the interview game
A new blog buddy J.P. posted a blog interview game, inviting his friends to participate and pass it on. Here's how it works:
The Official Interview Game Rules:
1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying, "interview me".
2. I will respond by asking you five questions - each person's questions will be different.
3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
I volunteered with an "interview me" to J.P.'s comments section last week. J.P. and the rest of the world are about to find that I'm the kind of guy who answers simple questions with paragraphs, which may be because nothing about my life has ever been simple.
Here are the five questions he gave me, with my answers:
1. How long have you lived in New York?
I moved here in 1989 after graduate studies in Berkeley, California to do some more graduate studies, this time in Fine Arts. At the time I imagined that I'd go back to the Bay Area when I finished the MFA. But I met Bob immediately upon arrival and, 16 years later, here I've stayed.
2. PC or Mac?
As a photographer and graphic designer I know I should be Mac. I've worked on Macs in the past and I keep finding myself having to deal with Macs. But I'm really a PC user at heart. Having used both platforms, I could never completely buy the Mac hype. They're prettier to look at, but you only have to look at an old iMac to remind yourself how quickly styles change and how hard it is to upgrade an all-in-one computer. These days, ANYthing you can do on a Mac can be done on a PC, and their cheaper and more of my clients and web-service associates are Windows or UNIX base. But that just means it's easier for me, not better for everyone.
3. When looking at other guys, what's the first thing you notice about them?
It's amazing how Bob's and my tastes have affected each other's. Bob says I've made him notice men's legs and necks more than he ever did before and, because of him, I notice guys packages more than I ever did in the past. And, of course, a broad, hairy chest can give me whiplash. But what's the first thing I notice? I'd have to say a general impression of size (tall or beefy, even on a shorter fireplug of a guy) catches my eye quickly, also darker facial hair, and often, just a smile. Smiles knock me out. They can sometime trump everything else.
4. You can only watch three hours of television for the entire week including any "recreational viewing". What do you watch?
That's difficult. Many of my favorite television shows have closed up shop in the past several years and I haven't found replacements. Three years ago I would have said Friends, Six Feet Under and been embarrassed to admit American Idol. But the first two are gone now, and American Idol is (in baseball terminology) like a long wind up to a wild pitch: much ado in the set up, but ultimately going nowhere. These days, it's the weather and Rome. The jury is still out on My Name is Earl and The Office. And I could live without any of these and they don't add up to three hours. Maybe, if I'm really honest, the only TV viewing that I can't live without would be my middle-of-the-night rugby (on the Fox Soccer Channel) when I can't fall asleep. It's a non-narcotic sedative when I'm wide awake worrying about something at 3 a.m.
5. How much coffee does it take before you're licking the ceiling from a wicked buzz?
Four mugs of regular coffee or two espresso-based drinks. I'm a light weight.
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So, there are my answers. I'll send J.P. a set of five now, and anyone else who wants to give it a try.
Anyone want to play? Don't be shy if I don't know you yet. That's what this game is all about. Just comment on this post with "interview me!"
The Official Interview Game Rules:
1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying, "interview me".
2. I will respond by asking you five questions - each person's questions will be different.
3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
I volunteered with an "interview me" to J.P.'s comments section last week. J.P. and the rest of the world are about to find that I'm the kind of guy who answers simple questions with paragraphs, which may be because nothing about my life has ever been simple.
Here are the five questions he gave me, with my answers:
1. How long have you lived in New York?
I moved here in 1989 after graduate studies in Berkeley, California to do some more graduate studies, this time in Fine Arts. At the time I imagined that I'd go back to the Bay Area when I finished the MFA. But I met Bob immediately upon arrival and, 16 years later, here I've stayed.
2. PC or Mac?
As a photographer and graphic designer I know I should be Mac. I've worked on Macs in the past and I keep finding myself having to deal with Macs. But I'm really a PC user at heart. Having used both platforms, I could never completely buy the Mac hype. They're prettier to look at, but you only have to look at an old iMac to remind yourself how quickly styles change and how hard it is to upgrade an all-in-one computer. These days, ANYthing you can do on a Mac can be done on a PC, and their cheaper and more of my clients and web-service associates are Windows or UNIX base. But that just means it's easier for me, not better for everyone.
3. When looking at other guys, what's the first thing you notice about them?
It's amazing how Bob's and my tastes have affected each other's. Bob says I've made him notice men's legs and necks more than he ever did before and, because of him, I notice guys packages more than I ever did in the past. And, of course, a broad, hairy chest can give me whiplash. But what's the first thing I notice? I'd have to say a general impression of size (tall or beefy, even on a shorter fireplug of a guy) catches my eye quickly, also darker facial hair, and often, just a smile. Smiles knock me out. They can sometime trump everything else.
4. You can only watch three hours of television for the entire week including any "recreational viewing". What do you watch?
That's difficult. Many of my favorite television shows have closed up shop in the past several years and I haven't found replacements. Three years ago I would have said Friends, Six Feet Under and been embarrassed to admit American Idol. But the first two are gone now, and American Idol is (in baseball terminology) like a long wind up to a wild pitch: much ado in the set up, but ultimately going nowhere. These days, it's the weather and Rome. The jury is still out on My Name is Earl and The Office. And I could live without any of these and they don't add up to three hours. Maybe, if I'm really honest, the only TV viewing that I can't live without would be my middle-of-the-night rugby (on the Fox Soccer Channel) when I can't fall asleep. It's a non-narcotic sedative when I'm wide awake worrying about something at 3 a.m.
5. How much coffee does it take before you're licking the ceiling from a wicked buzz?
Four mugs of regular coffee or two espresso-based drinks. I'm a light weight.
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So, there are my answers. I'll send J.P. a set of five now, and anyone else who wants to give it a try.
Anyone want to play? Don't be shy if I don't know you yet. That's what this game is all about. Just comment on this post with "interview me!"
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And now for my questions for J.P.:
1. What would you say is the greatest purpose your blog serves in your own life? And what is the longest you've gone without writing an entry in your blog?
2. How did you and Earl meet?
3. Who is on your "list?" As in the lists of famous people that couples jokingly negotiate with one another, giving their partner permission to sleep with if, in some impossible circumstance, the opportunity presented itself. (If you don't have one, who would be on the list if you did have one?)
4. If you divided your average vacation into a pie chart, what activity would have the biggest slice?
5. What do you want to be doing in 10 years?
I've posted my answers. :) They are here. Thanks!
Better answers than I could have imagined. I enjoyed, in particular, how you and Earl met. But the driving trips, the bed and breakfast, Bruce Willis and why you blog were also great. Thanks for the treat.
Probably not someone you would expect to respond to this but I'd like to give it a try. So, if the offer still stands, I'm ready for my 5 questions.
L
Madam President,
Your five questions are ready. See today's post.
Look forward to your answers!
Count me in
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