Ashleigh McIvor!

So, Winter Olympics at Vancouver just happened to coincide with a busy busy schedule at university and considering that it was my last year of engineering - it wasn't pretty. I would skip classes to watch events and even if I was in class I'd be streaming absolutely anything I could get during class. Many a Environmental Engineering Design class was spent cheering on the Canadian hopefuls. Needless to say, any gold we got was amazing but one gold in particular caught my attention. The womans snowboard cross was one by a Canadian, a mighty fine Canadian at that. Ashleigh McIvor tops out my list of most attractive Vancouver 2010 Olympians followed closely by Eve Muirhead, the young curling skip throwing stones for Great Britian.

Okay, so as a half-joke half-oh-god-please, I added Ashelgih McIvor as a friend on the popular social networking site we've all came to hate and love, facebook. I waited with baited breath (Animal Crossing FTW) for her to add me but she day after day went by with no response. Eventually, a close friend who was also a huge fan added her and waited and waited. But his waiting wasn't for nothing, within a few weeks he had a confirmed friend request from the Canadian goddess. I was stunned and thrilled. We thumbed through the awe-inspiring pictures of her ripping it with snowmobiles, bow hunting for big game, and being just hot in general. It was jaw-dropping but I was always super jealous. Until today.

Today, Ashleigh McIvor of the Canadian Snowboard Cross Team, the winner of the gold medal in Vancouver 2010, finally added me as a friend on facebook! I shouldn't be as pumped as I am but I am. It also might be the Gold Extra I've been drinking...

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A million times yes.

Great White North

I've always liked beer commercials because of their use of humour but here's a beer commercial that instills nothing but Canadian pride. The Molson Canadian - Made in Canada commercial is airing right now, during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and it's awesome!

When you think about Canadians you might ask yourself, “Why are we the way we are?”
Well the answer is lying right under our feet - literally
Fact is, it’s this land that shapes us
There’s a reason why we run off the dock instead of tippy toe in
It’s because that water is frozen six months a year
And that frozen water brought on a sport that we can call our own
This land is unlike any other
We have more square feet of awesomeness per person than any other nation on earth
It’s why we flock towards lakes, mountains, forests, rivers, and streams
We know we have the best backyard in the world
And we get out there every chance we get
Because it’s not just the great outdoors we’re chasing - it’s freedom
And this place gives it to us at every turn
Here, we’re free to chill out, free to unwind and free to wind up
There’s a beer that comes from the same land we let loose on
And it’s brewed to be as clean, crisp, and fresh as the country it comes from
So here’s to everything this land gives us
Molson Canadian: Made from Canada