• Funny! ☛ Canada water consumption during gold medal hockey game http://pape.rs/GOLDflush (via @ChrisWalts who RT'd a bunch of folks) #
• Ah-ha! Here's the report on problems with PQs over the weekend http://bit.ly/cNq2Vp + PQs soon to give you 1000 caches! #geocaching #
• Q: What kind of person rides a bike, at speed, talking on a cell phone, on a sidewalk? A: One that startles easily + has poor reaction times #
• Vancouver is suffering withdrawal of Olympic proportions: http://bit.ly/djWhHV (via @ehlympics) #
• Thanks to @karlwoll for the suggestion: 4" carabiners now secure our "childproof" gates. Unfortunately they're almost adult-proof now. #
• Wow. OK people. When you RT something? Pare it down to one, maybe two Tweeps in the list #RTRTRTRTRTRTRT #
• RT @gpstracklog: Chile earthquake moved entire city 10 feet west: http://bit.ly/9HcPvM #
• Crisp this morning + heavy frost on the roof of building behind us. Would have been a bitter ride except for the most excellent tailwind! #
• RT @unambig: And Question Period comes to an end w/ a round of sighs from the members who didn't get a chance to throw a pillow. [hahaha] #
• RT @bionicliberal: Conservatives tough on crime. Unless it's a former Conservative MP drunk and coked out, then not so much. [driving NTL!] #
• RT @rickmercer: Don't drink and Drive kids! But if you must, have more than blow in your wallet, have Rahim's lawyers number. #
• Ask your local Conservative MP how letting Jaffer off of a drunk driving + possession of cocaine charge is "tough on crime". Please. Often. #
• RT @unambig: When you can't bring charges against a guy caught red-handed w/ cocaine, driving drunk, there're bigger issues at stake #
• File under unsurprising news-of-the-day: The Canadian gov't survives budget vote with the endorsement of the Liberals. #WhoWillLead #
• Made my #geowoodstock hotel booking. Great price for the Seattle area, July 4th wknd to boot. Looking forward to our 1st int'l event! #
• Apparently anti-Olympic grps won't protest Paralympics b/c they respect the athletes. Does that mean Olympic protests were anti-athlete!? #
• I mean the "corporate" machinery is the same, and the venues are the same, and the sponsors are the same Paralympic or Olympic. Hypocrites. #
• Is this March? Heavy rain in Fairview has turned to heavy sleet/snow #yvr #
• Whoa. Someone just lost power. #BriefBrownout #
• Haha Ticketmaster, you're such a scam. What, precisely, is a "convenience charge"? Balls. #
• RT @dbarefoot: This no doubt will be controversial–Consumer Reports comes out against baby slings: http://bit.ly/b1m25l #
• Via @unambig, here's a list of Libs who chose to endorse the Conservatives in the budget vote. Is this leadership? http://bit.ly/8ZGGNG #
• .@davemacdonald Agreed. It's time for a Canada-wide quiet revolution. It's time to bring the government back to the people. #
• RT @van_twop_1000: Today 2 years on Twitter: @AnthonyFloyd [Does that mean I get to act like a 2 yr old today?] #
• RT @mpjamesmoore: CTV just announced it will broadcast the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games at 6pm tonight, across BC (only) [yay] #
• Aidan is going through a new Backyardigans phase. It helps that Treehouse is airing a new season, but I'd thought he'd grown tired of them. #
• RT @CacheAdvance #TBContest Question: How much does a box of 3,000 TB copy tags w/ chains weigh? Guess until 11PST to win a free Vehicle TB! #
• Dinky little MCDV floating up False Creek. Are they ever tiny little boats. #
• Watching the Opening Ceremonies for the Paralympic Games on TV. Sure hope that my wife + 5 yr old enjoy the show (they're there)! #
• RT @bobmackin: Live on CTV in B.C., but ParalympicSport.tv in the rest of the world. #
• And, once again, CTV pollutes the opening ceremonies with ads, less than 15 min in. #CTVFail #
• Oh Aidan must be loving the flying Sumi #Paralympics #Para2010 #
• OH NO! Is John Furlong going to "speak" French again? #para2010 #
• RT @Bradinator: @AnthonyFloyd Furlongaise I think it is called. #
• Uh oh. Now there's cult chanting. #para2010 #
• Reminder: The Norwegian curling team didn't wear their funky pant in the opening ceremonies either. #para2010 #
• During the Olympics and now during the Paralympics, the Russian team had the most recognizable uniforms. And they were EVERYWHERE! #para2010 #
• Wow, those kids welcoming the athletes have BOUNDLESS energy! Even with the countries now in the "S"s #para2010 #
• Is there anything to be taken from the face that PM Harper swings his pom-pom in the opposite direction to everyone else? #para2010 #
• RT @bobmackin: B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell is a better flag-waver than PM Stephen Harper is a pompom waver. #para2010 #
