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john_adams_fan

Subject:	Glasses-wearers, lend me your ears!!
Time:	11:15 pm.
Mood:	confused.
Music:	women's volleyball finals.

I have a question for anyone who has worn glasses. Namely those who got a new pair where the prescription may have changed a lot. I just got my first pair of new glasses in 4-5 years. I'm pretty sure my prescription changed a lot. My problem is now I have my new glasses but I can't focus on anything I could before. My computer screen is a couple feet or so away from my face and it's almost too blurry for me to see what I'm typing (I'm typing this in Semagic for LiveJournal). Facebook newsfeed stories are hard to read as well. If I try to read out of the very top or the very bottom of my glasses I can see perfectly. Has anyone else had this issue? Do I have to let my eyes get used to it before I go back to the optometrist and complain and/or demand my money back or something? I've always been able to just walk out of the office and be able to see. Tonight I wore my old glasses so I could see clearer as I had to drive down to Trafalgar and back. So any advice for me? Thanks for reading!

BTW, I do agree with something I heard about the Olympics being the only time Americans watch sports they normally care nothing about. (See my music, if you're in LiveJournal.)

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sylvera_sidhe

Subject:	new news
Time:	6:41 pm.

if its not hideously obvious, i've been super busy lately. and forgetful.
as to the latest actually informative entries, my pappy died in the last week of june. we had the service for grama and pappy in the first week of july. mom flew me out there. i spoke, because i promised i would, and i don't ever want to do that again. i was glad to be there for my mom, its all been so hard on her. she seems to be doing alright now, as all right as she can get, i suppose.
there's some other stuff going on, and i find it all highly fascinating, but as its not my story to tell, i won't relate it here. suffice to say, some women are a horrible example for the rest of us.
on to events closer to home. merlyn did all right during summer school. it wasn't stellar, but it wasn't the worst summer ever either. we were fumigated a few weeks ago. had to leave the house for a couple days. that kinda sucked because toby couldn't get either day off. merlyn started regular school yesterday. he did great... yesterday. today he was a total bear. not a teddy. a grizzly. :)
oh all right i guess i should just spit it out.
i'm pregnant!
went to the doc last week after a couple positive home tests, and they did a blood test, i got the results friday. and all the crap that comes along with it is really starting to hit me. not feeling good, being tired, boobs hurt. yuck. i'm only 5 weeks along. this is counting from my last period. which is what the docs do, i guess. the baby is the size of a sesame seed this week and its brain is beginning to grow. :)
so i'm super tired now and we just had dinner, so its time to get little man ready for bed and me to go lay down.
gonna try to keep up with this more. promise.

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distant_cord

Subject:	Fay? Bah!
Time:	9:16 pm.

Just in case any of you were worried, I'm safe.

I don't know what the news coverage was like everywhere else, but down here in South Florida it was "Fay Fay Fay" for almost a week up through Monday, when it hit. The TV people were making an unnecessarily big deal about the storm. It was only a tropical storm, which really isn't all that bad. A little wind, a little rain, and that's it. The storm hit Monday and half of Tuesday, and that's pretty much what happened. But then, this is Florida.

I spent the days inside, and most of Tuesday was spent on the phone. I'm planning a trip to Orlando in October for my friend M's birthday. We're going for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, with a side trip to Epcot for the Food and wine Festival. I spent most yesterday booking the hotel room through RCI, the timeshare company we have a membership with. What was supposed to be a fairly simple thing ended up taking hours and multiple phone calls. Long story short though, I ended up getting 1 week in essentially a dual-condo unit for $139. I think that was worth it.

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chillguru

Subject:	if only...
Time:	5:11 pm.

...there was a way for me to actually go to the Coney Island Sideshow school, I would do it. of particular use to me would be some education in being a Talker, as it would come in handy.

I feel pretty good about pulling off everything there but the sword swallowing (which is very difficult and requires lots of practice...well, it all requires practice, but it's relative), but i would sure give it all a shot. of course, i don't anticipate turning into a groundbreaking sideshow artist (you don't want to know what those guys do to stay on the "cutting edge"), but it would be a totally awesome set of skills to have and would look great on my circus resume.

ah, a boy can dream...

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chaotic_eclipse

Time:	10:59 pm.
Mood:	annoyed.
Music:	Lullacry - Be My God.

