She’s Leaving Me for Michael Phelps
I’m blaming the Olympics for my lack of blogging lately. I usually hit the blogosphere after our kids are asleep. But for the past week, I’ve been watching the Olympics in the evening. So far swimming is my favorite event to watch, but that’s because cycling and track has not started yet. I can’t wait until those events begin.
I didn’t see the opening ceremony, but I’m glad I missed it. In case you have not heard, some of the fireworks were faked digitally and the little girl was lip syncing. It wasn’t even her own voice. Apparently, the Olympics officials in China didn’t think the seven-year old girl who actually sang the song was pretty enough. What is wrong with these people? If I still had kids in diapers, I would send poopy diapers to those officials. Even then, the officials would still stink more.
On another note, I think my wife is in love with Michael Phelps. She gets excited every time Phelps swims. She’s leaving for Seattle next week. Supposely to visit the weirdo-in-law. But I’m fairly certain she’s leaving me for the showoff. Just for the record, in an alternate universe, I have a great body too. And unlike Mikey, I can cook.
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Is she taking the kids? You didn’t mention, so I assume you’re stuck. :]
Yes, she’s taking the kids. Phelps gets an instant family and I get the house to myself.
Ah, don’t worry about it. Everybody is excited about Phelps these days, so it’s no wonder. And you got the cooking thing down!
I wrote a song about Phelps’ attainment of the halfway mark in his quest. If you find it on your wife’s iPod, sorry!
You can listen to it here:
http://journalrhythm.blogspot.com/2008/08/michael-phelps-is-halfway-there.html
No problem, we live in an ipod-free home. I’ll stop by your blog tonight and check out your song.
We watched the opening ceremonies. My wife was glued to the TV in anticipation of Trinidad’s entrance into the stadium. And when did that happen? During a commercial break.
That’s just as well. If you saw them, you couldn’t be certain if they were really there or something added digitally.
I too have been watching the Olympics, (who hasn’t?)…. I love the gymnastics and diving the best… I am sure your body is as good as Michael’s! And that is a totally ugly photo of him anyway! And I agree about the Chinese officals being shits re: the wee girl singing! What a thing to do to a child, saying she wasn’t pretty enough to be there, but use her voice anyway! SHAMEFUL.
Same thing happened to me during the LA Olympics. They used my voice, but not my face.
ROFL - I haven’t been following the Olympics at all just what I hear on the radio and read on blogs…But clearly Phelps has been pretty incredible. Love the concept of mailing poopy diapers to the stinkies out there…hee hee
Hugs,
Holly
I kinda feel sorry for the other athletes. There are other athletes, right?
That’s all my wife watches too. If I wore a speedo and goggles around the house she would be mad but others can do it and it’s ok.
It’s even worst if you were a speedo to the school bus stop.
Michael Phelps is pretty awesome. Did you hear how many calories that guy eats a day? 8000-10000 a day! He is doing some serious working out.
That does stink about the little girl in China. What a blow to her self esteem.
I heard. That’s also when I heard he didn’t know how to cook so he has to eat out all the time. It’s a good thing he has money.
Man, it has been hard to turn off the Olympics in my house. Phelps fever is brutal, though I’m more into the gymnasts (or the cute beach volleyball team!).
Women beach volleyball, right? I’m glad the men don’t wear tight outfits.
In response to your recent question, “Where’s that video?” of me, taking after my mom…here you go!
http://www.halfpastkissintime.com/2008/02/i-took-day-off-from-blogging-because-i.html
Your wife will have to fight me for him! He’s amazing. I’ve been watching for Dana Torres; didn’t she make it??
Torres swam the relay so far. I think they got silver. I think her individual event is coming soon. She’s amazing too.
I was quite bummed when I heard about the digitally enhanced fireworks and the lip synching little girl (although I missed the first part of the Opening Ceremonies). I will say, however, that they did a rocking job digitally enhancing because I was totally fished in!
If I saw it on TV, I wouldn’t have known either. But everyone that saw in person had no idea what everyone else was talking about. That must have been a weird experience at the office in China.
I haven’t been following the Olympics this time around. I feel left out because I think I’m the only one.
You don’t need to follow it this year. Every day it’s Phelps, Phelps, Phelps, and more Phelps.
I loved that you picked a very unflattering phelp’s picture….
It’s the best I could do. I couldn’t find one with him picking his nose.
Despite those stories (and man the girl with the voice is stinkin’ CUTE for days!)- the opening ceremonies were absolutely MIND BLOWING. It’s worth it regardless, trust me on this- so if a DVD becomes available, get it- the 2,008 drummers were out of this world.
I was up until 2AM last night. Loved the women’s all around in gymnastics… wow. And the swimming- favorite. Also looking forward to track and field.
Now I wish I saw the opening ceremony. Thanks a lot.
If you’d like to get back at the wife, tell her your truly interested in the women’s beach volleyball games. That should make her stand up and notice. Or not…
But I truly am interested in women’s beach volleyball. I wonder why.
I’m with your wife…only thing is…I think we may need to take a number….the list of woman that want him is getting longer by the race LMAO…
In the opposite universe, I won 9 gold medals in Beijing.
Haven’t you heard? These are not the Olympics, these are the Phelpians and not held in Beijing but in Phelpsland…which is pretty much all over the place these past week! And I’m the one leaving my fishes for Phelps. He swimms better…
…THIS past week…sorry, Phelps was on my tv set and I got distracted…
If he was younger, you could adopt him.
Basically I’m really getting pretty SICK of the Games! Re: my tv has been hijacked by the dearly beloved.
Well he says the pool in Beijing is also done in away that there’s more world record made, so the Chinese officials can say its the BEST Olypic games EVER! Whatever! Chinese officials has been “telling” ppl to fill up seats at not so sought after venues it seems… Hmmm… wonder if its thats true.
Yeah, I heard the pool is a meter deeper to reduce splashing and turbulence. Plus those new Speedo seamless suits help a lot.
Did you say something? I can’t stop looking at the picture! ;)
DH has the Olympics on almost 24/7 over here.
Luckily, we don’t have cable. Otherwise, it could be 24×7 here too.
Haha!!! I was hooked on to the TV rooting for Phelps as well!!!
Olympics has not been that exciting after the 8th gold! Watch out my blogspace after a couple of days… there will a blog on Phelps - The only Swimmer i adore and probably only the second sportsperson i love watching after the Indian Giant!
My favorite swimmer is Dana Torres. But she didn’t win gold. I still think she’s awesome and seems to have a great attitude.
Hmmmm…. Yeah kind of knew you like Dana from your comments n replies…..
But still no one can match Phelps… people might hv told this for Spitz tooo but Phelps’ is even more tougher to beat.. as he will compete in atleast 1 more Olympic!!!
I will fight her for Michael!!!!!!!