Well thrte was.

Ooh, Joans has left the bottle by me!

I realise that the URL makes it look like it could be for a support group for those affected by the closing ceremony.

Tasty Afro girl from the "lost my phone" scandal in the opening ceremony was an angle in this.

Was she a bit obtuse?

That's an acute observation.

Something something something something reflex.

Right.

After two weeks of travel delight, everyone clearly went back to work today. Add to that the fact that the DLR seem to think that it's still a good idea to run services only as far as Greenwich (because clearly that's a major destination today...), and my morning's commute was utter shit.

I have a feeling that they are keeping that going right up until the day after the Paralympics, which is sub-optimal. First time in weeks that I haven't managed to get a seat in my preferred space.

It's ridiculous. Even during the games the traffic levels didn't justify making that change (as made obvious by the fact that every Lewisham train was rammed and every Greenwich train was empty). To keep it that way now is just idiotic.

It was alright. Watched a few events. Missed the closing ceremony (will the paralympics get their own ceremonies then?)

Yes, it was great to see British folk doing well but I still think the money would have been better going on something else though.

Something that I like more.

Could have been worse. Britain could have won the World Cup bid.

The IOC might be tossers but at least they're not actively cackling-supervillain-grade evil like FIFA. And showcasing fringe sports, competition for the sake of competition and excellence for the sake of excellence >>>>>>>> showcasing a sport that really doesn't need another showcase.

ART was actually a sport during the 1908 olympics (or 1912, or 1902? dunno, check wikipedia. It was a swedish one. Or was it German? Dunno, check wikipedia.).

I still maintain however that kind of money could've been vastly better utilised, for the genuine, lasting benefit of far more people, if we'd spent it on non-glamorous, boring but *useful* stuff, such as building houses and infrastructure (note: not BS stuff like the high speed rail link though, obv.), and investing much more in our schools. But hey.

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Genuinely increase our standing in the world such that people start to like us, come to visit us in markedly increased numbers, and do business with us again? (Assuming we have stuff to sell). If those things are true, £10 billion seems like a bloody good deal. We shall see; I'll happily eat my words should the need arise.

Also, Victoria Pendleton is so fit it's ridiculous.

Ennis is so much fun in that video!

Jumpy and lovely, you say?