Opening Ceremony Controversy

I think this news has been out for a while now… but I figured I’d write it up anyway.

According to this article, the footage of footprint fireworks was faked — aka, digitally created on a computer… a feat that took almost a year to accomplish.  In addition to that, the little girl singing Ode to the Motherland was switched at the last minute because she wasn’t pretty enough.

Here’s a better article on the switch.

Thoughts on the Fireworks

I have mixed feelings about the fireworks — on one hand, it’s neat that they were able to digitally create it and make it look realistic… but this is the olympics, not hollywood.  At least when I go watch a movie, I KNOW that it’s probably fake.

Painted Cupcakes

The other day, I went into a Lucky store for some groceries… and I noticed these cupcakes.

Ok so I didn’t just “notice” them, I went looking for them.   I always check out the baked goods — just to see what they have and to admire them, even though I rarely buy anything.  Yes I’m strange. :p

Anyway, these are quite unique — not just because they’re colorful, but because they look like they’ve been spray painted.  Yup, the coloring is not a result of very very fine sprinkles.

As in exhibit #2 (to the right –>), there is literally a line of color going down each row of cupcakes.

I don’t know what it is, but it can’t be good for you.  Hoping it was just the party trays, I looked for normal ones — but they also had coloring on them.

The only cupcakes that weren’t painted were the dirty looking ones in the first photo (those were sprinkles).

Yikes.  I wonder how they’re selling.

Olympics

The opening ceremony was as impressive as expected, but I think I’d  be more impressed if I had watched it on a bigger screen and with better sound (my tv is smaller than 17″ and I watched at an angle from across the room).

The choreography is by far the most impressive aspect.. I was intrigued by the huge LCD screen/scroll, but since that’s just a display of money spent, it didn’t impress me that much. :p

The amount of practice the performers must have gone through to be totally in sync — now that I can appreciate.  That and the artistic vision of the choreographer, of course.

Some slightly less censored thoughts: