Chapter 3
Remember this, my friends: there are no such things as bad plants or bad men. There are only bad cultivators.
I agree that Yu-Na really is in a league of her own. Her triple jumps are textbook-perfect, and she has the artistry to match her technical skills. Brian Orser must have been proud to see his protege win Olympic gold, something that had eluded him twice.
Mao Asada deserves props, too, for landing two triple Axels. Too bad she popped her later jumps.
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