Spectacle

Helium

I'm watching the opening ceremony of the Olympic games. It was pretty spectacular the way in which the Chinese director Zhang Yimou choreographed so many people. My favorite part was the gung-fu/tai chi folks in white. They all moved precisely in union. It was all quite impressive, but I think there was a little too much history and a flaunting of Chinese culture (e.g the invention of paper, the printing press, the compass, the kite).

BTW, the balloons above were from promotion day in the office. As always there were some surprises and some people whispering about promotees and those who were not promoted.