Quiz night bitch and panic

[gemfyre]

It's tomorrow night. Barely ANYTHING is organised and I can just see this all sucking more than last year and Matt and I coming off looking like we can't organise anything, when most of the problem lies with Carolyn. *bangs head on desk*

- The questions are organised - thank GOD for that at least. It would have been nice to have them done a while back so we could talk to Grant Stone about them and organise the layout of the whole night, that hasn't been done.
- This whole preoccupation with "foolishness". Sure it's on April Fool's, that doesn't mean all the questions have to be stupid 2 year old questions because people will be discouraged if they get too many wrong. Most of the atendees will be uni students, we are hardly dumb and will only feel pissed off and patronised if the questions aren't challenging.
- The rounds, a bit weird, but in the end turned out okay.
- The prizes, we should have had major prizes WEEKS ago. I can just see tomorrow we'll meet up with Carolyn and she'll have a few promotional pens and caps and that'll be it. w00t, what a way to get people to think that's $6 well spent.
- Carolyn reckons we should have a table today or tomorrow. I got the e-mail about this this morning. Matt doesn't have uni on Monday, I have one lecture. Tuesday we are both flat out. She seems to have forgotten that we have lectures and work to do.
- She keeps reassuring us that she's organised loads of quiz nights. Were they all this last minute?? Did they all suck?? Has she ever been to a MARS quiz night? She doesn't seem to have a clue about the usual traditions and such.
- How many people will we have?? I gave the flier to some of the karaoke regulars. I would have prefferred Matt did that because he's overall chummier with everyone and his voice carries over the noise there. Unfortunately happenings on Friday made that not happen.
- Saturday prize soliciting was not as successful as hoped.
- I will hafta photocopy table quiz today or tomorrow, that is okay.
- We'll buy pies tomorrow, dunno when we'll slot them in.

*cries*
Guys, if you come along (PLEASE come along) give us a hand and some encouragement. It's not all the fault of Matt and I!!!

Comments

[binkypengi.livejournal.com]

I would have come except for dad's b'day. This is the third one i've missed, dammit.

If you're short on prizes, call the student guild, tell them your plight and beg for giveaways (tshirts, pens, notebooks, etc).

Also, I have plenty of movie posters here (bullcreek) that someone can pick up this afternoon if they want. I can make a call and see about donating a CIA shirt if you want too! :P

The prizes for CIA quiz night took me almost 2 months of phone calls, numerous people visiting shopping centres, and 100's of letters, and I was STILL collecting them right up to 4pm on the day. Even that wasn't as many as I would have liked. Oh well.

-04125Binky

PS - I was going to see if you wanted some cheap post satchels, which is why I called last week.

[arkem.livejournal.com]

I can understand how traumatic it could be to organise so you have my sympathy. I'll definately be along with Kat (though table is still up in the air)

If you need emergency prizes I can supply magic cards only problem is I can't afford to donate them. For purposes of MARS prizes I'd sell basically at cost. I'd even trade some packs for my ticket which I haven't bought yet.

I know you'd rather have donated prizes and stuff but In Case Of Emergency.
Also if you get really really desperate I can give you a couple of Magic posters to give away as prizes, I'd rather give them to MACE but if you need some prizes I can give you them (4 posters, 2 different designs)

I'm sure it'll all turn out great though! *eagerly awaiting quiz night goodness*
Maybe I'll borrow Kat's top for it :)

[gemfyre.livejournal.com]

Got an e-mail and the prize crisis seems a little more under control now. :) Thanks for the offer.

Hrmm, if you wear that top we may have to give you a prize for it... *giggles*