This picture is of my nightstand, days after the end of yet another fantastic Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin. (This post’s subject line is from a T-shirt I saw while I was there.)
It was wonderful to catch up with old professors and friends, get more congratulations about “Jeopardy!” (two people I didn’t know […]

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Well, one week since my last episode has aired, I think I’ve finally recovered from my “Jeopardy!” withdrawal.  (Congrats to three-time champ Beau Henson — hope you make it to the Tournament of Champions!) Now it’s time to focus on Holy Week, which begins tomorrow with Palm Sunday. (The church I’ve been going to apparently […]

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On Wednesday morning after my tape day, I tried to sleep in later but couldn’t. I still had “If only …” running through my head, but I decided to try to be content and prayed that God would help me handle everything well.
I cracked open my Bible to Ecclesiastes 12 and read some very fitting […]

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So, my “Jeopardy!” winning streak has come to an end in rather ignominious fashion (more on that later).
In the game that aired Friday, my challengers were Dennis, a welder from Kansas who brought his whole family to watch him and see Los Angeles, and Eileen, a Broncos fan and student from Colorado. (Sorry about Tim […]

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Thursday’s game was filmed right after lunch on my tape day. In the Sony cafeteria, I was still in shock from winning my first game and barely paid attention to what my salad tasted like.
The other contestants, Robert and I talked about Thomas Horn, the 2010 Kids Week winner who starred in the film adaptation […]

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I am now the reigning “Jeopardy!” champion! Feels pretty good, I must say.
I’ve never considered myself a very competitive person, but “Jeopardy!” definitely brought out a streak in me. I remember standing there between Melanie and Greg before the game started, thinking both, “I like these people - what if they lose?” and “I WANT […]

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So, I just watched the second “Jeopardy!” episode I got to see in person. It’s nice not having to be quiet like in the studio, that’s for sure!
One of tonight’s contestants, Vince Gatton, wrote a wonderful guest post on The Jeopardy! Blog, which you should read if you want to know more about what the […]

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My “Jeopardy!” episode will be airing in less than two days! Can’t wait - I plan to have a viewing party in downtown D.C. with my boyfriend, family and friends.
Tonight, I watched the first episode that I got to see when I was in California for the taping. I was nervous just to watch it, […]

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It’s hard to believe that just recently, when I mentioned my favorite NBA player to my boss at my old job, he had no idea who I was talking about.
But this month, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve undoubtedly heard about Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks point guard whose underdog story (unrecruited […]

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Howdy-ho!
Can’t believe it’s been more than a year since I last posted on this site! Mea culpa.
But, it’s a new year - and for me, a new job and a (sort of ) new city. I have left newspapers (and New York) and am now working for SmartBrief in Washington, D.C., which publishes email newsletters […]

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