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brinshannara) wrote2005-04-16 06:59 pm
brinshannara) wrote2005-04-16 06:59 pm
Oh. My. God.
Completely unintentionally, I have snubbed Jeopardy!. I may go jump off my building, now.
Anyone who knows me pretty well knows that I'm a trivia freak. My favourite board game is Trivial Pursuit. I have a vast amount of useless, trivia knowledge at my disposal. I'm not so hot with stuff like opera or whatever, but I'm pretty good with pop culture, history, geography, technology and stuff like that.
As such, I adore Jeopardy! and have been watching it ever since I was a kid and got bored with Wheel of Fortune's inane phrases. While in Virginia, my then-GF and I would watch Jeopardy! religiously. Every night at 7 or 7:30 (I can't remember which), we'd watch. We'd play against each other. Whoever could say "Who is...[whatever]" first would be awarded the points for the question if they were right, and the points would be subtracted if they were wrong. I watched a SICK amount of Jeopardy! during this time of my life. And before and after it, too. At my family's house, that's what we've always done at 7pm, if one of the family members isn't around and we don't eat in the dining room. We would watch Jeopardy! while eating and calling out answers.
While I hadn't watched regularly since moving out of my folks' home, I still enjoy it. And I'd taken to watching it on my own ever since Ken Jennings was on. I watched his 27th win in a row all the way to the end, basically, except when class interrupted me. And I've kept watching.
So about two months ago, I was at my parents' having dinner. It was just me and my mom and my brother, and Jeopardy! was on, and they announced that they were doing a contestant search in Toronto! For a Montrealer, this is much closer than, you know, Los Angeles. So I submitted my name and information on the website. I knew that they'd be in Toronto in late April, which was after classes had ended.
I gave them an email address I rarely use. But they never wrote to me, so I sort of forgot about it.
Well, on a break from studying, I randomly checked that address today for the first time in at least a week.
Date: April 7, 2005
Congratulations! You have been selected for an appointment in our upcoming Jeopardy! contestant search for the Toronto area. We have reserved the following appointment for you:
When: Friday April 29th Time: 9:00am
Where: Toronto, ONT
You must RSVP within two business days of receipt of this email to secure your place in the audition.
Crap. Crap, crap, crap. Not only did I not reply in time, but the audition is RIGHT BETWEEN TWO OF MY EXAMS. AUGH.
And even this:
Due to overwhelming demand we can only hold your spot for two business days. If you respond after that period of time, and if we still have space, we will be happy to provide you with an appointment.
doesn't really help, because of the exam. Alas!
They better not blacklist me or anything. :/
I can't believe I totally snubbed Jeopardy!.
Anyone who knows me pretty well knows that I'm a trivia freak. My favourite board game is Trivial Pursuit. I have a vast amount of useless, trivia knowledge at my disposal. I'm not so hot with stuff like opera or whatever, but I'm pretty good with pop culture, history, geography, technology and stuff like that.
As such, I adore Jeopardy! and have been watching it ever since I was a kid and got bored with Wheel of Fortune's inane phrases. While in Virginia, my then-GF and I would watch Jeopardy! religiously. Every night at 7 or 7:30 (I can't remember which), we'd watch. We'd play against each other. Whoever could say "Who is...[whatever]" first would be awarded the points for the question if they were right, and the points would be subtracted if they were wrong. I watched a SICK amount of Jeopardy! during this time of my life. And before and after it, too. At my family's house, that's what we've always done at 7pm, if one of the family members isn't around and we don't eat in the dining room. We would watch Jeopardy! while eating and calling out answers.
While I hadn't watched regularly since moving out of my folks' home, I still enjoy it. And I'd taken to watching it on my own ever since Ken Jennings was on. I watched his 27th win in a row all the way to the end, basically, except when class interrupted me. And I've kept watching.
So about two months ago, I was at my parents' having dinner. It was just me and my mom and my brother, and Jeopardy! was on, and they announced that they were doing a contestant search in Toronto! For a Montrealer, this is much closer than, you know, Los Angeles. So I submitted my name and information on the website. I knew that they'd be in Toronto in late April, which was after classes had ended.
I gave them an email address I rarely use. But they never wrote to me, so I sort of forgot about it.
Well, on a break from studying, I randomly checked that address today for the first time in at least a week.
Date: April 7, 2005
Congratulations! You have been selected for an appointment in our upcoming Jeopardy! contestant search for the Toronto area. We have reserved the following appointment for you:
When: Friday April 29th Time: 9:00am
Where: Toronto, ONT
You must RSVP within two business days of receipt of this email to secure your place in the audition.
Crap. Crap, crap, crap. Not only did I not reply in time, but the audition is RIGHT BETWEEN TWO OF MY EXAMS. AUGH.
And even this:
Due to overwhelming demand we can only hold your spot for two business days. If you respond after that period of time, and if we still have space, we will be happy to provide you with an appointment.
doesn't really help, because of the exam. Alas!
They better not blacklist me or anything. :/
I can't believe I totally snubbed Jeopardy!.