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Hello, fellow Lushes...Lushies? New blood here. I wanted to stop by to introduce myself and say hi. I've really been enjoying the site so far and I'm impressed with how many talented writers are active here. As a researcher, I've got a bit of technical writing experience under my belt. Since I joined, I've really been enjoying a break from my jargon-laden world as I branch out into more exotic and unfamiliar territory.

You all seem like good peeps. I look forward to continue reading your work while sharing some more of my own. Oh, and I'll have a Kentucky Bourbon. Neat.

Cheers.

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PAWG

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You mean you don't just freeze the canals and then skate everywhere??

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Also, WTF with the women's slopestyle comp last night. The wind was nuts. There's no way they should have been on that course. In most pro comps, the competitors are consulted beforehand, but officials didn't bother here. Given that the course is only in use for two days of the entire Olympics, and we're still in the early days, it's awful that they didn't postpone this. Those women were getting thrown around out there and it made the course super dangerous and inconsistent for all.

Still - congrats to Jamie Anderson (USA), Laurie Blouin (Canada), and Enni Rukajaarvi (Finland) for surviving the day to get the medals. Laurie Blouin suffered a horrible fall in training last week where she had to be stretchered off to the hospital and still had a black eye - getting silver is awesome.



But yeah - they should have postponed the event for sure, so everyone had a decent shot at giving it their best.

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"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky

Case appealed, won and victory celebration at my house.

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PChiddy had two clean quad combos. Rippon was a lovely skater (and has a kickass back story so he'll be a fan fave for years), but he didn't attempt any quads. It comes down to technical difficulty of the overall program (and how you rack up points), not just having a clean (but easier program). Artistry does count, but Chan's skating skills are as smooth as chiffon and spandex as well. If it makes you feel any better, even if Adam came first, Canada still would have won the Gold, based on overall points.

But yeah, all the top guys are doing tons of quads. If you want to compete for top spot these days in mens singles, you need the quad.

In the meantime, Canada's first gold medal of the Games! Sweet!

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the right person is sitting in my lap, or a kitten, I may be confusing the two

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Can't wait to see the uniforms.

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I'm an INTP although I get a different result every time I do a Meyers-Briggs. If I recall last time I was an ISTJ.

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I'm ENFP-T also.



CAMPAIGNER PERSONALITY (ENFP, -A/-T)
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for – and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool – for love – for your dreams – for the adventure of being alive.

Oriah Mountain Dreamer
The Campaigner personality is a true free spirit. They are often the life of the party, but unlike types in the Explorer Role group, Campaigners are less interested in the sheer excitement and pleasure of the moment than they are in enjoying the social and emotional connections they make with others. Charming, independent, energetic and compassionate, the 7% of the population that they comprise can certainly be felt in any crowd.

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Have to have a bloke first, I would think..

Spriteness

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I have not much interest in it, but it's hard to miss here in the Netherlands. Particularly the long track speed skating of course.

An no Katie Couric, skating is not an "important mode of transportation" over here

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And speaking of the winter Olympics, Sprite and Scott, so how's the Jamaican bobsled team doing this time around?

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I sooo wanted McMorris to nail that last run. He had the most technically difficult run of the day (in the second) but not 100% smooth (though still basically clean). These judges were looking for form vs technical. Bronze (or 'Rose Gold' as they call it) is still excellent, considering what he's overcome, and Parrot and Gerard slipped in with great final clean runs. On to Big Air, where there's still hope for a golden prize for MM.

The Canadian women's hockey team looked strong this morning against the Russians, with a 5-0 shutout.

And women's moguls were emotional! Great heart shown by Justine to grab a silver.

I have to catch up on long-track speed skating later.

And tonight... here's hoping Patrick Chan can stay on his feet enough to secure a Team gold in figure skating. Women's and Dance free should be solid enough, but P.Chiddy is a bit of a wild card.

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Bet you a beer and a spanking (winner decides who gets the latter) you're wrong.

We're smoking the "Olympic Athletes from Russia" 5-0 right now.

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In the event where we took the silver and bronze. Nice to see North America clean up at an event. Those Europeans have been too dominant the first couple days.

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Break out the brown stubbies, folks. Canada has medals. 2 silvers and a bronze.

But it's bit early for beer here, so, since no one seems to be behind the bar yet, I'll just load up Bertha with some Timmy's and put out a few boxes of Timbits (what are sometimes called "donut holes" elsewhere).

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My favorite event (Since NHL players aren't allowed to play these games) is Snowboardcross.

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*settles in next to sprite*

What's your sport, cutie?