I am crying because...

wuxiaomao: These are beautiful sentiments! If that post ain't insightful, I don't know what is!

What did you think of the opening procession?

Haven't seen it yet...it won't be broadcast here for another four hours....but I'm waiting for it anxiously. 

but I'm waiting for it anxiously.

Well worth the wait I am telling you, its beautiful, tasteful and all the athletes are beautiful...it was worth losing sleep for!


Texas: Thanks! What did you think about it?

Ps: I forgot to mention I was with another friend from Brazil...he also went crazy! When he saw his flag...God bless him

Unfortunately, where I live in the U.S., my neighbors will probably set off fireworks, shotguns, airhorns, car horns, etc when the U.S. team is featured.

Ahh, the perils of living in a hick town.

i got to see a little bit of it early cuz pbs here carries the evening bbc world news.  seeing the full rebroadcast here was wayyyy better.  i was really concerned they might not be ready (i worried we wouldnt be either when we hosted the 84 games) in addition to the individual national procession pageantry and the fireworks, the pantheon theme and the minoans were incredibly well done.

I've never been at peace with the world as I am right now

im happy for you and im fairly confident i know what you mean.  

watch out for those greek guys tho...unless theyre bearing metaxa or ouzo, of course

watch out for those greek guys tho...unless theyre bearing metaxa or ouzo, of course

Or if there name is M-post

Ahh, the perils of living in a hick town.

For a moment I thought you said:
"Ahh, the penis of living in a hick town."

I was a little confused.

I should probably get some sleep.

I saw everything on national tv the exact same time that was happening!
The good thing to be Greek these days
It makes me SO VERY HAPPY to see that people from other countries enjoyed it, too.

I wonder what the famous american hicks understood of it ...
At least, did anybody bother to tell them that "No, Bjiorg DID NOT sing in Las Vegas the other night"?

I didn't really watch the opening ceremony. I have been glued to the TV to watch the Olympics since though, and I pretty much think sport is a waste of time.

Here's a song for you:

All the children of the world should be
Loving the world wholeheartedly

Tell your brother who is killing the world
That hate won't do

Cause we're all the same
Cause the blood inside of me is inside of you

'Can You Feel It?' The Jacksons

Peace out

I wonder what the famous american hicks understood of it ...

oh hell, i thought the beginning was a commercial for a new kinda paper boat car.

(arent you supposed to be back soon?)

when ya do get back, wise fawn turned us onto a site to upload and hotlink graphics...so you can now use this whenever you want 

just copy this and save it...then paste it in when the spirit moves ya (remove the blank space following the first [ and the one before the last ] at the end) [ img]http://www.imageuploads.net/uploads/876.gif[/img ]

"Ahh, the penis of living in a hick town."

mmmmm...>

I saw everything on national tv the exact same time that was happening!

Eimarmemi: thats awesome for you!! I envy you, my country is too small and too poor to host..but I will be in China for 2008. That should be something!!! I have seen all the disciplines that have Chinese people in them...no the media here is not one sided!!! So am a little tired of the crying and the gold medals..although..my country did win a gold for 200m girls backstroke!! I was dancing like an idiot at the club I was at when I saw it and everyone thought I had really lost it when I kept yelling and grabbing people telling them..thats my country!!!

honky chateau: I have been glued too for 7 days because i had nothing else better to do at camp but now I am a little tired of it although I am excited because its part of history and I will always know where I was during 2004 olympics and I know who wang yifu is.

Kingbee: I am back!! its about time too!! I feel like I missed a lot and I don't want to admit it because I dont want to be labeled an addict..but I missed blogging and the people here!! Especially the guy whose wife is leaving him. Thats the first blog I read...poor guy. Thanks for the img site!!! talk to you soon!

glad youre back!

Thanks!! glad you are still awake!!!

hahahaha im always awake

Ok so I have been out since Friday on very little sleep and bizarre occurings and lots of drink. Its my last weekend here, i leave for another city in about 3 days ...am not packed at all...dont have a ticket...and I have to go out again tonight more goodbyes to say...I would like to disembowel whoever made the stipulation that people need to drink at farewell dos to avoid the waterworks ...

I have been out since Friday on very little sleep and bizarre occurings and lots of drink.

yikes!  hope you were drinking this liquor made or marketed by deng's relatives (from an article in the la times for august 22, 2004)

Some in China Cling to Deng's Capitalist Coattails
 As nation marks the 100th anniversary of the late leader's birth, his political successors scramble to associate their policies with him.

By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer

GUANGAN, China — Deng Xianyan runs his fingers over a bottle of Deng family liquor as he mulls the legacy of his famous cousin, the late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

"He unleashed the creativity of a billion Chinese people," the 52-year-old company president says of the man known as the father of China's modernization. "Even having a couple of extra chickens before Xiaoping came along was enough to brand you a hated capitalist."

Throwing in a little sales pitch for a business that has seen sales rise 30% from the attention surrounding today's commemoration, he adds, "We owe him a great deal and hope that spirit of gratitude is appreciated by customers of our top-quality liquor."

uh uh that stuff will kill you! Its called Bai Jiu, aka moonshine's very mean and austracised cousin!

I have had it on several occasions but not on a voluntary basis! It smells and taste like rubbing alchohol.

Wu~ I think almost every country has a liqour like that! We call ours Everclear. (Or moonshine if you know the right people)

yeah but I swear to you man this is ..."moonshine's very mean and austracised cousin!"

i guess what youre sayin is it really aint 'top quality' as claimed?  *literally chortling into my sleeve*

that and more!!!
by the way remind me to give you feed back on today's happenings!