I had a job interview today that played like one of those Slumdog Millionaire moments, every question had an answer from my past experience, and the stuff he asked about that I didn't know, I turned out to be right about anyway.
Truth be told, I was ready for this interview, dialed in, and ready to rock this thing from the second I landed it.
What's your best "I got this" moment? A moment where you knew you were in the zone and ready to play. I know a few of us played sports, and others are writers, so feel free to talk about 'flow' and all of that.
Of course I got lost on my way, and lost all that confidence in the span of three wrong turns in Boston Massachusetts, which I'm convinced is a living creature when it comes to highways and roads. So naturally I got nervous and lost a lot of that confidence, but got it back with some deep breaths and rap tracks.
How do you deal with 'butterflies' prior to big moments in your life? Deep breaths? Gooseefaba? Pot? What's your trick to 'getting up' for big moments?
Truth be told, I was ready for this interview, dialed in, and ready to rock this thing from the second I landed it.
What's your best "I got this" moment? A moment where you knew you were in the zone and ready to play. I know a few of us played sports, and others are writers, so feel free to talk about 'flow' and all of that.
Of course I got lost on my way, and lost all that confidence in the span of three wrong turns in Boston Massachusetts, which I'm convinced is a living creature when it comes to highways and roads. So naturally I got nervous and lost a lot of that confidence, but got it back with some deep breaths and rap tracks.
How do you deal with 'butterflies' prior to big moments in your life? Deep breaths? Gooseefaba? Pot? What's your trick to 'getting up' for big moments?
"Summerslam."
ReplyDeleteWORST. OPEN MIC INTRO. EVER.
My bad Summerfest.
ReplyDeleteGwen.
Is that 30 for 30 on tomorrow night?
ReplyDeleteSo who does Wade job to tonight now that he is back? I'm thinking Hornswoggle or something because he needs to be "punished" for that visa issue and all.
ReplyDeleteI can think of at least twice (vs sheamus and vs Brock) when the big show wasn't supposed to win, but did...
ReplyDeleteThat win over Lesnar was so ridiculous at the time too.
ReplyDeleteGive it a week, I'm guessing. He will win tonight then lose to like Sandow or Cody next week.
ReplyDeleteGlad I didn't get tickets for Survivor Series in Boston. Big Show vs Orton?? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
ReplyDeleteAny wagers on how long it takes for Santino in a cowboy hat mixing up "country" terms?
ReplyDeleteWWE has announced that a traditional Survivor Series match will take place on this weekend's Survivor Series PPV. The match will pit Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Antonio Cesaro, and Jack Swagger against Cody Rhodes, Goldust, The Uso Brothers, and a mystery partner.
ReplyDeleteSo there's that...
Insane heat for that match. One of my absolute favorites. The garden pop for Brock was amazing. Brock hitting Show with the F5 for the first time is something I'll never forget... and Heyman sells it like crazy too.
ReplyDeleteCountry Raw is really happening? This is insane. WWE should have the remaining members of the West Texas Rednecks with Axel filling in for his dad.
ReplyDeleteThe mystery partner will be the one fan left in the building by that point in the show.
ReplyDeleteYES! Traditional Survivor Series match!
ReplyDeleteButterflies: Major panic attack during an interview, major one. Pretty much reached bottom Sweats, trouble breathing, schizophrenic-word-salad-esque answers. Not surprisingly, didn't get that job. After that realized no interview would ever be that bad again, went into the next interview like Red in Shawshank with no fucks to be given, got it.
ReplyDeleteI was "I got this" at pretty much anything I did in school until I was doing my own research as a grad student. I am very good at learning material for classes. I ended up being not so hot at doing my own original research, but I can memorize the fuck out of anything and was almost always able to solve whatever math/engineering problems given on homework, tests, etc. Some of that is preparation, but a lot of it was just lucky, innate talent.
