I can’t believe I’m really here! I know this is going to be an exciting contest, even though they haven’t told us how it will work yet. I don’t even know what the prize will be! But it doesn’t matter - winning is it’s own reward, you know?

So I’ve been working out, perfecting my ping pong game, and memorizing German advertising jingles. I can groom a poodle, while blindfolded, in under 5 minutes. I can’t recite pi to one hundred places yet, but I think I’m about as ready as I’ll ever be.

Today I haven’t done much but wait around with the other contestants. It’s hard to size up the competition. What’s my mood? I’m about as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.