3 posts tagged “competition”
A guy I know from highschool, Joey, was on the college Jeopardy semi-finals today, and he won!! He's going on to the finals!
Downside: The other two finalists are from universities I've never heard of in my life, which means they're probably private, and they're probably fucking Einsteins. Also, one of them is Asian. Oh shit.
But Joey was totally the comeback kid! He was down at first, but suddenly just started gaining the lead! I was just like "DAMN JOEY REPRESENT MISSISSIPPI STATE WHATWHAT!"
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Today I was off from work, and as proclaimed (probably not on here--I proclaimed it on Livejournal, anyway), it was GUMBO AND MYTHBUSTERS DAY!!
Mmm, yummy (on both counts ;)!
In other news of goofiness, I am now e-married to my new friend lostmustard! Gumbo and Mythbusters til death do us part! xP
My birthday is Sunday, but I'm celebrating on Saturday because that's my day off again. I'm going to rise up early, chill here at the house, eat some cake, and then get ready and head to Columbus to rock out at the Princess to Addiction Device!
Oddly enough, I feel apathetic about both my birthday and going to the Princess again, when I haven't been since May 26. I've got a lot, and I mean a LOT of thoughts weighing on my mind, which I might disclose in a friends-locked post later.
Anyway, for my birthday, the only thing I really want is a digital camera of my own. So I can make regular deviantArt updates from school--not just when I come home! I'm probably leaning toward another Kodak--but not an Easyshare, because I don't need a printing dock. Simple'sthat.
And one week from now, at this point in time, I will be in Orlando, Florida where my sister will be competing in the Health Occupations Student Association nationals. She's not really acting like she wants to win--she's too busy out gallavanting with her 21 y/o boyfriend to study her nutrition stuffs. Statutory, anyone? So damn blatant. They sit there and damn near make out in the front yard when he steps out of the truck. Christ Almighty--I can't STAND PDA's! I want to vomit everywhere. And she thinks she's being slick when she and our mutual friend Andi talk about going to stay at Andi's house for the night. PUH-LEEZ, honey--ANDI even knows that I know that yall ain't at Andi's house for one minute. I'm Cap'n Kat Sparrow--and it's time to get savvy. Let's face it, he's no eye-popping catch--she can do better.
So, anyway, Florida. I will be there. Hopefully I'll have plenty of pictures of fun-time happy-shat--because my sister will be with me, having fun, not out with Andi and their respective boyfriends, getting drunk (on BEER--ugh, gross. Grossgrossgross). Rollercoasters for the flippin' win. We're staying at the Marriott World Center in Orlando--anyone ever stay there? Is it +10 cool-points? Are the pillows fluffah? I'm a serial pillow-stealer...and my method is terribly ingenious. I'll tell you about it sometime.
I think I'm done now. This post was much longer than intended.
What was the one toy you wanted as a kid that your parents never bought you?
When I was little I was so-so-SO obsessed with those plastic Grand Champions horse figurines. I must have been a little terror to take to Walmart, because everytime we went "uptown" I wanted a new one. Needless to say, this never happened--I got them for Christmas, my birthday, and one year I got one at Easter from a lady who attended our church. I've still got most of them, I'll post pictures of them next time I'm home.
As for what I never got, it was a huge Super Soaker. Now, of course, it's no huge loss--but back then the sprinkler seemed so bourgeoisie! Alas! In retrospect, a Super Soaker is not of much use when all the kids are going crazy on a trashbag slip-n-slide at the 4th of July party, or when myself and the sis were keepin' chill in the blue plastic pool with sun-faded cartoony characters on it. In case you haven't noticed yet, water is a crucial component in summer toys for Southern children ;) I've made many a mudhole in my day playing in the waterhose. Many a green army man met a muddy resting place after going MIA in the asparagus on the edge of the garden...gone but not forgotten.
On a related note, my sister and I used to have this inane little omnipresent competition going--while watching Cartoon Network (back when they showed real cartoons), when a commercial for the "hot new toy" would come on, whoever would say "I'm getting that!" first would, in theory, be the one to get it. Laugh it up, man--the notion itself is just silly. I think I was the first one to initiate it, even though the plan never came to fruition--I was always calling out the little battery-powered Jeeps and such for myself, but always made do with the Big Wheel my sister and I shared. I always was the competitive one (still am!), and God bless my sister she was so timid. If I had been my sister and I were bossing myself around, there would have been many a scuffle. LOL...I've laughed so hard typing this paragraph. Excuse any incoherent thoughts!
Oh, and let's not forget the Pile O' Dirt. There's a picture of me somewhere standing on top of a big mound of dirt, arms outstretched, with Maw, Paw, Aunt Vicki and Uncle Ricky sitting in lawn chairs facing the pile. Dad, ever the comic, titled the photograph "Sermon on the Mount", and when I found it in an allbum I laughed til I cried! I'll still take on ANYBODY in a game of King of the Hill! I dare you to call me on it!
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There goes that competition again. ;)