What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Literature Nerd Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac appearance? Then you fit this category perfectly! You love the power of the written word and it's eloquence; and you may like to read/write poetry or novels. You contribute to the smart people of today's society, however you can probably be overly-critical of works. It's okay. I understand.
Gamer/Computer Nerd
Social Nerd
Drama Nerd
Musician
Anime Nerd
Science/Math Nerd
Artistic Nerd
What Be Your Nerd Type? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

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forloren

Time:	3:15 pm.
Mood:	tired.

Yes, life still has to prove to me that I know nothing about it. But, that can be a good thing as well. Yesterday a friend from work asked me if I wanted to go the the Cheap Trick, Heart, and Journey concert (there is a bad joke in there somewhere). After the "Journey?" thought went through my head, I was all for it, as I like seeing live music. Now, I would not have sought out Journey tix, in fact, there are many bands that I wouldn't myself get tickets for, but if others want to go, I'm all for it.

Anyway, so last night I went down to the old Great Woods venue, we had lawn seats, which were quite nice. When journey came on, the other two people I was with went down to try and get closer (tried being the key word) so I just stayed up top and enjoyed the show. I wandered a bit, and also realized it is impossible to find one person in a crowd like that, even if you have a general idea as to where they are. And then, when everyone is filling out, you randomly find that person. Strange thing that is. The guys I was with actually saw a few people they knew there as well.

I was going to go see Carolina Liar tonight, a WFNX event thingy, but after last night I am beat...still need more coffee.

Yarr! Like a motor that just won't catch, that's kind of how I feel. The engine turns over, and it fires, but it won't stay going. My brain needs a spritz of starter fluid I think.

Also, I AM a moron, make no mistake about that.

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dani101

Time:	8:02 pm.
Mood:	tired.

I'm so,so,so tired.My uncle came 3 days ago with his dog and cat,because there is no one to take care of them ,until he is here.They are cute-really cute.2 months old-both of them,very playful.Everybody love them,but I just don't see them that way.I really love them-don't take me wrong,but the moment I wake up,I have:
1.to go for walk with my uncle's dog
2.to go for walk with my dog
3.to feed them-imagine 2 dogs and one cat jumping to get their food
4.to give them water
6.AFTER all that,I can take care of myself,I have to prepare the breakfast,and to go for work.
Outside of all that,I have to go for walk the litte dog at last 3 times a day-because she doesn't have a hygienic habits,and to clean the cat's sand,when she ...do what she have to do.:) And to cook for lunch and dinner.And to walk out my own dog.And to calm them-they are only 2 months and believe me,have so much energy.For the last 3 days I had 4 hours sleep every night,and I feel like I can be asleep any moment.

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evilest_kitten

Time:	10:01 am.
Music:	fan hum.

I didn't sleep well at all last night. It felt like someone had hit me across the side of my head. Right temple was really bad. Tried a roller headache reliever (aroma) and a hot compress on my eyes. I also managed to get the TENS unit together and used that on my shoulders. Plus, I took some excedrin--Acetaminophen, Aspirin and Caffeine--all of that to get me back to sleep BUT I woke up with the pain this morning.

I think its a bit of dehydration, but even with the lots of water I have been trying to drink (not too much because now Im getting sick to my stomach) it hasnt touched it. TYpically, for me, dehydration subsides a little even after one glass of water.

My ears feel stuffed a little and burn. I feel congested but not really blocked.

Mostly, my head just really hurts and isn't going away.

I think I will look into the cost of a TENS unit and bring it to work with me. If anything, it helps with the stress in my back from dealing with the pain in my head.

I think I would really prefer voices at this point. Nice, quiet voices in my head.

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aschiohz

Time:

9:21 am.

Vi hadde sikkerhetsforelesning i går. Det ser ut til at ntnus kjemiforelesere er ekstremt lite oppfinnsomme, for nå har jeg sett nøyaktig de samme kjemieksperimentene tre ganger i samme forelesningssal, på tre ulike tidspunkt av året. Men en ting er ihvertfall sikkert - Foosnæs eier Ystenes på det å putte natrium i vann. Foosnæs har fått glasset til å eksplodere begge de gangene jeg har sett ham gjøre det, røyksky og fyrverkeriaktige tendenser og alt mulig, Ystenes fikk det bare til å ende i et forferdelig antiklimaks alle de tre-fire-fem gangene han gjorde et forsøk på det.

