Diary of a Dilletante

Desci got asked some questions as part of a meme and invites others to request an interview by her. In a desperate attempt to generate some content I jumped on the bandwagon. She asks:

1. Describe your perfect day

I’d like a combination of solitude and socialisation. Start the day early with a round of golf on a deserted course as the sun burns off the last of the dew. There is nothing quite like walking though a beautiful golf course with only the local wildlife to distract you. I’d shoot the lights out and could then head into a late lunch with a lot of my closest friends and family in some sort of communal setting. A nice cafe with long benches might fit the bill. As much as I like being alone – I like being with those I love more.

2. I ask you what I asked 1.0: Why do you like sport? It’s quite shit.

A tough one. Games are important to me and I like the physical as well as the mental. I’ve played sport pretty much all my life and it is a habit that is hard to kick. I enjoy setting myself against an opponent and trying to win. I’ve had some moderate success in my own little sphere but that is just icing on the sport cake.
Sports teams are are almost always meritocracies and that also appeals. I get to meet people I would never interact with without the sport. I have been captained by dock workers and a barely literate council gardener – but both earned their position of authority based on their skill at the game. You can always find a team that will take you – if you are are good enough then you can play. This attitude matches my egalitarian mindset.
And it’s fun to play your game with some friends and then have a beer or two afterwards. We all have our shared experiences. Sport is how I get mine.

3. What would be your last supper?

I love corned beef with cabbage, carrots, mash etc. and a nice mustard sauce. Alas I am the only one in the house that will eat this as my three girls tell me they hate it. So if I were choosing – this is what I would choose.
If I’m not choosing then something with some sort of choking hazard will probably be it.

4. You have one cunt punt. To whom would you give it?

She’s a very prominent person in the company and universally loathed, yet still enjoys some sort of reputation for being a great employee. She would be first.

5. Favourite gig, band, album?

My favourite gig was probably when Ben and Drew played the Club Lounge back in Mildura. It may be the only time in my life where I could claim I was “with the band”.
My favourite band is probably Jellyfish. They have held a place on my mix tapes and iPod playlists constantly for more than a decade.
And yet the favourite album is probably Matthew Sweet’s GIRLFRIEND. I think it stands up better as a whole than BELLY BUTTON or SPILT MILK.

Now it’s your turn. If you want to be interviewed, leave me a comment including the words “Interview me.” I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions. If you don’t have a valid email address on your blog, please provide one. You will update your blog with a post containing your answers to the questions. 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.