NEW YORK — As the host of "HQ Trivia," the daily live trivia app, Scott Rogowsky has not had a real vacation since last July, when his sister got married.
The comedian recently moved to Tribeca, where, he said, he lives with dozens of Bed Bath & Beyond coupons his mother foisted on him.
SIX-HOUR CYCLE: It’s impossible for me to sleep late. I generally wake up around 9, 9:30. I wish I could get a solid nine hours; it’s always around six. I just found out I have sleep apnea.
MORE WHITE, LESS YELLOW: For breakfast I’ll make scrambled eggs, with maybe some chopped turkey or chicken sausage, mixed in with broccoli and kale, whatever I have around. The yolk-to-white ratio is important. One egg yolk to three whites is good.
RETURN ON HIS INVESTMENT: I’ve begun transitioning my “Hoarders"-esque vintage clothing collection — over 3,000 T-shirts, sweatshirts, jerseys, jackets and hats — into my apartment, where I plan to establish a weekly habit of eBay listings. I like the idea that I bought them for $2 and sold for $20.
CARB-CONSCIOUS: When I go out to brunch now, they have this crispy French toast. Delicious, amazing, but I can’t do it. At the risk of being super boring and annoying, “I’m trying to cut carbs.” I’ll let my friend make the reservation. I’m not too picky about these things.
MATINEE: I like watching movies during the day, especially at the IFC. They have all those great weird movies. Also, I still haven’t seen “Hamilton.” Now, because of my HQ schedule, the Sunday matinee is the only show I can go to. I’m always two years late with the hot Broadway show. Who’s in it? The fourth-generation cast? Is George Hamilton playing Hamilton at this point?
BRICK AND MORTAR: I love grocery shopping. It’s one of my favorite things. I don’t want to become an ordering-food-online person. Dried fruit is a huge part of my diet. Mango, persimmon, banana.
EYE ON THE BALL: Softball season’s here. I haven’t had a chance to play yet this year. Maybe I’ll go to a 1 p.m. Mets game. I’ve always been the guy that goes on StubHub and gets the cheapest ticket possible and moves down, but this season I’m hosting a talk show with Mets players, and they’ve been hooking me up with great seats.
GOOGLE RESEARCH: I’ll go to work around 6 or so, get ready for the game at 9. I’m Googling to know the story behind everything we ask. Pronunciation is also part of it. Early on I screwed up. The artist Paul Klee — K-L-E-E — I called him “Klee” and I got a lot of Twitter feedback: Hey dummy, it’s pronounced “Clay.” They have makeup now, so they come and do a little hair and makeup — a little gel, a little powder.
GOING LIVE: There could be 200 people watching or 2 million — but from my point of view, I’m always talking to the same one camera, so there’s nothing to get nervous about. Sometimes I forget how special it is to be commanding such a large audience, so for the games that attract millions of players, I’ll tape a photo of Obama’s inauguration below the camera to give me perspective. For the smaller turnouts, I’ll use a photo of Trump’s inauguration.
WALK AND TALK: I usually talk to my parents after the 9 p.m. game when I’m walking home. We talk pretty much every day. Some Sundays I visit. They’re 45 minutes away on Metro-North, so it’s very easy. I have my Fitbit, I get my steps. I generally walk or bike everywhere.
SOCIAL DUTIES: I’m always checking email, and now Twitter. For seven years, I tried to tweet at least one joke a day. Now, most of my tweets are about HQ or interacting with HQties.
DIGITAL SLEEP AID: This Fitbit is so great. It tells me when I go to bed. Last Sunday, it was 1 a.m.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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