• Wow. Who knew that crutches could add so much to a modern dance routine!? #para2010 #
• OMG. Get this guy on some gymnastic bars! #HolyUpperBodyStrength #para2010 #
• ZOMG #
• RT @Miss604: You are watching Luca "lazylegz" Patuelli http://www.lazylegz.com/ #van2010 #paralympics #para2010 #
• Uh Pixar? Disney? You guys missing some balloons from "Up" promos? #para2010 #
• Hmmm, Paralympic opening now turns into a big museum A/V piece. Killing the atmosphere JUST A LITTLE #para2010 #
• That had better be a hybrid trike #GreenestGamesEver #Para2010 #
• RT @danudey: Ladies and gentlemen, from Montreal… the Hell's Angels! #
• Hey #Vancouver2010 Olympics? The Vancouver 2010 Paralympics found all that French you lost… #para2010 #
• And now there's a skate park. They're certainly having fun, but what does this have to do with the Winter Paralympics? #para2010 #
• Having attended the Paralympic opening ceremonies, my 5 yr old has now been to his first rock concert. #para2010 #
• Jeez. Wheelchair athletes doing tricks in the "skate" park. This needs to be in the X-Games. #para2010 #
• RT @polarisdotca: Guys in chairs doing half-pipe. Say again, disabilty? Hell no! #
• OUCH my ears. More Furlonglaise. He's stubborn, I'll give him that. #para2010 #
• RT @bobmackin: John Furlong's tie is crooked and French is staccato. Wish he'd speak Gaelic instead. #
• RT @Jenniferwah: 7-year-old French Immersion daughter: "Mama, his French sounds like a squeaky violin!" #van2010 #
• RT @pattism: Furlong can't speak french but he did give up his life for the Games and we owe him a debt of gratitude thanks john from all #
• Wow, Philip Craven had the same French tutor as John Furlong. #para2010 #
• Michaelle Jean looks stunning tonight, and looks like she's completely enjoying herself! #para2010 #
• RT @vantwisitor: And that's it… the GG declares the Paralympic Games open, in beautiful English and French. #para2010 #
• Once again, the opening ceremonies have absolutely STUNNING floor projections. #para2010 #
• Oh, Rankin Family song being sung at the Paralympic opening. "We rise again…" #FeelingABitHomesick #Para2010 #CookieSingsItBetter #
• Rick Hansen as he was falling from the platform when he was bungie jumping with @rickmercer : "I can't feel my legs!" #
• And now CTV abruptly dumps us in the middle of … The Ghost Whisperer? That's jarring. #
• Kids ALWAYS know when parents have a late night and wake up early the next morning. Who taught them this!? #
• OH: "Nose wiper, no wiping!" #DoraMondegreens #
• Just floating this: anyone interested in used Canon 300D DSLR? Kit lens, 2 new 3rd party batteries, 1 GB CF card. Makes great 1st SLR. $250 #
• Hey YVR tweeps, how early do we have to be at Thunderbird Arena for sledge hockey games? Is 45 min enough? #
• Back from scouting out our GC101 for @policcemuseum. Came up with a bunch of almost-criminal ideas #
• Erm, that's @policemuseum. Whatever ;) #
• Any takers? Canon Digital Rebel (300D), 18-55mm kit lens, 2x new batteries + charger, 1 GB CF card. Perfect for 1st DSLR. $250 firm. #
• Seems my Sigma EF-500 DG Super flash isn't compatible with the T2i. Nuts. #
• Happy PI day everyone! #
• Anyone else heading to the sledge hockey game today at 1:30? #
• One last time, now incl flash! FS: Canon 300D, 18-55mm kit lens, 2x batt, charger, 1 GB CF card + Sigma EF-500 DG Super flash $350…. #
• http://twitpic.com/18lzhb – At the Canada vs Sweden sledge hockey game! #
• Doesn't feel like an Olympic game – no metal detectors, no bag searches! #para2010 #
• Feel a bit bad for Sweden. 8-1 Canada shots 23-1. SWE looking a bit demoralized #
• Now that the boy is fed and juiced, we'll both enjoy the game a bit more #ForgotSnack #DadFail #
• http://twitpic.com/18ms6f – Team Sweden #
• http://twitpic.com/18ms7a – The third period starts! #sledgehockey #para2010 #
• Aidan: Do they need 10 to win the game? #
• Sadly, after that last Tweet, Canada did score their 10th goal. Yeah, the game was pretty much over then. #para2010 #
• Nuts. Meeting tmrrw w/ int'l customer except we're not sure if everyone accounted for NA only time-change. Meeting MIGHT be @ 6am PDT. Or 7. #
• That one hour makes a difference, particularly given the hour lost last night. >yawn< #

I’ll do an Olympics recap post over the next week or so. Suffice it to say it kept us supremely busy.

The Paralympics are in full swing and today Aidan and I went to a sledge hockey game: Canada vs Sweden.

Getting into the venue was a completely opposite experience to what we had during the Olympics. There was no line up. There was no bag search. There were no metal detectors.

