Hi, my name is Andrew Royer and I’m an above average Olympic enthusiastic. I have traditionally scrapbooked the Olympics in old-school paper form but my love of GIFs made me want to upgrade to the interweb. I guest blogged the London Olympics and am now ready to dive-in on my own. So here we are.
If you are wondering why I’m so interested in the Olympics here are a few reasons:
- Professor Bloy circa Gettysburg College fall 2005. Thank you for creating a freshman seminar about The Olympics. You brought fellow Olympic enthusiasts together (you know who you are) and created an intellectually stimulating environment to discuss how the Olympics (ancient and modern) have reflected and influenced society, political events and the pursuit of athletic perfection. You also helped my creativity by creating the “draw shapes with a certain amount of sides” game on a regular basis to pass time.
- A.C. Moore for providing scrapbooking materials to enable my hobby.
- Some of my graduate school classmates for our trip to Lake Placid as “Spring Break” in 2011. We did the bobsled and skeleton, went to the top of the Ski Jump, saluted the flags atop the podium and explored the history of both Lake Placid Olympic games at the museum. It was a delightful trip and reinvigorated my love of the Olympics.
- My friends, family & coworkers for putting up with me constantly talking about and watching the Olympics for a large chunk of my life.
- And anyone that has ever played any sort of Olympic trivia, drinking game or other Olympic themed activity. Let’s keep that enthusiasm going all year, every year.
So buckle up and get ready for some Olympic fun. But don’t expect extensive coverage of every single event and Olympic happening. This is more going to be a blog of what interests me, lists of things, obscure Olympic facts and anything else that floats my boat.
Enjoy!
Royer's Olympic Blog 