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I'll Take "Cracked-Out Dreams" for $1000, Alex.
14 years ago
Not too long ago I took the online Jeopardy! test. I have no idea how well I did, all I know is that they haven't called me in for the written test and mock Jeopardy! round. (I also watched the Watson matches and hope that it doesn't lead to the robots taking over the world, benevolent though Watson may seem.) I'm honestly surprised I didn't try to do it sooner, given my Quiz Bowl experience and propensity to yell out the answers when I watch the show (and use words like 'propensity').
Which leads us to my aforementioned cracked-out dream: I was on the set for Jeopardy! after my second match (I vaguely remember Johnny Gilbert, the announcer, mentioning my '1-Day Cash Winnings total') and it was dark. I go over to my podium and my answer from Final Jeopardy was still there. The question had to do with naming a certain fish from the Bible (not the whale from Jonah, so your guess is as good as mine) and I had gotten it right, not to mention writing additional gibberish on my answer (I'm pretty sure Lady Gaga got referenced). What baffled me was that despite my opponents dropping down to $0 and me having over $19,000 from that show... I still lost. Wacky? Yes. Don't know if it means anything, but we'll see.
All else is fairly well here. I'm technically employed right now as a railroad crew driver but I haven't been called in for a job yet. In the meantime I continue to fill out applications wherever and whenever possible.
It'll be good to have money again, considering I have bills to pay and a wedding that I'm supposed to be planning (we STILL don't have anything booked yet, but I'm not shooting for anything sooner than April of 2012). I kind of feel bad for my mom though; my brother is getting married in July and my sister is getting married next June, which means all three of us are engaged at the same time. Yeah...
Well, until next time... enjoy the weather, or loathe it terribly if it snows or rains a lot.
Which leads us to my aforementioned cracked-out dream: I was on the set for Jeopardy! after my second match (I vaguely remember Johnny Gilbert, the announcer, mentioning my '1-Day Cash Winnings total') and it was dark. I go over to my podium and my answer from Final Jeopardy was still there. The question had to do with naming a certain fish from the Bible (not the whale from Jonah, so your guess is as good as mine) and I had gotten it right, not to mention writing additional gibberish on my answer (I'm pretty sure Lady Gaga got referenced). What baffled me was that despite my opponents dropping down to $0 and me having over $19,000 from that show... I still lost. Wacky? Yes. Don't know if it means anything, but we'll see.
All else is fairly well here. I'm technically employed right now as a railroad crew driver but I haven't been called in for a job yet. In the meantime I continue to fill out applications wherever and whenever possible.
It'll be good to have money again, considering I have bills to pay and a wedding that I'm supposed to be planning (we STILL don't have anything booked yet, but I'm not shooting for anything sooner than April of 2012). I kind of feel bad for my mom though; my brother is getting married in July and my sister is getting married next June, which means all three of us are engaged at the same time. Yeah...
Well, until next time... enjoy the weather, or loathe it terribly if it snows or rains a lot.
