I was really tired
since I did not sleep well again last night.
So, I watched the swimming finals last night, but did not write anything
down then.
I decided to dye my
hair today. I’d bought some hair dye
from Shoppers Drug Mart yesterday and, because I was thoroughly sick and tired
of the way my hair was looking, I dyed it light golden brown and it’s starting
to look nice. Tomorrow, I am getting a
haircut, so it’ll look even better after that – part of my pre-trip
preparations.
Today, I am planning on
going shopping at the STC, but that depends on if I can get enough rest to get
my energy level back up to where it should be.
Today, I watched the
replays of the women’s diving performances and the interview that Ron MacLean
had with Rosaline Filion and Meaghan Benfeito.
He also played some clips from London 2012 to show us what they did back
then and how their performance in the past compared with their performance
yesterday.
I went to the STC to
get something to eat for dinner, but I was in for a shock. The food court had been moved in its
entirety from upstairs to downstairs - permanently! I could not believe it. I used to know where things were at the
STC. I used to pass through there every
so often on my way home from work, but, since I retired, not so much
anymore. That doesn’t mean other things
don’t change, just because my life changed.
So, once I got over the shock at how much things had changed there, I finally
found the “Jimmy the Greek” food outlet and ordered my dinner. I thought it was more expensive than usual,
but I guess the prices changed too – they went up. What else is new?
First, I went to Shoppers
Drug Mart to go shopping and bought myself a knee support, some heating pads,
and some deep-heating cream. There was
no way I was going to spend one more sleepless night because of pain in my
knees. I should probably tell Dr. Ching
about this ongoing problem.
After coming out of
Shoppers, I saw the HMV store across the hall, and something made me go in
there. I looked for a TV-DVD series
called “Suits”, a series I’ve enjoyed viewing in the past year on Netflix and,
bingo, it was there! However, I was only
able to get three seasons – seasons one, four, and five. I will have to check back later on for the
other two missing seasons when I have time.
And, I was told by store personnel that I’ve accumulated enough points
on my HMV purchase card that I will get $10 off my next purchase. Very nice!
After eating my dinner,
I came home to the hotel – not by taxi this time, but by TTC. It was pretty easy to get back here by bus
and much cheaper than a taxi.
Tonight, there are
swimming finals going on, the men’s individual all-around gymnastics
competition, and numerous other sports, which have, for the most part, been
running all day. The only ones that
didn’t run today were delayed because they’re outdoor sports and the weather in
Rio was inclement. I haven’t been
writing anything down about these other sports today, like fencing or kayaking
or tennis or rowing, for example. I’m
too tired (and hot from being outside) that I just don’t have the energy or
enthusiasm to do my usual note-taking. I
did see some men’s kayaking though. And,
I will definitely be watching men’s gymnastics and swimming. I also believe that men’s diving is on
tonight and I’ll watch that too. And,
I’ll be taking notes again. That’s my
commitment to myself.
The men’s gymnastics
started with the pommel horse – a tricky apparatus to do well on. You have to have lots of strength, yet
elegance, poise and balance. There are
also the following apparatus: rings,
vault, parallel bars, high bar, and floor exercise. Each of these apparatus requires strength,
balance, poise, and excellent execution in order to earn top marks. Not only that, the degree of difficulty is
extremely high. Multiple twists,
multiple somersaults, and combinations of such tricks, as on floor exercise and
vault, are required. Swinging and
re-grasp movements are primarily what you see on rings, high bar and parallel
bar, but twisting and somersaulting are also often seen. So far, it’s a very close race between JPN, UKR,
GBR, and CHN. As it turns it, JPN is
first, UKR is second, and GBR is third.
copyright 2016 - Anne Shier
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