ReplyDeleteNowadays, when I need to pump myself up I focus on making myself look and feel good. Eat particularly well for a few days before, make sure not to skimp on exercise and meditation, take a shower and put on my best situation-appropriate clothes. A lot of my nervousness comes from insecurity, both physical and mental, so I make sure that the stuff that's relatively easy to do is taken care of so I have less to worry about overall.
That said, I feel like I have most things in my life figured out by now and haven't had much need to be particularly over- or under-confident. I know who I am and what I can do. I do have some big life changes coming up in the next year though, including possible (probably) moving to another continent, so who knows what kinds of a wreck I'm going to be in 6 months.
What an arbitrary downvote.
ReplyDeleteweren't they spooked about him being injured? I mean, given an injury scare with show as the next lined up opponent, it's sort of a shoulder shrug for me, especially since he ended up just being there so they could get the title on Angle, for the angle/brock showdown.
ReplyDeletePre-Raw Discussion Topic
ReplyDeleteWrestling mad-libs: Take a famous wrestling quote and attempt to make a funny by changing ONE word.
Winner gets a cookie or something, I dunno.
ReplyDeleteGet ready for Raw Country!!! 'Murica....FUCK YEAH!!!!
ReplyDeleteCabspaintedyellow, I'm glad you're here...thought on homeland? I've been a huge supporter if the maligned seasons 2 and 3, but think it might have jumped the shark last night...or at least took a few bad plot twists
ReplyDeleteI do not approve of the song. I do approve of its title and sentiment.
ReplyDeleteNow THIS is the show where HHH should have gone over Booker T.
ReplyDeleteIf they were spooked about him being injured, I don't think they would have booked him to be tossing Show around as if he were a luchador.
ReplyDeleteTru dat. Shucky Ducky. Or something.
ReplyDeleteMy last big job interview I woke up with a headache that felt like I had been beaten with baseball bats. Didn't get the job.
ReplyDeleteI was OVERJOYED when Quinn took the shot. I'm seriously over Carrie fucking up missions because she has a lady boner for Brody.
ReplyDeleteI was more annoyed by the double-standard at the FBI. Fara gets threatened by a shadowy FBI agent who says she can't be trusted because she missed two days of work. But Carrie routinely goes into business for herself and it's "LOL, THAT'S OUR CARRIE."
Feel free to ban him. Or, you know, not. :-)
ReplyDeleteHennig was perfect.
ReplyDeleteSo my legitimate TV channels work better when I use adblock plus to keep the virusfest at bay... I am working on a project where I am monetizing a website about different options for cable cutters... I spent hours trying to figure out why the hell the ads wouldn't show up... turns out it was because I had adblock plus running for my legitimate TV channels... its like rain on your wedding day.
ReplyDeleteAt the time I was fucking pissed Benoit didn't get the belt instead of Big Show.
ReplyDeleteI will purchase the Survivor Series replay if Vince does the intros:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih5vk3yabD8
IT'S THE SURVIVORRRRR SERIIIESSSSSS
Oh fuck I forgot about that
ReplyDeleteThe Von Erichs? No, it's just getting into production. Probably won't be seen until next year.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Love how Carrie got the bullet. WTF is with the pregnancy. They just kinda threw that in. The dude who was banging Saul wife, being sone kind of agent is just a fuck up, stupid plot line.
ReplyDeleteIf this is all leading to Brady becoming a Pro CIA Jack Bauer type, might be done for good.
Few thoughts....why is Show dressed like a vato?
ReplyDeleteLesnar damn near killed himself with that German suplex...Show almost landed on him.
Pulled off the belly to belly nicely though.
F5 looked GOOD.
Actually, rain on your wedding day is supposed to be good luck.
ReplyDeleteAt the time I was fucking pissed.
ReplyDeleteOh Shuck Ducky Quake Quake.
ReplyDeleteMan, the intro alone makes me want to call it an early night...
ReplyDeleteI approved of both at the time.
ReplyDeleteI feel like we've already done that...