Forelesningen var fra 16:00 til 18:00, og vi fikk ingen pause midt i, så jeg døde sånn halvveis av blodsukkermangel og ren daffhet. :V Pauser burde være obligatorisk, særlig så sent på dagen.

- Ja, da er det kanskje på tide med...
- PAUSEPAUSPEUASEUE
- NATRIUM I VANN :D:D:D
- -_-

I dag blir det brannslukkingskurs. Egentlig tror jeg at dette er noe jeg burde ha vært igjennom før? Men jeg tilhørte jo ikke noe spesielt studieprogram, så. ;_;

Og i morgen blir det BLÅÅÅÅÅÅÅTUUUUUUUUUUUR, ett av de fadderarrangementene jeg har sett frem til.

"Er moralen tidløs (objektiv, universell) eller relativ? Drøft dette spørsmålet ut ifra sofistene, Sokrates og Platon."

"Sammenlign Aristoteles', Machiavellis og Hobbes’ syn på forholdet mellom individ og samfunn. Få i den forbindelsen fram de nevnte tenkernes syn på relasjonen mellom fornuft, moral og menneskelig fellesskap"

"Flere filosofer mener at sansing og erfaring hviler på visse forutsetninger. Eksempler er Platon (idéene), Kant (rom og tid, kategoriene), Popper (teorier og hypoteser), Kuhn (paradigmer) og Gadamer (forståelseshorisonten og dens fordommer). Gjør rede for tre av nevnte tenkernes teorier, og sammenlign dem."

wheee, ex.phil

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megawoman

Subject:	And the insanity ends...
Time:	1:34 am.
Mood:	determined.

As I was biting a pillow to muffle my screams this evening (this starts out sounding bad, eh?) as my ex boyfriend worked on the knotted muscles in my right calf, I knew something was not right.

I used to have fun. I used to BE fun. I was spontaneous and silly and really stupid some times, in a fun way.

But this year, man, it's been tough. And I think I lost my happiness along the way.

Well, screw that.

The past is gone, and I'm in a nice place now. I just need to finish with the unpacking so I quit tripping over things. I swear, my legs look like I live with an angry and aggressive midget.

So I'm going to be happy again, dammit. Eunice, prepare to rock your ass off in the granny carts at Ikea this weekend sometime.

I took my tests. Stats was at 9 AM, and I was reading some of the questions and saying to myself, "B... yeah, B is a good letter. I like B..."

I did better on the psychometrics, but that's to be expected since I spent much of my time as school social worker coaching the diagnostician in what psychological disorders are.

But who cares?

In 15 years, will I remember this stupid day? I doubt it.

At the end of today, as I was rushing through Whole Foods to get milk before they closed, I looked at the date, and was displeased with the amount of time I had. I asked my friend what the date was, and for the first time, I remembered that it was my anniversary. Haha! I would have been married 13 years today, and I totally forgot. Totally! That's so awesome.

So tomorrow, I get advised. I'll take my courses, I'll do my best, and I'll become Dr. MacSassypants. If it takes 3 years, fine. If it takes 12, fine.

I will find contentment in my journey.

And that's that.

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marienkafer17

Subject:	the low down
Time:	8:17 pm.
Mood:	indescribable.
Music:	"Falling Slowly" The Frames.

it's gonna be lonely around here tomorrow. My sister is all packed up for school...I've been sharing my room with her all summer and now I'm a little sad to see her go. College was a lot of fun for me so I feel a little left out with her romping away tomorrow. The steady paycheck is nice though. We did the college/school stuff shopping today. Steve and Barry's was awesome! *note I only shop when desperate :) I might be making some fashion statements this year...since I was told by several people to not dress frumpy this year....no old people clothes. ^_____^

Tomorrow is ironning all manner of school clothes, more shopping and organizing self. Next week I start back up again...at least with meetings and getting the rooms ready. I'm sure I'll get more excited next week. :)

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candogirl

Subject:	I've had a lot of time to kill today.
Time:	6:10 pm.
Mood:	giggly.

