Okay, admit it, you loved Nakamun. And if you're outside of WCD, you would've. Great environment to quiz in, let me tell you! I never realised how awesome it was last year, I guess, but now I do! I can't wait to be back!
Lets get stats and freakouts out of the way here: I placed 7th this meet, 10th all year, and my team placed 7th!!! AAAAAH!! I'm so excited! Everybody did so well this meet... we had some pretty good quizzes!
Okay, so, from the beginning of the meet. I arrived, book in hand, waiting to get the whole registration thing over with, hand in my Internationals application, get my stuff in the cabin I was in and get at it. Then I lost my spot in line. Why? Cause Alannah decided to start my chain of screaming reunions with the other Great West people. :o) It was so awesome to see all of them (or you... you know who you are :o) ) again... 2 weeks seemed so slow!
So I got everything handed in and stuff, found the cabin me and Patricia were staying in (with Edmonton Chinese... so happy we were with them... they weren't awake and loud all night!) after a mix-up and went to the little meeting thingy before the meet. The picture slideshow wa awesome... although NEXT didn't really send in any pictures so every other team had a photo up there except us. We were a cool font on a black screen. Yeah. Cause we're cool.
Then quizzing started... started the meet off strong-ish... quizzing out with 1 error. It ended up being a pretty good night from there... but I must've been too tired to remember what I was doing the rest of the night. All I remember is that the next morning, Patricia and I, well rested and excited, passed notes and got ready to go to breakfast. The day after that was almost nonstop quizzing, except for the half hour breaks we got and lunch, and in the afternoon after we got knocked out of championships and decided to go take photos with the team. Most of them are pretty hillarious... I must say... but we DID get one or two quality photos.
At the end of the afternoon I participated in the qualifiers quiz!!! It was a lot of fast jumping and seemed to go on forever, with a few time-outs and time between sets of questions, and i loved every second of it! I didn't make it onto the team, but I promised myself that next year I'd get my quote numbers memorized and do even better!
We ate supper after that and, again, I don't really remember what happened after that other than the fact that Edson 1 placed 2nd in the consolation finals!!! W00T!
Then we had awards... Alannah placed 2nd in consolation... Congrats! Great job to everybody who did so well at finals this year... there was some pretty fierce competition out there and it wouldn't have been HALF as fun without it!
So who's ready for next year? Are you studying already? Or are you taking a break? Any grade 12's out there? Any future quizmasters? Coaches? Scorekeepers? Answer judges?
Hm.... I need another question... how did you feel about your finals? Were they awesomeness fun? How did you do?
Well, I'm out. I'm taking a short break before I go hardcore on John. Watch out my new quizhelper... you'll never be the same!
Have fun with your summer break everybody, unless you're going to Internationals... then its not really a break... have fun there too!
Quizzers Unite!
Maegan
I am SO excited for Finals!
And you know what? There's only 5 days left including today! Freak out much!
Its a happy excited, though, I promise... although I can't help but bring back memories from last year's Nakamun experience... To the rest of NEXT 1: I PROMISE it WON'T happen again this year...
Since Great West I've been trying to turn on my Corinthians stuff so I can listen to it in my sleep and its all been going fine so far, I think its working... but I won't post it on studying tips until I check it out with some online sources... Right now I don't know WHICH methods are working and which ones aren't since I'm pretty much using almost all of them around the same time... is that a good idea? AAAH! What are your opinions...?
Well, this is the last stretch of studying for the year, hey? Paul will definietely be missed... at least I'll miss him if nobody else does. Get ready for another gospel, time flies!
Question: Any last minute tips for Finals? What tips have worked the best for you?
Maegan
Let me explain the title first, kay? Thanks.
I am going through culture shock right now. I mean, come on, in the real world you actually have to get a non-quizzing EDUCATION!!! LOL!
Second, I didn't sleep well last night.
And third, I know this is going to be a looong blog.
So for those of you who haven't been reading my blog since the last quiz meet, I went to Great West last weekend! It was SO MUCH FUN! Lets get stats over with before I start going into all the emotional and psychological and sleep-related blogging, shall we? I placed 21st (YESSS!) with an average of 12.5 and my team placed 5th!!! So, yeah, that was really exciting.