ReplyDeleteWe have.
ReplyDeleteIts Princess, she is cool and does not abuse her power by deleting comments she doesn't like the way Murphy does.
ReplyDeleteAernt you dieing to see sone cou try band perform the RAW theme song?
ReplyDeleteWho said anything about deleting?
ReplyDeleteALRIGHT!
ReplyDeleteStarting off with the real stars of the show. Hope they had a good rest.
Well, there goes any last SS changes that were hoped of.
ReplyDeleteI kind of hope Mira's ex is just being a jealous boyfriend who wants to keep spying/stalking on her. If he's an actual spy, he should know that Saul doesn't exactly bring his work home with him.
ReplyDeleteOn that note, WHY is it so easy to break into the house of the director of the CIA?
Well, I appreciate the fact that WWE is giving fans the match they wanted to see for free BEFORE the pay per view, as opposed to pissing us off and throwing a rematch on afterwards.
ReplyDeleteDon't ruin my punch line
ReplyDeleteFour minutes in, and we've seen Orton get chokeslammed from last week twice.
ReplyDeleteThey'll still do that
ReplyDeleteWHO THE FUCK IS FLORIDA GEORGIA?!
ReplyDeletePurposely blocking it out?
ReplyDeletePretty sure you managed that all by your lonesome.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the project though.
Lol, yea. Come and go as you please
ReplyDeleteScat play with puppets? FIgured that was right up your alley.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about it. It'll be over soon.
ReplyDeleteBest thing about an opening HHH promo: gives you time to get your TV adjusted correctly...
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what that meant. Nor do I care.
ReplyDeleteWWE
ReplyDeleteFeel Free to Tune Out Whenever You Start to Get the Yawns
Thanks. Almost done.
ReplyDeleteThe one positive to Country Raw is there's the possibility that King gets confused, thinks he's at Country Fest, and wanders the stands offering to buy beers for teenage girls.
ReplyDeleteNice face pop Orton
ReplyDeleteShouldn't everyone have cowboy hats and shit?
ReplyDeleteThey did! Hooray!
ReplyDeleteFor his wife's shrieking
ReplyDeleteHad some, thanks. Coconut Almond Fudge Chip from Culver's. If it ain't in heaven, I ain't goin'.
ReplyDelete"The Brad Maddox's, the Vickie Guererro's... I'd list all the authority figures but it is only a 3 hour show for fucks sake"
ReplyDeleteOh man, I loved how the crowds wound up cheering for them. It's not only that WCW didn't know their audience, it was just how badly run everything was (Hint: in a confrontation between the faces and heels, the intended 'faces' shouldn't outnumber the heels 4-1).
ReplyDeleteI really wish they would go old school for a ppv. The Rumble would be perfect for it... the old logo, old music, 15 second promos in front of the backdrop, the whole thing.
ReplyDeleteIf this was the 1990s, Vince would be wearing one. Look at how he dressed "country" at IYH 2.
ReplyDeleteOrton is supposed to be on their team. They keep putting tension between he and them.
ReplyDelete"You're the ones that should have kept your bags behind locked doors"
ReplyDeleteSuch a sad little man.
ReplyDeleteThey aren't good at writing
ReplyDeleteOrton's about to go to the papers...BECAUSE HE HAS TO!
ReplyDeleteWith that said, I did read a theory online that Mira could have been turned by Javadi back in the 70s, and that Alain (the bf) is actually a government agent meant to investigate Mira, and not Saul. It's silly, but no less silly than Carrie being pregnant, or her commitment to the nuthouse being a long con.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is little compared to you
ReplyDeleteBischoff tried so hard to get away from the southern fans and until the bitter end they were always there.
ReplyDelete...Randy's talking to the WWE champion??? SOMEBODY forgot their lines again
ReplyDeleteI wonder how long I can handle watching this live tonight before I give up so I can fast forward through it tomorrow morning.
ReplyDeleteWay to blow the line HHH and Randy.
