Comments on: February Doldrums http://livesofwander.com/2010/02/19/february-doldrums/ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Gregory http://livesofwander.com/2010/02/19/february-doldrums/comment-page-1/#comment-3983 Gregory Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:26:53 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2166#comment-3983 Jeopardy comes on at 3:30 in Chicago. That's a real, WTF. Imagine if you didn't get off the couch after sitting down to watch Jeopardy in Chicago. Don't worry, I DVR it and save it for a rainy day marathon. I nailed the "NFL Logos" and bombed "Inorganic Chemistry" on Jeopardy College Tournament. Jeopardy would definitely be feast or famine for me but damnit I'd certainly know how to wager on a Daily Double. Jeopardy comes on at 3:30 in Chicago. That’s a real, WTF. Imagine if you didn’t get off the couch after sitting down to watch Jeopardy in Chicago. Don’t worry, I DVR it and save it for a rainy day marathon.

I nailed the “NFL Logos” and bombed “Inorganic Chemistry” on Jeopardy College Tournament. Jeopardy would definitely be feast or famine for me but damnit I’d certainly know how to wager on a Daily Double.

]]> By: Matthew D http://livesofwander.com/2010/02/19/february-doldrums/comment-page-1/#comment-3982 Matthew D Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:45:05 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2166#comment-3982 The reason I don't go on Jeopardy - other than I would probably not qualify - is that I'm scared shitless of, say, a "Victorian Literature" category. During the "contestant introductions," Alex would say, "and here we have Matthew Dowell, a professor of English at [choose your university.]" We'd do some talking about WRITING (hopefully) and it would all be good until that "Victorian Literature" category came up. I'd probably never buzz in 1) for fear of being wrong and 2) because I don't know anything about Victorian Lit! So, the English professor would screw it all up, the video would prob end up on Youtube, and then I'd have students and, worse yet, students' parents questioning my credentials. Little would it matter if I said, "You see, my disciplinary knowledge is composition pedagogy." That would be splitting hairs invisible to most people. Not to mention, I'd totally nail one category (baseball, Kentucky Derby, college mascots, you know the important stuff), an achievement that would ultimately be nothing more than keys in a lava flow... ...you may think all of this is irrational. But, it's not. And it's not just Victorian Literature. God forbid the category be "Avant Garde Poets" or "In Middle English." The reason I don’t go on Jeopardy – other than I would probably not qualify – is that I’m scared shitless of, say, a “Victorian Literature” category. During the “contestant introductions,” Alex would say, “and here we have Matthew Dowell, a professor of English at [choose your university.]” We’d do some talking about WRITING (hopefully) and it would all be good until that “Victorian Literature” category came up. I’d probably never buzz in 1) for fear of being wrong and 2) because I don’t know anything about Victorian Lit! So, the English professor would screw it all up, the video would prob end up on Youtube, and then I’d have students and, worse yet, students’ parents questioning my credentials. Little would it matter if I said, “You see, my disciplinary knowledge is composition pedagogy.” That would be splitting hairs invisible to most people. Not to mention, I’d totally nail one category (baseball, Kentucky Derby, college mascots, you know the important stuff), an achievement that would ultimately be nothing more than keys in a lava flow…

…you may think all of this is irrational. But, it’s not. And it’s not just Victorian Literature. God forbid the category be “Avant Garde Poets” or “In Middle English.”

]]> By: Camels & Chocolate http://livesofwander.com/2010/02/19/february-doldrums/comment-page-1/#comment-3981 Camels & Chocolate Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:51:54 +0000 http://livesofwander.com/?p=2166#comment-3981 God, I'm DYING to dive the Galapagos. And Brazil's Fernando de Noronha, as well. Jealous. God, I’m DYING to dive the Galapagos. And Brazil’s Fernando de Noronha, as well. Jealous.

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