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August 18, 2008
I don't think I can watch anymore...
I've been enjoying the Olympics, the Michael Phelps phenom and all that hooha...but I'm pretty much rattled regarding the women's gymnastics and all the crap the Chinese and judges have been pulling...last night a Chinese vaulter beat the American, even tho the Chinese landed on her knees...I realize her vault was a higher value, but when you land on your knees, do you really deserve a bronze medal? And now I read another gymnast has lost a gold due to a tie-breaker that didn't go her way (no spoilers, all names are withheld)...is that fair? Especially when the winner is the Chinese gymnast is the same one who is only 14 years old and has no business competing due to the age qualification being 16 and older (its not her fault, the government is lying to allow her to compete)...I don't think its fair that we are losing to the Chinese when they are so blatantly cheating...so I think I need to take a break tonight and do something else...
I didn't know Michael Phelp's mom is a school principal...how cool is that...can you imagine what school will be like for her this year - especially if Michael shows up for a school assembly or something...how fun would that be? Loves it...
We are getting some fantastic dark skies, cooler temps and rain these next few days...its a wonderful break from the 100+ days we've had since May...you get used to the heat, you might not like it, but you get used to it and you just deal...except Aug and Sept are the worst...we normally don't get a decent break until October...so these next few days are a nice reprieve...ahhhh......
I'm heading upstairs to the scary room where all the stuff stays that has nowhere else to go...we bought some totes at Target and I'm gonna try to organize what I have...its a frightening thought, actually...i'm ready to get the room in order so I can reclaim the space and actually USE it properly...wish me luck...
UPDATE: I've been up here for 4 hours and the room actually looks worse than it did, but I think that's cause I've thrown stuff all over the place...I've brought some bags upstairs to load junk into, I've made piles of 'keep', 'toss', 'donate' and 'sell' (we'll see if I ever get around to selling anything)...and I can see daylight in a small area that I haven't seen the bottom of for months...its been a lot of going thru bags and boxes, rediscovering stuff that I bought at B&B (sunglasses! rings! beads!) and coming to terms with stuff that need to go, no matter how nice it still is...that's what PayPal is for...I found some bracelets that I tossed in the tumbler during lunch, and when I pulled them out, I found a ring that I put in there a week ago...full of surprises, that tumbler is...
Posted by Donner at August 18, 2008 05:18 PM
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I am with you on your comments about the Olympics. I'm done after last night!
Posted by: Debbie at August 18, 2008 05:13 PM