The drive in wasn't fun. DC streets are not in good shape. Metro stations are pretty awful, too, with ice and packed trains. Now a train has derailed on my line.

I hate the thought of trying to get home.

And my DH's flight is delayed an hour.

Glad you got in safe, Sparky, and I'm sending safe landing~ma in the direction of DH's plane.

eta or wait, did I misread? Are you still commuting?

I'm excited about the Olympics! It's in my city! Olympic day is finally here!

I have to say, watching the torch relay in my old neighbourhood this morning made me cry!

I am so curious what Vancouver is going to look like to other countries. This is certainly not going to be the snowiest olympics ever, but I think the mountains are okay.

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Thanks! I am having the BEST birthday morning. I woke up to an amazingly sweet card from my DH, I've gotten tons of sweet messages here and on Facebook, and I got to school and found my classroom door decorated by students (they decorate each other's lockers for birthdays traditionally), a cake on my desk with "Happy Burthday, Ms. T.!", an awesome card from my friend/colleague, and then my department chair came by with a birthday BALLOON!

I am so lucky to have such amazing people in my life.

Happy Birthday, Maria, sorella!

Thanks, smonster. My day really isn't going as badly as that last post makes it sound. Sour grapes from knowing the person who decides we should be out in this mess lives on campus and has someone else shoveling him out as a benefit.

I hope the cafe has real food for lunch.

And the sequel to Poltergeist just writes itself....

Not to mention a revival of the Airport franchise.

there's an article on Yahoo about ice dancer siblings that were born in the US and now skate for other countries

They live in the US and represent other countries? Where do they train? I do think that's a bit weird. But a fair number of Jamaican athletes train abroad, because resources are better that way. I don't know what would apply in those cases.

I don't care one whit about the Winter Olympics. It's just a blot on my normal TV viewing. Don't like cold weather sports. They all have to do with cold weather.

It's in my city!

Are you going to all the free stuff? My cousin keeps emailing me with lists of the concerts and parties he and his wife are going to, because rubbing it in = affection in our family.

They live in the US and represent other countries?

The two skating for Japan live and train there, I think. Regardless, they've skated for Japan the bulk of their careers, so it's not like they pulled a switcheroo just for the Olympics. The other sibling I think doesn't have Georgian citizenship, but is allowed to skate for Georgia because her partner is a Georgian citizen.

When I was a kid, my aunt took us kids to Telemark Lodge in Northern Wisconsin. At one point we took cross-country ski lessons. The instructor was a former Olympic cross-country skier. We got there a little late, and for some reason my early attempts at the correct cross-country skiing style were not very good, and I could tell the instructor was getting exasperated with me. At the time I was thinking, "Gee, this must be Hell for him" - kind of like that Far Side cartoon where Stratavarious is in Hell and is forced to teach beginning violin to kids.

So anyway, whenever I see Olympic cross-country skiing, I think of that instructor and how he didn't like me....

I woke up this morning and someone had stolen all my patience. Today could be interesting.

Don't like cold weather sports. They all have to do with cold weather.

I really only watch for the figure skating.