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Olympics, eeeeeeee!
Jul. 28th, 2012 01:07 amFor those who do not know, I fucking LOVE the Olympics.
Opening ceremony verdict: random but fun. The rings raining sparks were pretty badass. Some other parts were cool (Mary Poppins to the rescue!) but the first half did not feel cohesive. It did make me laugh to hear Firestarter as part of the ceremonies. The glowing riding doves were pretty awesome looking, it must be said. The cauldron is fucking beautiful.
My favorite fashion statement in the parade of nations, I love the Czech Republic's rainboots. Cute! Not sure I would pick them for the Olympic uniform? But I guess they might be preparing for rain in London, practical. But the Fiji flag bearer was pretty hot, not everyone can pull off grass skirts. And the Cook Islands' and Marshall Islands outfits were pretty cool looking. And Mexico, so colorful! The Palau flagbearer looked like an escapee from Williamsburg, intriguing! Not sure I can get behind the headwear on the Ukrainian delegation, what was that floppy monstrosity? And what was up with the golden armpits on the UK team?
Bob Costas, why are you telling me random geopolitical facts? (Although the crack about Kim Jong-Il's golfing was pretty super.) Tell me what the world wants to know, who are the hotties in each delegation? I'd say Denmark is in the lead for the hotness quotient, but Belgium did quite well too. And Brazil. And Germany. And Jordan. And Norway. And South Africa. And Sri Lanka. And Turkey. Also spotted a Luke-From-Season-1-of-the-OC lookalike in the Lithuania delegation. And the Tonga flag bearer is totally adorable.
And in true Olympic fashion, I've been choking up, sometimes just reading some of the athletes' stories, and more than one commercial has made me tear up. I will watch little else these next two weeks.
And in unrelated news, here are a bunch of links I've been hoarding.
Harrison Ford turns 70 today, and everyone feels old because of it -- that title speaks the truth.
Patient Yorkie puppy, left at Missouri rest area, waits there 2 days until owner finds him -- yay for happy endings.
Locked in combat: Mother lion takes on deadly crocodile to give cubs safe swim across river -- Bad. Ass. You HAVE to see these pictures.
Mao Sugiyama Cooks, Serves Own Genitals At Banquet In Tokyo (GRAPHIC PHOTOS) -- Wow. I have a strict no fungus, no tentacles, no eyeballs eating policy, I guess we need to add more things to the list!
A Breakdown of Magic Mike’s Nudity, in Graphs and Charts -- here's hoping there's more from the untruncated dance routines on the DVD.
We Can't Blame Him! Andrew Garfield Admits He's Crushing On Gosling -- as if I needed to find you MORE adorable, Andrew Garfield!
You'll take Manhattan when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands -- no idea why that is the title, but![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
biggieshorty you must see this dog!
Teen Choice Awards Bierberly Played: Bieber -- Hahahhaha, this Go Fug Yourself is AMAZING.
And, finally, BABY WALRUS WANTS TO SNUGGLE!
OMG, I can't even handle how cute that is.
Opening ceremony verdict: random but fun. The rings raining sparks were pretty badass. Some other parts were cool (Mary Poppins to the rescue!) but the first half did not feel cohesive. It did make me laugh to hear Firestarter as part of the ceremonies. The glowing riding doves were pretty awesome looking, it must be said. The cauldron is fucking beautiful.
My favorite fashion statement in the parade of nations, I love the Czech Republic's rainboots. Cute! Not sure I would pick them for the Olympic uniform? But I guess they might be preparing for rain in London, practical. But the Fiji flag bearer was pretty hot, not everyone can pull off grass skirts. And the Cook Islands' and Marshall Islands outfits were pretty cool looking. And Mexico, so colorful! The Palau flagbearer looked like an escapee from Williamsburg, intriguing! Not sure I can get behind the headwear on the Ukrainian delegation, what was that floppy monstrosity? And what was up with the golden armpits on the UK team?
Bob Costas, why are you telling me random geopolitical facts? (Although the crack about Kim Jong-Il's golfing was pretty super.) Tell me what the world wants to know, who are the hotties in each delegation? I'd say Denmark is in the lead for the hotness quotient, but Belgium did quite well too. And Brazil. And Germany. And Jordan. And Norway. And South Africa. And Sri Lanka. And Turkey. Also spotted a Luke-From-Season-1-of-the-OC lookalike in the Lithuania delegation. And the Tonga flag bearer is totally adorable.
And in true Olympic fashion, I've been choking up, sometimes just reading some of the athletes' stories, and more than one commercial has made me tear up. I will watch little else these next two weeks.
And in unrelated news, here are a bunch of links I've been hoarding.
Harrison Ford turns 70 today, and everyone feels old because of it -- that title speaks the truth.
Patient Yorkie puppy, left at Missouri rest area, waits there 2 days until owner finds him -- yay for happy endings.
Locked in combat: Mother lion takes on deadly crocodile to give cubs safe swim across river -- Bad. Ass. You HAVE to see these pictures.
Mao Sugiyama Cooks, Serves Own Genitals At Banquet In Tokyo (GRAPHIC PHOTOS) -- Wow. I have a strict no fungus, no tentacles, no eyeballs eating policy, I guess we need to add more things to the list!
A Breakdown of Magic Mike’s Nudity, in Graphs and Charts -- here's hoping there's more from the untruncated dance routines on the DVD.
We Can't Blame Him! Andrew Garfield Admits He's Crushing On Gosling -- as if I needed to find you MORE adorable, Andrew Garfield!
You'll take Manhattan when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands -- no idea why that is the title, but
biggieshorty you must see this dog!Teen Choice Awards Bierberly Played: Bieber -- Hahahhaha, this Go Fug Yourself is AMAZING.
And, finally, BABY WALRUS WANTS TO SNUGGLE!
OMG, I can't even handle how cute that is.
