The Pear Theory

This deserves its own blog post.

So, for the past four years, I've had this suspicion. Every time I'm at a quiz bowl meet or tournament and I eat a pear, I power a Mormon question either during the match (while I'm eating it) or in the next few games.

It happened on Saturday at WKU.

It's legit, I swear. Fo' sho'.

First time is a funny happening (as I happened to be eating the pear while I powered the question), second time a coincidence, third time is just solid proof.

Pears are now my favorite fruit.

Also, my team member at WKU happened to have the last name of Pears. This just really amuses me when put into context with my pear theory.

For Lack of Creativity

I've decided to go with bullet points for this post. Why? Wellllllll, bullet points are incredibly handy when I want to express many things in a single post and lack the motivation/energy/work ethic to compose a paragraph that connects/flows.

• The History Bee and Bowl. It was actually really fun. I went as a one-man team again. This time, I took third in the bee, which is for individual players, and fourth in the bowl, which is for teams. I even got a plaque for making the semifinals. I also qualified for the History Bee/Bowl Nationals which will be held in Washington D.C. They've booked the embassies of Uruguay and Slovenia for some matches as well as rooms in the Smithsonian. Uhhhhh, I want to go. Too bad I don't have money. 
• WKU. I went to their tournament last Saturday and competed. We played GSAC questions written by Maggie Walker and this one moderator kept saying how he thought the questions were written by college students who were trying to show off. Well, Maggie Walker happens to be a high school in Richmond, Virginia. They took first place at HSNCT two? years ago. Bottom line: they're incredibly good at quiz bowl. However, some of the questions, especially the science questions, did make it seem as if they were trying to show off just a little bit. I mean, seriously? Write about scientific laws and terms that people have actually heard of and for the record, there's more to science than physics. But overall I liked the questions and distribution. They were a little bit more difficult, but definitely attainable. I think the difficulty level was just right. This time I did have a team member with me. As a team...well, let's just say we didn't do too well. There was much tougher competition at this tournament with Dunbar and DuPont Manual, both of whom consistently perform well at HSNCT. When you have a two-man team against really good teams, it doesn't fair too well for the two-man team. Tis a truth universally acknowledged. Unless your two man team is Neil Gurram and Curtis. Then you will dominate. Anyway, I took fourth individually and got a medal and a book of my choosing. I've gotten some quiz bowl bling since moving to Tennessee. It's a new experience. The book I got was A Streetcar Named Desire. Ahh, Tennessee Williams love!!! I always wanted a book with a shirtless Marlon Brando on the front?
• I suck at making decisions. I think it's a fear thing, but more analysis on my psyche in that area to come.
• Prom. Prom, prom, prom. I think...I'm going. I told Michelle that if she could procure a guest pass for me, then I would go. My mother and brother are on this campaign to convince me to get a real date, but what if I'm content in just going with friends? I don't think it will take away from the prom experience in any aspect. I don't anticipate it being amazing anyway. Despite the fact that I am not looking forward to spending too much money on a ticket and gas money, I think it would be worth it to see everyone.
• College. I also cannot make a decision about college. Siiiiiiigh. More on this to come, too.