But that wasn't particularily why it was such a fantabulous quiz meet. I mean, partially but you catch my drift. I was on a great team... me, Renae, Sarah, Carrie (if you're reading this and know I spelled it wrong please comment the actual spelling) and Kimmy, and we worked pretty well together. I mean, we all cooperated pretty well together and it was a worthwhile weekend to attend.
It was definitely a learning weekend. I mean, I've NEVER been confident enough to jump WAY too early and just throw out a random answer. Either of them! I've NEVER done ANYTHING to do with strategy... our strategy at NEXT has always been to try to jmp early and get points. I never knew there were certain amounts of types of questions in each quiz, and I never really counted or noticed how many syllables other people were jumping on. AND I have never NOT panicked at a quiz meet. Great West was a GREAT quiz meet for learning how to quiz better, and for making friends with people you absolutely hate quizzing against (cause thery're so good, right? Its not that I HATE anybody, I just hate quizzing on a different team than them.
Oh yeah, one more thing I learned at Great West: At least TRY to sleep if you know you have to wake up the next morning at 7:30. Zzzzzz....
Speaking of sleep (I know, this is getting long) I was planning on listening to the material in my sleep so I was just listening to it and drifting off and my mind started going bonkers... I mean I guess there was this character I unconsciously made up named Bob. And Bob did not know how to read or write. And I thought Bob was so smart for saying all that cool stuff, and was wondering why he was so obsessed with the resurrection of the dead... then every now and then in the hour or so I spent thinking these things I'd realise a) Who's Bob? And b) Thats 1 and 2 Corinthians. Not... uh... Bob.
Okay, I've rambled at you long enough for one night. Gotta get going on the set of flashcards for my iPod... Need those for Nakamun!
OMG Nakamuns in less than 2 weeks!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! *Freak out*
Until probably sometime this week, comment what you've learned from Quizzing this year!
Happy studying!
Maegan
I've been studying like a monster since the quiz meet, people. Like even more than normal. Like, more than MY normal. This is overkill. So I'm going to blog for a bit.
Wow... I am BLOWN AWAY!! Do you know how many views I got 3 days ago?? Do you want to know??? Of course you do... 120!!!! It makes me smile to know that people are actually finding worth and use in this website!!! Warm fuzzies much!
I just realised I have to study more than one chapter per week for Great West. I am freaking out about Great West. I am homestly. Freaking. Out. I mean, its like studying and practices take on a WHOLE different meaning... I mean, I WANT to get EVERY question I get right. I want to answer as MANY questions as I possibly can in an hour. I want to study ALL the time... it doesn't matter where I am or what I'm supposed to be doing. Motivation much?
I don't know. Maybe I'm just having a really good 2 weeks. Leave a comment cause nobody ever does... I'm going to try to ask a question you can comment on for every blog I make now... so this blogs question is: what motivates YOU? Bribery? Competition in meets? Or even practices? Tell me! Tell me! Please? Cause nobody ever comments. Except Patricia. And if SHE doesn't even comment on this I'll take a hint.
Have a great week, fellow quizzers, and check out the flashcards, chapter 8 is UP!
Maegan
Yes, friends, WCD's second regional meet just happens to be TOMORROW! Get ready... NEXT has been practicing!!
I've been sick since yesterday with a cold... so I'll just quickly blog about hte last practice we had and the new page I'm starting.
Let's start with the new page. I'm getting a LOT of Twitter followers from the Highland dance community etc. asking what quizzing is... and I cannot explain quizzing in 180 characters or less... so I'm starting that page so I can send a link to those people when I'm asked about quizzing... and you too! LOL That was sooo cheesy!
And now the practice... it went pretty well for the most part... Although the extra last-minute practice tomorrow afternoon is going to be VERY helpful! Smilez!
Anyways... I guess I'll see some of you at the meet... good luck to everybody in WCD!
Maegan
Aren't they so amazing? Both teams had a good practice today... actually since there were no distractions (on Mondays, theres usually a dance thingy going on) it was great! Music practice after was WAY better than it was on Monday... and I'm actually pretty excited to be doing worship for the meet... almost as much as I am for the meet itself!
As the meet gets closer I'm starting to look at my Nerves page over and over... a lot of new ideas are coming to me... check them out!