There was, however, Sumi posing with his adoring public.

The game took place in the new UBC Thunderbird Arena, a 7,000 seat arena built just for the Olympics and Paralympics. It replaced an aging facility that needed replacement anyway. It’s a rather nice building. Being a small arena, there are no bad seats and here’s the pre-game view from ours:

In sledge hockey, all the players sit in sleds supported in the middle by a single skate-like blade and there’s a small support at the front to provide a bit more support. The players use two sticks to propel themselves along the ice, and the sticks double as hockey sticks for shooting and passing.

The game is VERY physical, with many collisions knocking players to the ice or sending them caroming across the ice into the boards. The game was rather lopsided, and the Swedes started showing signs of being a bit dejected. Here’s a shot a post-goal celebration/mourning starting:

In what was one of the best sights of the afternoon, all the (able-bodied) refs knelt down and gave both teams high-fives and fist-bumps. This was, of course, after the two teams had shaken hands at the end of the game. Can you imagine the NHL doing such a thing?

Also very cool — Team Canada spent quite a bit of time at centre ice after the game acknowledging the crowd. Home ice sure is nice, huh guys?

On a side note, we got a new camera after the Olympics and before the Paralympics (barely) so all these pics have been taken with our new Canon T2i. Sure does a nice job!

• And now back to our regularly scheduled Twitter programme #
• RT @yvrairport: March 1st dawns over the Olympic Rings @yvrairport http://twitpic.com/161pn2 (via @trishussey) #
• The Twilight Drive-In opens this weekend! Unfortunately, the movies aren't great. http://bit.ly/d6bTIL #yvr #
• RT @BobsandLolo: Last minute booking alert! We'll be in Burnaby this Saturday! Pls help spread the word – http://tiny.cc/gB4Oc #
• In a sign of what I assume is residual exuberance, I saw a #16 @translink bus with "Go Lions Go!" on the front. #OlympicHangover #YVR #
• RT @EatsShootsEdits: i just saw Russian Olympic people on the street… i think they are afraid to go home #
• Dear advertisers: SD commercials on HD channels are just sad. Doesn't do anything for whatever it is you're promoting. #
• 9:30 (Q), 10:30 (Q), 12:30 (A), 2:30 (Q), 5:!5 (Q) When someone asks why I've gone zombie, this is when a kid woke up + needed attn last nt. #
• ZOMG The most awesome video you'll watch this year. Trust me. http://bit.ly/czJ5i0 #OKGO #OneShot #RubeGoldberg #
• Shiny! New CrossOver 9.0 for Linux (and Mac) today from @codeweavers. Will this finally end my Outlook2k3-on-Linux woes? #
• Our company's accountant demonstrates ongoing incompetence: T4s delivered today (late) after getting them wrong yesterday (also late). #
• Aidan has decided he wants to go to Alaska. Best I can tell is "because we might see some interesting things there". O_o #
• Anyone else remember the Canadian "game show" "Just Like Mom"? Quinlan recreates the mess those kids made every morning for breakfast. #
• Crystal ball shows upcoming business trip to Israel for a week. Mixed feelings. #
• Congrats to both @thekerplunks and @bobsandlolo for their Juno Award nom! http://bit.ly/9JkBRv Independent BC Children's Artists represent! #
• RT @anndouglas: The irony; the irony. "Canadians want their Government to do what is right, not what is popular." #
• Whew. Almost had an intnat'l incident. Nearly forgot to include "Northern" when referring to the country Belfast is in when sending a quote. #
• In Air Canada's ongoing war against its customers, after May it's no longer accepting cash for onboard purchases. (via @raincoaster) #
• RT @gnb: An open letter to the City of New Westminster wrt unsafe conditions for cyclists at Columbia + McBride streets: http://is.gd/9Ehpe #
• Speaking of riding bikes for the first time in a while (well, it was @_EricLowe) have you kept it up @alexishinde ? #
• RT @bcbusiness: Today is National Grammar Day: http://is.gd/9GIHr #grammarday [Huh. Expect particularly irritating pedantry today!] #
• Dear people discussing rewording the Canadian anthem: it's "in all our sons command", not "in all our sons' command". #GrammarDay #
• In other words, it's not the sons doing the commanding, it's the aforementioned God. So a modern rewording would be "in all of us command" #
• Oops, actually God has nothing to do with that line. Got my wires crossed. Still, the sons aren't commanding. :p #
• Actually, it seems we're imploring "Canada" to command true patriot love into us. :D #
• .@axexishinde @gregeh Hey look at that! I completely messed it up. :) You're right of course. "In all thy sons command". Duh. #
