The Beijing Olympics are here! As I do just about every four years, I found myself inexplicably drawn to the Opening Ceremonies--it's like a long version of the Oscars, minus the snarky intro by Jon Stewart or Billy Crystal. I know that going in, but I'll sit through the four + hour barrage of history through interpretive dance, explosives and tons of athletes in their yacht club best. I can't help it. I'm a sucker for dramatic music, inspirational stories of struggle and triumph, and incredible pyrotechnics/choreographed amazingness. Seriously, did you watch tonight's ceremony? Pretty impressive. I get so into it, that I continue to sit through the long (and seemingly randomly organized) march of the athletes into the Olympic stadium. It's sort of like being forced to watch thousands of undergrads enter the stadium on graduation day, except it goes on for like 2 hours longer. Though it is pretty awesome that I can celebrate all their hard work and self sacrifice by eating multiple desserts on the couch in my sweats, my eyes slightly glazed over as I endure yet another Bob Costas pun.
Get psyched for swimming, gymnastics, track and field, and more emotionally stirring NBC sports montages than you'll know what to do with. And seriously? I'm going to look into how Bob Costas got this whole Olympics hosting gig. he's been doing it since I can remember, and it seems like a sweet deal. Wake up, travel to an exciting location. Tape yourself waxing poetic about other people's accomplishments for a bit. Explore the city you're in, go out to eat. As I said to my lovely roommate today, he's like a professional summarizer for NBC sports. I'm a really good summarizer too! I'd be all over that job. For real. He's going to have to retire eventually, right?
In the meantime, I'll be an armchair observer of all things Olympic for the next 16 days. Check it out--in case the 4 billion hours of televised coverage on NBC, MSNBC, USA Network or Oxygen (really? oxygen?) isn't enough for you, you can watch everything (literally) on nbc.com. I tried a snazzy little widget below:
Get psyched for swimming, gymnastics, track and field, and more emotionally stirring NBC sports montages than you'll know what to do with. And seriously? I'm going to look into how Bob Costas got this whole Olympics hosting gig. he's been doing it since I can remember, and it seems like a sweet deal. Wake up, travel to an exciting location. Tape yourself waxing poetic about other people's accomplishments for a bit. Explore the city you're in, go out to eat. As I said to my lovely roommate today, he's like a professional summarizer for NBC sports. I'm a really good summarizer too! I'd be all over that job. For real. He's going to have to retire eventually, right?
In the meantime, I'll be an armchair observer of all things Olympic for the next 16 days. Check it out--in case the 4 billion hours of televised coverage on NBC, MSNBC, USA Network or Oxygen (really? oxygen?) isn't enough for you, you can watch everything (literally) on nbc.com. I tried a snazzy little widget below:
Exclusive Summer Olympics news & widgets at NBC Olympics.com!
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