we saw mason on tv last night

Last night we saw our dear friend Mason on national television. It was such fun!

I'm so sorry I didn't blog about this before the program aired. But perhaps it will be re-run, so keep an eye out: No Opportunity Wasted on CBC, the episode on fear of public speaking.

I read about this on Nick and Mason's blog, Life Without Borders: here's the post that explains why Mason was on the show.

I read the post, then promptly forgot to write it down, check the TV schedule, or in any way attempt to remember that my friend would be appearing on national television. Very nice of me.

There was no playoff game last night, and we spent the day eating and drinking for Allan's birthday, and then were crashed in front of the TV. I wanted to see if "Little Mosque on the Prairie" is funny this season. During Little Mosque, we kept seeing commercials for "No Opportunity Wasted" - but we always mute commercials, and I didn't make the connection between the title and Mason's post.

When I put the sound on, I heard something about singing the national anthem at a soccer game. And I immediately started shouting, "Mason is on this show! Mason is going to be on this!!"

When Little Mosque ended (answer: mildly amusing, not worth scheduling life around), we started "No Opportunity Wasted". We could see that Mason, if he made it past the cutting room floor, would be on at the very end.

And yes indeed, there he was! They showed him on three separate camera shots, for a decent amount of time. He sounded fantastic - with his deep, sonorous voice and professional-announcer cadence. As Allan said, "very announcery". It was so much fun to see him.

I am totally kicking myself for not announcing this earlier, but maybe interested folks saw the post at LWB.

I thought the show itself was pretty lame. Participants confront their greatest fears, and that is supposed to change their lives forever. I am very into confronting fears - forcing myself to do things I am afraid of - so in general I think that's a great idea. But I don't think the 30-minute format lends itself to life-changing experiences. But hey, these so-called reality shows are not created with me in mind.

We did watch "Notes On A Scandal," which we both loved. Tonight it's back to baseball. The Sox are on the brink, but they will push back. Tonight is the first win of the comeback.