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Thanks to everyone who sent well wishes and especially the lovely and generous [personal profile] raitala! Am feeling considerably better after a mammoth post-class nap this afternoon and some food.

Watching the Olympics since it is pretty much the only non-dodgy cable movie channel in my hotel (where I can now receive my wireless signal with no issues, who can explain it?) and the only out gay man at the Olympics is currently second in his diving event. Fingers crossed!

And an Australian won the pole vault. How? What's happened, Russia? Still, a Norwegian just won the javelin, so [personal profile] pingrid, your nation's cunning defence strategy is still on course.

At least I was able to teach my class today, but I missed the delicious dinner that a friend cooked for me (my other friends have raved about it). It was particularly annoying because this girl and her husband are new friends and I like them a great deal. And they have the World's Greatest Cat Run. Oh well, next time.

I have flown a thousand miles to sit in a hotel room and eat cheeseless pizza while watching the Olympics. Sigh. I might have a bath and make a real night of it!

ETA OMG! Matthew Mitcham, the only out gay man at the Olympics, WON THE GOLD in the men's 10m diving!!

Date: 2008-08-23 01:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] uminohikari.livejournal.com
I am jealous. The TV at this hotel has a bunch of kids channels, but no live Olympics. :|||

Date: 2008-08-23 02:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com
DAMN! Though, aside from the Olympics, it's pretty much all made-for TV films or football ... Australians would burn a hotel without sport channels to the ground, I suspect ;-)

Date: 2008-08-23 02:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pingrid.livejournal.com
:D You know what? I, TV sports hater and scoffer at the Olympics, actually happened to watch the last ten minutes or so of the 10m diving, and got TOTALLY EXCITED about it! Yay Matthew Mitcham! :D

Glad you're feeling better, darling.
Edited Date: 2008-08-23 02:14 pm (UTC)

Date: 2008-08-23 02:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com
Same here. I had it on for some human noise, then when I heard his name I watched, because I like him and applaud his personal stances, AND THEN HE WON! With that huge and amazing dive! GOSH!

Am feeling quite perky now, at half midnight in the city of churches. Yay ... might try going back to sleep.

Date: 2008-08-23 03:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pingrid.livejournal.com
He did! :D The commentators had been openly calling one of the Chinese divers the gold medalist before the last dive, but then he botched it, and they were totally surprised and excited at how close it suddenly was, so that got me excited as well, and then MM delivered that spectacular dive and WON! It was fun! :D

Sleep sounds like a good idea. If you listen carefully you should be able to hear the lullaby I'm singing. :)

Date: 2008-08-23 03:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com
Ooh, soothing and tuneful ...

Date: 2008-08-23 02:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tomatoe18.livejournal.com
There you go. :) Glad to hear you're feeling better!

I feel you about missing a delicious dinner. Then again, your cheeseless pizza sounds better than... not eating at all. I missed dinner and now there's nothing left. D:
Edited Date: 2008-08-23 02:40 pm (UTC)

Date: 2008-08-23 02:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com
Oh poor you! Is there any bread to be made into toast? Toast can be a very satisfactory supper ...

Date: 2008-08-23 03:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tomatoe18.livejournal.com
Not even. :( That's why, I finally ordered food. :D So, all is good. I will be having pasta with pesto, Thai noodles and mocha. (I'm in a weird mood, so my food selection is weird as well...)

Date: 2008-08-23 03:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com
Hurrah! I'd hate to think of you being hungry!

Date: 2008-08-23 02:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] grey-hunter.livejournal.com
Sigh. I might have a bath and make a real night of it!

*G*

Date: 2008-08-23 02:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com
I felt very guilty, Adelaide has less water than Sydney, but it has been about a year since the last time I had a bath, and I did have a new book to read in it ...

Date: 2008-08-23 03:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] grey-hunter.livejournal.com
*sends rainy thoughts* :)

Date: 2008-08-23 05:20 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] rickey-a.livejournal.com
Yay!!!
I didn't watch the whole thing, but I saw a few of his dives and they were lovely... hmm actually a lot of the divers were quite lovely. Maybe he'll meet someone;P

Date: 2008-08-23 10:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com
No need, his long term boyfriend Lachlan was there with him!

Date: 2008-08-24 01:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frantic-mice.livejournal.com
Congrats on winning a spot on the H/D_HOLS! <3 It's gonna be a fun, fun winter.

Date: 2008-08-24 10:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] violetage.livejournal.com
Oh wow. You poor thing. How utterly blech to have had such a dreadful trip.

In other news, thank you for your very kind post to me.

And yay Matthew. :)

Date: 2008-08-24 11:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] annes-stuff.livejournal.com
I missed the delicious dinner that a friend cooked for me (my other friends have raved about it)

Don't worry when i was at her place today she said maybe she should send you a voucher for a free dinner at her place next time you are in Adelaide.

It was particularly annoying because this girl and her husband are new friends and I like them a great deal

They both missed seeing you too, and they both think you and J are fantastic.
Edited Date: 2008-08-24 11:26 am (UTC)

Date: 2008-08-25 11:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xmusicnotesx.livejournal.com
Mitcham is gay? I knew he was cool, I just wasn't quite sure why.

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