Grab yourself a warm blanket and cuddle up with your box of Franzia,
Miga, Quatchi, Mukmuk and Sumi and, erm... pedobear, as we all prepare to be blown away by the opening ceremonies of the
2010 Vancouver Winter Olypmics!
It's gonna be tough for the British Columbians to beat the Chinese as far as "opening ceremonies" go, because hot dang, those Summer Olympics were like watching a Bjork video while on quaaludes. Lord.
I'm doubting these are going to top it, but who knows. Those Canadians have given us some crazy ass things in the past. Like
milk in bags and
THE GREATEST SINGER IN THE WORLD.
So, start from the bottom and keep your refresh button poppin' because it's gonna be weird ass ride.
P.S. - So sad about that luger that died on the track. :(
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12:15 - And the torch is lit! It's like a four legged teepee with one main pillar in the middle. Made of fake ice and on fire at the top. Sweet. And that's finally that! Thanks for all that stayed up with me. Enjoy the Olympics!
12:14 - This cauldron is exactly the same, minus the malfunctioning 4th leg.
12:13 - If there is one more commercial between now and when the cauldron is lit, I'm gonna get stabby.
12:12 - Where the hell is this second cauldron at!? Toronto? DRIVE FASTER.
12:10 - Though I've been going for about 5 hours now, I have to say that this has been a million times more entertaining that all of the
Grammys liveblog from a few weeks ago.
12:07 - Oh thank you NBC.
Joe Biden, just who we want to hear talk about his time at the opening ceremonies.
12:03 - WHUT?! Uhhhhggg. There's a second cauldron outside so "everyone" can see it. Wayne Gretzky is lighting it. I'm lighting myself on fire.
12:01 - And there you have it. The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver have officially started. The torch has been lit (a little wonkily) and about a bajillion tons of fireworks at went off over top of the stadium.
12:00 - SET SOMETHING ON FIRE WAYNE.
11:59 - TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!!! OH CANADA INDEED! Only three of the four ice pillars raised up out of the floor.
11:57 -
Wayne Gretzky... SURPRISE. But where the hell is the cauldron!? PLEASE COME OUT OF THE GROUND!
11:55 - I'm really hoping that
Celine Dion is the final
vocal athlete that gets to light the big one.
11:53 - Fiiiiiiiiiiiinally her comes the torch!
11:50 - Cripes I'm fading fast. Come on Canada, light the damn torch already. I've got a warm bed calling me. Also, it wouldn't hurt to give us some Celine.
11:48 - D.A.R.E. to keep kids off drugs!
11:47 - One minute silence for the Georgian Luge Athlete that died this morning. :(
11:46 - Words from the
Olympic Hymn that I've understood - 0. Monstrously huge hairdids seen on opera singers - 1.
11:44 - This woman's got nothing on the Blue-Tube Lady from
The Fifth Element.
Just saying.
11:42 - There's an
Olympic Hymn!? I was expecting it to be the
Dun Dun Dun-Dun-Dun Dun Dun... epic song that always plays during commercials.
11:40 - This is Canada's "Who's Who" ??? What a rando group of people.
11:36 - I mean
COME ON.
11:35 - I wonder if
K.D. Lang ever gets confused for
David Tutera.
11:32 - IT'S OFFICIALLY OLYMPICS!
11:31 - That was a lot of French.
11:27 - If Canada had a dictator it would be the dude talking now. The IOC President guy. He looks like a people hater.