First off, respect for Georgia - my thoughts go to their lost team member. If anyone's interested, I had to look this up after I heard about what happened:
Olympic Games Deaths: List of Athletes Killed During The Olympics
That out of the way . . .
Alright, opening ceremonies impressed me. Despite the epic HYDRAULICS FAIL, the show went amazingly well. I gotta say, I'm amazed that Vancouver could pull it off so well. From everything I had seen up until now, Vancouver has always seemed like such a welfare venue where we were always over budget and running late. The spoken word was probably one of the most inspirational things ever. k.d. lang knocked one out of the park with the "sad Hallelujah song" (as Kei put it). The fiddlers and step dancers were hardcore. Donald Sutherland narrated. The anthem included the badass French lyrics that included the bits about "taking up the sword and the cross". Mr. Freaking Man In Motion Rick Hanson wheeled the flame into BC Place.
And then Wayne lit the cauldron. And the Canadians in the chatroom peed a little.
Yeah, it's official: I've got my Olympic boner. I'm ready for this.
Also, I totally bought Olympic mittens. They're quite warm.
