Tim Hartman and I are definitely confirmed for that Friday evening.
Pray for a safe Belmont Stakes tomorrow,
Rom Masrour
CPS/UIC
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- Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29350
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Literature Doubles
- Replies: 78
- Views: 23415
Re: Chicago Open Literature Doubles
Tim Hartman and I are definitely confirmed for that Saturday evening.
Cheer for Big Brown tomorrow,
Rom Masrour
CPS/UIC
Cheer for Big Brown tomorrow,
Rom Masrour
CPS/UIC
- Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:17 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2008 Movies Singles Tournament (still on, hopefully)
- Replies: 63
- Views: 16434
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Chicago Open 2008
Of course, you can count on me for my first movie-only tourney! In fact, I will compete in lieu of eating lunch. Shall a draft precede the first round?
Happy D-Day anniversary,
Rom Masrour
CPS/UIC
Happy D-Day anniversary,
Rom Masrour
CPS/UIC
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2008 SS/Phil Doubles: "Walden Three"
- Replies: 58
- Views: 11224
Re: Announcement: Social Science/Philosophy Subject Tournament
On second thought, I would also like to enter these doubles/triples/quadruples, too, and I am currently searching for a teammate in case Tim Hartman cannot stay Sunday night. As I have been humbly suggesting this evening, triples and/or quadruples could keep these side tournaments moving more swiftl...
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Literature Doubles
- Replies: 78
- Views: 23415
Re: Chicago Open Literature Doubles
I still aspire to win my second consecutive literature doubles title (but without Jonathin Magin), and I would like to compete with either Tim Hartman from last summer or Brian Sobolak, my best teammate from CBI Nationals. If interested players significantly exceed the numbers of packets and moderat...
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29350
Re: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
I still prefer Tim Hartman to be my teammate like last year, but I do not know whether he is also among the thirty early entrants. With so much interest in history doubles, could the teams be expanded to triples or even quadruples? Last month's experimental doubles became experimental quadruples wit...
- Sun May 04, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Sun 'n Fun Mirror @ Northwestern - 5/17/2008
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3093
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Sun 'n Fun Mirror @ Northwestern - 5/17/2008
With less than two weeks to go, I still need some teammates, but you can count on me. One of my UIC acquaintances will be out of town for summer vacation, for example, but I just chirped Arsalan Khan. Auto racers are athletes, but thoroughbred horses are pets. Happy early Cinco de Mayo, Rom Masrour,...
- Sun May 04, 2008 2:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Minnesota Open, October 18 2008
- Replies: 111
- Views: 36028
Re: Preliminary Announcement: Minnesota Open, October 18 2008
The Minnesota Open weekend would be a great early birthday celebration for me. I intend to to compete in Saturday's main event and lit singles and Sunday's trash scrimmage. I can drive a rental car from Chicago Friday evening, and I could give others a lift. I plan to return Sunday evening after the...
- Sun May 04, 2008 1:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Experimental Tournament, 5/24
- Replies: 82
- Views: 29301
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Experimental Doubles Tournament, 5/24
In addition to playing, I can bring my CPS laptop, so I am confirming my previously accepted entry. Any contributions of the packets being installed would be most welcome. As for the draft, it sounds too much like modular arithmetic, so you lost me. I just hope that I will not be picked last, as in ...
- Sat May 03, 2008 2:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29350
Re: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
I now realize that I had already entered the History Doubles. Tim Hartman was great as my teammate last summer, but he may be locked out due to a lack of a posting if the field is capped at 28 players (14 duos). Any interested teammate who is also already entered may e-mail me at indycars@uic.edu or...
- Thu May 01, 2008 10:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Chicago Open 2008
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9973
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Chicago Open 2008
Friday evening for history doubles and Saturday evening for literature doubles sound great. I could staff Sunday evening for social science/philosophy doubles. During Saturday and Sunday lunchbreaks, I would also be interested in name-that-tune, especially if it expanded to include musical theatre a...
- Thu May 01, 2008 10:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29350
Re: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
I was somehow omitted from the tentative early entry list. I am still looking for a teammate whose Asian, world, ancient, and military history could complement my political, American, British, and Western history.
Happy tax freedom day (unless I missed it),
Rom Masrour
CPS/UIC
Happy tax freedom day (unless I missed it),
Rom Masrour
CPS/UIC
- Thu May 01, 2008 9:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Trash Tournament
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1684
Re: CO Trash Tournament
As of now, I am a free agent, as some of my MLK teammates did not want to compete in ABD. I did not mind playing solo twice in February for UIC, but I suspect that our trash organizers would. Moreover, I need help with basketball, ice hockey, current baseball, music, current TV, video games, and com...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Sun 'n Fun Mirror @ Northwestern - 5/17/2008
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3093
Re: ANNOUCEMENT: Sun 'n Fun Mirror @ Northwestern - 5/17/2008
By now, you should know that you can count on me even if I have to play solo, but I would like to make my first offers to Bruce Arthur, Tim Hartman, and Arsalan Khan as teammates. I presume that there are no packet submission requirements, but I had not been paying attention to the announcements for...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Experimental Tournament, 5/24
- Replies: 82
- Views: 29301
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Experimental Doubles Tournament, 5/24
If anybody wants to be my teammate, please feel free to e-mail me. I hope to superpower anything about medicine. I plan to moderate/score NAQT HSNCT during that Saturday morning/afternoon, so I will be in the hotel already. Since I live in Chicago, I shall still have enough time to sleep before that...