So I watched a really low quality Xabi/Torres interview that was posted at

ontd_football and my god, Xabi Alonso is hot. Everything about him is just so pleasing, and his accent just thrills me. Anyway, I'm not writing this to redeclare my love for Xabi, but because something crazy happened to me during the interview. I actually found Torres attractive.

I know.

It turns out that Torres has a very sexy voice. I'd never heard him speak before and I was stunned by it. It was like the first time I heard Becks' voice but with the opposite reaction. I was so close to being fully on board with him being hot that I was actually picturing him speaking with different hair. I was even amusing myself by imagining how difficult, yet hilarious, it would be to follow a conversation between Torres and Carragher. And then someone posted this picture.

As soon as I saw it the sexy voice became irrelevant. I now understand why I've never been into him and that nothing will change that. You see, Fernando Torres looks exactly like Anne of Green Gables.

His voice is completely useless to me now.

:(

Anyway, I finally got to see the Chelsea v Portsmouth match. I thought the way Chels played was being exaggerated in the media, but it wasn't. It really was extraordinary. If we can keep that up week after week, I'm going to be a very happy bunny. I take back anything I ever said about being unhappy with Scolari being chosen. The man is my new god.

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windiebird

Subject:	Simple Songs
Time:	12:01 pm.
Mood:	calm.
Music:	O Death - Sam Amidon.

See? God is in the rain,
But that's something to explain
because the rain is simply water
splashing down and once again
like a circle going 'round and 'round
down the water main

Now, trust is such a funny thing,
you'll find as life expires,
for nothing could be easier
when lighting gashouse fires
that time could be a father
as he dies a crying child
we laugh to echo off the Dark,
to scorch the feral Wilds

So hold a hand, as things unwind
a simple song to hold and find
shake the earth, or hold your breath
just count the life that you have left

the end is nigh, the end has passed,
like dew upon the grass
nothing ever likes to last

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evilest_kitten

Subject:	Up, Down and All Around
Time:	3:55 pm.

Working has gone in so many crazy directions. I feel better that, bottom line, I do not make enough money. My department head has not made any move to allow me more than one class and that is only during the two big semester. That, alone, is enough for me to look for a new job. Lets not even add in all of the other crazy crappy deals I have been dealt and seen others who are absolutly more deserving than me get dealt.

HAHAHA...with what I just was told in the last five minutes, I am surprised this department doesnt explode under the weight of stupidity.

I am back from vacation and I am thinking about moving. I know that, if i move, it wont be vacation all of the time. I think I want to be away from the drama and Newark is just way too small.

I applied for a different job and I hope to hear back. It has a great deal of promise and movement. I will call this week to see if I can pester some information up.

Lets see....

I guess that is all to share now.

I am also thinking about going private/friends only.

Comment at will. (please, no which one is will jokes),

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pleiades829

Time:	7:58 am.
Mood:	tired.

A few tidbits on my last day of being 25. ;)

( Pregnancy tidbits! )

-Tomorrow's my birthday, but it seems kind of lackluster this year. We don't have anything special planned, and my parents couldn't come out because my mom fell and broke her hip. (Which kind of weirded me out - I mean, that kind of injury only happens to old people and my mom isn't old! She'll be just 57 this year!) I know it'll be fun to celebrate with our D&D group that comes over every Wednesday, but I guess I'm just feeling kind of lonely and self-piteous.

-The girls have been really fun lately. So glad I got the locks on all the doors, because now they can use their twin powers for good and not evil. They've been playing together really well, and it always amazes me how much concern they have for one another. If I give something to Michaya, for instance, she insists that Thalia get the same. And they're so caring too - when Thalia was crying the other day, Michaya hugged her and said "It's OK, sister!"

-Michaya is such a girly girl. Seriously, she wants to wear her Sunday heels ALL THE TIME. She thinks that I should wear my Sunday heels around the house too. And it's virtually impossible to get her to wear anything other than a dress. It can be frustrating sometimes, but it's really cute.

-Got into the beta of the new WoW expansion. It's cool to be able to say "Hey, this quest sucked" or "this was awesome" and know that I'll be listened to. It's still pretty buggy, so playing can be frustrating sometimes, but overall, squee!