• Every time I think the Cons are a humourless unreasonable lot I find a @stephen_taylor post that is funny + makes sense http://bit.ly/d2ruop #
• RT @wmacphail Just to piss off Kenney let's change the lyrics of Canada's national anthem to: "true patriot love between thy sons command". #
• All this talk of the anthem, and no one has linked to the Classified version? http://bit.ly/cfheMj Done and done. #EastCoastRepresent #
• RT @newfiehun: @AnthonyFloyd Maybe we should sing it in the original French? Much different lyrics. [True! http://bit.ly/cDvmDl ] #
• RT @stephen_taylor Cons strategic msg: Prorogation is necessary to prevent undemocratic seizing of power by unelected coalitions. [hahahaha] #
• That makes no sense at all @stephen_taylor. We elect MPs not parties. There's nothing more undemocratic than suspending parliament. Bizarre. #
• RT @EricaHargreave: Listening to everything from Parliament + thinking the ass running our country is simply trying to start a dictatorship. #
• The Bloc and the NDP have said they will not support the budget. This means that the Liberals will, no matter how much they object to it. :( #
• Dear #LPC If the budget passes, it's your fault. No matter how you spin it, if it passes, you've supported it. #WhoWillLead #cdnpoli #
• Iggy's Liberals are no different than Dion's Liberals. Talk and bluster, but no action. No principled stands. No leadership. #cdnpoli #
• I'm sick + tired of the Opposition letting the Cons do whatever they like b/c they are afraid of politics rather than do what's right. #
• A minority government should not be given a free pass to do whatever they feel like. The Cons have had a free pass since 2006. #cdnpoli #
• RT @geowoodstock If you'll be in town for GeoWoodstock VIII in July, Groundspeak Lackeys having an event day after http://coord.info/GC24GYW #
• So, camera Tweeps, what's the consensus on the Canon Ti2? #
• Q is up now. Clapping to the end of the bad chick flick Gwen was watching. This bodes poorly for getting a good sleep tonight.#JustGoToSLEEP #
• It's 11:30pm and Quinlan is running around opening the child-proof (ha!) gates, and now he's playing the piano. Oh. Gawd. #JustGoToSLEEP #
• Morning come early some days. This is one of those days. #
• Feeling somewhat craptacular. It's Friday, though, so there's that. #
• RT @Kimli: RT @shacknews: Portal 2 announced! http://su.pr/2zsOA0 [Yay! Maybe they'll be cake?] #
• RT @LeftCoastMama: New blog post: I Dream of Sleep http://bit.ly/dk2WMD My entry for @mabelhood 's BlogHer 10 contest #MabelBlogHer #
• Haha @AvWeekBenet look what happened: RT @earwormremedy: earworm remedy for @AnthonyFloyd (Anthony Floyd) http://bit.ly/ahvRfV #
• Somehow I got sucked into being a bike chaperone #
• Back from Commercial Dr. Beautiful day for a bike ride! Good thing too b/c Aidan and I are biking *back* there to meet them for return trip! #
• Impressed by @alexishinde and @LeftCoastMama for biking the breadth of Vancouver to get to their tweetup today. Good job guys! #
• W/o Twitter we wouldn't have met some wonderful people, visited a new place, shown them a new hobby and we all would have been worse for it. #
• 6 adults, 6 kids under 7, all out tromping through the woods looking for Tupperware with the aid of multi-billion satellites. Fun times! #
• So, hat-tip to @Seanfunk @SlvrLambStudios and their cute kids as well as our Twitter-less geo-pal Cuddlefish and family for a fun, happy day #
• Oh honey. Chewing gum while introducing something at the Oscars? Really? You're not all that, dear. #
• Is the "My Finds" Pocket Query working for anyone at GC.com? #geocaching Doesn't seem to be queuing for me, haven't run it in a long time… #
• Sigh. Sad. http://twitter.com/seeking_balance/status/10137203684 #

• Heh @foroberge has had 4 doping checks since the Olympics have started. He's starting to feel a bit like @lancearmstrong #
• Heading out to catch our bus to Cypress Mountain to watch men's aerial quals tonight! #
• Well, crap none of my TwitPics from tonight's aerials came thru #
• Heading back from Cypress Mountain. No wait AT ALL to get on an OBN bus. Astonished. #
• http://twitpic.com/14uu8f – A few hundred people from the security checkpoint at Cypress Mtn #
• http://twitpic.com/14uu8v – In the standing room pen 1.5 hrs before aerials start! #
• http://twitpic.com/14uu97 – The view from the aerials mosh pit #
• http://twitpic.com/14uu9j – @LeftCoastMama at men's aerials on Cypress #van2010 #
• Congrats to Moir and Virtue! Canada strikes gold in ice dance! (sorry for the late update, just back from aerials!) #
• Two days off work and everything here goes to pot. Really? Where did that karma come from? #
• On the other hand, happy birthday Dad! @eastcoastgranpa #
