LJ Idol Season 10, Week 1: "I Need the Struggle to Feel Alive"

[copyright1983]

Never Again

It's been three years since I last played Scrabble Nationals. That one was in Vegas, which is an awesome place to visit. This one is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which...well, when Fort Wayne has to send their tourist board to the prior year's Nationals to try and sell people on coming, you're holding Nationals in the wrong city.Still, the

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[copyright1983]

Yep, really did it. Have been for 15 years. And will keep doing it as long as winning still feels good and losing hurts.

(That's the Scrabble part, anyway. The weight loss is slower going than I'd like.)

Thanks for reading!

[karmasoup]

I've enjoyed a good game of scrabble now & then... could not imagine playing it competitively... I'm sure I'd get my tuchus handed to me! ;)

[copyright1983]

We occasionally get non-competitive players at club, and it's a mixed bag; some figure out how competitive we are and do a quiet, dignified version of "run away screaming", while others give us more of a challenge than we'd bargained for. I suspect you'd fall into the latter camp.

Thanks for reading!

[mamas_minion]

I used to play competitive chess and I imagine competitive scrabble is similar. good luck on your next tournament.

[copyright1983]

One major difference: there's a whole lot less luck in chess. Never let a Scrabble player get started on the bad tiles they're drawing. :)

Thanks for reading!

[kajel]

Good luck on your next tournament. I liked how you structured this.

[copyright1983]

Thanks for reading!

[eternal_ot]

Interesting take! All the best for your future endeavours.

[copyright1983]

Thanks for reading!