The Morning Of: Holy crap, this day was just surreal. Ended up spending last night with Larry trying to figure out what my 3 outfits would be, as you are instructed to bring that many outfits in case you end up winning. That proved to be surprisingly more of a task than I had expected. […]
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Tomorrow is finally the first opportunity I have to actually be a contestant on Jeopardy! So, Yeah, This Will Be Happening So It’s Actually Going to Happen! I’m set to be an alternate for the last show of the taping day, with 50/50 odds I’ll actually make it on. That uncertainty is almost more nerve-wracking […]
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A Bummer of a Farewell to Gawker.com
One of my favorite websites is going dark today, after having been sued into oblivion and put out to pasture. Many think that Gawker is getting what has long been coming to them, but the actual machinations of what occurred seems to be complete bullshit and cast quite a bit of doubt on this being […]
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So, Yeah, This Will Be Happening
I got a call today that indeed, even if I don’t get on as an Alternate on my initial taping opportunity later this month, I WILL get on the following week. HO-LEE SHIT. You guys, this is really really happening. So many things to keep brushing up on to make sure I don’t completely embarrass […]
I just realized that it’s “8/8/2016” which is 8 years after “8/8/8” (aka 8/8/2008) which was when NBC’s coverage of the Beijing Olympics began. MAN. That doesn’t feel like 8 years ago, but here we are. OS: Second Night – It is 4:27 and it’s also 8/8/08! It’s sometimes very strange to consider I used […]