LJ Idol Homecoming, Week 2: "Living Rent-Free In Your Head"

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No One Lost Ahead of You

This past December, I managed to finagle three days off of work. Now, that may not sound too impressive, but I work for USPS. Trust me, it's tougher than you might think.

The reason I needed the time off was to play in the California Open, the one multi-day Scrabble tournament held in San Francisco each year. Having not

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[sweeny_todd]

I think its amazing. I've never pursued apassion like that and I really enjoyed this glimpse of the competitive mind

[pixiebelle]

I understand a lot of these feelings all too well. I’m a very competitive person. Your feelings absolutely make sense to me, and I’ve heard a lot of the same - you still did so well though, why isn’t it enough? Because when you’re the close to winning and lose, you wonder if you’ll ever get your shot again.

[bleodswean]

WOW! This is a BRILLIANTLY written bit of gaming psychology and it's publishable. You KNOW your game and you KNOW your head and wow wow wow. Impressive. I'm sorry you didn't take first. I've been there and it sucks in such a unique way - I wish we had a word for that feeling.

[karmasoup]

There's so much for a nerd to love about this! This winning vs. losing being the stuck thing, though, that reminds of me of the U2 song Stuck In A Moment.

[adoptedwriter]

Very interesting to read this. Thought-provoking last 2 lines here.