Quiz-ness March 1, 2008
Posted by Anya in : spontaneous degeneration, smiling is good for you , add a commentSomeone… (one of the other quizzer’s dads, maybe?): “What are you, ready for war?”
I’ve been wearing blue war paint to quizzes now for three years!
Samwise and Andrew decided to do a “suit quiz”. Meaning they wore suits. Samwise, Andrew, and Caleb decided to do a “Mexico hat quiz” — I’m assuming that you can figure out what that one means :). It was an… interesting combination.
me: “Arika!”
Arika: “ANNYYYYYYAAAAA!”
me: “AAAAH! No! Don’t run at me while you’re holding a pot of boiling water!!!!”
me: *helping Peter study* *climbs up into the volleyball tower*
Peter: “What are you doing??? WHY are you up there?”
me: “I’m tall!!!!”
Peter: “No, you are not tall.”
me: “I FEEL tall!!!!!”
Peter: *walks away shaking head*
[This next conversation involves the Other Peter — the one from a different church.]
me: *blinkblink* “You’re wearing a kilt!”
Peter: “What?”
me: “It’s a kilt quiz!”
Peter: “Oh. Yeah.”
Abby: “He forgot his bagpipes though.”
Griffin: *talking to me for what must have been at least the second time this morning* “– and see, Anya! I am acknowledging your presence and our relationship!” [Sorry, Griffin, I know that was not a word-perfect quote.]
me: “I think… you may… have killed me.” *falls over backwards* (which sort of hurt!)
Peter: “WHY are you fainting?”
me: “Because Griffin acknowledged the fact that we know each other!!!”
Peter: “Why would ANYone faint over Griffin???”
me: *standing back up* *not sure if I should look at Griffin or totally avoid eye contact for the rest of the day* “Peter!”
Peter: “REALLY!”
Griffin: “That was –”
me: “I apologize for his manners.”
Griffin: “Dude, that was totally uncalled for.”
me: “I don’t know what to do with him.”
us: *walk away*
Samwise, David, and… some other guy from our church: *go galloping past in a sort of horse imitation*
me: *talking to Bethany (from another church)* “I… do… not… know… them.”
(she obviously knows that I do know them)
Mr. D: *as Joanna and Johnny walk in* “Alright. Question number seven will be a tossup for team three and — wow, you guys are late, it’s okay, you still have time — question number seven –”
Johnny D: *sliding into his seat* “Are you SERIOUS???? JOANNA! We’re late! Are you SERIOUS! You started without us???”
Mr. D: *nods*
Johnny: *looks at the rest of us quizzers* “Did you START???”
Anna: “Yep.”
Johnny: “Augh, man.”
Mr. D: “No, we’re teasing you. We didn’t start.”
Johnny: “WHEW.”
Alex: “I would like to challenge that because [explains all the reasons] so it should have been a chapter verse reference, not just a chapter reference.”
Mr. O’D: “Um… it was.”
Alex: “It was?”
me: “Yes… but thank you anyway, that was very kind of you!”
*standing around listening to Arika and Griffin talk*
Arika: *waves hand and knocks over a floral arrangement*
us: O_o
Griffin: *goes diving for it and picks it up*
me: *picks up the other pieces* “AAAAAAH! It’s a dead hummingbird!”
everyone else: *starts laughing*
me: *some sort of mourning noise*
[And Miss Dance believes that the floral arrangement was set up backwards. She’d notice that sort of thing… I, obviously, don’t.]
Aaron — you know, the Aaron who supplies music for his team (more about that in this post) — was not able to do that today! His batteries died! It was sad.
We should have gotten t-shirts today which say: “Josh is NOT HERE. He is at a basketball tournament.” Many people asked. Including several of our own coaches. 
Mr. K: “Quote Colossians 3:20.”
me: “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.”
Mr. K: “Repeat that please.”
me: “Um… Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.”
Mr. K: “Say it again, please.”
me: *trying to figure out if I’m messing it up, or if he is just messing with me* “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.”
Mr. K: “I LOVE that verse! Say it again. Put the emphasis on ‘obey’.”
me: *gritting teeth* “Children, OBEY your–”
Mr. K: “Okay, you may sit down now.” (Sometimes 20 points is not enough.)
*to the other parents* “That is my favorite verse in the whole Bible!”
Peter: “Actually, I like the next verse better.”
Mr. K: “What is the next verse?”
me: “Fathers, do not embitter–”
Mr. K: “Umm, no. Nevermind. I think that is a very bad translation of the Greek.”
me: *GLARE* “Would you like me to bring my Greek New Testament to the next quiz???”
Mr. K: “Never mind. Next question!”
[Okay, and in conclusion to this long and random post, and in conclusion to the whole Griffin-acknowledging-that-he-knew-me, I had put this up on my AIM
What do you know? I exist! My presence has been acknowledged!
Griffin: This message makes me feel good about myself.]
So even if 20 points isn’t enough, making someone else feel good is pretty high up there.
Goodnight!
