3000 Miles to the Trials

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As we live blog today, we wanted to give you an idea what the Festival Zone is really like. Unfortunately, without “credentials” we weren’t “allowed” to bring a “video camera” in. So, this may induce seizures - we haven’t tested the technology. Consider yourself warned.

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Drumroll, please….

July 16th, 2008

Ah screw it, here’s who won the contests during the live blog:

PREDICTION CONTEST: “Drew” — Despite doubting LoLo and Lagat, Drew correctly picked the most Olympic qualifiers.

COMMENT CONTEST: Jesse, sometimes known as “j-bird” — “It’s nice of them to interview the donkey from shrek.”

HONORABLE MENTION COMMENTS:
** Andrew: Am I the only one who thinks that Spearmon has an uncanny likeness to Ice-T?

** el duderino: there’s going to be a hooker on the usa team in china

** H-Dawg in Brimtucky: The U.S. needs a male Jordan Hasay equivilant, but with a “rat tail” instead. And he would wear L.A. Lights.

Congratulations to all, and thanks for participating — you guys really made the Live Blogs better than they would have been with just the two of us. In short, you guys were the pine-tree-shaped air-freshener in the abandoned-car-that-a-hobo-had-died-in that was our Live Blog. For that… thank you.

6000+ Miles Later…

July 7th, 2008

We didn’t have the will to drive back, and frankly, Ben was starting to smell.

We LITERALLY just walked into our apartment from the airport and our flight back to the East Coast. So before I have a warm milk and some chocolate chip cookies and hit the hay, let me tell you that there is warm milk and chocolate chip cookies waiting for you as well: in the coming days, we’ll be posting some “Best Of Eugene” videos showcasing all that we gleaned from our stay in the Pacific Northwest.

So keep checking back here, and also at LessThanOurBest.com where we will be posting some “deleted scenes” and outtakes from the project.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some batter to go make.

–Jeremy

LIVE BLOG — Final Day

July 6th, 2008

This trials has been quite a doozy. We’ve had highs and lows with friends and foes, cheers and jeers over burgers and beers (that might be the dumbest thing I’ve ever written). Regardless, there is one last thing to take care of before we go: this Live Blog.

This Live Blog is going to be EXTRA special as we will be having two contests. With PRIZES!!!! The winner of each contest will receive a special 3000 Miles Eugene08 prize pack.
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