The Olympic opening ceremonies (live blog)

I'm here watching the Olympic opening ceremonies. They're currently switching from agrarian England to Industrial England, complete with all the appropriate symbolism. I'll update again in a few minutes!

UPDATE: Now they're honoring WWI veterans. And they're back to the industrial revolution....

Update#2: After a discussion about the Olympic rings, the girls have decided that they aren't actually a Lord of The Rings reference. What do you think? I'm cuddling Tiggy while Roo types. My life is good.

Update #3: that was really cool the way the Queen came in. The corgis were almost as cute as I am. :) I think it was a cool idea to have God Save the Queen sung by a signing choir.  They were wearing PJ's, which we  think may be have to do with Peter Pan.

Update #4: That was kinda weird at first, with the doctors and nurses and the villains, but then 40 Mary Poppins arrived, and it was awesome.:)

Update #5: That was awesome! It was a combination of Mr. Bean (a British comedy show) and Chariots of Fire. It was hilarious.:)

Update #6: They just did this kind of weird thing transitioning from the industrial age to the digital age. (Read the following sentence in a British accent for full effect)The costumes are somewhat odd, but they're playing some of the greatest hits of the '60's, '70's, and 80's, on 98.1 WOGL.

Update #7: The end of that was really weird, with lots of bad rap music. At this point, Roo would like to make a PSA that not all teenagers party like that, and that the vast majority of them have better taste in music.  The Olympic torch has entered the stadium!!!  They showed the torch coming down the Thames.

Update #8: Not a whole lot of excitement. Ryan Seacrest interviewed Michael Phelps.  Maybe we can have popcorn soon. I like popcorn. Popcorn is very yummy.

Update #9: They're in the parade of nations now.  Greece went first, and then they go alphabetically. Now, you may be asking yourself why Greece goes first.  The answer is of course, the word Olympic, like all words, comes from Greek.  Now they're on Canada. We're eating popcorn. Did I mention that I like popcorn?!

Update #10: We've made it through China.

Update #11: Egypt. And begging Tiggy for popcorn.

Update #12: Eritea through Grenada.  The German outfits were awful.Hot pink does NOT go with the colors of the German flag. *hides eyes behind paws*

Update #13: Israel....

Update # 14: South Korea

Update #15: Mexico

Update # 16: Rwanda

Update #17: The parade is dragging on. I've gotten bored and left the room. We've made it through the "S" countries, I think. :)

Update # 18: Uganda

Update #19:  WOOO!!! GO USA!!!!!!!!!

Update #20: Roo's going to take her shower, so it will be a little while until my next update.:)

Update #21: The parade is finished. There was some music. Now they're doing the ceremonious part.

Update #22: The games are officially open. They're marching the flag around the stadium.

Update#23: The torch is arriving. I wonder who's going to light the cauldron.

Update #24: It's been lit. They're setting off fireworks.

Goodnight, all!
Love,
Rosie