I'm SomeGuy, 29 years old, residing in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I've studied English Literature, Chinese Martial Arts, and am currently pursuing careers in writing - possibly even in the anime industry itself.
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I went downtown after the hockey game to take some pictures and just walk around where people are celebrating. Watched most of the closing ceremonies at CTV's little video stand, too. Saw lots of crazy stuff, smelled a lot of BO, cigarettes, and more weed than I would have preferred.
Goddamnit, Vancouver . . .
But yeah. Hell of an Olympics. I think we're gonna be glowing from this one for a while.
Only in Canada can a man like this be hailed as an athletic hero worthy of people rushing up for autographs:
Team Kevin Martin of Canada took the gold in Men's Curling, edging out the Finns and their crazy pants at the end of regulation. It was a good game.
Also, the curling world will forever remember that Vancouver 2010 was probably the most psychotically enthusiastic curling crowd in the history of the Olympic Games. Fun times.
So yeah. Apparently we're tied for most golds won by a hosting nation with 13. That's not bad at all. And if we can win the men's hockey game, we'll be breaking a helluva record.
If, anyway.
See ya guys at 12:15 Pacific! Best of luck to all!
We go into the third period 3-0 against Slovakia. So far so good. About ten minutes in the Slovaks nail a goal. Dang. Alright, fair enough. . .
. . . a few minutes later, they score again. Alright, this is getting a little scary here . . . . .
. . . the final 2 minutes of regulation, the Slovaks have turned Roberto Luongo's net into a shooting gallery. Scariest damn 2 minutes of the whole night.
So Canada still won, and we shall have our rematch against the US on Sunday. This is good. But that said . . .
WHAT THE FUCK, CANADA?! STOP DOING THAT!!!!
In Other News:
Congratulations, Mimmi! Your girls have taken home the gold in Curling, leaving Canada with the silver.
The Swedes played a crazy close game against Canada (who choked when it was down to the line). I spent the last hour at work in kind of a funk after that as Curling is one of those games where a single stone's throw can make or break a game. In Canada's case tonight, it broke. Dang.
But we still have the men's. So Sweden, you may have this one. Our girls'll getcha back in 2014.
GG.
Over At Short Track:
Two golds in Short Track for the 500m and for the 5,000 relay! Holy crap, we might only be in third for overall medals right now this year, but we're actually first for gold medals right now!
I kinda believe that this has never happened before. This is kinda nifty. Even if we don't finish with the most golds in the end, gotta say, this has been a good year for the red and white in the great white north. Even if Vancouver barely counts.
Back To Business:
Schultzie, buddy, I'll be online on Sunday. I suppose I could go downtown be there for the shitstorm and all. But I've a better idea. Let's make a chatroom that night so we can all watch together? I'll set it up first if no one else does.
See you on Sunday, Amercs'. We's got some unfinished business, methinks.
Hell of a game, ends with a packed audience going ballistic, and a squad of young athletes basking in the glow of winning the gold on home soil.
So naturally the next morning what we all really get in the news is how they went back out onto the ice after everyone left so they could have a little party with drinks and cigars, and how upset the IOC is about it.
Must be a slow news day if this is the biggest news of the day.
Myself, it looks like they just survived a war. I don't think I'll be criticizing today.
Picked up Heavy Rain today, just finished installing it. Now, Heavy Rain is a PS3 game that's essentially a murder mystery where the story changes based on every little decision you make, may it be to climb up the muddy hill to check for clues or whether you choose to hug your one son first instead of the other when you come home from work.
Or something like that. Anyway, the murderer is a serial killer known as the "Origami Killer" who leaves origami thingies at his murders. Box art (that doesn't indulge in North America wet tanktoppery) as follows:
And lo and behold, what do they leave you inside the box to play with (including instructions on the screen while the game installs)?
I think I love that little touch. If I'm lucky (and if the reviews so far are true), this should be a pretty special little game . . .
Olympic News:
Gold and silver in women's 2-person bobsled! Booyah!
AND bronze in women's 5000m speed skating!
AND we beat Russia in men's hockey! Told ya we're not done yet.
EDIT:
. . . . . oh goddamnit . . .
Alright, so I've been playing for a couple hours. Seems this Origami Killer only kills boys about 9-13 years old after abducting them 3-5 days earlier.
Well . . . my son disappeared in the park. I went to the police station to make the report.
They asked me about what time it happened . . .
. . . and the game gave me options on what time I thought it happened.
Then I needed to give a description of what my son was wearing, what colour pants and jacket.
. . . . . I really, really hope Shaun was wearing a brown coat and beige pants . . .
I am the worst father ever . . .
That said, Heavy Rain is a very, very unique game. I'm excited. Even though my son is probably going to end up dead. And it'll be all my fault and I will feel extremely guilty. Crikes, when the hell did games get so good at this stuff?!
