Sadly, I think I’m experiencing a bit of an Olympic hangover. Too many nights of staying up late combined with getting up too early has taken its toll on me. I’ve lost my Olympic fervor.
Or maybe it was just the synchronized mens’ diving that pushed me over the edge.
Don’t get me wrong, I realize they have worked very hard to perfect their skills and I couldn’t even synchronize doing a somersault on the living room floor with someone. But I don’t find it compelling T.V.
A friend of mine texted last night to get P’s thoughts on that event and so I asked him. His reply was that he was having a good cry and didn’t want to be bothered. He was either being sarcastic or was totally moved by the skill and artistry.
I’d go with the first option.
But I was excited to see Missy May and Keri win their match. And apparently I’ve lost some sense of boundaries since I’m calling them by their first names like we were college roommates or something.
And my heart broke for poor Orozco. I wanted him to do well and I feel so bad for any athlete that’s trained so hard and then doesn’t turn in their best performance at the most important time. I can’t even imagine.
Of course I loved the swimming. Caroline has even decided that she might want to be an Olympic swimmer. But then I asked, “So that means you want to do swim team again next summer?”
And she looked at me like I was crazy and said, “I don’t think so.”
Which makes me think her road to the Olympics is going to be long. Possibly never-ending.
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Hello from a longtime reader/lurker (since I use Google Reader, I don’t usually see or make comments). Anyway, I just wanted to share an Olympics funny with you. Until my youngest kiddo was around 12, she would tell people she couldn’t decide if she wanted to go to the Olympics for ice skating or gymnastics. Mind you, she went to one summer skate camp and took about 6 months of gymnastics. I always admired her misplaced optimism. I imagine she thought it was like soccer league: as long as your mom remembers to sign up by the deadline, you are on the team.
I got lost in SongPop and missed most of the evening. Then was drawn in with swimming relays and the magnetic pull of the Games kept me up way to late once again.
For the first time last night, my husband and I skipped watching the Olympics. The intensity of the last 6 days has plumb wore us out. Will try to rally to appreciate the rest of it starting tonight.
Same here! I couldn’t do it last night. Too many nights of ups and downs and getting sucked in until midnight!
(Seriously, NBC, why MIDNIGHT if everything is tape delayed? Skip the “interviews” with John McEnroe and Ryan Seacrest and we could be done by 10:30 
).
Amen!!
Yes please!!!
So far I have been disappointed with NBC’s coverage. Swimming and more swimming. And Phelps and more Phelps. I wonder who decided that only 3 or 4 gynmasts should be shown and then limit those to just a couple of routines. I think you can see by the audience that it is popular. I wanted to see it all – or at least more than 10 minutes last night and 20 minutes for the girls. I am bummed. And why are we seeing so many semi-finals in volleyball, swimming and only the finals in gymnastics? I don’t have the answer so I don’t expect you will either. NBC has let me down and I believe I said that 4 years ago also.
Hugs from Minnesota
Marie
So true! In the ’80s, the focus was far more on gymnastics! And when I was a kid in the’70s, I knew more about Nadia Comenici than I knew about my own mother!
Amen!
Yes! I was telling my daughter last night that we used to get to see the other teams routines as well! I remember willing the USSR and Romanian girls to fall…..:) And they showed an entire event, not cutting in and out like we’re watching Sesame Street or something!
spot on! have been wondering the very same thing about the gymnastics coverage. what happened to all the other teams? and not just the lower echelon, but the top 3—we don’t even see all of those. and I’m giving up on ever being surprised by any final—-I can’t open up anything on my computer without some final being blasted on the screen. gahhhh. so frustrating.
Dear NBC..the commentators for gymnastics and that woman interviewing the swimmers must go….you have four years to replace them. Please start interviewing soon!
Thanks
Lisa
It is Misty May and Kerri.
There is an NBC app that you can watch live events during the day, but I can’t remember my Dish log-in so I haven’t got it to work yet.
My gymnast decided the Olympics may be a little hard to make so he has set her sights on collegiate gymnastics instead. And only at one school. Our brainwashing has been effective.
Don’t they have shooting as an Olympic event?? I know they have archery. I bet Caroline would be really good at target shooting…and she wouldn’t have to worry about swimming laps.
My 9 year old wanted to know why the divers weren’t wearing swim trunks so my husband had to explain that they were and they were called Speedos. She then asked, “What do those do for them?” “Not much,” was her daddy’s reply.
HA!!!
My 9-year-old couldn’t bear to even watch the diving because of the Speedos. She was highly disturbed. Of course, the rest of the family thought that was hilarious and made an even bigger deal about them!
I agree on the diving. Though it is very skillful, I just can’t. Those swimsuits are, well, very ewwwwwwwwww.
I’m still trying to get over the fact that I missed the Fab 5 and their gold performance.
Sometimes I think the Olympics should only last as long as my attention span.
Ahhh, Caroline is my youngest son. He is going to play Major League Baseball. Except that he doesn’t want to practice today…or tomorrow…or ever.
My daughter wants to be a gymnast. The problem is she’s already 4’6″ tall, and she’s only 7. I’m gunning to have her play beach volleyball.
I felt badly for him, too. I kept saying a million “bless his hearts” to the tv while at the same time telling the camera man to back away and give him some space.
Love the Olympics! Gymnastics are my favorite, and of course Phelps is my boyfriend so I don’t miss him, either. =)