The end of July brought the 2012 Olympic Games from London and, therefore, another edition of my Olympics Opening Ceremonies Party! Yay!
Perhaps the main thing I will miss about working at MSNBC is the Olympics. The 2 Games I spent at the network involved sitting around the office “in case something happens” that would be worth preempting billions of dollars worth of Olympics programming. Fortunately, the news kept quiet-ish, so I mostly just got to watch the Olympics. (Note: I am told this did not happen in 2012 for the show I was working on. The staff still had to do regular shows. This is a tragedy. I got out just in time.)
ANYWAY. I love the Olympics. Summer, winter, swimming, gymnastics, archery, skiing, shooting, curling…I love it all. (Especially the curling. Trust me. Once you learn the rules, it becomes awesome.)
For the last few Olympics, I’ve thrown opening ceremonies parties, and this year was no exception. The rules are as follows:
1. Pick a country.
2. Bring an item of food or a beverage from that country.
3. Wear some form of costume relating to that country.
As the “host”, I was China in 2008, Canada in 2010, and Great Britain in 2012. Get it? Here are some photos:
In 2008, I went all out – especially where balloons were concerned…
2008 Beijing Olympics
1.5 years later, there were decidedly less balloons for the 2010 winter games. BUT there was Sink the Biz…which totally makes up for it (click here if you haven’t been introduced to the glories of Sink the Biz – hint: it involves Indiana University being awesome)
2010 Vancouver Olympics
2012 London Olympics
This year, the pendulum swung back to the borderline-overly-decorated side of things. Plus, there was a well-stocked bar, and cake pops!
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