I was going to write a post about...

... the ironies about my present life but I decided to do a meme instead. I hadn't done one in a long time and figured... heck, why not?

Besides, the only irony that came to mind was the fact that the only exercise I get daily now is when I ride to the store for a pack of cigs. And irony upon irony... doing this is actually helping me to get my stamina back.

Anyway... it's an INTERVIEW MEME I saw this on the lovely Tish's blog. I responded and she sent me 5 questions. So, here they are along with my answers.

1. What is your favorite play and why? I don't know if I have a favorite play. Though the works of Beckett and Brecht still astound me to no end. Beckett for his preciseness (one of the few playwrights where you should actually pay attention to the punctuation) and powerful use of silence. Brecht for not only reminding us that theatre should be theatrical (really folks... thats what the whole "alienation" thing was all about) but also the sheer brilliance of his plays. OK... sue me because one was a manic-depressive and the other a commie socialist... it still doesn't take away that both were brilliant (and influential) theatre visionaries.
   
2. If you could magically transform yourself into any fictional character, who would it be and why? It used to be Scrooge McDuck... just the idea of swimming in money appealed to me. These days... yeah, it'll still have to be Scrooge McDuck.
3. How many hours of sleep per night do you require? I am at my best with about 5 hours of sleep. Not sure why but It's something I discovered in my 20's. It finds me at my most efficient.
   
4. Why did you originally start blogging? I actually started blogging to get my writing chops back up. The actual machenical action of writing is as important to the whole process as the ideas that spur it on. There is a scene in the movie "Finding Forrester" that touches on this. In a lot of ways blogging is sort of like going out for that daily jog to keep in shape. Since then, I've come to discover (and greatly enjoy) the interaction that comes with blogging. It has also provided opportunities as a creative outlet in more ways than one.
5. If you could meet any blogger in person, who would it be and why? That is a loaded question. lol. Actually all of of you. Through blogging I have met some pretty incredible folk and found out a bit about them through their blogs. Their joys their pain and above all their humanity. (Yeah, notice how I skirted around that one.)
   

If anyone would like to be interviewed, here's how to keep the meme going:

Leave me a comment saying "Interview me." I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions. You will update your weblog with the answers to the questions, and let me know that you answered. If you don't have a blog, but would still like to play, I can send you the questions, and you can answer them in the comments. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Cheers!

EDIT: I will post interview questions right after I fix the fence that my dogs are escaping through.