ReplyDeleteGOTTA LOVE VICKIE
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteRandy...you are not talking to the face of the company/champ...either that, or it's a shoot comment that wasn't...oh, never mind.
YES! It's Vickie!
ReplyDeleteMost of the times I've really been dialed in have been when I was on stage (I did a lot of improv comedy and amateur theater between the ages of about 15 and 27) with someone else who really knew what they were doing. When everyone was properly prepared and really knew both the material and the space we were performing in, I could leave my body and my mouth on autopilot (confident that I was saying the right lines and moving to the right places) so I could really listen to the other performers and adjust my performance accordingly.
ReplyDeleteThe best example I can think of is when I played George in "Our Town", and I had food poisoning through the entire week leading up to the show and for the first three performances. It took every bit of concentration and willpower to just get from the beginning of the show to the end without collapsing on stage. The last day of the run, we had two shows, and between shows, I was finally healthy enough to eat an entire meal. So for the final show, when everyone else was dragging their asses around the theater because they were wiped out from a week of shows, I felt GREAT. And I was able to channel that energy into my performance, get really invested in what everyone else was doing on stage, and actually support the other actors when they started to falter.
I deal with butterflies in real life by trusting in my preparation for whatever's making me nervous and reminding myself that things are *never* as bad as I think they're going to be. I've bombed interviews, but the earth has never swallowed me whole afterward. I've missed deadlines at work, but I've never been shot because of it.
Well, you know. Murph does make such thoughtful, intelligent comments like "ewagbddsaf meabd aserbaasd". So you can see why the only response would be to delete comments that question it.
ReplyDelete... and he brought that aspect to TNA also.
ReplyDeleteCan I just say this blows chunks already? ok Maddux, you got me with that line. hahaha
ReplyDeleteWhat Vickie's scared to say excuse me?
ReplyDeleteHe hears voices in his head... that was one of them
ReplyDeletewell, yes, but that requires not being dumdumbs, and that's not happening.
ReplyDeleteVickie's tame "excuse me" wasn't half bad, either.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't they have someone fun as GM like Kevin Nash or Jake Roberts or someone even remotely interesting on the mic.
ReplyDeleteWhat are things that no one has ever said
ReplyDeleteMy exact reaction to this segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAA1xgTTw9w
ReplyDeleteHEELS ON THE SAME TEAM DON'T MAKE EACH OTHER PAY STOP PLAYING FACES HHH/STEPH AAHGLDKSAJF:LDSAKJF:ASDLKJF:ASLDKFJ:DASLFJ
ReplyDeleteYES! YES! YES! The crowd is chanting for Big Show!
ReplyDeleteWell, if that were true, I'd be doing Yokozuna's schtick.
ReplyDeleteSame. I laughed at that line... I was ashamed of myself for it
ReplyDeleteNo that was pretty good as well
ReplyDeleteJake could run RAW from the accountability crib. Same environment. Let him book there.
ReplyDeleteVICKIE vs AJ! A main event in any arena in Atlantis!
ReplyDeleteLet it go, sir. You'll be much happier.
ReplyDeleteYes, I get the irony of who is giving that advice.
Vickie nails it with her line, but then Maddox somehow one-ups her. Bravo. Just let these two run the show.
ReplyDeleteMy TV guide info on this episode: "Triple H and Stefanie return to resume control of Raw."
ReplyDeleteMy future info on this episode: "World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with the release of Comcast Xfinity on Monday, November 18, 2013."
Except the one they're actually in.
ReplyDeleteYup.
ReplyDeleteDude, now THAT would be a plot twist. I'm not sure how they'd really draw it out, by Saul is quickly becoming a bigger presence in the show, so it could work. It'd be different at least
ReplyDeleteThis is a main event anywhere in my personal Hell.
ReplyDeleteWOW! They are pulling out ALL the stops in making matches tonight!
ReplyDeleteSo Triple H is a face again now?
