Daily Archives: August 16, 2008

Olympic Addendum

Posted on by

I also should add that I am seriously cheering for Kirsty Coventry in addition to my American swimmers because her medals and her Olympic performances are actually building unity in her homeland of Zimbabwe.

I’m also cheering for Canada because they are our neighbors (and I’m fairly close to the border — close enough to hop over for lunch) and for the underdogs in many categories.

In terms of the women’s team finals, I don’t think Alica Sacramone was necessarily the reason they got second.Â? Yes… she fell on beam.Â? So did the captain of the Chinese team.Â? Yes, she went out of bounds on floor and fell.Â? Nastia and Shawn also went out of bounds.Â? She did her best and I think she was really too hard on herself.

Getting Caught up on Olympics

Posted on by

So… I just finally got to watch the all-around in the women’s competition and my homegirls Nastia and Shawn made me proud.Â? My homeboys on the men’s team overcoming all the naysayers and getting the bronze made me happy too.

Then… I get off TIVO and the IM relay is on live and I see Michael Phelps get his 8th gold medal.Â? That boy is goooooooood.

The leadership of my country might suck but my athletes are making me proud to be American today.

iTunes Needs Some Classification Lessons

Posted on by

Realizing that I need something stimulating to listen to while working, I decided to see what iTunes had to offer in the way of audiobooks. The answer: nothing I really ever wanted to read or haven’t already read.

First of all… they’re overpriced! A hardcover version is less expensive than some of these audiobooks are! (I know… I know… they’re normally more expensive than regular books are.)

Secondly… since when is 26 erotic tales from Penthouse magazine considered “history”? I can so see the book reports done on that one…

Lastly… since when is Ann Coulter considered “history”? Shouldn’t she be categorized under “fiction” or “comedy”?

The travel section really was the only one that yielded anything I’d consider paying to download and even then, it would be for an airplane trip to visit Kara in Kyrgyzstan or something really long and drawn out.Â? The kids/young adult section would also probably be a blessing to me… if I didn’t have the Harry Potter books memorized already.Â? (I. AM. HERMIONE!)

Conclusion: buy the book or find a site with free audiobooks. I saw some linked during Day of Blogs — they do exist.