Vegemighty-fine
This afternoon, we had an Australian-themed office party. It was my first exposure to vegemite and Brandy Alexander. The vegemite wasn't as bad as I thought. It kinda tasted like spreadable soy sauce. But, I don't think I'd ever try it again. However, mmmmm Brandy Alexander. Tasty stuff. I'm not really a drinker...In fact, I HATE the taste of alcohol. That's probably why I liked the Brandy Alexander. The party was a bit small and intimate and surreal. Here we were having this Australian-themed holiday party while we had Frank Sinatra playing in the background. And it wasn't even Frank Sinatra singing Christmas songs. It was Frank Sinatra singing his greatest hits. This coupled by the fact that I was wearing a plastic mustache I got my "noise popper" (think a mini-Christmas-themed pinata) made for an uh...interesting get-together.
My friend Nathan dropped by last night to pick up something from my place. Now, I'd just like to clear something up. I've said some things about Nathan that have made him kinda look like the bad guy or at least the grumble-bum in our happy little group of friends. Far from it. In fact, Nathan is probably one of the best friends I've got. Ted, Larry, and he are probably the three guys who keep me to the ground the most and slap some sense into me every now and then (especially Nathan). In any case, I probably don't show my appreciation for that kind of love that much...especially on this dumb little dog and pony show I've got on the 'net. But I do appreciate it. If I didn't have friends like that, I'd just a total anti-social, self-loathing, yet egomanical oxymoron who sat alone at home watching game shows and swigging Dr. Pepper. So, Nathan, if you're reading this (and I know you do because you're one of the few people who actually read this site), thanks. :-)
Well, the official word is that the new "Card Sharks" will be on the air until mid-January albeit in reruns. Just some more thoughts...I was asked what I'll miss most about the show. And if I had to pick one thing, it's the people. After the show got off and running, I wasn't as close to the show as I was during the pilot and pre-production stages, but even still, every time I visited I felt like I was part of the family. Everybody from the P.As up to the producers and Tami and Pat...It would have been easy for them to view me as the snot-nosed kid from the "company," but that wasn't the case. This especially was true with Tami and Pat. I remember one time I was driving down Sepluveda stuck in traffic in the morning and I notice out of the corner of my eye this guy waving at me from the car on my right. It was Pat! So I rolled down the window and we chatted for a little before the light changed. It was little things like that that went a long way to show what a personable guy he was not caught up in the pretentiousness of being a celebrity. Tami is a sweetheart and surprised me along with a lot of people. My only knowledge of her before she started on "Card Sharks" was what I saw of her on the "Real World." For those of you who remember, she wasn't shown in the most favorable light on that show. I'm not sure whether it was just editing or how young she was at the time, but when I met her when she started on "Sharks," she was just the sweetest. Not only that, but I'd say that she's probably one of the sharpest hostesses I've seen on a game show in a while. The first taping we did, she ad-libbed a bit with some prize copy that she read and she really made it her own. She nailed it. It was really a defining moment which showed that she was NOT just a pretty face. Because of the nature of the game and editing, there's probably a lot that you didn't see that reflected this, but there was chemistry there between Pat and Tami that I really hadn't seen since the Chris and Jenny years of "Singled Out." And much like Pat, Tami was great off-camera. There was the time I brought my mom and sister to a taping and she was really kind to them. So yeah...Card Sharks was a big fish that I was proud to boast about and it was a fun ride while it lasted.