ReplyDeleteTruly, a captivating opening segment
ReplyDeleteLiked that actually.
ReplyDeleteNah...it was well played.
ReplyDeleteSo we've gone from mostly handicap matches to mostly "beat up authority figure" matches. What a wreck.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but it also was so badly executed. Like I said - every time there was a confrontation there were the 4 Rednecks vs. 10 No Limit Soldiers, making 'heels' be underdogs from the start. If they had done something like just have the 4 Rednecks beat up Rey Mysterio over and over, and then have a Mysterio vs. Hennig blow-off with Master P in Mysterio's corner, the whole thing might have worked better.
ReplyDeleteHA! Kane is the DOO! That means feces!
ReplyDeleteAnyone with fuck you money buy a PS4?
ReplyDeleteWhen wasn't he, according to WWE logic?
ReplyDelete"Let's punish the heels by making them face heels! Also, let's take someone who collapsed over the weekend and put her in the ring with someone who doesn't know how to work! Also, let's book Vickie for something since Brie Bella will be facing AJ."
ReplyDeleteI turned away from the TV for a second and looked back and Kane was standing behind Maddox and Vickie. I'm not sure I should have been THAT freaked out by it.
ReplyDeleteCorporate Kane has a nice suit on... still looks like this...
ReplyDeletehttp://that70scard.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bull.jpg
They only had 54 characters for the description. They had to cut something out.
ReplyDeleteThey have no idea how anyone is aligned right now, except they're all against Daniel Bryan.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for the price drop in a couple years. Also, I figure the first series of consoles will have glitches that need to be fixed.
ReplyDeleteThat's at least 50 more compelling characters than WWE actually has on Raw right now.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that, in a few months, the Wii U will get much cheaper.
ReplyDeleteNo Chance In Hell.
ReplyDeleteAnd less shitty?
ReplyDeleteI thought that's what software patches are for?
ReplyDeleteWell, if you remember the first gen of the PS3's had that "orange light of death" of whatever that forced people to buy new consoles.
ReplyDeleteI came close Saturday. I went to Game Stop to buy a PS Vita with some birthday money and I asked, on a whim, when I would be able to get a PS4. The guy said they had three - three people canceled their preorders, and they were open, first-come first-served.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't justify the extra $200, though, so I passed.
Seriously, WTF is the point of corporate Kane? Only thing I can think of is to possibly set up Takers involvement in the angle or to set up a Big Show/Kane WM match. Yayyyy!
ReplyDeleteNothing suits him like a suit!
ReplyDeleteJust turned to RAW. WTF - Orton vs. Maddox? Are they writing Maddox out?
ReplyDeleteThey can't let Maddox get some tights on and do the match later?
ReplyDeleteHey now...that's funny. I actually as thinking about the episode where Bull wrestled the other day.
ReplyDeleteActually, I just bought a first gen PS3 to replace the broken newer version. And now I can play PS2 games on it to boot!
ReplyDeleteAnd the good ole Red Ring Of Death... wonder what the XBox One's will suffer from?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm really disappointed in this Kane character. So many things they could do with it and they've made him an Average Joe that no one is afraid of.
ReplyDeleteSo Randy is the de facto face?
ReplyDeleteHoly shit...that's more ass than he showed for Daniel Bryan.
ReplyDeleteNot buying 1st generation.
ReplyDeleteAnd Brad Maddux is outsmarting your face of the company.......
ReplyDeleteWTF Maddox is getting offense in? Who's booking this crap?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the over/under on the number of seconds we get into this match before Big Show comes out?
ReplyDeleteGrrr...don't get me started about that. Fucking Sony.
ReplyDeleteWHY is Maddox getting offense? This is ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteTo make matters worse, Triple H is shitting in Orton's bag right now.
ReplyDeleteAnd now Maddox is done.
ReplyDeleteWhy did Michael Cole get offense at WM 27?
ReplyDeleteMethinks Dean Malenko was the agent for this segment too.
