I Am Officially An Olympics Geek

Yes, I'm once again a bad blogger. I should have warned y'all before - I so love the Olympics that I've been staying up way too late, watching pretty much any sport NBC is putting in front of my face, and loving every minute of it. I'd like to say I'll try to be better about blogging this week, but truth is, I'll probably spend most of my late nights jumping up and down in front of the TV cheering somebody on to a gold medal in something. I don't care what. Heck, I spent half an hour today watching the women's badminton final. Trust me, check it out - you'll duck just watching them knock the snot out of that shuttlecock.

If you want to experience my Olympic dorkiness in real time, head on over to Twitter and follow me - I'm MistieT over there. I'm sure anyone following me Thursday night during the women's gymnastics all-around was laughing - if it's possible to hyperventilate on Twitter, I was doing it. Can you tell by now I'm not above personal humiliation just to entertain you people?

Anyhoo, here are my favorite moments from the Games so far. If I was smarter, I'd know how to link the videos of all these moments for you, but this is the best I can do - a quick search will pull up any of the moments I've chosen.

• Michael Phelps' mom at the end of the 100m butterfly - honest to goodness, I thought she'd passed out.
• Every game Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have played - they just rock.
• Of course, the women's all-around gymnastics finals - yes, I bawled like a baby at the sight of uber-poised Nastia Liuken struggling to hold it together during the medal ceremony. That was a well-deserved gold medal, and Shawn Johnson winning the silver was just icing on the cake. What wonderful young ladies representing the USA - makes me proud.
• Dara Torres enjoying life with her daughter Tessa and proving that life doesn't have to get boring once you hit 30 - or 35 - or 40.
• A 38-year-old Romanian winning the women's marathon...yeah baby, 38-year-0lds rule.

Y'all chime in with your favorites - are you enjoying the Olympics as much as I am?