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:44 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: RESULTS: ICT Warm-up @ Illinois, 4/5/2008
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6713
Re: Announcement: ICT Warm-up @ Illinois, 4/5/2008
One of my promsing teammates has decided to round out another team, and my biggest academic booster needs his car to be repaired. If Arsalan Khan cannot make it to UIUC, I might have to play solo again, and I would definitely rent a car again. Does Notre Dame still need an eighth player? Can any fre...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO trash announcement
- Replies: 67
- Views: 14601
Re: CO trash announcement
Naturally, I could compete in trash quads after the CO. I hope to power all classic cinema questions, but I shall release my buzzer during video game queries. I am always looking for teammates for the CO et al, but right now I am more concerned with finding more teammates for next month's NAQT ICT w...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Chicago Open 2008
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9973
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Chicago Open 2008
The weekend of July 19 would be quite convenient for UIC, for that date is nowhere near the end of the now later summer semester. Last autumn, the IO was followed by smooth literature doubles Saturday night, experimental doubles Sunday morning, and pyramid Sunday afternoon, so some of those proposed...
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:39 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Literature Doubles
- Replies: 78
- Views: 23415
Re: Chicago Open Literature Doubles
Of course, I want to compete in literature doubles. To date, my only tournament victory was last fall's literature doubles at the Illinois Open, but I could not have won that tourney without riding the coattails of Jonathan Magin. At least, I am no longer the Anna Kornakova of ACF. Happy Greek Indep...
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2008 SS/Phil Doubles: "Walden Three"
- Replies: 58
- Views: 11224
Re: Announcement: Social Science/Philosophy Subject Tournament
I struggle to write social science questions, so I would be more useful as a moderator. I plan to be at the Chicago Open for all three days, but I am not informed about a 24-hour quiz bowl marathon. I am new to this message board, so I have not found the date and the location of this marathon Happy ...
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 6:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The July Crisis: Chicago Open History Doubles
- Replies: 95
- Views: 29350
Re: Chicago Open History Doubles
I definitely plan to compete in history doubles the evening before the main Chicago Open. If Tim Hartman is still in the Chicago area, I would like to have him as my history doubles partner. I hope to apply successfully for social studies certification and a history endorsement in a couple of years....
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:50 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2008: call for head editor, side events
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2290
Re: Chicago Open 2008: call for head editor, side events
For the 2008 Chicago Open et al, I would also prefer a July weekend when UIC is still in its summer semester, for I would like to have some fellow UIC students as teammates should I not be able to reunite my 2007 Chicago Open squad with all three of my comrades. I also look forward to another histor...
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF in 2008-2009
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3376
Re: ACF in 2008-2009
Will there still be the Chicago Open (CO) around July 2008 and the Illinois Open around November 2008? Will there be literature doubles, science doubles, and trash around this summer's CO? I know that Bruce Arthur has already been writing history doubles toss-ups and even bonuses. Happy early Ides o...
- Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:02 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: 2008 Midwest SCT at UChicago
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6122
How did I lose the tie-breaker for second in toss-up points?
Just for bragging rights, I would have liked to have been second in the stats, behind only Mike Sorice. Still, I loved my book, a brand-new hard-cover of 'TIS to accompany my autographed copy of ANGELA AND THE BABY JESUS. All I need now by Frank McCourt are ANGELA'S ASHES and TEACHER MAN. Had I some...
- Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals at Chicago, Feb. 16th
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4401
University of Chicago outdid itself with ACF 2008 Regionals.
Kudos to the University of Chicago for organizing such a well-run ACF 2008 Regionals tournament just one week after conducting a similarly smooth NAQT SCT tourney. After round five was completed, the lunch was waiting for us. In light of the recent recall of beef, can we have more non-meat choices f...
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:35 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: RESULTS: ICT Warm-up @ Illinois, 4/5/2008
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6713
UIC will attend UIUC ICT warm-up mirror.
UIC, or at least myself, can attend. I hope to bring Tim Hartman and Arsalan Khan, my best open teammates. I now look especially fondly on NIU's brilliant, ranked 2003 football season.
Happy belated St. Valentine's Day,
Rom Masrour
Happy belated St. Valentine's Day,
Rom Masrour
- Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Rom's first MLK/ABD
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1058
Rom's first MLK/ABD
Congratulations to the organizers of both MLK and ABD 2008 for keeping the preliminary and playoff games moving smoothly so that my teammates and I could spend more time resting at the Ann Arbor Motel 6. I would not have driven round-trip from Chicago without teammates of the caliber of Bruce Arthur...