-Also, my raid group killed Kael'Thas this last week, who's one of the toughest bosses in thegame. Most groups skip him these days; it feels good to say that we kicked his butt. :)

-I got released from my church calling because I was too sick to be reliable. :(

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aschiohz

Time:

11:40 am.

fest suger

Nå skal jeg ikke dra på flere fester annet enn dem på studentersamfundet jeg må på for å rettferdiggjøre de 350 kronene jeg betalte for medlemskortet mitt! Men det går jo utenfor fadderuka, og det var "I FADDERUKA" jeg egentlig mente med "LOL NÅ SKAL JEG IKKE FORSØKE Å DRA PÅ FLERE FESTER"

(Ikke at jeg faktisk drog på Ricks, men hurr durr. Gav festbegrepet to sjanser, nå skal jeg ikke være mer partypooper. Jeg blir ikke kjent med folk på fest, det er en kommunikasjonssituasjon og sosial situasjon som ikke fungerer i mitt tilfelle, og er jeg ikke kjent med folkene jeg drar på fest med, synes jeg ikke det er festlig! Om jeg KJENNER dem godt, kan jeg gå med på at det kan, teoretisk sett, være festlig, men jeg gjør jo ikke det i faddergruppas tilfelle. Ihvertfall ikke godt nok. Og da blir det jo en slags evig sirkel av noe slag, for min del krever festen at jeg kjenner dem, men det er nettopp gjennom festen at man liksom skal bli kjent med dem. Dessuten, ved at jeg ikke drikker, faller 99% av poenget vekk.

Jeg hører ikke hjemme der. :V Bedre å unngå det. Skal jeg sitte der og være lite festlig, ødelegger jeg bare for de andre, og de skal ikke behøve å ta hensyn til meg når det er festlig drikking de alle vil.

Jeg klarte meg uten fadderperiode i fjor, og jeg klarer meg certainly uten det i år også. Bare at det i fjor var litt ufrivillig, i år er det i det minste frivillig.

(ps: det er sånn fadderperioden er uansett. Alltid vært det, vil alltid være det, vil aldri forandres! Og det er egentlig helt logisk at det er sånn, også, ved at folk drikker, brytes barrierene ned, og de blir lettere kjent med hverandre. Bare teit å ikke drikke i fadderperioden. Men nå er jeg jo en teiting. :V))

I dag, om vi er litt effektive, blir vi forhåpentligvis ferdig med """"prosjektet"" (også kalt "ferdigoppsatt eksperiment hvor all form for egentenking og PROSJEKT??? er en illusjon") vårt i mekanisk fysikk, og da blir det masse slack inntil det blir arbeid i team igjen og den diabolske framføringen vi sikkert må igjennom! Men jeg tror ikke vi blir ferdige i dag. Vi skal riktignok bare skrive rapport, men vi skal sikkert også lære oss avanz programvare for å skrive formler og lignende.

Jeg synes likevel at prosjektet har vært ganske lærerikt, for det var en del ting som gikk opp som et lys for meg, som diverse integrasjonsrelaterte ting i forbindelse med fysiske anvendelser. Det var egentlig jævlig opplagt, men jeg har bare ikke forstått det før, bare godtatt det sånn helt uten videre. Nå er jeg mer klok. 8)

selv om det føles litt ut som at vi voldtar alt det som heter integrasjon og at jeg ikke har fått et skikkelig matematisk bevis for at det faktisk går an, selv om det gir mening om man er litt open-minded.

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nefertari_nz

Subject:	-__-
Time:	4:29 pm.
Mood:	cranky.

adkjfajf FUCKING STUPID, STUPID PEOPLE CHRIIIIIIIIST.

Ok, NZ: The course at Massey University on Witchcraft is NOT A MINITURE HOGWARTS. It is a ONE SEMEMSTER paper being offered which will focus on witchcraft in history. It will not be sucking up taxpayer money. It will not be teaching people how to sacrifice their children. It will not be opening the door to hell or any such thing.

GROW UP AND LEARN TO DO SOME GODDAMN RESEARCH BEFORE YOU GET ALL UPPITY AND START SPOUTING OFF ABOUT THINGS YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.

I could point out that some of the major modern religions have had a far worse effect on people, but hey, been done to death. And as they say, there are none so blind as those who will not see. Or rather, none so deaf as those that will not hear.

