Monday, August 11, 2008

Top 10 Reasons I stay up late to watch the Olympics/ Why I won't pick up my cell phone for the next 2 weeks

10. Because Kobe and LeBron are not only on the same court at the same time, but on the same TEAM. Mmm-mm.
9. Team USA Women's Gymnastics: Can we please have another '96 Atlanta Games Kerri Strug moment?
8. REVISION 8/13/08: 41 year old Hot-Mama Dara Torres! How could I forget?? (She hasn't swam yet, give me a break.) I REALLY want her to win. I think she's just phenomenal.
7. Beach Volleyball--- Beautiful bodies x 2 + intense game = loads and loads of jollity and merriment.
6. Bob Costas' voice.
5. My aunt and cousin are from China, so I get to root for Team China too (but only when they aren't going against USA, of course).
4. Synchronized swimming--Tawnie, one of my best friends, and I used to make up our own Oympic-winning synchronized swimming routines in my pool (Summer '96 ONLY, I swear.)
3. I'm a brazen-faced, unashamed, non-flustered Phelps Phanatic. I can't help it. I love the best. He's a legend. LOVE him. Little Mikey deserves all the attention and glorification he gets, so BACK OFF.
2. Men's. Swimming. Team. USA. I'll sacrifice sleep for my boys. That's right, MY boys. Not yours. MINE. (mine, mine, mine, mine.)
1. Moments of pure euphoria, bliss, and ecstasy when the gold medal comes down to the last few seconds and Team USA, whatever sport, clinches it (like last night when our Men's 4x100 relay team beat France at the last second by 8 hundredths of a second and they were talking trash before the game and we beat them... I am still riding off that high!)

Can you really name any better reasons?? I dare you.

Watch this, and die happy.

6 people have something to say about this:

The Liddells August 11, 2008 at 4:20 PM  

You crack me up! I tried to e-mail you back, but my e-mail is having a hard time right now, so I will try a little later!

Andy - Instafather August 11, 2008 at 6:54 PM  

haha... well, maybe another reason: The chance to have serious, topical conversations with coworkers about synchronized swimming, gymnastics and fencing. Imagine having those same conversations any other time.

Hope the wedding was fun- I'll still add your thoughts if you want; otherwise, we'll try again on something else soon.

Mallory August 11, 2008 at 7:27 PM  

Um...so I am obsessed with the Olympics as well! Did you see the mens 4 x 100 swimming relay last night! AMAZING!!! How are you by the way :)

Jack and Jill August 12, 2008 at 10:44 AM  

Did you read that Phelps eats between 8000-10000 calories PER DAY? Holy shit. And he still looks like that!!

Ken Duck Geraths August 14, 2008 at 5:08 AM  

I wanted to vote but your music list was down, I will return it is down on myspace also, so its not your site's problem.

corrine August 15, 2008 at 10:28 AM  

i love this list. i am such a wimp i tried so hard to stay awake for women's gymnastics last night but i TOTALLY fell asleep. oh well, thanks to tivo i can still catch up on the floor routines and everything else i missed that i heard was amazing.

i loved your comments about RHWOC - we will so be the stars someday! haha. i am pretty sure i would be good at making drama and throwing fits too... especially if you could use the excuse that it's all for the viewers!

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