riddle me this

if i am nearing thirty, why do i still have the intonation of a fourteen year old?

and speaking of fourteen year olds, how old are these chicks? for real. no seriously, fess up. i was a young looking sixteen year old, but this is ridiculous.

are you a phelps phan?

wow! if you're already not, you should be!

aside from supporting a wolverine, he's simply an incredible swimmer. it's funny to watch swimming ever since my "retirement." i still find myself holding my breath when watching a flip-turn, or getting anxious before the start of their race. this morning, my rotator cuff was hurting. i wonder if i was sleep-swimming or something.

anyway, michael phelps is both horrifically ugly and athletically fascinating. i simply can't seem to stop watching him. it was so amazing to see him claim his tenth gold medal and watch his sister crying with excitement and pride. what is even more incredible, is to note most of the olympic swimmers poor techniques (which is easy to critique when you're not the one in the water) but i'm talking serious issues here: sloppy movement, chopping hands, earrings, lack of swim caps, etc. what about drag??? are they so fast that it simply doesn't matter? did anyone happen to see the chubby japanese male? i'm shocked. it's so amazing, that they can be so "off" and yet be smashing world records. i was practically ready to wax my eyebrows off to break my school records.

but i digress. perhaps my kids won't become competitive swimmers, but i hope they always love each other as much as the phelps do. in the meantime, congrats to michael phelps- what an accomplishment.