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twilightsun

Subject:	Eddie Money ruined my day
Time:	9:44 pm.

No really. Eddie Money is the root of my problems today.

(Yes, I have to post about the last week... but how could I resist a post title like this when it presented itself?)

The street leading to my parking garage was blocked off this morning. For no apparent reason. (At least not at that point in time. For me.) I ended up trapped in a maze of one-way streets - one of which I went down the wrong way. It took me 15 minutes longer than I should have to finally get myself parked.

I was ready to spit nails by the time I got out of my car.

It wasn't until about 3:00 that I found out what was going on. Eddie Money was going to be playing a free concert at 5:00. Right in the middle of the freakin' street.

Eddie Money ruined my commute. And as I headed out for my doctor's appointment at 4:00, there were only about a dozen spectators milling about. Oh sure, there were roadies and police officers and radio station people. But there should've been more of a crowd, considering the fact that they'd blocked off half a mile of roadway for the entire day.

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gimli0912

Subject:	cars
Time:	8:41 pm.
Mood:	sleepy.

I'm thinking about buying a new car once my credit is paid off and I'm settled in with Kevin in the new place. With that in mind I think I may have narrowed it down to 3 choices. If you guys have any opinions or ideas let me know since I still have to test drive and do more research on these models, plus I am not looking at buying until around the holidays anyway. Without further ado these are what I am thinking about:

The Mini Cooper

the most expensive at $19,700 but the best MGP at 28/37

Mazda3 4 door

I like the 5 door better but it ads a few grand and takes from the MPG so I don't know. I don't like that this car is stripped and I have to pay 400 for ABS and 900 for AC. I don't plan on using either very much but it's a big enough deal that I would like them both.
the middle on price at $16,140 and the worst on MPG 24/30

Scion xD

which I admit is a little ugly but I rode in one in LA and it was ok, i think
the cheapest at $15,480 and the middle on MPG at 27/33

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t_rokshaw

Subject:	Stick it to me
Time:	4:27 pm.

Kate and I have been watching the Olympic gymnastics competition for the last week and I think I’ve figured out how to win medals in the sport.

Apparently all you need to do is have the highest start value for your routine. From what I saw last night it doesn’t matter if you can actually do the routine, all you have to do is attempt it. The degree of difficulty is half your score so, just come up with a routine that is insanely complicated and you win.

The case that proved my point was China's Cheng Fei, who won a bronze medal in the vault despite landing once on her knees. Fei had the highest level of difficulty in her vault and she won. It apparently doesn’t matter that one of her two vaults wasn’t successful.

I don’t pretend to know a lot about gymnastics, but I do now that someone who manages to land their routine should score higher than someone who doesn’t. If you have a start value of 6.5 but can’t complete the vault you shouldn’t get credit for doing a vault of 6.5 difficulty.

According to the announcers, if you are supposed to do two rotations in the air, but only do one rotation then the judges will take off points from your degree of difficulty. So why isn’t it also true that if you are supposed to do two flips but only complete 1.75 flips? Particularly in an event like the vault where its the one skill competitors are being judged on.

I understand rewarding competitors for the risks that are being taken in trying the more difficult routines and agree with the overall concept of the scoring in gymnastics. But the more higher start value should mean that you have a chance to earn more points not that you automatically get more points. I think the problem lies in the way judges are asked to score a routine. They start with a value of 10 and take deductions based on errors. The lowest score I saw during NBC’s coverage was an 8.something. A value of 8 on a scale of 1-10, which the announces said was disastrous.

Diving uses a similar judge scale. A perfect dive would be a 10 and the degree of difficulty is factored in. Instead of starting at 10 and subtracting judges simply judge the execution of a dive on a scale of 1 to 10. The lowest score I saw while watching diving. . . 4.5 (yeah the guy botched it) In diving the range of scores was greater allowing those that were completing good dives to rise to the top.

In both diving and the vault of gymnastics competitors do multiple flips and twists in a span of two seconds so the comparison seems appropriate. Rather than looking to reduce the score by tenths and hundredths based on a wobble, leg separation or a step judge them on the execution. If an Olympic gymnast lands on her knees during a vault it’s usually because there was a mistake in form that prevented her from fully rotating through the skill. That break in form means it was a poorly executed vault, and she should receive a lower value because of it.

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