Why my backup career went up in a puff of smoke
I always wanted to be a sports reporter. In college, I was part of Campus News, the university news program. I wanted to do the sports, but it was dominated by idiot boys, so I was assigned to “Science” segments, which meant I spent a ridiculous amount of time befriending the resident cats at the NDSU cow barn, and I once got to do a story on cow diarrhea.
Anyway, at the Fair, Fox Sports North had a tent where you could record your own sports broadcast. When we got there, a woman who spoke English as a second language was doing it, and I thought, “Well, at least I can do as well as her.”
Um, no.
First, a few things:
- The teleprompter scrolled realllllllllllllllllllllly slowly. I am a fast reader, I swear to you.
- There was a split-second delay from hearing myself talk into the microphone to actually hearing my voice over the speakers.
- I would kill you if you said I have a Minnesota accent, but guess what? When I talk really slowly, I do! And funny enough, you really notice it on the word “Minnesota,” which I said approximately a thousmillion times.
- Jason is not a robot.
- I am also broadcasting this via Morse code, delivered through my eye-blinking.
- We are still laughing ourselves silly over this.
OK, that’s enough stalling. Here’s us being stereotypical Minn-e-SO-ta-sounding fools:
You guys are so cute!
Comment by Nowheymama — September 1, 2009 @ 9:18 am
OMG that video is AWESOME. I especially like how Jason sits perfectly still until it’s his turn to talk.
Comment by Jess — September 1, 2009 @ 9:52 am
OMG. Yes. YESSSSSSSSSS. That was AWESOME. Your accent is EPIC. Love.
Also, I did not know you went to NDSU. Half of my high school went there. Tosc keeps trying to get me to take him up to Fargo so he can “see ND”. I’m all: NO.
Comment by Tessie — September 1, 2009 @ 10:01 am
Love it! It’s fascinating to hear people that I only know via the internets speak!
Comment by Sara — September 1, 2009 @ 10:02 am
Tessie,
I didn’t go to NDSU; I went to Moorhead State (now called University of Minnesota-Moorhead), and apparently, all the “science” that happened in the area happened in the NDSU cow barns. True story: my cameraman and I went there once, filmed a bunch of stock footage and were able to use that footage for all of our remaining stories, which again, always had to do with freaking COWS.
Comment by Shauna — September 1, 2009 @ 11:16 am
Jason is cracking me up. He doesn’t even blink! Awesome.
Comment by LoriD — September 1, 2009 @ 1:19 pm
Hee Hee!! You guys are adorable! And so Minnesotan!
Comment by Saly — September 1, 2009 @ 3:30 pm
Lu-HUV the new banner!! So clever.
Comment by Heidi — September 1, 2009 @ 4:32 pm
Ah! So cute. God love you both and those little o’s
Comment by parkingathome — September 1, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
That was maybe the best thing I’ve ever seen. Thank you both for this gift.
Comment by Sarah — September 1, 2009 @ 7:26 pm
OH MY GOD THAT WAS AWESOME!
I also have the same problem with teleprompters…so I totally understand. And I love how Jason doesn’t even move…it definitely made me laugh.
Comment by sarah — September 1, 2009 @ 7:39 pm
I can’t even explain how much I love this video! It made my entire year. It almost makes it OK that I don’t get to go to the Fair. Oh you lovely MinnesOOOOOtans you. One of my favorite past times is to put on the accent and get people to laugh with me. “Do you wAAAnt to go to the mAAAAll? My mOOOOm can tAAAAAke us. We can buy some sOOOOcks.”
And like Sara said I think it’s cool to now have heard your voice.
Comment by Emily — September 1, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
Ohhhhh, man. So funny. And I love your (totally thick) Minnesota accent.
Comment by seven — September 2, 2009 @ 1:07 am
First I have to say I’m a total fan of the new banner. It is perhaps my fave so far.
Secondly – BWahahahahahahahaha!! This is too funny. You and your Minnesota accent and Jason with his robot self are cracking me up!
Comment by Shelly — September 2, 2009 @ 7:36 am
Oh, my goodness. I am SQUEALING I am laughing so hard! Oh, boy. I am out of breath.
You guys are awesome.
Comment by Artemisia — September 2, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
This is so much FUN!
Comment by Julie — September 3, 2009 @ 11:20 am
Awesome! I always say I don’t sound like a Texan until I see myself on video. Then I realize, OH. That was the greatest, I love the Minnesota accent!!
Comment by nonsoccermom — September 3, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
Some peeps just know how to have fun.
LOVE it.
Comment by Ellie — September 4, 2009 @ 9:37 am
You know how dedicated we are? We are so dedicated, we watched this video WHILE CHIP IS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. It was totally worth it. And we laughed until we nearly drove off the road.
Not a single smile from either of you – I think they were threatening you from behind the camera. But you guys are adorable, even as Minnesota robots.
Comment by Whimsy — September 4, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
Oh my god, I LOVE this month’s header. It makes me feel all warm & fuzzy. Cheered me right up, despite my hideous cold. Anyway.
Comment by amber — September 6, 2009 @ 7:02 am