Monthly Archives: August 2008

small badminton rant

Posted on August 13, 2008 by gee

Before that, one small bit of interesting news from Olympic badminton: Bill Gates is (now) a badminton fan? Ok, so, Wong Choong Hann beat Taufik Hidayat, the latter the defending champion from the Athens games in round of 64, only … Continue reading →

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Dubya at the ‘lympics

Posted on August 10, 2008 by gee

He was visiting Team USA volleyball and softball during practice. The girls in the softball team even managed to prank the prez. But I thought this one particular photo needed a caption or two. Come on guys, don’t fail me … Continue reading →

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this week’s sign of the apocalypse, Olympics edition

Posted on August 9, 2008 by gee

Been far too long since I’ve made one of these posts; the last one was in 2007. Anyway, for this week we have made in China cheerleaders (a slideshow from NBCOlympics.com). I could do a joke about plastics here but … Continue reading →

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“Live” blogging the opening ceremony

Posted on August 8, 2008 by gee

11:54pm EDT with the lighing of the olympic flames concludes this blogging exercise. It’s been a great show. Can’t wait for the rest. 11:21 pm EDT – as the parade of nations wind down, let’s take a moment to thank … Continue reading →

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go go go!

Posted on August 8, 2008 by gee

8.8.08 Beer. Check. Snacks. Check. National flag. Check. I’m ready for the Opening Ceremony (delayed) telecast. >.> 2008 Olympics Malaysian Athletes

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The Dark Knight

Posted on August 7, 2008 by gee

I can only recall one other instance in which I loved the sequel better than the first movie – Toy Story 2 rocked harder than Toy Story. And The Dark Knight is so awesome it makes Batman Begins a pedestrian … Continue reading →

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summer picture taking

Posted on August 6, 2008 by gee

Downloading most of my summer pics and organizing them. Thought I’d share one.

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goats 1, national security 0

Posted on August 6, 2008 by gee

Goats penetrate fence at heavily guarded base of Verrazano Bridge: “The goats were taken into custody and turned over to the Army once it was determined not to be illegal aliens or agents of terror,” said a source.

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honey, i’m home

Posted on August 6, 2008 by gee

11:05 AM EDT – I gots the internets back.

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just so I remember

Posted on August 1, 2008 by gee

Cragen to Cassidy: “Uh, there’s two R’s in hemorrhoids”. From the episode Bad Blood. No, not the Bad Blood. This is SVU’s. You have no idea how long I’ve been searching for this quip, mostly because I don’t remember the … Continue reading →

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