Return of the Nerdi
When we last met our heroine, she was traveling to Chicago to audtion for Jeopardy....
After long debates over "to fly or not to fly", my husband, children and I hopped into the car and headed to Chicago on a beautiful day in early June. After spending many exciting hours on the Indiana Turnpike, which included a lovely interlude with a state highway patrolman who was trying to catch us "riding dirty", we arrived in the Windy City. At rush hour. Yippee.
The Jeopardy audition was the following day at Navy Pier. My family went off on a boat tour of the river and lake, while I went hurtling toward my destiny in a cab. My destiny slowed down to a walk as I followed the sporadic signs for the audition. I swear the quest for the Holy Grail went faster than this trek. But at last, I arrived.
First, we filled out forms. Then the Jeopardy people came (exceptionally nice people, I might add) and took roll call. They photographed each of us. They gave a brief overview of the show and how to play. We took another 50 question test. And played a mock game.
It totally rocked! How cool to use the little buzzers and request the categories. If they never, ever called me, it would be all right. It was that much fun and now I knew I had the right stuff. In my mind, I was already a Jeopardy champion.
Stay tuned for more...
MOVIE REVIEW!!!!
This weekend, I watched "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. To gauge how much I LOVED this movie, you have to first understand how much I despise Val Kilmer. I don't know why. He's never done anything to me. But I can't stand him.
"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is very film noir, very funny and very smart. Downey is an actor who needs to be trained as a detective for a film role. Kilmer is hired to do the job. I can't tell you anymore or it will spoil the movie. But if you liked "LA Confidential" or "Pulp Fiction", you'll love this movie.
BOOK REVIEW
Believe it or not, I got to be 43 years old without ever reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. And I only saw the movie about a year ago. But I picked it up at a garage sale last year and just got around to reading it. I know, I know. I'm trying out for Jeopardy, so I only read the "classics". Totally untrue. I just read them some of them time. And like everyone else I have to force myself to finish most of them. Not so with Mockingbird. Lyrically written in the way only Southern writers have, this book is simply a good read. No need to search for symbolism or profound messages. Everything you need to know about the story is right there in front of you. And now, I've just started Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee. So much of her novel (her ONLY novel) is taken from her own life. And the little boy who is her best friend in the book in based on none other than Truman Capote, her best friend in real life. And that would lead me to another movie review which will have to wait until tomorrow.
THE SUPREME WISDOM OF THE QUEENOSHEBA
The more room you have, the more stuff you accumulate.
After long debates over "to fly or not to fly", my husband, children and I hopped into the car and headed to Chicago on a beautiful day in early June. After spending many exciting hours on the Indiana Turnpike, which included a lovely interlude with a state highway patrolman who was trying to catch us "riding dirty", we arrived in the Windy City. At rush hour. Yippee.
The Jeopardy audition was the following day at Navy Pier. My family went off on a boat tour of the river and lake, while I went hurtling toward my destiny in a cab. My destiny slowed down to a walk as I followed the sporadic signs for the audition. I swear the quest for the Holy Grail went faster than this trek. But at last, I arrived.
First, we filled out forms. Then the Jeopardy people came (exceptionally nice people, I might add) and took roll call. They photographed each of us. They gave a brief overview of the show and how to play. We took another 50 question test. And played a mock game.
It totally rocked! How cool to use the little buzzers and request the categories. If they never, ever called me, it would be all right. It was that much fun and now I knew I had the right stuff. In my mind, I was already a Jeopardy champion.
Stay tuned for more...
MOVIE REVIEW!!!!
This weekend, I watched "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. To gauge how much I LOVED this movie, you have to first understand how much I despise Val Kilmer. I don't know why. He's never done anything to me. But I can't stand him.
"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is very film noir, very funny and very smart. Downey is an actor who needs to be trained as a detective for a film role. Kilmer is hired to do the job. I can't tell you anymore or it will spoil the movie. But if you liked "LA Confidential" or "Pulp Fiction", you'll love this movie.
BOOK REVIEW
Believe it or not, I got to be 43 years old without ever reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. And I only saw the movie about a year ago. But I picked it up at a garage sale last year and just got around to reading it. I know, I know. I'm trying out for Jeopardy, so I only read the "classics". Totally untrue. I just read them some of them time. And like everyone else I have to force myself to finish most of them. Not so with Mockingbird. Lyrically written in the way only Southern writers have, this book is simply a good read. No need to search for symbolism or profound messages. Everything you need to know about the story is right there in front of you. And now, I've just started Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee. So much of her novel (her ONLY novel) is taken from her own life. And the little boy who is her best friend in the book in based on none other than Truman Capote, her best friend in real life. And that would lead me to another movie review which will have to wait until tomorrow.
THE SUPREME WISDOM OF THE QUEENOSHEBA
The more room you have, the more stuff you accumulate.
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