*THUD*

...was the sound I made falling into bed last night. It was a whirlwind weekend of weirdness, coming after the personally devastating news that "Stargate: Atlantis" was canceled after this season, and the highs and lows of attending a CretinCreation con for Stargate. On my continual evaluation of "How much do I not want to go to work today?", it ranks about a 5. If I think about how much LJ catchup I need to do, it shoots up to an 7 or 8. Then there's the fact that I haven't gotten to see "The Shrine" yet (DO NOT JUDGE! I was BUSY! And if you maliciously spoil me, I WILL CUT YOU.), which, hey look, I'm at a 8.5! (It would have been a 9.0, but the Australian gymnastics judge lowballed me.)

( Blah blah wah wah I'm the anti-demographic )

If I had any kind of honor-among-fans, I'd stop watching T:TSCC, Chuck, Reaper, and Pushing Daisies, and not even pick up Dollhouse, Caprica, or the other newcomers that sound interesting, in order to spare you all the same fate. But no, I'm going to be clinging to them as my remaining lifelines.

But enough about my recurring pain...I went to the Stargate Creation Con in Chicagoland this weekend, saw a lot of familiar faces, uncharacteristically chatted up lots of people in line, met some wonderful SG stars, refrained from swooning at Ben Browder's feet by strength of will, took copious panel notes, and pushed my friend C into capturing lots of vids and pics, which I'll be posting over the next indefinite amount of time.

The question is, which recap should I post first? Hey, I know, I'll do a poll! (It's my first. *blushes*)

( This way to the clickies )

( But wait, there's footnotes, too! )

Now for something completely different

I amused the hell out of a friend recently when I told him that I had been watching the Olympics. "I thought you didn't like sports!" he commented. "Well, I didn't watch the team sports, I watched the graceful and artistic parts!" I replied.

Gymnastics, both artistic and rhythmic, will always thrill and fascinate me. How do they bend like that? How can they put that much stress and wear'n'tear on their bodies with smiles on their faces? It's like ballet dancers getting hardcore. Plus, let's face it -- all that muscle in posed display is just damned beautiful. Male gymnast shoulders in iron crosses, female long legs in extension...*purrrr*

The diving was also incredible. How does a person's mind and body move that fast in unison to complete those insanely tricky twists and turns? Boggling.

Of course, I watched Michael Phelps swim. I don't think I could have avoided it if I tried. Really, though, it wasn't too bad a hardship. *grin*

I always love watching the strength events like discuss and shotput, because those bodies aren't built for grace or speed, but brute strength in narrowed focus. There's also the "Who the hell thought up this event?" ones like the human steeplechase. It's like a bunch of people said "Screw the horses, let's splash through the puddles ourselves!".

If it came down to choosing which Olympic event in which I'd have the best chance of doing well, I think I'd either go for the shotput or maybe rowing, because heaven knows I've got the muscles.

If I got to create my own wacky event, I'd love to compete in Brainstorming and Creative Idea Linking. I'd so kick ass in that.

What would be your ideal Olympic events, real and created?