• The Martin Mars waterbomber will fly over Vancouver and drop water on Coal Harbour today at 1pm! http://bit.ly/aqRdMV [via @twitcouver] #
• Another Canadian woman wins a gold medal: Ashleigh McIvor in women's ski cross! #
• "The video is not loading properly. This is a temporary problem." Hey CTV? I call BS. #Sigh #NoHockeyAtWorkForMe #
• RT @LeftCoastMama: Aidan chasing after Quinlan w/ a remote. "I am trying to turn him off!" No such luck, I have tried many times with Aidan. #
• Took my netbook apart tonight, put it back together, wiped it clean. Certain power connector was broken. Turns out plugging wrong cord in. #
• Time for another beer while I reinstall everything. Again. :facepalm: #
• Go Switzerland! 0-0 after 1. #
• Dear Cisco, We are trying to give you money. "V6T 1Z3" *is* a valid postal code no matter what your borked form validator is telling you. #
• RT @CTVOspdskating: Hughes sets an oval record…. skates a 6:55:73 – WOW! http://ow.ly/1aXv6 #
• Solved my "Olympics at work" prob. Installed Silverlight in WindowsXP VM. Works much better than Moonlight in Ubuntu. Smooth video in a VM! #
• And …. just as Groves gets started, the web feed dies. A.R.G.H. #
• RT @2010Tweets: Clara Hughes finishes a brilliant Olympic career with a bronze medal in 5000m. Congrats! #olympics #
• I take it back, the good things I said about SIlverlight in a VM. Won't show any more than about 2 mins of video before bailing. #frustrated #
• LOL, in latest geocaching.com site changelog "15191: Caches In Space Clarified cosmic geocaching guidelines" #
• Geocaching guidelines now say: "Make sure you can land or connect to the space station/planet for it to be acceptable as a listing." #
• They also note that the cache saturation rule applies (no caches within 161 m of each other) even on the ISS. #
• Got home with 30 mins left in the hockey game … but it was already all over. >Yawn< Bobsled and speedskating then, I guess. #
• W00t! Another bronze in speed skating! #
• RT @CTVOhockey: RT @CTVOlympics: Korea disqualified!?!?!? CANADA WINS SILVER IN SHORT TRACK! [OMG! The Koreans DOMINATED that race!] #
• RT @CTVOlympics: Okay, folks. Watch Sportsnet now for some bobsleigh hardware! http://ow.ly/1b1WW #
• Does anyone know why the GERMANY 1 women's 2-man bobsled is decorated with a half-dozen maple leaves filled in with German tricolours? #
• And guaranteed 1, maybe 2 medals for women's 2-man bobsled! #
• Canada goes 1-2 in women's 2-man bobsled! #
• RT @LeftCoastMama: Women Athletes in Canada Kick ASS! #Van2010 #
• RT @gmarkham: ummmm. Guys?! Olympic medals: Canadian women – 12; Canadian men – 4. #
• Why are the Australian ski-jump uniforms olive-green? @erinlouise? Bueller? #
• I guess it must have something to do with the Boxing Kangaroo. #
• I entered @vancouverdotcom’s contest to win 2 Olympic Closing Ceremony tickets http://bit.ly/auVEK3 Follow & RT gets you entered 2! #contest #
• The elves were hard at work overnight at UBC. All the Olympic-related traffic barricades have vanished! #
• RT @gmarkham: Canada into women's curling gold medal match vs. Sweden. [W00t!] #
• Does anybody have any good SQL syntax cheatsheets or mini-reference they can point me to? #
• And yes, you should be scared when an aerospace engineer is messing about with SQL databases. #
• And the Canadian women win hockey GOLD! #
• Hey @translink why did a 99 pass us by at Heather heading east only to let 20 ppl off at a not-stop across the intersection? #
• Due to inexplicable pass-bys of EB 99s going to be later to @jonathancoulton gig than we wanted :( #
• Intermission at the @jonathancoulton concert. @paulandstorm were teh awesome. #
• Yum! Someone brough cake for everyone! #joco #
• Back from AWESOME @jonathancoulton concert at the Rio. @paulandstorm were amazing too, as was @molly23. Absolutely a great show. #
• Too bad the concert went so long that we had to rush back to our babysitter and missed meeting up with @gnb @kevleviathan @kimli @elliomeg #
• How do they know? 12:30 when we went ot bed, Q wakes at 3, up until 5. A wakes at 6:30. Everytime we're up late, the kids have a bad sleep! #
• On the otherhand, I've taken today off so hopefully both @LeftCoastMama and I can work a nap into the day. >yawn< #
• Canada will skate for gold (silver guaranteed) in the men's speedskating pursuit! #
• Here's video of @paulandstorm keeping the #joco crowd in check last night as they sing "The Captain's Wife's Lament" http://bit.ly/c05oVR #
• At the Rio last night @molly23 joined @jonathancoulton and @paulandstorm on stage for a few numbers. Here's "My Monkey" http://bit.ly/b8CM0n #
• The CTV colour crew made the comment earlier that the Bernard rink was a strong second-half team. They're showing that now. Wowza. #
• Anyone else going to @thekerplunks concert tomorrow at Robson Sq? Weather looks bad, but we'll have our gumboots on. #
