8/12/2008

Tainted Love

I love the Olympics. During the Olympics, I will pretty much watch any sport and be perfectly entertained. I once explained it to the uncomprehending Hot Guy that I love watching people live their dream. I cry a lot during the Olympics, even when I'm not pregnant.

I get crushes, too. I have a crush on Dara Torres, for example - the 41 year old mom who's swimming against women half her age. But she's the exception. Usually my Olympic crushes aren't as well known. Usually I develop them while watching an event or hearing a (brief, it's gotta brief, I hated that Olympics where they showed more stories than events) human interest story. Right now I love Cullen Jones, member of the US swimming team whose cause is teaching inner city kids to swim. After last night's men's gymnastic team performance, I also like Jonathan Horton. He was so steady in this amazingly high pressure situation - and it was his first Olympics.

But last night I realized that not all of my Olympic joy comes from crushes and excitement in seeing athletes reach their dreams. I know this will shock you all, but apparently I am not all sweetness and light. Last night, knowing that the kids were actually asleep and Hot Guy out of town, I indulged freely in my other Olympic passion: talking back to the announcers and making fun of their often inane commentary.

Possibly more than half of my Olympic joy actually comes from making fun of people. Out loud. By myself.

Which begs the question, should I stop telling people how much I love the Olympics? Because I don't exactly want to tell them WHY.

7 comments:

silken said...

I love the Olympics too! I cry and clap, but I've not tried making fun of the announcers yet....

Travis Erwin said...

Naw go ahead tell everyone. we all do the same thing anyway.

love2run45 said...

I LOVE THE OLYMPICS!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of my fave moments so far has been the mens' swimming rely. There was definitely lots of bad-mouthing on that one! Then there were our US guys whooping and hollering....with their muscles rippling....wow! We need more of that action! :)

irishsof said...

I'm with you - I LOVE the Olympics, despite the fact that I watch almost no other sports regularly. Maybe it has something to do with patriotism. Or Bob Costas' excellent broadcasting despite his hairpiece. ;-) I must admit I'm more of a fan of the Winter Olympics though.

Oh, and when Phelps had his swimsuit rolled so far down you could almost see his...well, never mind, you get the idea.......mmmmmmmmm. :-D

shonda little said...

I, too, have Olympic crushes. This year is the same as everyone else -- Michael Phelps.
I, too, make fun of people. I assume you've seen the synchronized diving, right?

Jess said...

You and I would be very, very dangerous watching television together.

irishsof said...

I'm with you - I LOVE the Olympics, despite the fact that I watch almost no other sports regularly. Maybe it has something to do with patriotism. Or Bob Costas' excellent broadcasting despite his hairpiece. ;-) I must admit I'm more of a fan of the Winter Olympics though.

Oh, and when Phelps had his swimsuit rolled so far down you could almost see his...well, never mind, you get the idea.......mmmmmmmmm. :-D