I just went to www.topcoder.com/tc and
saw that the blog contest is ending
in a couple of hours. It is 2:18 am here
but I don't feel sleepy. I am used to
that in part because of the long hours
during night SRMs. And here is what
I got to say:
After almost
getting to red and then losing all my rating to low yellow, after
almost
screwing up the last TCCC qualification because my credit card was
not
accepted in the Starbucks wireless connection and having to run home for
more
credit cards, after almost losing a flight during round 2 because my 500
was
not passing the testcases while my flight was in boarding status, I have
to
admit I don't see any chances to get to a tournament in a couple of years.
But I really think I could be a the best video blogger. I really like
meeting
different people and I feel I could give you a good impression of how
TCCC really
is. I forgot to say, I also stay late quite easily, so I could
tell you about what
happened during the night parties. Of course there are
some! There are much
more poker games than the official tournament.
Actually, what I most remember
and what I am most proud of from the TCCC I
participated was when I won a poker
game of about 20 people where the last
people standing where reid, misof and
John Dethridge :-)
Of course,
you won't probably ever know if you don't pick me!