Name that movie! Imagine a kid with a red lunch box in the back seat of a car....
Anyway, I went to California and tried out for the show. It was lots of fun; I really recommend it. I also recommend staying in the Radisson and sleeping on Sleep Number beds. I do not, however, recommend eating breakfast at the hotel. Unless you like paying $11 for yogurt and granola. (I had Mountain Dew from the vending machine. Breakfast of Champions.)
The Sleep Number beds were nice, though. That Lindsay Wagner knows what she's talking about. At first it was fun just to play with the bed, going from firm to soft and back. But then, when I went to bed . . . aaaaahhhhhhh! I had a stiff back when I got to California, but the next morning it was gone. I am very glad I decided to fly down there early rather than the morning of the auditions.
The auditions were in the Radisson, in your standard hotel conference room. There were 20 of us in my batch of applicants - attorneys, college professors, electrical engineers, me . . . They took our pictures (a bit dicey for me, considering the testy relationship between my hair and humidity in general) and had us fill out some pretty standard forms.
Next up came the written test. I'm not really going to discuss that here (since I can't) other than to say that it was much less stressful than the online test. Really, the online test was the most stressful part of the whole process. After the written test we all got a chance to play the game with the real game clicker thingies, and they chit-chatted with us a little. Then it was all done and time to go home!
Unfortunately, my flight wasn't for several more hours and I hadn't packed a book to read by the pool. So, after lunch at the hotel (a little more reasonable than breakfast) I decided to just take the free shuttle back to the airport, where I could buy a cheap paperback and people-watch until it was time to go home. I read a book all about the MIT blackjack team (finishing it just before my flight took off) and here I am home again.
I'm cautiously optimistic, so look for me on TV in the next year or two.
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The Wizard.
ReplyDeleteNow I will read the rest of the post.
This is Carrie
I'm glad it went well, and it would be exciting if you make it through. Either way, it's pretty cool to have gotten this far.
ReplyDeleteOh, and, Carrie again.
That is awesome that it went well. I was wondering when it was. When will you hear anything from it? What a great experience.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the additional hint about the kid being in the back seat with the lunch box was completely unnecessary.
ReplyDeleteMan, now I want to go play Super Mario 3.
We so need to rent that one for our kids.
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