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Olympics Closing Ceremony

It’s become a bit of a tradition for me to blog about the Olympics closing ceremony.  Despite feeling particularly incensed by NBC’s coverage of these Olympics, I definitely still feel a sense of melancholy to see the Olympics go away after having their company for the past two weeks.  These Olympics were particularly memorable and poignant for me because I had the great fortune to actually attend three events – my first Olympics experience ever!  I saw

Getting into the Olympic spirit


Almost time…

Super Bowl was fun… and avast!

Haven’t updated the blog in a while, and the Super Bowl is as good a topic as any!  So, this was definitely one of the most exciting and action-packed Super Bowls for me in recent history, right up there with and likely exceeding the 2008 Giants-Patriots game.  I was actually rooting for the Colts going into the game, but when the Saints stumbled to a ten-point deficit in the first quarter, I found myself starting to root for the underdog. …

Interesting Things

It’s official, I’m going to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics! Hooray and huzzah! Of course, I’m going as a spectator. As soon as they make excessive geekiness an Olympic sport, I’ll be proud to represent the country. Anyway, I got tickets to see ice hockey and short track speed skating, and even though the Winter Olympics are more than a year away, I’m already ridiculously pumped. I’ve always wanted to attend the Olympics, and…