It’s Wednesday. Some people express relief when they wake up to this day of the week; I feel the weight of woe – woe is this hump day that seems insurmountable. (Especially when it’s been 10 o’clock for longer than an hour. I swear.)
Because it’s one of my favorite shows, here’s the Bernard Pivot quiz as uttered so eloquently by James Lipton on every episode of "Inside the Actor’s Studio":
1: What is your favorite word?
Jokah
2: What is your least favorite word?
ASAP
3: What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
Laughter – particularly in the moments when you collapse into or reach out for someone else
4: What turns you off?
Schmaltzy, insincere hellos. I'd seriously rather not speak or be spoken to if it's not actually well-meant.
5: What sound or noise do you love?
The voices of everyone singing during the candle lighting ceremony on the lake at camp
6: What sound or noise do you hate?
The alarm clock. Any alarm clock.
7: What is your favorite curse word?
F^ck (I always feel so guilty and wrong for those times when I type it out here. I'm torn between my mother's disdain for the naughty and the Richard Pryor in me that just wants to let it out.)
8: What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
A storyteller -- on stage or film. I'd like to write, produce and maybe even act in said stories.
9: What profession would you not like to do?
Um ... I'm going to go with this 9-5-type stuff. I really don't think it's for me. I know it's not really for anyone or that no one is really all for it, but great goodness ... I can't shake the feeling that everyday it feels just like this:
10: If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Surprise!
Surprise!
Heh. I kid. No, I'd like to hear (and see in the faces of all those I've held dear that made it) as God spread His arms beyond him -- "It wasn't all for nothing."