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“So why choose fear?”

Posted on August 25, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

A few days ago, I saw a customer wearing a shirt at work that said, “No other road, no other way, no day but today.” Everyone who has ever seen Rent will recognize that quote from the AIDS meeting. The … Continue reading →

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I like this song

Posted on November 17, 2013 by emmasrandomthoughts

I pretty much listen to all of my music on Youtube. I don’t know how I listened to music before it. (How did we listen to music before Youtube? I don’t remember.) Anyway, this song caught my ear, and it’s … Continue reading →

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C’est Sport part Trois

Posted on August 11, 2012 by emmasrandomthoughts

1 Aliya Mustafina wins Uneven Bars gold This is a wonderful surprise.  Aliya was definitely a favorite to win bars, with an incredibly high start value, but still, I was not quite expecting her to win.  I had my money … Continue reading →

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The Flying Squirrel Overachieves

Posted on August 3, 2012 by emmasrandomthoughts

Congratulations Gabby Douglas.  She did what I hoped she would do.  She hit all four routines. Oh, she also won. It would have been nice if Viktoria Komova had won, especially since the US got team gold.  She is a … Continue reading →

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Gymnasts I’ll be watching in London part 1

Posted on July 21, 2012 by emmasrandomthoughts

Aliya Mustafina: Russia She took the world by storm in 2010, winning the World All Around title.  Unfortunately, she landed badly on her vault in the 2011 European Championships, tearing her ACL.  She needed surgery and did not compete until … Continue reading →

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My Super Obvious, Non Expert, Standard Boring predictions for the 2012 Olympic Gymnastics Competition

Posted on July 19, 2012 by emmasrandomthoughts

I’ve decided to do more boring predictions for the 2012 Olympics gymnastics competition 1 USA will win gold Some people may be predicting a blowout, but I’m not.  I think the competition will be closer than expected, but I still … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Gymnastics

Posted on April 22, 2012 by emmasrandomthoughts

With the 2012 London Olympics approaching, I think once again about the sports I am going to follow.  Swimming, of course, is actually quite fun.  I have such fond memories of the 4×100 relay last time around.   2008 was, as … Continue reading →

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