Maegan
Wow... guys... theres so much going on right now I can't even catch up with my own website!!! What does that say about my schedule...?
I feel like I haven't updated anything in FOREVER! Sorry to all the 10 people that have viewed my site today... nothing new till now!
Wow... quiz meet NEXT week... and coincidentally NEXT is going to hit this one out of the park at our base... thats right folks... the NEXT meet is at NEXT! LOL!
Hope y'all have been studying... adding the second book is going to be a little confuzzling! Hit the flashcards, check out the tips and methods I put up... crack open the book as much as you can in one week! AAAAH! STRESS!!!!
I just posted some new stuff in the nerves section... and I was thinking about something to post in the Rookies and Studying sections but I lost it... it'll come back to me... I hope... unless its like a question from chapter 16... I GOT IT I GOT IT ITS.... gone. Boo. LOL!
That's it for now. I'll be blogging about our last practices before the big meet (eee!) after they happen. Yes, that includes our bonus practice tomorrow. If you feel like it, comment about your final practices before your meets... more intense? Less intense?
Maegan
Hey Whoever is reading my blog!
As you guessed (probably cause I have like 4 posts about it) there was a quiz meet last weekend... and it went pretty great! My team, NEXT 1, was 7th in the championships, and NEXT 2 came in... 5th Consolation? I think? The scores still aren't up, but Tara on NEXT 2 came in 4th in consolation... congratulations Tara if you're reading this!! Every single person on NEXT got at least 1 question right... yay! It was a prett tough meet, though, let me tell you, I, personally, went from quiz-out with no error to erring out with 3 correct... and it was crazy! NEXT 2 had 5 people, which means they had to have a sub, but from what I know (we always ended up quizzing at the same time).
Anyways, congrats to all the other teams too!
How did the rest of y'all do at the quiz meet??? Comment please!! Unless you have a life and really don't have the time.
Hi Again Fellow Quizzers!
Theres only a week left until the first District meet of Corinthians, the second meet of the year... cram the material into your already-packed cranium while you can!
Yeah, one week. I'm super-nervous. I don't even know what team I'm on... we haven't gotten any official signs that the Beans are a go since SOMEONE decided they didn't want a 5-person team. Cough. You know who you are. I'm not gonna put out any names.
Anyways, this meet is going to be difficult... I mean, I have a REP now, I have something to match. So my mind-set is to beat my record of a 5-question quiz-out. Troy didn't think I would last time... nobody did... but I did. So I'mma try that again. Smilez!
Anyways, QUIZZERS! Wherever you are out there! Give us NEXT quizzers a run for our money! Wait, theres no money involved... uh... scratch that...
Everybody get ready, have fun, study till your brain is going to crack your skull open, doze off in PE (actually, don't. That could end up painful. Doze off in... carreer planning. As if you don't already), set your goals, read the tips on the site, but overall, remember to keep your head in the game, and take a shot for first, cause you miss all the shots you never take. See some of y'all at Vanguard, the rest of you, peace out, and keep quizzing.
I woke up this morning, turned on my light and studied. I usually don't do this, but this morning I realised its a quiz meet day... HELLO WCD-ers!! AND WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL STRESS DAY! Then I realised it was, like, 3 in the morning and decided I can't quiz if I don't sleep so I only studied for an hour.
This meet is going to be... different. I am very happy to be on a team with Laura and Henry, but sad I'm not with the beans :o(. Oh well... the Beans (and Laura!) are going to be re-united for the next meet.
Text has been super helpful to know, but I hate references. So thank goodness me, Lana, and Patricia had time to study together... I still wouldn't know a *cough* certain verse *couch 4:5 cough cough* that we spent *cough 15 minutes cough cough* memorizing... that was kinda funny... I made a pot of tea in the time we finished on THAT ONE VERSE! LOL!
But I guess we're all going to see how useful another study day was at the meet. Last year I placed 5th in consolation in my first meet... and I was a rookie, so I think this one's going to be relatively less tense than practice until there are 2 or more NEXT teams in one room... then its ON! Like JAM on TOAST! LOL!
Anyways, good luck to all of you with quiz meets this weekend, have fun and do your best!
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