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Vancouver Olympics – Day 7 | Made The Grade

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 7. February 21, 2010 @ 4:33 pm. 183; { food. I went out this morning to meet my friend Jesse whom I realized later that I’ve known for 12 years! Our goal was to see a couple of pavilions and catch up. It’s been a long time since we’ve had the chance to visit. While I was waiting I visited the Starbucks at the station and treated myself to a Vanilla Bean Frappachino. Once he arrived, we headed to the Saskatchewan Pavilion, only to be told it wouldn’t open for another hour! When we...

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 8 | Made The Grade

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 8. February 22, 2010 @ 7:18 pm. 183; { Huzzah! Well, this was my first day out in the city that I didn’t take any notes! Usually I do so, but I can blame Mr. A for being far too distracting and engaging and making it totally slip my mind. Today was a lazy morning. After Grandma and I showered, we went to the SilverCity. We decided to see “ When In Rome. 8221; for lack of a better choice. Overall I laughed a lot, though I had a hard time with Jon Header. After getting settled, I h...

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 3 | Made The Grade

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 3. February 17, 2010 @ 9:12 pm. 183; { Holiday. Day 3 was another beautifully sunny day. I woke around 9:00am but OH MAN was I SORE! My feet and hips were absolutely killing me. It’d been a long time since I walked as much as I did yesterday. I felt a bit like a salmon, throwing myself voluntarily into the masses of people. Going upstream as it were…. 8216;s “ 1-2-3-4. What happens, happens. On my way downtown we went past the park Stephen Colbert was doing his taping of the Colb...

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 2 | Made The Grade

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 2. February 16, 2010 @ 9:50 pm. 183; { cute. Today is the first real day out in the Olympic city. I woke up just before 9:00am and lounged in bed, working on my computer until 11:00am. I wasn’t due to meet my friend Miss K. At Metrotown at 1:00pm so I had plenty of time ahead of me. I got dressed in my Olympic hoodie and toque, which I also adorned with a few Olympic and Canadian pins. I made my way through BC’s largest mall. What this means is that though the car indicates it&#8...

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 6 | Made The Grade

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 6. February 20, 2010 @ 1:21 pm. 183; { Huzzah! Day 6 was a day of rest for me. This day had laundry, computer work and grocery shopping! I know it seems like a slow day, but I always enjoy spending Saturdays with my grandparents. They’re nice relaxing days. We first went out to Save-On-Foods located on Kingsway at Metrotown. We picked up the regular stuff for the house, but Grandma also let me get some broccoli and cheese stuffed chicken! I love that stuff so much! You are commen...

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 4 | Made The Grade

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 4. February 18, 2010 @ 12:41 pm. 183; { Huzzah! Well last night sure sucked. I had heartburn and couldn’t sleep. So much for tacos. I dozed through the Colbert taping (which I’d been hoping to see) and I didn’t leave the apartment until 11:30 am. There were 2 lines at the mint. One was just for the mint coin displays, and the other was for the opportunity to hold the Olympic medals! The lines were huge though. The one with the medals was 3.5 hours long! Plenty of European compani...

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 5 | Made The Grade

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Vancouver Olympics – Day 5. February 19, 2010 @ 9:23 pm. 183; { Huzzah! Today I got up early and was in line for the Olympic Superstore by 8:00 am. It was just as long as, if not longer than, yesterday. While waiting, I had the opportunity to see these guys on the street. You may or may not know who they are, but they are infamous in the NHL. I also received a complementary map of the Vancouver downtown area and it’s attractions from someone handing them out walking down the line! They were SO EXPENSIVE ...