• I think I'd rather be up 1 w/ the hammer than up 2 w/o it. Ah well, let's see what the 10th end brings! #curling #van2010 #
• Doesn't matter how many they're sitting (4), they need to run the Swedes out of rocks! #
• Wow. Bernard messes up her last shot and Sweden will survive to see another end! #
• Time to start getting rid of those guards! #
• Oi, Sweden. That strategy is fine, but you need to raise yourself to shot with your last rock, eh? #
• High-pressure double to take it to a 12th end! Must-make… #
• Silver medal for Canada. Sadly responsibility lies squarely on Bernard's shoulders for the loss. Still, Silver! Yay! #
• The Slovak forechecking is incredible. A number of bad turnovers by the Canadian defence; somehow the Slovaks haven't been able to score! #
• And Canada scores first! Or … do they? #
• Goal! (whew) #
• Goal! 2-0 Canada! #
• Meanwhile, in speedskating, it seems we won a gold and silver! #
• Or was that gold and bronze? #
• Wow, just watched men's 500m short track race. Ohno brought down both the Canadian AND Korean? Wow. #
• Wow, after winning gold in the 500m, Hamelin is now skating in the 5000m? After a 30 min rest? Yikes. #
• RT @CTVOspdskating: Ohno told NBC after the race that he was unfairly DQd by a Cdn official to get 2 Cdns on the podium http://bit.ly/amWE61 #
• Really Ohno? Sour grapes much? Also, watch the playback. #ItsAllYourFault #CryMeARiver #
• RT @unmarketing: I like watchin sports with Twitter. Feels like everyone is in my living room but I don't have to buy more dip #van2010 #
• GOLD AGAIN! #
• And will the Koreans be DQ'd in this race too? #ManyUnhappyKoreans #
• RT @LeftCoastMama: The speed skating was very hard on my heart, and lungs. I think I am breathing now. #
• RT @jenzers: within the span of an hour, Charles Hamelin becomes the most successful canadian olympian at these games #
• Cool! The net-cam is completely gimballed. It remained perfectly parallel with the ice while tipping over Luongo #
• The hockey game's 3-2 Canada. This game should not be this close. Under 5 min remaining… #
• RT @jaypiddy: See man seriously we have our work cut out for us on Sunday. [Agreed. IF we make it by the ravenous Slovaks] #
• Holy crap. Lui's keeping us in these last 5 mins. Where did the rest of the team go? #
• OMG how did they miss that? It was a gimme! Should be a tied game right now! ZOMG. #
• RT @Vancouver: Dear world, Canada will be closed noon to 3pm on Sunday. #
• Tsunami of unknown (but probably small) height to hit BC coast btw 3-3:15pm this afternoon due to Santiago earthquake http://bit.ly/cKM1LQ #
• And by small, we're talking centimetres, not the 7 ft expected in Togo. #
• RT @DixonTam: Here is a great illustration of wave energy generated by the earthquake in Chile. http://bit.ly/aDQCtp /via @realreporter #
• RT @calgaryherald: Team Canada makes decision to not enter @brianmckeever in men's x-country 50K http://bit.ly/bNTMBW #yyc #van2010 [Boo!] #
• RT @buzzbishop There HAS to be a way to petition CDN XC team to do right thing. Let @brianmckeever race! #van2010 #blind #fail #letbrianrace #
• RT @realreporter: While Tsunami waves are not likely to be extreme in this region caution should be exercised by people close to the water. #
• Looks like authorities are advising ppl in Hawaiian hotels to go to at least the 3rd floor in hotels. Yikes. #tsunami #santiago #
• RT @brianmckeever: Olympic dream over. Don't think I've ever been so sad. #letbrianrace [Boo!] #
• First gold medal sighting! Whole men's speed skating team at Robson Sq! #
• http://twitpic.com/15ou7t – Toddler hockey. What could go wrong? #
• http://twitpic.com/15ou8d – Way off in the dist Charles Hamelin gets interviewed #
• For all those asking the toddler hockey is on the plaza at Robson Sq. NO lineup! #
• What a day! Saw CDN short-track team + gold medals AND the CDN women's curling team + silver medals up close and personal! #
• Saw Chris Hamilton (kids performer) perform and had a great chat with him! #
• AND we saw the awesome @thekerplunks perform, and Aidan won a signed CD from them too! #
• THEN we came home and saw that Jasey-Jay Anderson and the long-track speed skating team BOTH won gold! Whew. Now gold medal curling! #
• Wow. Canada (at the moment) 0.01 from the gold medal in 4-man bobsled. Oh well. #
• Bronze for Canada in 4-man bobsled, US takes gold by a mile! #
• OH: "Guess what? Canada won TRUCK SLEDDING!" Ah, the minds of 5 yr olds are something else :) #
• I just realized that Kevin Martin is really Uncle Travelling Matt! #FraggleRockOnIce #
• The #asshat with the airhorn should be removed from the curling venue #UnsportsmanlikeBehaviour #
• Dear CTV, I hate the fact that you don't show us all the lead shots. They're important rocks too, you know. #
