{"id":1141,"date":"2012-08-14T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T17:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectlyeventful.wordpress.com\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2012-08-14T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T17:21:39","slug":"olympic-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perfectlyeventful.com\/?p=1141","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I sit here flipping through the television channels, lamenting the lack of athletics available to me on my regularly scheduled TV programs, I contemplate watching YouTube videos of the <del>Fab\u00a0<\/del>Fierce Five and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YPIA7mpm1wU\" target=\"_blank\">US Swim Team<\/a>. Yes, I fully admit, I am going through Olympic withdrawal, which is no surprise considering <a title=\"Gold Medal Fashion: Olympic\u00a0Style\" href=\"http:\/\/perfectlyeventful.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/02\/gold-medal-fashion-olympic-style\/\">my previous confessions of Olympics addiction<\/a>. I quietly shed a tear as I watched the Closing Ceremonies on Sunday, mentally setting the countdown for Rio.<\/p>\n<p>As I reminisce of my favorite memories from the Olympics, I can&#8217;t help but share a few of my thoughts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Team Fencing would be way cooler if it was just one massive sword fight. Whoever is left standing wins gold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>I never thought the words badminton and scandal would make it into the same sentence. As if they didn&#8217;t have enough work to do defending the sport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The number of US swimmers and gymnasts who won medals and are still in high school is awe-inspiring, yet slightly depressing for the rest of us. They&#8217;ve accomplished more before graduation than the rest of us will accomplish in our entire lives, but <a href=\"http:\/\/mckaylaisnotimpressed.tumblr.com\/\">McKayla Maroney is still not impressed. <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mckaylaisnotimpressed.tumblr.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/25.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_m8oa32byFM1rdpa5go1_500.jpg\" rel=\"colorbox\" class=\"colorbox\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oh, and the Spice Girls are like a fine wine. They&#8217;ve only gotten better with age (&#8230;and botox, breast implants, nose jobs and other assorted plastic surgeries).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And speaking of the closing ceremonies, the irony of Jesse J cruising around in back of a Bentley singing &#8220;Wanna make the world dance. Forget about the price tag.&#8221; is not lost on us, London. <strong>I&#8217;d want to forget a $14.5 billion price tag, too.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kerri Strug, you&#8217;ve been one-upped. Sure you vaulted with an injured ankle, that takes some determination. Manteo Mitchell ran 200 meters with <strong>a broken leg<\/strong>. Sorry, Kerri, your reign as the best broken-limbed Olympic athlete is over.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sanya Richards-Ross is a woman after my own heart. I consider anyone who can win gold while wearing Chanel a role model.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And, while we&#8217;re on running. Oscar Pistorius is without a doubt the most inspirational athlete that ever was.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Who run the world? GIRLS. The United States women won 29 gold medals; the United States men won 17. Womp, womp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And, last but not least, Nathan Adrian, where have you been all my life?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shape.com\/blogs\/london-2012-summer-olympics\/hunk-week-swimmer-nathan-adrian\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shape.com\/sites\/shape.com\/files\/imagecache\/node_page_image\/blog_images\/nathan_adrian_blog.jpg\" rel=\"colorbox\" class=\"colorbox\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ll leave you with that closing thought as we all wait for Rio &#8211; and perhaps another dose of Nathan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I sit here flipping through the television channels, lamenting the lack of athletics available to me on my regularly scheduled TV programs, I contemplate watching YouTube videos of the Fab\u00a0Fierce Five and the US Swim Team. 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