But as I've quickly learned, you can't get too attached to a show. Every show must come to an end. You just gotta have fun while it lasts and hope that there are others having fun with you. And ya know, that's a philosophy I've had about life in general. Just have fun with it and hope that you're not pissing too many people off! And you could even say that life is like one big TV show. You have your supporting cast with your guest stars, some eventually turning out to be long-term Heather Locklear-like special guest stars and others being one-timers after you realize they just don't mesh well. And each birthday is a renewal from the network execs upstairs. And you could say...aw hell, I've been absorbed by work too much! Boy, do I need this holiday! :-P
This afternoon, we had an Australian-themed office party. It was my first exposure to vegemite and Brandy Alexander. The vegemite wasn't as bad as I thought. It kinda tasted like spreadable soy sauce. But, I don't think I'd ever try it again. However, mmmmm Brandy Alexander. Tasty stuff. I'm not really a drinker...In fact, I HATE the taste of alcohol. That's probably why I liked the Brandy Alexander. The party was a bit small and intimate and surreal. Here we were having this Australian-themed holiday party while we had Frank Sinatra playing in the background. And it wasn't even Frank Sinatra singing Christmas songs. It was Frank Sinatra singing his greatest hits. This coupled by the fact that I was wearing a plastic mustache I got my "noise popper" (think a mini-Christmas-themed pinata) made for an uh...interesting get-together.
My friend Nathan dropped by last night to pick up something from my place. Now, I'd just like to clear something up. I've said some things about Nathan that have made him kinda look like the bad guy or at least the grumble-bum in our happy little group of friends. Far from it. In fact, Nathan is probably one of the best friends I've got. Ted, Larry, and he are probably the three guys who keep me to the ground the most and slap some sense into me every now and then (especially Nathan). In any case, I probably don't show my appreciation for that kind of love that much...especially on this dumb little dog and pony show I've got on the 'net. But I do appreciate it. If I didn't have friends like that, I'd just a total anti-social, self-loathing, yet egomanical oxymoron who sat alone at home watching game shows and swigging Dr. Pepper. So, Nathan, if you're reading this (and I know you do because you're one of the few people who actually read this site), thanks. :-)
Well, the official word is that the new "Card Sharks" will be on the air until mid-January albeit in reruns. Just some more thoughts...I was asked what I'll miss most about the show. And if I had to pick one thing, it's the people. After the show got off and running, I wasn't as close to the show as I was during the pilot and pre-production stages, but even still, every time I visited I felt like I was part of the family. Everybody from the P.As up to the producers and Tami and Pat...It would have been easy for them to view me as the snot-nosed kid from the "company," but that wasn't the case. This especially was true with Tami and Pat. I remember one time I was driving down Sepluveda stuck in traffic in the morning and I notice out of the corner of my eye this guy waving at me from the car on my right. It was Pat! So I rolled down the window and we chatted for a little before the light changed. It was little things like that that went a long way to show what a personable guy he was not caught up in the pretentiousness of being a celebrity. Tami is a sweetheart and surprised me along with a lot of people. My only knowledge of her before she started on "Card Sharks" was what I saw of her on the "Real World." For those of you who remember, she wasn't shown in the most favorable light on that show. I'm not sure whether it was just editing or how young she was at the time, but when I met her when she started on "Sharks," she was just the sweetest. Not only that, but I'd say that she's probably one of the sharpest hostesses I've seen on a game show in a while. The first taping we did, she ad-libbed a bit with some prize copy that she read and she really made it her own. She nailed it. It was really a defining moment which showed that she was NOT just a pretty face. Because of the nature of the game and editing, there's probably a lot that you didn't see that reflected this, but there was chemistry there between Pat and Tami that I really hadn't seen since the Chris and Jenny years of "Singled Out." And much like Pat, Tami was great off-camera. There was the time I brought my mom and sister to a taping and she was really kind to them. So yeah...Card Sharks was a big fish that I was proud to boast about and it was a fun ride while it lasted.
But as I've quickly learned, you can't get too attached to a show. Every show must come to an end. You just gotta have fun while it lasts and hope that there are others having fun with you. And ya know, that's a philosophy I've had about life in general. Just have fun with it and hope that you're not pissing too many people off! And you could even say that life is like one big TV show. You have your supporting cast with your guest stars, some eventually turning out to be long-term Heather Locklear-like special guest stars and others being one-timers after you realize they just don't mesh well. And each birthday is a renewal from the network execs upstairs. And you could say...aw hell, I've been absorbed by work too much! Boy, do I need this holiday! :-P
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