Media this week (mostly Olympics)

[violsva]

First of all, mission accomplished today.

Second of all, Jennifer Jones, you guys, Jennifer Jones. This time last week I didn't even know the rules of curling, and I learned them in time to watch her throw 100%. Jennifer Jones, OMG. (Everyone in Canada who actually follows curling knew this ten years ago. (Warning: lots of justified screaming in that video.))

I have belatedly found the theme song for Arte Regendus, or at least the second half: White Blank Page by Mumford and Sons. Oh lead me to the truth and I/ will follow you for my whole life

According to knumpify the remake of Robocop has a shot of the street where I grew up. Dammit, now I may have to watch that movie. (Secret: all movies are actually set in Toronto. Even if it's supposed to be New York)

I already squeeed about women's ski jumping on capslock_dreamwidth; what I didn't know then is that the silver medalist, Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, is an out lesbian (one of seven at the games this year). Also, I have a video of Carina Vogt's win now.

Practicing my links in this post, apparently.

You know, I never thought of myself as a jock. But winter sports, oh I love them so much. And rock climbing. But mostly skiing and women's hockey and figure skating and apparently curling now.


ETA: From staranise: Ellen Page is gay OMG!

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[enemyofperfect]

OMG, women's hockey. I didn't think I had the slightest interest in hockey, and then last week I walked into a room and there were Women Moving Determinedly On Ice While Carrying Large Sticks And Working In Teams on the television screen, and I sort of decided that my other plans could wait until the game was over. I mean, I had already known intellectually that the point of team sports isn't actually to transfer small objects from place to place according to an arbitrary set of rules, but rather to provide an excuse for the exercise of impressive competence, but I feel like I understand that a bit more clearly now.

I love Ellen Page's speech so much.