Olympics

[la_rainette]

*tired of mopping, is taking 5-minute-break*

Am amazed that anyone on this side of the Atlantic can actually watch the Olympics without going utterly nuts. We watched for 45 minutes yesterday, in growing amazement, as we occasionally glimpsed an athlete for about 10 seconds in between McDonalds and Whatnot commercials. The actual sport moments they showed us, they showed three times (They must thing we have the short term memory of an amoeba), and the choice of said moments was, er. I have no idea how to put this kindly.

I mean, Ian Thorpe giddy with joy is nice, but I wouldn't mind seeing the guy swim for a change. Wasn't that what he came for, anyway?

Also, I understand the need for commercial breaks. I need commercial breaks, occasionally, to give me the time to go to the washroom/supervise a Tadpolish potty call. But no-one, NO-ONE, even after gulping down 4 gallons of beer, needs to go to the bathroom that often.

Says she whose bathrooms do not work anyway for the lack of water *weeps*

*goes back to mopping*

Comments

[terrylj.livejournal.com]

Exactly why I do not watch the Olympics. Ever since Kerri Strug vaulted on her broken leg, I have not been able to watch. Because evidently that was the only event that occurred that year. I must have seen it seventy-eight times at last count. Yes, it was an inspiring moment, but did any other athletes actually compete in any other games? Because I did not see them on my TV.

OK, I lied. The only thing I watched since then just happened to be the skating couple that obviously should have won first place and everybody was shocked when they didn't, and then some judge admitted that he had been "leaned on" by some country or other...you can tell I was paying attention, because of the fine detail I recall. :)

I just found it really odd that that was the one thing I actually saw, and that was the major dramatic event of the season, evidently.

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

;D Oh, yes, I vaguely remember that one.

Let's have coffee and pointedly not watch the Olympics together, why don't we? We won't even have to wash up afterwards, cos, hey, no water!

[bookwench31.livejournal.com]

The covarege we're getting is pretty good. Much better than in years past. There are a couple of channels that are actually showing comercial free competition. So I got to watch entire basketball and softball games and tennis matches. Granted I had to watch them at four in the morning, but that's okay since I can't sleep lately anyway. This Olympic thing is great for imsomniacs.

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

oooo, you're lucky! But maybe I'm just not watching at the right hour.

*makes plans to turn on TV next time she gets kicked out of bed by Tadpole*