random olympic comments

as i continue to compulsively watch the olympics ... and i should preface this by saying that i've been watching a lot of ice dancing in the last couple days

1. when did rhinestones become the new manly chest hair?

2. when you're wearing a full fake-skin suit, are you nearly nude or fully clothed?

3. curlers are no longer just balding, pot bellied men. some of them are quite young *and* quite hot. a lethal combination!

4. did the olympics suddenly decide to limit teams to a choice of 5 pieces of music? why are there so many repeats?

5. why has the olympics turned the entire country into leafs fans? ugh.


and we get to hear the anthem play ... time to go and study up on the lyrics.

time to refresh

as i've been compulsively watching the olympics, i've been witness to many anthems - and on a few occasions that good ol' o canada.

there was a question posed to one of our gold medallists today as to what is the way to go - do you sing with the anthem - or not?

i would have always thought i would sing along - and i do sing along when it's played, only to discover, much to my horror ... i cannot remember all the words in english. sure, i can sing the anthem in a bilingual manner, no problem ... but make me do it in just english? i draw a blank. is this something i need to study up on? or ... do i just continue on as is? because, really ... when will i need to sing the anthem in full english ever in my life? aren't anthems really just ... archaic?

the line

there has been much discussion around the recent events and excitement around the toronto mayoral race. part of this seems to have erupted into a debate about the bedroom and what is or is not allowed.

now, i'm a modern girl with some old-fashioned ideals peppered in for good measure, and i must say ... i've been a little shocked and appalled by people's attitudes about cheating. there seems to be a repeating theme coming from what appears to be male contributors (or female contributors with rather macho-esque screen names). a theme that i find quite disturbing. a theme that ... suggests men have a carte blanche to sleep around.

apparently ... monogamy does not start until one is legally married. yes, that is the line.

i guess i learn something new every day. this definitely explains why women are so anxious to lock down their man. and here i thought it was just because you got to have one heck of a party and dress up like a princess for a day.

is sawyer right?

are some of us meant to be alone? i figure, seeing as lost is an american show ... we'll be proved wrong on that one. but, you never know.

so it's coming up to one heck of a weekend for 2010 ... in order of ascending importance (of course, when i say ascending, i completely mean descending ...)

- family day - to be spent sleeping in and generally celebrating solitude
- opening of the 2010 winter olympics
- chinese new years (in the words of a former room mate - chow yun fat, everyone! let the tiger roar!)
- nba all star weekend - let the raptors roar! well ... raptor, singular
- valentine's day (i just can't get enough of those red tinsel hearts!)
- opening of valentine's day, the movie ... think i should buy my tickets now?

i think that's enough for now. a sort of warm up for things to come.