Its goodness is a decision for the mouth to make

- Lu You, 12th Century Chinese poet (Song Dynasty)

I only watched part of the Olympic opening ceremony - these things normally bore me - but I have to say what I saw was very impressive. Some of the best visuals I've ever seen - here are some amazing pictures: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/2008_olympics_opening_ceremony.html

And, while the Swedish outfits were unremarkable, at least we didn't look like flight attendants being splattered with machine gun fire. Yes, I'm talking to you Hungary: http://z.about.com/d/fashion/1/0/w/4/3/82219961.jpg