And the Sole Survivor Is…
Things are busy right now, in a fantastic way. The Populazzi Trailer is up and running; my writing on Dinosaur Train is up for an Emmy; Miss M is getting ready to graduate first grade; I'm having a blast working on Devoted with Hilary Duff… at the risk of waking Queen Kinehera, things are good.
Yet none of it compares to the massive success I enjoyed on Sunday, when at long last… I finally won a Survivor pool.
Yes, that Survivor. The one with Jeff Probst that's been on since time began. I've been hooked since Richard Hatch went naked, and my dedication to the show only deepened when my dear — and gorgeously catty — friend Jay started a Survivor pool.
Jay will always and forever go by the title Immediate Superior as far as I'm concerned, since he was Script Coordinator to my Writers' Assistant on Saved By The Bell: The New Class. In other words… my Immediate Superior. In practice, this meant he usually got to choose the music we blared in the office. Since ninety percent of the time it was Duran Duran, the Go-Go's, or Shaun Cassidy's Greatest Hits, I had no complaints.
I can't remember what season Jay started the Survivor Pool, but this past season was his 14th. I've played every one, and until now I'd never won. Before last season, I'd never even come in the money, though I did win a few consolation prizes… like a Survivor backpack that fell apart within a week.
Still, I was dedicated to the pool. The day Miss M was born happened to be a premiere night for Survivor. I pushed her out as fast as I could, got all the brand-new-baby stuff sorted out, and landed in my hospital room just in time to click on the TV… and see my player's torch snuffed out.
Almost seven years later… I AM VICTORIOUS!!!! Boston Rob came through, and I am $150 richer!!!!
Yes, yes, after 14 pools at $15 a pop I'm still down overall, but who cares? I WON!!!!
And in the wake of this landmark achievement for me, I ask you: are you a Survivor fan? Do you go in for reality TV at all? And if so, which shows are your favorites?
While you're thinking about it, don't forget to enter my Populazzi Trailer Contest — visit this page to leave a comment about the trailer, and you'll be entered for a chance to win one of FOUR CDs from The Stone Coyotes, the band that did the music for the trailer. One winner will also win a signed ARC of Populazzi. If other people comment and mention that you sent them, you'll both get an entry, so spread the word to increase your chances to win!
