GISHWHES (aka November Blog Fest: The Sequel: Day 20)

So I’m doin’ this thing.

It’s called GISHWHES (the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen), created by the oh-so-eccentric Misha Collins, actor, baker, candlestick maker, best known for his time as Castiel on the greatest show ever, Supernatural. Yeah, THAT guy.

I’m on a team of ten with my boyfriend, a couple chicks from Poland, a few folks from Sweden, and some dude out of St. Louis. The winning team gets a paid trip to Rome to have dinner with Misha. All of the submissions are thing you have to take a picture or video of, and we have a week to do it.

The list is over 200 items long, with things like:

Karate chop the Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong. (10 points)

Dance the cueca with a llama. (16 points)

A chair that serves as both a chair and a shark killer with instructional manual next to it. (21 points)

The real direct phone number of Peewee Herman. (41 points)

As you know, chewing gum is illegal in Singapore. But, if you are in a boat in the Port of Singapore, you can do whatever you want. Chew an entire pack of gum at once while on a boat with the Singapore skyline behind you. (12 points)

Read a poem from one of the trzej wieszcze to innocent bystanders in front of Renaissance City Hall. (11 points)

A toilet plunger covered in real gold leaf. (33 points)

Someone tapping out in Morse code: “This Hunt has destroyed my family.” (9 points)

A church choir singing “eye of the tiger” in a church. (32 points)

Show video footage of Oprah reading a book that you wrote. (79 points)

Bring order to chaos. (8 points)

Fill hundreds of balloons with helium, tie them to a decorated Christmas tree and watch the tree float away. Tree must be a real pine tree (not faux) and must be at least 5 feet tall. The video must show the tree floating off and should be 40 seconds long. (217 points)

A one-minute instructional video explaining how the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) operates. The instruction must be given by two 5 year olds using props and a graph. (30 points)

It’s crazy. I just submitted a video of me reciting 12 lines of Dr. Seuss in less than 20 seconds while wearing business attire. Yep.

I just wanted you all to know what kind of nerd I am. This kind.