Half time post

Today was my first real day off since January 12th. Not answering my phone much as the phone = work, and I am just too tired to talk. So apologies to those that have called. Will catch you later this month when I hopefully have more energy. And my phone is also on the fritz so I have trouble answering it. Just need it for another 25 days.


Last two days of the Olympic Games were great. There was also a nice day during the first week when I went to Whistler for the day, it was sunny and Pauline & Shelley were with me. We saw John Montgomery win his gold medal. I saw some of the people I have worked with for the last 5 years. A couple of very intense hugs from my friends at the sliding centre. Photo here is me and Meghan, who works at Cypress.

Other than that it has honestly been some of the toughest days of my life. I set a new record for myself on staying awake; I was up for 36 hours. I broke it with a 2 hour nap, then forced myself to go outside and see the city party, to sort of see the fruits of my labor after having missed the Opening Ceremony. It was cool. I listened to the plan for 5 years, but until I saw it for myself, I wasn't sure the country/city would embrace the Games. It has been spectacular.

And now I am going to get some sleep before we do it all again for the Paralympic Games March 12-21. Done work March 26th, apartment is packed on the 29th, moved on the 30th, and I fly out on the 2nd of April for 3+ months of travel. A month away from unemployment!

Game on!

I've been dreaming about this.

Today was a big deal for me. After 5 years on the project I had my first Games moment today; I picked up my uniform and accreditation. Seems like no big deal, but it was. It has made everything real. It was a super streamlined process to pick everything up and I was really impressed with all of the helpful volunteers. From taking my photo to helping me pick out sizes, it was a fun and painless experience. The only other time I have gone through this process was in Torino and it was after 30 hours of travelling and I remeber a lot of standing in line. And even though we weren't allowed to smile for the photo this is definitely my best accreditation yet. Torino I was exhausted and Beijing I had to submit a photo on short notice and it sucked.

I really like the uniform even though I know I will be visually tired of seeing it, and personally tired of wearing it very soon. Blue is a good color for me. And I'm impressed with the quality of everything. Looking forward to starting to wear it and not having to think about an outfit in the morning.

I even got a new travel coffee mug which is awesome because I have managed to lose two in the space of a week. And I am going to need my nespresso in a travel mug every morning for the next three months.

Game on!