16 ➴ [voice]

[recurve]

There are three days, seventeen hours and eighteen minutes until the start of the Olympics. [A beat.] Not that I'm counting or anything. It's almost comforting to see the games go on despite the wars and chaos all around us. It's a reminder that we can put our differences aside and compete in the truest and purest way imaginable, without prejudice or anything. It's just for the love of the sport.

On my must watch list is archery, fencing, shooting, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, and the track and field events. I'll be Tivo-ing the judo and boxing, maybe the soccer, too.

Who else is excited? I can't be the only one with Olympic fever!

Comments

permavid.

[symmachy]

It's always been a shame when they've been cancelled or postponed. I'm glad they weren't this year.

permavid.

[recurve]

I'm glad too. I haven't heard of any boycotts or anything either.

[symmachy]

Good. Hopefully, they'll go off without a hitch. I'd hate to miss the judo.

[recurve]

That's your sport, huh?

permavid;

[redheaded]

[ MJ looks eager when she appears on screen. ]

Geez, I almost forgot about the Olympics!

I'll be excited to take my mind off of some things with 'em, that's for sure.

permavid;

[recurve]

Sports are a nice distraction, and a productive one.

[redheaded]

[ MJ chuckles, nods. ]

You're right about that one. I haven't been doing anything all day but putting together IKEA furniture, and even that doesn't really feel quite as productive—

What sports do you play?

[recurve]

My first and truest love is archery, but I've yet to find a sport I can't conquer. How about you?

permavoice;

[inspirefear]

I might watch archery and fencing.

permavoice;

[recurve]

Clint and I are going to be up at 4am Saturday to watch the first round of archery. You could join us if you like.

voice;

[omnomnombunzuh]

I am eagerly anticipating the advertisments! Ties.

voice;

[recurve]

[...]

I usually just fast forward through those. But yeah, totally!

voice;

[omnomnombunzuh]

[ . . . ]

Why would you fast forward through the best part?!

damian comm; permavideo

[xuffasch]

You honestly believe all that sap they sell?

permavideo

[recurve]

Sure. I believe in the beauty and purity of unadulterated athleticism. Why, don't you?

[xuffasch]

It's a competition that claims to be about unity. It's one big contradiction.

[voice]

[rocksforbrains]

Eh. Not enough events where people hit each other.

[voice]

[recurve]

Boxing and judo and taekwondo don't count?

[voice]

[rocksforbrains]

That's just three, and I'll probably watch boxing, but they all need to involve people hitting each other.

Also football needs to be in.

permavid

[hashrap]

You made half those sports up.

permavid

[recurve]

No way. They're all in the program this year.

[hashrap]

[ don't point out his abysmal knowledge of sports it's just plain embarrassing. ]

Bullshit. You didn't even mention real sports. Like, football and... I dunno, some other jazzed manly sport with rippling muscles and a big sports trophy-cup when you win.

[voice]

[longbowhunter]

I still can't believe they allow sights in the competition, even if they finally did away with those compound contraptions.

[voice]

[recurve]

Times change. Most sports allow modern technological interventions.

[voice]

[longbowhunter]

It's still no substitute for keen observational skills and an understanding of your own body.