• Un-be-lievable take-outs by the Canadian third. #
• Olympic curling is great. "Full 8" means "draw to the button for practice". #
• Does Harper do the wave when comes by #
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• Does Harper do the wave when it comes by, or does he just sit there, rocking back and forth? #curling #van2010 #
• (tweets previous to the last brought to you by the 16 month old) #
• The toddler failed to land his jump, but missed the piano bench by a few millimetres. His score is 81.75 with one jump remaining… #
• Now he jammed his finger in train track drawer. Amazing how poor his judgment gets when he's over-tired. Making notes for his perm record. #
• RT @CathyBrowne: C'mon Team Canada! I've been watching curling since Kevin Martin had hair… [And had real brooms. Me too.] #
• The Norwegian skip is smirking at the "O Canada" serenade. #
• And Norway is out of stones. The Martin rink wins Canada another gold medal! #
• Unbelievably, the Martin rink played the whole Olympic tournament without losing ANY games. That's domination, eh? #
• And now, with 13 gold medals, Canada ties the USSR and Norway for the most-ever golds at a Winter Olympics, with hockey yet to come! #
• With Martin's gold, Canada now has its biggest medal count at any Winter Olympics, which was 24 at Turin in 2006. I guess OTP wasn't so bad. #
• RT @eastcoastgranpa: Time to switch channels. PM Harper coming to bask in the glow of our athletes. #
• Oh noes! Worldcaching site has been hacked. @_CanadianBacon_ @curnew @TESKELLY @hollyburn Any of you guys can contact Nina and let her know? #
• It is much too early for such a rousing performance of "Yellow Combine" What? Don't know it? "We all live in a yellow combine…" #
• http://twitpic.com/15vons – On the last day of the Winter Olympics, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. #
• Just switched to the game now. Didn't want to suffer through the inane pregame show. #
• Reminder: It's JUST A GAME. Win or lose, it's just a game. Try to keep some perspective in 3 hr's time. #
• RT @CoreyL: @AnthonyFloyd IT'S JUST GAME?!?! It's not JUST A GAME, it's OUR game =) #
• RT @ShireenJ: .@AnthonyFloyd Perspective in gold-medal hockey game on home soil?!! That's funny! #olympics #
• 5th, 18th, 32nd, 33rd. Good think they didn't let @brianmckeever ski, he might have embarrassed us #shouldhaveletbrianrace #notaboutwinning #
• Apparently there's an Olympic protest about to begin, w/ "dozens" of "protestors". Too bad there's no ppl or cameras to witness it. #
• Period 2 begins! Goodbye twitter, hello beer. #
• GORGEOUS! #
• God, Canada's been doing nothing but protecting this lead for the past 15 minutes. #GonnaBiteUs #
• After sitting on your heels for 20 mins, how do you get momentum now? #
• CROSBY!!!!! #
• That's 14 gold. Most Gold in a Winter Olympics. EVER. #
• Surprisingly no one has left the building before the presentation of the medals #
• One country, united by sport? #
• Man, the city's going to have SUCH a hangover next week… #
• At 1st, thought it was a stupid name, but SECONDED! RT @gnb: I move to keep the name Canada Hockey Place instead of GM Place. #
• RT @jianghomeshi: Smart bar positioning for Jack Layton – TV airtime all game. PM Harper only shown 1 (IN arena). And…where was Ignatieff? #
• Lots of horns and cheering coming from an absolutely ALIVE city! #
• RT @rhh: CTV: pls get your gum-flappers off the TV & put the cameras on the fans. [CTV awesome technically, embarrassing editorially] #
• RT @LeftCoastMama: New blog post: What an Ending!!! Go Canada Go! http://leftcoastmama.net/2010/02/28/what-an-ending-go-canada-go/ #
• RT @gmarkham: Harper sending Obama a case of Molson Canadian? Take about adding insult to injury. #
• RT @translink: Due to crowds, bus service temporarily suspended into and out of downtown Vancouver^BK #
• I suspect that when @LeftCoastMama and I are asked where we're from, "Cole Harbour, NS" will be met with fewer blank stares now #
• .@mikebrowne @Jasmin_Norris Buses being rerouted but traffic is still moving on the Granville St bridge (can see it right now!) #
• .@mikebrowne @Jasmin_Norris I take it back. Granville St bridge inbound is closed, taken over w/ swarms of pedestrians. #
• CTV showed shot of BC Place for closing ceremonies. Still only pillars for the flame, I wonder if they'll raise 4th pillar during closing? #
• RT @alexishinde: As traffic cops were putting up both hands to stop cars, people were running past them high-fiving their raised hands. #
• RT @ebertchicago: Notice: Canada will resume limited functions in about an hour. Full service is expected by sometime Tues #
• RT @twitcouver: Where I was cops trying to direct traffic couldn't because of the pace at which people kept running up and hugging them #
