My first and last ever Tag...

I hate Tags. They always strike me as something a blogger does when there's nothing else to write about. But, other than the work I have been doing for The Mill (or not be doing depending on my procrastination levels) to get it satisfactorily ready for the largest one day film festival in the world, Tropfest, I have nothing else to write about...

So as asked for by Ticharu here are 9 things people might find interesting.

9. I rarely take myself seriously enough to achieve anything or convince anyone else I can achieve anything. When I do achieve something, it's a nice surprise for everyone.

8. I am ambidextrous. I am equally illegible with both hands, and feet for that matter, when I write. I carry a notebook with me everywhere. My notebooks need a decoder ring. Seriously, I'm sure it's a good story or idea, I just need to know what the hell is written on the page.

7. I would like to produce and/or direct at least one film in every genre. Which makes Ang Lee my favourite Director to date as he's well on the way to proving it can be done.

6. When I was in my pre-teens, all I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a Renaissance Man or Polymath. I was an odd child. I'd still like to be one but now in my adulthood I'd be lucky if I considered myself a Philomath. Although this desire is what lead me to do film as you need to be proficient at many artistic and technically endeavours to be considered average.

5. I feel sorry for people who perpetuate the rediculous notion that an adult producing shows for children should appear to be as innocent as a child in the public arena. Being a Wiggle would suck, I've seen them asked adult questions in interviews and they're afraid to answer them in case it hurts their marketability. I believe expressing adult opinions to other adults has no bearing on the content of a show produced for children as those views have absolutely nothing to do ones ability to use their imagination in the same way they did when they were a child.

4. I think Marijuana is one of the most powerful emotional tools humans have ever encountered but I take an anti-drug stance on it's use because I've found it is a very rare person indeed who has even the slightest notion how to use it properly. Looks up, see I'm not allowed that opinion if I produce shows for children... weird, OK, OK, [robotic voice] Drugs are bad [/robotic voice] whatever!

3. I have no formal qualifications but have regularly been chosen for jobs over people who have completed many years of study. People are regularly surprised when they find out that I'm an uneducated buffoon. That surprise soon turns to anger if they find out I earn more than them and all their fancy skool'n.

2. They say there's 6 degrees of seperation between you and any other person on earth. There is a maximum of 1 degree seperation between myself and the 10 richest and/or most powerful people in the world. I find the notion humorous, particuarly because it has no effect on my life whatsoever. I was born blue-collar and I'll probably die that way (or at least a whiter shade of blue). I am not an opportunist. Which probably makes me more than a little silly considering that I've been at a dinner where one of Australias richest individuals asked the waitress how much she owed on her mortgage and then wrote her a cheque for that amount as the tip. But the people who I have encountered who are opportunists make me cringe. No thanks.

1. Hmmm, what else, I find myself in the right place at the right time so often I sometimes forget it's unusual, wait, no, ummm, I talk to animals as if they were human and believe if you listen closely they answer back, wait, no, ummm, My bank account number is... 1040xxxxxxxx HA! You wish!

Apparently we're meant to tag other people, so I'm tagging myself, looks up, that was quick, I've already done it, cool, I tagged myself, looks up, that was quick, I've already done it, cool, I tagged myself, looks up... I'm sure this is going to create a tear in the space time continuum. Please put on safety googles and stand back when the universe implodes.

After re-reading that I can honestly say that my hate for tags has not dimminished one bit, what a load of rubbish...