So, Jeff & I decided to drag our asses out of bed early today and go see Olympic stuff before the crowds gather and lineups form.
Ha frickin’ ha.
We were at the Royal Canadian Mint Pavilion before 8:05 and damn, this was the lineup to see and touch the Olympic medals on display:
Those medals are now covered in germs from around the world.
They created a second line for people who didn’t care to fondle the gold, silver and bronze – we ended up waiting for 30 minutes and got steered directly into the gift shop. Bleah. Still, on the second floor they have the “Million Dollar Coin”, which is basically a loonie on crack, and a solid gold ingot, which weighs a ton and felt just so right in my hands…
I was a lot happier before finding out about the chain.
We also went to LiveCity in Yaletown’s David Lam Park, where we stood in line for an hour to see… an hour-long line-up for the Coke Pavilion and the Samsung 3D HD Theatre Show. So, basically we stood in line to stand in line to see commercials while EXCEPTIONALLY LOUD AND MEDIOCRE MUSIC WAS BLARED AT US AND NOW WE CAN’T HEAR FOR SHIT. Still, Jeff liked the shiny electronics and I’ve decided I need a touchscreen laptop.
You can't see it, but there's a lineup of over a thousand people to see the Coca-Cola "Happiness House" behind him.
Still, we had a great morning. Too bad about the huge lineups for everything… Next time we hold the Olympics we should just leave out the tourists.
