At long last my laptop is fixed. I guess sometime in August, Windows or McAfee updated, and along with that my internet connections were wiped out. So wiped out that both Windows and Sony were baffled. So my favourite computer guy to help me out of a bind, and I FINALLY have a laptop again. […]
September means many things, including a bump back into reality as I return from a blissful two weeks of vacation in Maine, and before then 3 weeks of Olympic-oriented excitement. But for me, and for 1 in 2500 others, and their friends and family, September is CMT Awareness Month. I proudly support the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association […]
This is going to be my last post in my Living The Games series for a bit. I plan to write a few more in September, to coincide with the Paralympics and also hopefully to share a few more thoughts on aspects of the games I haven’t touched on… (I know, right? It is hard […]
I know, I know. Will this series ever end? I always said that I had a few more blog posts to do AFTER the closing ceremonies, things that I didn’t get a chance to write about because I was just so busy living the games. This is the penultimate post on my Olympics experience. I […]
One of the questions sent my way during my “Living the Games” series about life in London during the Olympics was: “What about *your* training?” Yes, I know. My training. I was lucky in that I had structured my season so that my August race would be a race I was doing for experience – […]
So the Olympics are over, nearly three weeks of sport and euphoria ended on Sunday as the last fireworks dimmed over the stadium in Stratford. Lots of accolades have sounded about how great the Gamesmaker volunteers were at the Olympics. But, as a Gamesmaker, I have to turn that accolade around. For me, the games […]
Last night marked the closing ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. When I woke up this morning, it all seemed a dream… Had I really volunteered on the triathlon and road cycling race courses? Did I really see the opening ceremony dress rehearsals? Had I really whiled away some good hours over rum and jerk […]
The games are nearing an end. My time as a gamesmaker volunteer finished on Tuesday, and I have been and will be in spectator mode until Saturday. Sunday I plan on watching the closing ceremony from my sofa – in the comfort of my own home, and off my feet. I have clocked so many […]
Yesterday marked my last shift as a Gamesmaker – a volunteer at the London 2012 Olympics. I spent the day at Hyde Park working the men’s triathlon race – alongside nearly 500 other volunteers on the sports side of the organisation, and nearly 2000 people (the vast majority volunteers) working at Hyde Park. At the […]
All across the UK there are giant viewing screens set up to allow the general public to gather for free to view events. I was talking with my neighbour who used to be the CEO of one of the host boroughs (local authorities with venues located in their area) and he explained to me that […]