Find the Bloggers
You have been wondering where we have been. So now is your chance to find us. Amy and I are in this picture somewhere.
I met Amy tonight at the mall for dinner and I mentioned to her that the blogosphere was getting restless. She asked if I had a headline for the next post. I didn’t and I really only had a series of small items. And her suggestion for Hodgepodge for the Needy seemed quite appropriate.
Of course, she has been very busy. What with starting her day with Matt Lauer and ending it with Jamie Oliver. (Delicious meal at Jamie’s Italian.) Photographic evidence of both exists.
Actually, her day started at the basketball arena watching the French women beat Canada and then China beat Angola. It was only after that that she ran into Matt. He was getting his butt kicked at beach volleyball by a couple of American Olympians. Click HERE to see Amy on the Today show.
When I got there to join her for a walk around Olympic Park, Matt was feeding his face during a commercial.
From there I headed to diving to see how my Google+ Hangout partner, Kristian Ipsen, was faring. Quite well, it turns out. He won bronze in the men’s 3-meter synchronized springboard.
I don’t want to take too much credit here, but three of the four divers I dealt with before the Games have won medals. Ipsen today; Nick McCrory won a bronze in the 10-meter synchro; Abby Johnston won silver in 3-meter synchro. (Cassidy Krug dives Sunday). These are the first diving medals by the U.S. since Sydney in 2000. And the first synchronized medals ever for the U.S.
I’m just sayin’.
I believe Leah, our London bureau chief, was at the cycling time trials today. I think that may wrap up her GamesMakers volunteering. I sense a blog post in our future.
Enjoy the pictures from Olympic Park and the Aquatic Center.
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- Find the Bloggers
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- Near Olympic Stadium
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- Live at OlympicPark
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- Matt
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- Amy at the Velodrome
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- The Orbit
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- Feeding the Beast
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- Watching the Games in the Park
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- Kevin Spacey on Today
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- Giada!
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- The Today Show
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- Nick McCrory is on the left
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- Abby Johnston is on the left
Eat at Joe’s 
WOW! Great pictures, you guys! Needy? REALLY?? I think of us as those Rapture people do…Those Left Behind. Patricia will go crazy over the Matt Lauer pictures, as she has a huge and inappropriate (for a married woman) crush on him. Although I think Craig is quit fond of GIada! SO glad you are all having such a good time! Watching beach volleyball right now, and it started to rain. Who would believe it? Raining! Joseph, get some rest!!! Glad your diving buddies are doing well…you really learned your stuff all those days at the town pool!
All the athletes will be contacting you now because that means a medal!!! It was exciting watching Kristian today after watching your interview with him. Beautiful pictures. Thanks for the post. NOW GET SOME SLEEP!!!!
MATT!!! Oh my Matt! It’s not so much a crush as it is my daily morning companion with the charming wit and friendly smile! Thanks for the new post. Will catch up in the morning when I’m more awake…ya know, at work! Keep up the fun London peeps!
I think I found the bloggers!
Uh, I would have thought your morning companion, charming, yada, yada, witty, etc. would have been your husband! Does he know about you and Matt??
Amy, I hope you told
Matt to lose the ugly jacket.
I agree, Jane…the jacket is pretty bad. Joanne, I think I see them too (I was looking for the tan vest!).
I found Waldo! I’m waving back at ya!
Just talked to Amy who is back at the Olympic Park today. She is at the Today show and their guest is Jamie Oliver and they just did a segment with Kristian Ipsen. So now we have come full circle.
Hey Joey, I watched Kristian last night (didn’t know the result — yeah, that’s kinda fun) and was cheering him on for you. Nice work, picking the winners to be. I looked for Amy this morning on NBC but didn’t see her. Maybe I was distracted by Jamie Oliver’s making his “Eaton Mess” dessert. Thanks for the post. Hope you can take a day off soon!!
Was at gymnastics today. pretty amazing stuff.
Question of the day: What Olympic sport can only be played right-handed?
YOU WERE??? How cool!! Good question, incidentally…I’m sure I won’t come up with the answer, but I shall ponder.
Cool! Was Amy there too? I’m going to guess badminton because thats the first thing that came to me and since they are scandal ridden now maybe it was in the news. Bummed that I missed Jamie Oliver today! And what’s Giada doing there??
Patricia,
I have Jamie Oliver’s recipe from this morning: Make a pie shell shape out of meringue, fill it with whipped cream, top with some sort of berries, then give it to Julia to play with for about half an hour. When it’s nice and crumbly, divide into portions and serve. That’s an “Eaton Mess”. (Even I could do this one!)
Joe, many many compliments from your co-workers on all the graphics.
The gymnastics will be a must- see for tonight!!
p.s. I know the answer to the question, but I cheated. I wouldn’t have guessed it.
Giving it to Julia would definitely make it a mess! I’m going to guess table tennis, for absolutely no good reason at all. Confession: I wanted to google it, but I held off!
Okay, I couldn’t stand it, so I googled! I was wrong, and my second guess (fencing) was also wrong!
Just a guess-the right-handed side stroke!
There are two sports that you have to play right handed, but only one is an Olympic sport.
Back to Google!!
Gabby’s dismount on the balance beam:
and just finished the print version with Archie and Bedel.
Thank you for the recipe Anne! I’m surprised that you heard the directions with Jamie on tv! Julia would love that job, but the “mess” would end up on my ceiling! I’m also happy to say that for the first time this week I don’t know any results and will therefore grace NBC with my attentive presence tonight. Second guess to the right handed question…disc throwing (or whatever the fancy name for it is).
NBC is no doubt delirious with gratitude, T. Wonderful graphic, DM and company!!
Awesome graphics, no wonder you’re so busy! I was at handball yesterday, didn’t really understand it, but it was very fun to watch.
What’s the answer????
Amy is on her way to trampoline and our intrepid 2012 volunteer has filed from the hinterlands; a post to follow.
Answer to the quiz: the non Olympic sport that is only played right-handed is polo.
The Olympic sport that must be played right-handed is field hockey. No left-handed sticks in official competitions because, they say, left-handed sticks are too dangerous when used against right-handed sticks. Players trying to check opponents with left-handed sticks are much more likely to get hit accidentally on the follow through of the opponent’s swing.
Interesting!