Maddox can sell, I will give him that
ReplyDeleteMaddox actually wasn't a half bad wrestler in OVW. It's still weird seeing him getting so much offense.
ReplyDeleteWow a Maddox chant... never thought I'd see that
ReplyDeleteRandy better bring back teh punt for this. I'm no Orton fan, but he's had his nuts cut off as bad as Bryan.
ReplyDeleteIt's hardly his fault. He's like 5th on the ladder of Authority command here. Even Maddox talks shit to him.
ReplyDeleteSo, breaking the announce table is the new opening match spot?
ReplyDeleteThat's the smart thing to do, I'mm likely wait until spring although I am frothing at the mouth to play NBA 2K14.
ReplyDeleteThough I do feel that he is not nearly as bad as people mmake him out to be
ReplyDeleteSsshhh....I am blocking that whole thing from memory.
ReplyDeleteToo many by a lot?
ReplyDeleteThey actually brought back the 15 second promos for the 2013 Rumble, no? I might be imagining that. Wishful thinking and all.
ReplyDeleteSo your heel champion is getting face pops/chants to break a table. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteHe out Bryan over clean on more than one occasion
ReplyDeleteA blade job would really put this over.
ReplyDeleteThere isn't anything I'm dying for...though I would like to dry the new Infamous game.
ReplyDeleteI'm digging this match!
ReplyDeleteHey may actually be fine as a wrestler - except his character isn't a wrestler.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting unimaginative in my old age.
ReplyDeleteYou know, what is it with wrestlers ripping off clothing?
ReplyDeleteOnly on Raw Country.
ReplyDeleteYOU AIN'T GONNA GET NO TABLES! SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!
ReplyDeleteThen they could use instagram to turn it black and white
ReplyDeleteWe need to get the guy who lays out the Ambrose/Reigns/Rollins segments to lay out the whole show.
ReplyDeleteWe need...the agent of SHIELD.
and involving poop in their pranks?
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting he tapped clean to Bryan in July.
ReplyDeleteCOPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT!
ReplyDeleteThis is not a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteAnd now... Worker and Parasite!
ReplyDeletejk they're funny.
So, how long until Maddox is back up like nothing happened? Smackdown or by the end of the show?
ReplyDeleteSoooo Ortons a face now??? HHH and Steph are the only ones who can have heel heat??
ReplyDeleteThat's cause Trips fucked him so hard after Sum....no, no, no. Blocking from memory.
ReplyDeleteooohhhhmm.....
No, HHH/Steph are faces for booking Maddux/Vicki in matches to punish them for last week.
ReplyDeleteFUck. MIght prefer rap to what I just heard.
ReplyDeleteSo why is this "RAW Country" tonight? Besides a few ads for songs, nothing else has resembled country-themed stuff
ReplyDeleteCountry Raw means HHH is Flairing himself to the top of the card.
ReplyDeleteI'm just musing here as the show goes along, but also, I really like Big E. Langston's intensity in the ring. Totally wouldn't mind him getting the IC strap tonight.
ReplyDeleteNot complaining... but so far... what exactly has been "country" about RAW?
ReplyDeleteSTEALING FINISHERS IS PRIOR ART!
ReplyDeleteAlso, if AJ is your heel champion, why is she booked against the heel GM person? Seriously, this isn't fucking hard WWE.
ReplyDeleteSo far its been shitty and made me miss my truck.
ReplyDeleteOh great, I get to hear Florida Georgia for the rest of the night...
ReplyDeleteWhy is WWE partnering with K-Mart? I thought K-Mart was bankrupt.
ReplyDeleteI hope he shoot rips off Axel's head and replaces it with a pile of his own shit.
ReplyDeleteSo they can job her to Vickie because LOL SHE TATTOOED THE DATE OF HER WIN ON HER NECK, WHAT A RAGING BITCH.
ReplyDeleteHEYOOOOOO!!
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