Commence Olympic Marathon

I’m back in Vancouver, and it’s absolutely wild. Here’s a brief update of what we’ve missed:

Hooded protestors got violent downtown and smashed the windows of The Bay’s Olympic displays. Three people are being held responsible and one of them isn’t even Canadian. If they’re concerned about the allocation of tax dollars, give their public legal aid representative a break.

VANOC had to refund 20,000 tickets for an Olympic event at Cypress Mountain because of tremendously muddy and unsafe conditions. As much as I love the mild weather, it’s getting ridiculous that we have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars relocating snow to Cypress Mountain by helicopter and truck while losing any potential for ticket revenue. Shut up protesters.

Canada is getting flak for recently spending too much money on our Olympic sports programs - that’s like complaining about the hungry kid at school getting lunch. The United States and other countries routinely spend millions of dollars on their athletes, so if we want to offer up some pocket change before we invite the world to our city everyone can quit complaining.

CBC lost the bid to cover the Olympics and apparently their broadcasts are “sensitive and grumpy.” Do indulge.

Tomorrow I wake up to see Stephen Colbert live and in person. If I understood why rabid fans feel the need to reach out to touch the hands of their favorite celebrities, that is what I would be doing.

Alexisonfire and Buck 65 have been playing outside my window at Yaletown Livecity. Since, a few drunk girls have been singing The Spice Girls, a less glamorous side of leaving my bedroom window open. Fifteen minutes until the nightly fireworks and then I’ll kick off my Olympic Marathon with Stephen Colbert.