Doesn't boxing wrap up in the second week?
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sean K - Aug 16, 2008 7:58:06 pm PDT #3740 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Nilly - Aug 16, 2008 8:01:50 pm PDT #3741 of 10003
Swouncing
since it's morning here, and I suspect it's the same time in Petah Tikva as well
Psst, it's Ramat-Gan, but, yup, still morning. The universe didn't grant Kat her time-machine.
I'm doing the last writing-thing before the printing-burning-arranging-files stuff. It's in Hebrew, yet I still find it difficult to phrase myself. Sigh.
The photo-copying store I need to go to in order to create 4 copies of this hideous thing opens on 8:30am (um, that's in half an hour), and th PhD committee on 9L00am. Let's see how this goes.
sumi - Aug 16, 2008 8:03:58 pm PDT #3742 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
I hear that there is boxing at the Olympics and yet, I've managed to completely avoid it. (I know it's been on CNBC and Telemundo.)
Trudy Booth - Aug 16, 2008 8:08:32 pm PDT #3743 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I'd be happy to not see any more beach volleyball. It gets really very much the same after a while.
I feel bad for the guys having to wear shirts for whatever reason... apparently sand gets in them and makes life horrible. Oh, and either the guys don't give hand signals behind their butts or the NBC cameramen don't feel compelled to show them to us constantly.
Of course, put on Mens Water Polo and I'm a complete raging, hypocrite.
Shir - Aug 16, 2008 8:17:33 pm PDT #3744 of 10003
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
It's in Hebrew, yet I still find it difficult to phrase myself.
Wanna send it for second proof-writing opinion to me? I'd be happy to help anyway I can.
And Ramat Gan? Wow. I was sure it's a part of P.T. municipality.
Kristen - Aug 16, 2008 8:20:51 pm PDT #3745 of 10003
Is there a fire on your side of the hill, Allyson?
The promo for the 11 pm news says there are three fires burning in Griffith Park. I don't know exactly where in the park.
Nilly - Aug 16, 2008 8:21:04 pm PDT #3746 of 10003
Swouncing
There are printing sounds (in English) behind my back. The Hebrew stuff is still not done yet, but I needed a cheering-up.
Wanna send it for second proof-writing opinion to me? I'd be happy to help anyway I can.
Thanks, sweetie, but I don't think I have the energy anymore.
I'll save your offer for the corrections, OK?
Shir - Aug 16, 2008 8:23:13 pm PDT #3747 of 10003
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
There are printing sounds (in English) behind my back. The Hebrew stuff is still not done yet, but I needed a cheering-up.
Yay printing sounds! Good printing sounds! Keep making Nilly sane!
I don't think I have the energy anymore.
I'll save your offer for the corrections, OK?
Oh, dear. of course. And I'm sorry you're so exhausted.
Allyson - Aug 16, 2008 8:23:30 pm PDT #3748 of 10003
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I can hear the helicopters coming in from Silverlake.
billytea - Aug 16, 2008 8:24:22 pm PDT #3749 of 10003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
An interesting thing about the medal count. Well, first interesting thing: Australia is third in the total medal count (and fourth in the standard ordering), beaten only by the most populous country in the world and the richest country in the world, none too shabby for a nation of 21 million. Ok, other interesting thing: the Australian men and Australian women have been equally successful in number of medals (14 each) - though most of the golds are from the women (6 from women's swimming, 2 from men's rowing). Likewise, the US men and women are pretty close in total medals (27 and 29 respectively), though here the men dominate the golds (12 and 5; of course, 8 of those 12 have Phelps' name on them).
But France, which is fourth in the total medal take, has won only three medals in the women's events - one silver, two bronze. All their other 19 medals are from the men's events. I don't know why there should be such a disparity, but it's pretty striking.