So the Olympics started last night, on a somber note after a Georgian athlete, Nodar Kumaritashvilia, was killed while practicing on the super-fast luge course (with speeds exceeding 90mph). A terrible tragedy to start the games off with.
Managed to watch quite a bit of the coverage today, including ski jump, speed skating, biathlon, and now hockey. The women’s hockey team has been nothing short of amazing. Fast, accurate passes and amazing “field sense”… “ice sense” I suppose. Right now the 3rd period just started and it’s 13-0. They’re playing Slovakia, who is at the Olympics for the first time, so it’s to be expected, but I really feel like NHL players could learn a thing or two from the Canadian women. Make that 14-0. The record Olympic goal difference is 16, which Canada set against Italy in Torino. I’m pretty sure that with 15:24 to go, they’ll do it. Make that 15-0 with 15:23 to go. Ha.

Update, 10:29pm:

Do you like my beard?

It’s been… well, what can I say about this decade? I’ve spent most of it in Florida, and I can say I really feel like I know what’s going on here now. It’s crazy here. That’s about the first part. The second part is I’m still not used to the summers. It’s too hot. I know, cry me a river, right? The winters are great, though.
I’ll leave you with a couple of pics from the past few weeks.
Dec 4 – Pho Cali downtown with Nkosi & Radna

Dec 6 – Binki, Monga, Joy and the window

Dec 8 – My cube

Dec 12 – New building tour & Joy snags tree for front door


Hanging out at Devin’s



Dec 14 – Taylor’s Birthday at Da Ru Ma/Me and Joy’s anniversary

Dec 15 – Joy pre-neck surgery

Holly, Joy’s mom, and me

Joy’s patient monitor

Dec 16 – METI old building hallway

Dec 21 – Joy toesocks

Dec 23 – Finally hang art

Dec 24 – Christmas eve!