The end of August. Already. Could I BE any slacker? (and could I be MORE sick of “Friends” reruns than I AM right NOW? Let us give thanks to Channel 9, for the bounteous craptitude you pour upon us; with no Olympics to watch, I must retreat to the Internet for solace.)
And the Olympics. Whilst driving to work the other day, I was flicking rapidly between radio stations (what, you don’t think I’m going to just sit there and listen to Nickelback without at least trying to avoid it, do you?) No matter where I went on this particular morning, every announcer made the point of stating that Australia had won no medals in Athens overnight. Then they complained. Smugly. Whilst sitting on their portly radio-announcer arses. Myself, being from a very small country with very few medals, vented my spleen at the radio: SUCK IT UP, YOU WHINY GITS. (Note to self: wipe spleen from radio faceplate.) New Zealand won five medals total; three of them gold. I think this is brilliant. I can name all the medalists, their sports and will recognise their faces once they begin to try to sell things on television ads; all this and I don’t even live there. Australia runs their list of 49 medalists in very small print up the TV screen, and concentrates solely on the Godlike Swimmers and the Disgraced but Saucy Rowing Minxes.
…although in all fairness I think everyone has been concentrating on the Rowing Minxes. Everybody loves a Rowing Minx. Or eight.
mmmmm…. rowing minxes. I like a gal with thighs that could crack my pelvis. And if you think about, its a good thing for the gals that that one whassername gave up when she did. Because, really, winning is such a great burden. I mean when you’re numero uno its all fine, you’re on top of the world, but you’re going to get beaten eventually aren’t you? And i’d much rather be the struggling one than the “oh look they won once and are now doing lame commercials to support their crack habits while they wallow in memories of what they once were”. Cos thats just’s sad. Amen to the quitters while their aheaders.