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During the trivia night competition during the BookCrossing convention last year, I ordered a piece of cake as a dessert to enjoy during the event. I was a bit stunned by the size of the piece of cake they gave me, and it provided a fair bit of entertainment to a roomful of people who hardly needed an excuse for more general silliness.
As the invitations to the unconvention were being sent out this year, there were a number of hints that there was a certain interest in witnessing a rematch between me and the cake. Since I had finished the cake last year, I didn't feel that I had anything to prove, but perhaps the cake felt the need for a rematch. I'm not sure. In any case, it appeared that the public demand for me to eat cake was not to be ignored.
So, when trivia night rolled around during the unconvention, I was a bit disappointed to see that the shop didn't have any cake on display in the dessert case. All was not lost, however, because we were celebrating two birthdays in our little gathering, so there was cake to be had, and it was even chocolate. After the cake was cut, a piece almost magically appeared in front of me. Thankfully, the cake was cut into more normal serving sizes, so that the much anticipated "rematch" ended up being anti-climactic. Any photograpic evidence to the contrary is the result of perspective and creative camera techniques. :o)
The trivia night was a great deal of fun, if somewhat less hyperactive, than last year. The score was close, with our team holding onto a very thin lead going into the final question. We gambled (successfully) that no one knew the correct answer to the final question, and bet conservatively, sealing our victory. It was a great evening of laughter and fun, one I look forward to repeating another time.
As the invitations to the unconvention were being sent out this year, there were a number of hints that there was a certain interest in witnessing a rematch between me and the cake. Since I had finished the cake last year, I didn't feel that I had anything to prove, but perhaps the cake felt the need for a rematch. I'm not sure. In any case, it appeared that the public demand for me to eat cake was not to be ignored.
So, when trivia night rolled around during the unconvention, I was a bit disappointed to see that the shop didn't have any cake on display in the dessert case. All was not lost, however, because we were celebrating two birthdays in our little gathering, so there was cake to be had, and it was even chocolate. After the cake was cut, a piece almost magically appeared in front of me. Thankfully, the cake was cut into more normal serving sizes, so that the much anticipated "rematch" ended up being anti-climactic. Any photograpic evidence to the contrary is the result of perspective and creative camera techniques. :o)
The trivia night was a great deal of fun, if somewhat less hyperactive, than last year. The score was close, with our team holding onto a very thin lead going into the final question. We gambled (successfully) that no one knew the correct answer to the final question, and bet conservatively, sealing our victory. It was a great evening of laughter and fun, one I look forward to repeating another time.
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Date: 2008-10-21 04:55 pm (UTC)As for the trivia night, frankly I was astonished that we won and held the lead right from the start. So many questions we simply had no idea about. Luckily we put our five pointers on questions where we were pretty solid on the answer.
But, win or lose, it was a fun night with friends. Javaczuk is a superb quizmaster, and even if we'd got every single question wildly and totally wrong, we still would have been winners.
In conclusion, I would like to thank the team captain for his superb and unique leadership.
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Date: 2008-10-22 01:03 am (UTC)