New Year's Eve plans

[likethebeer]

Once again, we're doing the Richland Center radio triviathon. RC is a little town about 20 miles from here (where maxchaos lives) and they ask questions over the radio, and you have about 5 mintues to call in with your answer. You have to register as a team and it's a real point of pride for some reason. Well, I know what the reason is: you get no prizes whatsoever, but doing well in it carries a certain amount of delirious pride. You're soooo excited when you get those questions, and last year we were #10! Only our second year.

For the 3rd year in a row, our team is Hogwarts Faculty Lounge.

Last year, the computer was in another room from where people where listening to the radio and eating (and you use the computer quite a bit), so I felt separated from the rest of the action. But the woman who hosted last year has got that flu and her computer didn't boot up today; plus, she's got that flu. She sounds awful, poor thing. So I volunteered our house. Once again, mda & I got things together really nicely. He made chili & mulled apple cider; I made these roll-ups with tortillas, hummus, lettuce & carrots. Messy, but they look to be good. It's at times like these that I realize what a great team we make.

People will start arriving in 15 minutes. We'll go until at least midnight.

Then tomorrow we go to the fabulous wi_c & jujupees' house!! Where I'll get to see jaaladay & her family!! I love it.

Good new year's to you all, and I hope you have a good night and stay safe. I've got to grate cheese.

Thanks to all you LJers for reading my posts and always being a damned fine group of people.

Comments

[maxchaos.livejournal.com]

Dude! We're in RC playing as "Since the Beginning" even though that's not our usual team name.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I've been told to DISTRACT YOU because you're doing BETTER THAN US.

Either that, or threaten to call Homeland Security on your ass.

Right now we're listening to "Ice, Ice, Baby," since they're playing "Under Pressure."

We can celebrate our positions tomorrow at wi_c & jujupees' house.

[maxchaos.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I shanked the Gail Gordon question! He was my best guess but I chickened out and went with the rest of the group. Double damn!

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

NO!

My rule is "never listen to my first guess" if I'm the only one to think it--guaranteed to tank.

Wait, though! That means you might be down on our level.

Now, let's kill "Opposable Thumbs." Those people need to go down.

damn. you're still ahead of us.

[maxchaos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, mike had some of the opposable thumbs members as teachers and they are asses. Plan is to park outside their house with our ipod streamed on WRCO next year so they'll be screwed. *L*

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Number 9! Damn!

we screwed up on bible verses, even though we have 2 experts, but you never know w/those different versions. And we're almost always screwed on sports questions.

then there was one question about the guy who walked the perimeter of wisconsin. That brought some reeeeeaaaaaaalllllyyyyy weird stuff up on google. Actually, it was one of the funniest moments of the night.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

We are number 8!! We are number 8!!

And both of us!

We got back the final, amended report from the WRCO team, and they made some corrections. Both your team and ours are in the same position, which is...

#8!!

This is because we answered the National Weather Service guy voice as "Igor". There was enough contention to change the score (not from us, b/c 1 of our friends knows the people who organize this and has vowed never to complain).

We are #8!!

[waning-estrogen.livejournal.com]

sounds like a fun night.
happy 2006 to you and mda, k.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Good times for you, too. Hope you're having a good night.

Our little place worked really well. 2 computers hooked up to high speed internet, and plenty of openness between those working on computers, books, and the phone and those just hanging out. So we might be the logical people to host next year.

[waning-estrogen.livejournal.com]

yep, just about to head upstairs and read memoirs of a geisha until I fall asleep. I'm sure the neighbors will wake me up when it's 2006 here.

how was your finish?

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

That's a nice book.

We finished 13th. We were trailing further for awhile, but we caught up. We missed one of the questions in the last hour, which is a speed round, but we never get all those questions anyway.

We didn't do as well as last year, but still decent I think.

It was a good night overall. People had everything they needed to eat and drink, we got to communicate while the game was going on, and everyone left sober.

Happy New Year.

[maxchaos.livejournal.com]

We need to pool forces. My stepdad flies in from NC because he's a supergenius, we've got three ethernet computers and multiple phonelines. We placed in the top 10, I'm thrilled! Next year I've got my sights on top 5.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Flies in from NC?!!! And I tell people about this and they think we're all goofy. I tell people it's a big deal!

We made #10 last year, but we lost our sports lackey. Damn woman was supposed to give us the contact info for the sports desk at the Cap Times. That woman is seriously in need of some talking to.

I'll talk to my teammates, but we're so devoted to our name. The same core 5 have been playing for 4 years (the first year we just played by the radio). The first year of competition, we got our sports lackey & her partner (so, 7). This year, the 1 woman was sick, the sports lackey & partner were gone, but we had 2 more join (6 in all).

[seattleforge.livejournal.com]

Happy new year to you. I really, really mean it.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Happy new year to you, too.

I try not to wish for happy new years (because I think it sets up a false expectation) but I always, sincerely appreciate the sentiment.

[seattleforge.livejournal.com]

A false expectation? Remember, it's only a wish. ;-)

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Hmmm--I guess I put too much stock in it.

nope, still can make myself hope for a good new year. Although starting it at wi_c & jujupees house might be a way.

[seattleforge.livejournal.com]

You're a pisces. You do that. ;-)

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Finally! Free to be me!

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Although you notice I inadvertantly made a verb change from "wish" to "hope" for a happy new year. Tricky brain I have.

[seattleforge.livejournal.com]

You're a remarkably interesting person. ;-)

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Why thank you, even with the wink.