We’re almost two weeks into competition and I haven’t written about the Olympics.  A quick search of the archives says I also haven’t mentioned Natalie Portman in a post in nearly seven months.

Let’s tackle both of those today, shall we?

Natalie, the former future mother of my children, got officially married over the weekend, closing a long-running chapter here at the blog.  We had some laughs, I wrote a dismissive note when she got engaged, but mostly I think we can all walk away feeling good.

You may recall Natalie gained a prominent role when my brother and his wife were about to have their first child, and my mom, ever encouraging, gave me a year to match.  [SPOILER: This did not happen.]  She also fit in well with my plan to be the perfect husband to an Oscar nominee.

But now that she’s officially off the market, I guess it’s time for a new plan.  That’s where London 2012 comes in.

Oscar winners are cool, but maybe the Hollywood life isn’t for me after all.  Seems like a place where hoodies and jeans would be frowned upon.  You know who is definitely cool with that?  Olympic athletes, who also happen to sometimes get gold hardware to acknowledge their achievements.

One of my former coworkers has been posting daily updates on his new favorite Olympian, but I’ve been consistent since the early days of this year’s games.  Ideally there would be only one, but as I explained in commenting on one of his posts, the odds of meeting one are so slim, it only makes sense to have a backup.  Right?

First on my list — swimmer Lauren Perdue.  She won a gold medal as part of the 800 meter relay team.  She’s been tweeting about the Olympic experience.  She plays a key role in the U.S. swim team’s “Call Me Maybe” video (first appearing at 0:37-0:44):

As a University of Maryland graduate, I’m even willing to overlook her University of Virginia ties, especially since that’s my home state.

In case Lauren and I don’t hit it off, there’s another Olympian on my team — soccer player Alex Morgan.  That would Alex Morgan, the one who scored the amaaazing goal against Canada to put the U.S. in the gold medal game.  She’s doing Twitter stuff too.  She went to Cal, which I have no issues with, and has a sponsorship deal with Nike, which provides (fine, at a cost to me) most of my running gear.  Seems like a good start to me.

And if things go well, she may have her own gold medal in a few days.  Not that anything less would be a deal-breaker.  I can be cool with silver, too.

[UPDATE: Alex Morgan & company won the gold!]