And here, I thought this was gonna be
an easy year.
Yup; I thought that this was gonna be
an easy year for me. As the year sprung anew, I didn't have a lot of
commitments for 2018; I had two History Center walks, but they were
ones I'd already given before. Other than that, the TV show I host,
and a trip to Germany with my favorite German girl in the world, it
was gonna be a fairly easy year.
Boy, did that change quickly.
I'm still doing my two History Center
walks, but now I've dug up all kinds of new information that means I
probably need to totally re-do them. I've been asked to combine my
two stupid skills—babbling about history and hosting game
shows—into one when I host the Marquette Regional History Center's
100th anniversary trivia contest in April. My friend Jack
& I and now teaming up once again to put together a show on the
history of schools in Marquette, in conjunction with the 90th
anniversary of Graveraet in September. And somehow—I'm not quite
sure how—I'll be the judge at the Peter White Library's “Drunken
Spelling Bee” next Friday night.
That's right. Someone who doesn't
drink much and can barely spell a word more than six letters long is
judging a spelling bee with alcohol. I can't see anything going
wrong that night, right?
To be honest, in a way, I think all of
that (and whatever pops up as the year goes on) should be fun. When
I was looking at the dearth of events on my calendar for 2018, I was
a little surprised. I hoped people hadn't gotten bored with me. I
hoped I hadn't worn out my welcome. But as it turns out that wasn't
the case. It just took the people putting all those things together
a little longer than usual to get organized, something that I myself
am quite familiar with.
And to still be honest, I wasn't quite
sure how I was going to handle a year without a lot to do. I mean, I
know I complain in here quite a bit when my schedule gets packed and
I'm trying to put one thing together while actually doing another.
But I don't know that I'd have it any other way. Sure, I keep saying
that it would be great to have absolutely nothing to do (and trust
me, there are MANY days where I would love for that to happen), but I
like to be challenged. I like doing new things and learning new
things.
I mean, how many times in your life do
you get to mock drunk people as they're trying to spell?
Despite the suddenness with which all
this was thrown at me, I'm sure I can handle it. The history
stuff—even the school program—is all built upon stuff I've done
before, and I should have absolutely no problem hosting a trivia
contest or judging a spelling bee. So unlike some past years, I
think I still have large chunks of free time still remaining in the
year. With any luck, they'll stay that way, and with any luck, I'll
be able to enjoy them to the fullest.
We'll see how that goes. Keep your
fingers crossed!
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