• Taking in all the festivities from our living room. Kids just aren't in the right state of mind to take out into the teeming masses #
• Hahahaha. Great comedic bit as they finally raise the 4th pillar of the indoor cauldron. AND THEY RAISED CATRINA LEMAY DOAN FROM THE FLOOR! #
• Seriously CTV? Showing ads in the middle of the closing ceremonies floor show SUCKS. Couldn't have held off just a little bit? #
• CTV announcers left to tell us how awesome the floor show was because CTV showed commercials during THE WHOLE THING. #BringBackTheCBC #
• Were there this many ads during the Opening Ceremonies too!? #CTVFail #
• And the Canadians enter the stadium while CTV is AT COMMERCIAL. CTV: You SUCK #
• Does that girl ever sing live? #LipSyncingSucksWhenYoureOutOfSync #
• RT @TSNBobMcKenzie: Team Canada had the traditional and (Oly unapproved) Hockey Canada leaf logo stitched INSIDE their sweaters. #
• And @MayorGregor enters wearing a Team Canada hockey jersey. Classy! #
• I have no idea what it means, but I've always liked the Russian national anthem. But I have a soft spot for Russian classical music… #
• I'm digging this Russian presentation. Zorbs FTW! #
• Ever-empathetic Aidan is extremely worried about how to get the people out of the zorbs. #
• RT @Dustanne: @AnthonyFloyd hmm no commercials during the Russian presentation..what are they being polite. Is CTV not CANADIAN?? How sad :( #
• Oh, John Furlong. I applaud your bravery at speaking French, but ZOMG your accent is … painful. #
• John Furlong: "Now do you know us, eh?" Too bad the "eh?" was as forced as his prior words in French. #
• RT @Clutton: Bus traffic had to be rerouted on W. Broadway in Kitsilano, after an impromptu dance party erupted btwn Alma and MacDonald. #
• "Blue jackets: 1, Cypress Mtn weather: 0" Too bad he didn't call them "Smurfs" :p #
• Jack Rug? Really, John, are you sure that's his name? #
• Now Aidan believes all these performers (incl Neil Young) live underneath the floor of BC Place. #
• Frickin Canada Geese are everywhere. That's going to be painful to clean up. #
• Bill Shatner! Slam poetry from Kirk! #
• Hahaha. Bill looked terrified at being dropped through the floor! #
• LOVE. Catherine O'Hara: "We're Sorry" #
• Hi Mike! #
• Michael Buble in a red serge. This is hitting all the right notes and NO COMMERCIALS. Thx CTV, good call. Riot avoided. #
• RT @RickMacMerc: "Lumberjack Song" please!! #
• This is straight out of Monty Python #van2010 #
• At least CTV has the rights to this song… #
• My only worry is that the rest of the world doesn't how tongue in cheek this act is! #
• Where did they find so many bearded men? #beardcore #
• Huh. Nickelback. Actually, I'd prefer the commercials. #
• RT @alexishinde: RT @arjunbasu: A: The Closing Ceremonies Q: What might a musical by SCTV look like? #
• RT @redneckmommy: Dying laughing at all of you who hate Nickelback. It's like it's REDNECKMOMMY NIGHT in CANADA!!! #
• Hmmm, how long has Avril been milking this song? Time for some new material methinks. #
• RT @Kimli: Why couldn't we have Glass Tiger, Corey Hart and Platinum Blonde? #van2010 #
• Well, the only thing that would make this Cancon cliche complete would be Celine Dion. Dear world: We're sorry. No, really. Sorry. #van2010 #
• Whew. Simple Plan. I can handle having them represent La Belle Province. #
• RT @thismason: Great, it's turning into the Junos #
• Sadly, I have to admit that I like Hedley. Yes, it's pop. There's something about it that hooks me, though. Sorry. #
• RT @jasonwagar: RT @agpt Too bad Gordon Lightfoot's dead. [hahahaha] #
• From Montreal, Quebec …. erm, who? #
• RT @GrantLCBCR3: @jianghomeshi Neil Young saw the line-up and said "uh… can I go on first?" #
• RT @mikebrowne: I am lost. Bring back the floating moose and giant beavers. #van2010 #
• RT @iPhoneinCanada: Celine Dion declined the chance to perform at Closing Ceremonies: http://bit.ly/brjfJU [YAY!] #
• RT @DixonTam: Boy, can't wait until Mitsou hits the stage! #vanoc2010 [Sorry, "Bye-bye mon cowboy" was more appropriate for Calgary 1988] #
• Grrrr, kids just got to sleep, fireworks mayhem from LiveCity Yaletown rocking the condo. #
• OK, the Vancouver 2010 Olympics are over. Do we all put the flags away now? And what to do with all these cowbells? #
• Ha! "I Believe" co-written by Alan Frew, formerly of Glass Tiger. He's making sure we don't forget him when he's gone. #
• RT @lynneux: Biggest take aways from the last 17 days? The power of collective experience + Twitter has changed the way I experience things. #
• Post-olympic note: Only military uniforms I saw in Vancouver during Olympics were the crew of the Russian Kruzenshtern wandering Robson St! #