oh georgia, how i weep.

with the opening ceremony marking the beginning of the winter olympics (which i follow not nearly as closely as the summer games because, quite frankly, i'm afraid of heights and anything that involves flying at warp speeds down sheets of ice), brings a certain sense of unity that is so often forgotten. it's one of very few times ever when the world is united as one - under one blanket of dreams, with one common solidarity of hope.

this opening cermeony is marked with tragedy. and it is not only because a life has been lost, but more so that a life was lost while hanging on to a precious dream.

21-year old Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili lost control of his sled at nearly 90miles an hour today during a practice run before the start of these olympic games.

he died because he wanted to be an olympian.

my heart bleeds.

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=412058.html

(sorry i'm a lame blogger and i can't figure out how you can just click on the link right from my page. just copy and paste. it's almost as easy)