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Destroying thought in order to save it - Some things that aren't so interesting I shouldn't be talking about them online
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| | Subject: | Some things that aren't so interesting I shouldn't be talking about them online | | Time: | 04:07 pm |
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| *I'm thinking of taking up either Strat-o-matic baseball or Baseball Mogul, baseball simulation games designed mostly for one player. But I'm concerned either one will cause permanent damage to my ability to socialize.
*I was leading the work March Madness pool from Days 2-18. Only the tournament lasts 19 days. I got the ultimate outcome wrong and was swallowed up by those who did not. I wouldn't complain except as a pool Commissioner leading the pool for almost the entire duration, I was subject to various accusations of having rigged the outcome. So, I came to feel it was my destiny to take everyone's money and destroy everyone's trust. Then this didn't happen, and I feel empty, somehow.
*Speaking of not winning, our pub trivia team has now gone through a pretty substantial stretch of not winning. We were consistently winning and placing in the beginning, but haven't done better than second or third for a few months, and often not that well. Our adversaries seem to be gaining strength and consistency. For my part, despite being degreed in the sciences, and an information professional in the sciences, I feel that I am not reliably able to answer science trivia questions. Clearly there is a significant difference between the type of science information I need to work with on a daily basis, and what tends to come up in pub trivia. Nevertheless, it wouldn't hurt for me to find a way to memorize the periodic table. | comments: Leave a comment     |
| (Anonymous) | | Subject: | trivia | | Link: | (Link) | | Time: | 2008-04-09 10:54 pm (UTC) |
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| the accusations of bracket rigging were, i imagine, all in fun. weird about the pub trivia. has your roster changed any since the beginning? :)
-- sparkle motion virginia chapter | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| Indeed the accusations were made in jest. I was in the enviable position of leading the pool and having the local favorite picked to win, so I was asking for it.
We could certainly use the Virginia chapter back. But then, don't flatter yourself too much, we've won since then. Once. | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| | I want to do some pub trivia! Sigh. Maybe I can convince a Srahtown bar to do a townie trivia night in the summer when all the students are gone. | | (Reply) (Thread) |
| You are the second person recently to invite me to do so. Stop telling me stories about cockroaches and I might consider it! :D
Anyway, a visit would probably be in order at some point. I've got all this vacation time burning a hole in my pocket. The pocket where I keep all my vacation time. | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| Oh, all the cockroaches were killed during the last hurricane. So no worries.
Yes, visit! There is an ocean here that is nice.
Do you know someone else around here? | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
| | I have a grad student friend in Oxford who's moving back to that area after she graduates this spring. | | (Reply) (Parent) (Thread) |
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Destroying thought in order to save it - Some things that aren't so interesting I shouldn't be talking about them online
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