Asbury College at the Olympics

…and I accidentally picked up a Japanese curler instead of Todd the new cameraman’s tripod. I can’t help it; they were wearing black and I was still bleary-eyed.
Today was the last day of regular work, which means I have only one day left in my contract, which also means I may not work tomorrow because […]

After the fifth end (the fifth round) of play in curling, both teams get a few minutes to take a breather, assess their play, and strategize. The coach and fifth player, who usually sits on the sidelines, also come out to offer the players some words of encouragement, or sometimes, admonishment.
It was during this halftime […]

I’m finally getting used to the 6AM shifts. I’m naturally a morning person, but all I had to do was up the espresso intake, and I was myself all over again.
I figured out how to get the steam wand working on the cantine’s espresso machine, so Ben the Barista is back in business after a […]

I now have three new reasons to visit the Main Media Center here in Torino on my evening off:
-Free
-Shiatsu
-Massage
Man, the masseuse relaxed muscles in my back that I didn’t even know I had. Afterwards, she asked of I was mal a droit, which makes me think I might’ve screwed up my back somehow. I kind […]

Figures. The minute I complete a post, I get logged out and lose all of my progress.
Writing this thing will probably take almost as long as it took Taylor and I to get to the Duomo de San Giovanni.
Anyway, back to where we left off:
Taylor and I decided, after I had managed to spend money […]

I have to keep this short, but it’s more a reminder for me to write about almost as much as it is a teaser for everyone waiting with bated breath for the next update.
First off, much thanks go out to my dear mother, who, though she does not pick up her phone when her son […]

Today is my day off, and chalk it up to Torino weather to be overcast and foggy.
Anyway, I need to add a corollary to my statement about American curling fans being nuts. I think the Japanese could give them a run for their money. True, it was quite a sight to see a man all […]