Watching the Olympics

I haven't watched the Olympics, winter or summer, in years. I can't even tell you the last time I saw an event on TV or even paid attention to it in the news. I figured this year would be no different.
I did sit down and watch the last hour of the opening of the games, flying torch holder and all. I missed the first 3/4 of it because I was watching the Red Sox game that night. But after a friend of C's told him how awesome the very beginning of the show was, we decided to find it online and watch it. And it was pretty damn cool.
The next day, C and I were sitting around not really doing anything when he said, "Let's see if there's any Olympics on."
I was totally surprised. He doesn't even watch sports, any sports, except for UFC (Ultimate Fighting Champion. He likes the mixed martial arts). Even when I watch the Sox I'm usually in another room or he's on the computer doing other things when I'm watching it in the living room. So for him to actively seek out sporting competitions was a new thing.
And since then, he's been watching it for hours every day.
I'll come home from work and he'll give me the lowdown on some of the standings for the day. We'll watch gymnastics and he'll comment on little mistakes they make, like balance checks or taking too long a step in the landing. Volleyball, swimming, boxing, diving, we even watched archery today. I learned he enjoyed archery and was fairly good at it when he was younger, something I did not know. We laugh at the ridiculous comments the announcers say, and anyone who stops by sits down and watches it too, making their own comments as well. We'll sit around, order food, and do our own commentary on whatever event we're watching. I don't think I've ever watched this much of the Olympics in my life. Of course, the fact it's on some channel at every hour of the day doesn't hurt!
But if the goal of the Olympics is to bring people together well, it is serving its purpose. :)