This video is doubly appropriate.
CAKE’s “Love You Madly”.
Next Saturday I will be the emcee for a cooking competition that a dear friend is hosting. A cooking competition in a style very similar to the show “Chopped“. In fact, the event is called “Chopped Sooieee!” (There’s an Arkansas Razorbacks reference in there, I think. ;-))
This competition should be interesting, at least as far as me emceeing it.
Because I know absolutely nothing about cooking. Nada. Zed. Except that I can burn a hot dog in a microwave if I cook it for longer than 33 seconds. And that I like my ice cream melted. But from what I’m told, neither of those is really cooking.
I have been trying to watch some of these cooking shows to pick up some helpful emceeing skills, but the content available online has been a little… lacking. So in the spirit of Indiana Jones, I’ll be making this up as I go.
Luckily, I hear alcohol will be freely available.
Did I mention I have a huge fear of ANY public speaking? Ginormous! Like everyone is wearing their clothes and I am the one in my underwear kind of fear. I better remember to wear underwear for this.
Again, I hear alcohol will be freely available.
So why am I emceeing this, you ask? I’m doing it because a friend asked me to. And what are friends for, after all?
And there will be alcohol. 😉
Then the Thursday after that I will be going with dear friends to see CAKE in concert. Because I’ve always liked CAKE. And John McCrea is a hottie (he’s on the right in this picture):
It should be a fun time.
And there will be alcohol.
Until next time...
Love you. Love you. Love you.
Don’t be skeered! 🙂
I’m attempting to not be. But there will be alcohol. 😉
And love you too!
I hope someone gets some video of you hosting the competition. It looks like it would be fun.
I’m betting videos will be taken. Or at least enough photos that a flip book can be made. Sans sound. 😉
We definitely need to see video of you emceeing. I just hope you don’t do a spit take when you sample some of the food.
Considering the lack of diverse palate that I have, there might be a lot of spit takes. 🙂
The Chopped show has episodes available on Hulu that you could watch. Public speaking isn’t as hard as you think!!!
Thank you, Homer. I’m watching some episodes now.
I just get really, really nervous in front of people. Weird, I know.
Remember what they say…just imagine everyone is naked.
Either you’ll get a chubby or you’ll be a great emcee. Either way, you win!
Oh great. Now I have to worry about getting a chubby in public.
You should have fun..if there is alcohol. You failed to really say if there was going to be any. But if there is you will enjoy yourself.
I like this Cake song. I have Comfort Eagle, Never there, Short Skirt, Long Jacket, and Going the Distance on my iPod.