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Way to go to the USA women's soccer team. It was a hard fought game, and we came out on top. Esp awesome since Japan beat us at the world cup for gold. Was on the edge of my seat for the whole match, and I realized the whole block was watching the games as well when we made our second goal, and I heard 3 other people yelling victory chants from my open window

Made me giggle pretty hard

Uh, you're kidding right? McLeod was warned at the half about holding the ball over 6 seconds, and I counted twice before that she held onto it for 15. The handball call is meh, but she (the ref) took it literal; I would expect nothing less in an Olympic medal match. CANADA on the other hand...calling out the ref, saying she had "decided the game before it started"...WTF? Way to lose graciously. If you don't like a call, you appeal to the committee, and they will review it. You don't immediately call out the Ref, and the other team, and tell the press that there was some illegal shit going on. That's pathetic, and not how you play on a world stage. Grow up, Canada.

US Womens Soccer team is going to play Japan for GOLD on Thursday!!!! The match this afternoon, USA vs Canada, was the most edge of your seat game of football I've seen in years!!!! We won it in the 122nd min, Alex Morgan got a header in like 30 seconds before it would have gone to penalty kicks. Canada played so well, it was such an intense game. But USA persevered. I love you Alex Morgan!!! <3 <3 <3

There's a good chance I've already posted this somewhere on Hondos, but just in case... http://anderslovesmaria.reneengstrom.com/2006/09/11/2006-09-11/ It's long, but worth it. <3

So Mo Farah won the 10000m for Britain yesterday. It was pretty emotional; he came to America to train, and trained with Galen Rupp. who is the American who won silver. They fought the whole way, and after the race, they were both so obviously happy for one another...it was hard not to get emotional about the whole thing. Here's the only video I could find with highlights of the race. http://www.nbcolympi...kes-silver.html Check it out...it's pretty awesome. Also, the more I learn about the South Korean fencing girl who was soooooo super wronged the angrier I get. The time keeper was a 15 year old volunteer, and he's the reason she lost. Who does that? Who uses a KID to keep TIME in the Olympics? I would have refused a stupid and glorified participation medal too. She would have won gold, had it not been for that kid. And I can't believe the officials didn't side with South Korea about the ruling either. At least she's taking home a team gold though. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/other-events/fencing-south-korean-shin-lam-to-take-a-medal-home-after-all-8007245.html

My sister convinced me to start watching, and it's probably the most engrossing non-supernatural/sci-fi/fantasy show on television right now. The premise is pretty simple...it's the going-ons and behind the scenes look at life behind a news desk. There's a human element, which actually adds to the whole show instead of detracts, and it's real stories over the past year that are used (for instance, tonights' episode was about Osama's death). Watch it, my Hondo's fwens I think you would probably all pretty enjoy it. It comes on HBO Sundays after True Blood. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870479/

In fairness, I TOTALLY felt the same way. The one blonde was such a sore loser, I mean it was disgraceful.

Yea, I don't even have words. 18 gold medals, 22 over all. Just.,.incredible. It's so weird knowing he's just sort of done. I mean where do you go from here?

My fave loiter squad sketch thing:

The first African American, and woman of color to ever win a gold medal for the gymnastics all around, not to mention the first American to ever win gold both for the team and individual all around....Gabby Douglas. Pretty fucking magnificent. Way to go. She has an awesome spirit, and she did great. Also, IMO, Michael Phelps is still the greatest Olympic athlete. 20 medals, 16 of them gold, he's the only person in the world to win a couple of those events 3 times in a row. So over a course of 12 years, he's remained the fastest man in the water. In Beijing, he broke 7 world records. SEVEN. I'm actually kinda sad that this will probably be his last Olympics, but then at least maybe Ryan Lochte can win a gold medal on his own :P

You would have to have a heart of stone to not be super happy for this guy: http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/2012/top-nbc-moment-phelps-tribute-19-medals.html

I fucking love Hope Sandovals voice.

Silent Hill trailer came out today. It looks awful. I know there has to be artistic license when making a film out of a video game, but it looks as though the producers have changed everything about the game for the movie, and it just looks terrible. But here, judge for yourself:

Meet Bill:

Finally a clip!! I've not heard of people releasing a clip before a trailer...but whatever. Still looks pretty good.

"I'm high as a Georgia (can't understand that word" had me giggling. I loved it. Remember this? When we beat France? And it was fucking awesome? And this also made me tear up. I wish I could fly, and I imagine Shawn is probably the closest any human has ever come to actual flight. He had ALREADY won this...he could have just strutted down the half pipe and won. But no....he went for it. Did something no other human being has ever done before. And it was brilliant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak_29sPEMc0

I can't really take credit for this thread...Panch is the one who told me to do it after I was reminicing about the 1999 Spurs championship. I think, if we're being honest, that was a defining moment in my life...one of those "fuck yeah, I can do anything moments"...the joy I got from seeing the Twin Towers with Avery and Sean WIN everything...it was amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWVQ-kQiPXU I didnt think it could get any better...until 2003. David Robinson says its going to be his last year. And it was fucking amazing. He won, on fathers day. And Coach P let the second string play the final few min of the game, so they could say they played in the final game. I...I don't even have words. It was amazing. I don't really get emotional very often...but for some reason with sports it's different. Go Spurs Go

Look, I know this is just an image macro. Still made me tear up a little bit :( I present to you...sad birthday cat: [img]http://i.imgur.com/h6RhM.jpg[/img]

Yay Dead Kennedys!!

Game of Thrones type sigil for the Grimes family: Here are the rest of them: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/69557869.html#cutid1

and I know I'm not the only one who hears how similar they are.

My new fave band. If she ever does a track or two with Reggie Watts and Jamie Lidell, I seriously think my heart would explode with joy:

Had to research the bitterroot thing, and found this: http://www.thebitterrootfootage.com/index.html Doubt it's real, but the photos are really creepy, lol.

I've often thought one of these days I'm going to have filled my head with so much useless trivia that I'm going to forget how to walk. And then we'll know that too much useless knowledge is indeed a very bad thing.