Vexillology: the study of flags

[rotae]

*appropriate subject is appropriate* XDDDD

Thoughts about the Opening Ceremony 2008:

PREEEEEEEEEEEETY LIGHTING... :O WOW!

Little girl suspended from the roof in a pink dress? Uhm, yeah. We kinda did that already >.> LOL.

Did anyone else see the giant globe with swirly water patterns and people on it and go: "IT'S THE WATERBENDERS!!!!!!!!!"? No? Just me? LOLOL. Okay.

Why do all the western countries look like they're all airline stewards? Srsly. SO UNORIGINAL. And then you get all the African countries looking FABULOUS and it makes me want our flag bearer to come out in Aboriginal get-up. LOLOL.

WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG FOR THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM?!?! We're THIRD LAST. Sort your freaking alphabet out, China. It starts with an A. LOLOL XDDDDDDDDD

Yay for Iraq getting a big round of applause :D

OH. And watching the news tonight, with Kevin07 going around China and talking flat out Mandarin with the locals was so EPICLY COOL. LOLOL. He had to do politiciany things earlier on, but instead of going high profile he went on the streets and spoke to the locals in Mandarin. AH. Go Kevin you awesome thing you :D

I'm conflicted re: George W. Bush's statements btw. I think that if you're going to be all proclaimy (and actually DO NOTHING) specifically because the spotlight is on China for something completely different, you probably shouldn't go and then use their hospitality and be all, "OH HAI. I KINDA HATE YOU BUT YAY FREE OLYMPICS". If you're gonna try and make a stance against human rights violations in China via the Olympics... DON'T GO TO THE OLYMPICS. LOLOL.

BRB. Gotta see other nation's fashions :D ALSO. I think I'm going to enter the fan art contest at H_E if I can find a scanner that works. I have an AWESOME idea :D

EDIT: KEVIN WORE HIS YELLOW HUFFLEPUFF TIE S:DFKJS:DLF:SLKFJ:LSKJFLS :D XDDDD /lameness

Peace,
Rotae

Comments

[erture.livejournal.com]

Re: Bush: Exactly! So obnoxious. He's clearly trying to have his cake and eat it too--"well, should probably say something about China's human rights issues, but YAY SPORTS!" Instead of making everyone happy, he looks like an idiot.

Granted, it is a complicated situation. The Olympics is a wonderful celebration of athletics, and I think it's important to recognize the hard work athletes put in and the spirit of worldwide, peaceful competition. How to do that without seeming to support China's policies?

[gretchystretchy.livejournal.com]

Instead of making everyone happy, he looks like an idiot.

Isn't that what he always does anyway? XD

[rotae.livejournal.com]

LOL. Well, at least he's true to form! :D XDDDD

Peace,
Rotae

[rotae.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it IS a complicated situation. I totally agree. There's been heaps of stuff here about, "Why isn't Kevin making a statement like Dubbya??!!!?" and his response is; "This isn't the right time", which I think is fair enough. He and the president are going to discuss it fully when he comes here in November(?).

And the bad thing was, it was a good speech! If he just had have NOT GONE (like every OTHER president of the US, EVER), it would have made such a powerful statement! LOL.

Peace,
Rotae

[tattooedsappho.livejournal.com]

i dont think there is a way for him to NOT look like an idiot. just sayin...