Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Outspeak, Outstay, Out-Tripod

Went on a rampage this morning. The competitive gene just took over and ran amok. Managed to:

1. Get my hands on materials of the 2 persons speaking after me at the seminar and cover their topics as well;

2. Point out (in advance) some errors in their speaking material, so the listening audience knows what errors they are going to make this afternoon when they speak; and

3. Sit through the earlier speaker's entire presentation so that I could adjust the tone and pitch of my voice to sound more interesting than him. Also re-answered some questions from the audience that they had asked him.

I have to stop doing this. Am still obsessing about yesterday's lecture as well as this morning's speech. If I haven't stopped replaying and rephrasing everything in my head (including the jokes) by this evening, then I'm going to need a strong drink (or three).

Gah!!! Just remembered there was one joke where the audience failed to laugh.

7 comments:

  1. Smoot - only those of us who know you personally know this ugly (and INSANE) side of you.

    To the rest of the blog-reading public, you're the pretty lawyer married to Mercer Machine who keeps a fun light-hearted blog.

    Don't spoil it for them.

    And also, you are never going to speak at a seminar that I'm speaking at. NEVER.

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  2. That's true. I feel bad. I am sorry. Why don't you tell me what seminars you are scheduled to be speaking at and I will avoid them.

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  3. eheheh. my wife is evil. and a freak. and hot.

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  4. Ok Smoot. I'm glad you see it my way. As per your request, my speaking schedule for next month (they are all philosophical/jurisprudential seminars):

    March 3rd - "God's Greatest Mistakes"

    March 10th - "More Terrible Mistakes by God"

    March 17th - "Who is this God guy anyway and what's up with him?"

    March 24th - "And how much does God make a year? After taxes."

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  5. I'm going for the March 24th one by fore!.

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