I was thinking about Jeopardy! today and how I missed Alex Trebek. I have nothing but fond memories of the show and its former host. I haven't watched it in years but there was a time I watched it daily. Yeah, #NerdGirl here.
I used to finish up my homework while answering questions. Some were right, some were wrong. The one thing I took away was that I know a lot of useless trivia. My relatives, who always seemed to show up around that time for some reason, would be like "You're so smart! You should be on the show". Ummm, no. They sometimes have math questions and math and I don't talk to each other unless we absolutely need to. So, I would smile, say thank you and answer questions under my breath.
Even now, I feel awkward when people say that I am smart. I'm not. I know my weak spots and I wish people would stop looking at me like I know a lot. All I know are random factoids and the basics. I am ordinary. No really, I know a LOT of Random trivia that will pop out at the weirdest moments. I will tell you about another time.
Sometimes my siblings come to me with questions and I don't know the answer. I will look it up for them but it gets irritating after a while. Like, look it up on your own. Stop expecting me to know everything. Dad calls me " Encyclopedia " as a joking nickname. It is not true.
Sorry. Guess I vented a little bit. As always, feel free to leave me a message below.
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