DU seems quiet tonight. Are people watching the Olympics?

[applegrove]

[Aristus]

1. Nope. I'm here.

I haven't watched any substantial Olympics coverage since the Summer Games in Seoul, 1988.

[applegrove]

6. Those are not happy memories for Canadians. We were so embarrased by

Ben Johnson.

[Aristus]

7. Yeah. Before the scandal,

he was "Canadian Ben Johnson".

After the scandal broke, he was "Jamaican-born Ben Johnson."

Perception is everything...

[applegrove]

8. Someone from Jamaica reminded me of that the other day. I was so excited before that

race that I had to chain smoke all day. I don't think I've ever been so excited. What a lesson that was.

[In_The_Wind]

2. I'm not watching them. Just doing things around home while it's quiet.

[texanwitch]

3. I am watching the men skating in their tight suits.

Nice.

The male skaters are nice to look at.

[applegrove]

4. I saw some men's curlers for a second and they were in excellent shape...all muscley.

[HipChick]

10. I read that all wrong..

not wonder I was WTH?

[applegrove]

13. LOL!

[HipChick]

5. Not me...just trolling around

the internet...and watching ID TV...

[madinmaryland]

9. Just finished watching a 2.5 hours movie on Netflix. We got sucked in and I didn't

post anything for a while.

[texanwitch]

11. I used to do that.

I never got anything done.

[Vashta Nerada]

12. Nope.

Just spending Saturday night writing my thesis. I remember a time when I had a life on a Saturday night...so many years ago...

It seems quiet all over the internet tonight.

[grasswire]

14. just watched U.S. beat Russia in the hockey game

Wow. What a wild, wild OT shootout for the win.

Gotta love our goalie!!! Jonathan Quick.

[GoCubsGo]

16. I'm not a fan of his usual team, but I do like him.

I am glad he is getting some recognition with all of this fixation on friggin' TJ Oshie. Glad to see them give Ryan Miller a shot today, too. He's better than his NHL team, for sure.

[DinahMoeHum]

15. Dunno about the nights, but yesterday and today. . .

I was watching Team USA (ice hockey) live (~7:30 am EST) on NBCSN

Yes, it was a whale of a game Saturday with Jonathan Quick in goal and "Sochi Oshie" the talk of the town.

This morning, I saw the USA-Slovenia game. Ryan Miller in goal ain't shabby either; as Quick was taking a well-deserved rest.

[GoCubsGo]

17. Team USA has 3 great goalies.

I just wish Jimmy Howard wasn't coming off of an injury. Don't think we'll be seeing much of him, sadly. Getting REALLY sick of this Oshie hype, however. He has a lot of other teammates who are just as capable in the shootout, but who didn't get a chance at it--and who are as good, if not better at the rest of the game beyond shootouts.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

19. I may be a little biased

(as a Leafs fan), and I'm not a fan of shoot outs to begin with, but Phil Kessel will end up with the most goals by the time this is all over with, yet he still won't get any recognition.

[GoCubsGo]

20. I'm biased, too.

Blackhawks fan since the late 1960s here. Phil's actually getting SOME recognition for the fact that he got the first Team USA hat trick in a good long time. I'm glad, but like you, I think he deserves more than he'll get--unless he is involved in some future heroics.

I hate the shoot outs, too. It's an asinine way to determine a hockey game. I hope they get rid of it in both the NHL and the Olympics. Wish the NHL would just go back to ties. Nothing wrong with that. What really irks me about the Olympics shoot outs is that they allow a team to use the same player over and over again. Oshie is this big media hero now just by the sheer fact that he was the one who got most of the chances. Never mind the teammates of his who contributed just as much, if not more during the regulation play. It irks the shit out of me.

[GoCubsGo]

18. I had no power for two days...

We had an ice storm here (and an earthquake!), so I missed about 2 days worth. I'm mostly watching hockey (my favorite!) via web stream, and whatever is on NBC, as I have no cable/satellite. Actually, NBC is on, and I'm only half watching it. I like the snowboarding and various sledding events, and wish they would show some curling. Unfortunately, I already know the outcomes, so it's been no fun to watch a lot of it. I was pulling for people like Shaun White and Shani Davis (and other speed skaters), but I don't enjoy seeing them lose/not medal.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

21. Watching the BAFTA Awards - Cate Blanchett looks incredible

What a facial profile. What regal bearing.

[applegrove]

22. 60 Minutes did a story on her tonight. She seems really humble and down to earth.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

23. And she just WON the award for best leading actress

My God she looked splendid and spoke with such amazing poise in accepting the award. She's one of my favs.