Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Bernard Pivot Blogfest

Today is the Bernard Pivot blogfest hosted by Nicole Ducleroir.  Each participant has to answer the same ten questions (originally crafted by  interviewer Bernard Pivot) that James Lipton asks of his guests on "Inside the Actor's Studio." I love that show and am thrilled to participate and get to know other bloggers better.
For a complete list of participants, look here.
  1. What is your favorite word? Onomotopoeia.  Only, I can't figure out what it sounds like.
  2. What is your least favorite word? Morning.
  3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? A long walk in the woods.
  4. What turns you off? People who do nothing but complain. It's not about you.  Really. It's not.  That's life so suck it up and move  on.
  5. What is your favorite curse word?  Crap.  That's as close to cursing as I get.
  6. What sound or noise do you love?  The wind rising in the trees before a rainstorm.
  7. What sound or noise do you hate?  Heavy traffic.
  8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?  Wildlife photographer
  9. What profession would you not like to do?  Sales of any kind.
  10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "I just want you to know, I love your books. Fantastic job!  Really.  So I have this castle all set up for you to live in, and I want you to keep on writing novels for eternity, for My pleasure. With plenty of divine inspiration, of course.  Not that I'm saying you need it.  As much or as little as you want, I just want you to know I'm here for you.  Now come on in and start picking out furniture."

21 comments:

  1. LOL! Love your answer to 10! Oh yeah, and 1, too. Very clever! ;o)

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  2. I love your answers - All of them hit the spot.

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  3. I love long walks in the woods too. They make me feel at peace.

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  4. OOH I love your number 6-- awesome. I'm a big fan of the word Onomotopoeia. good choice.

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  5. Loved your answers! And the wind in the trees before a big thunderstorm is absolutely one of my favorite sounds. Magical!

    Thanks for playing along!!

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  6. ooh, #4 is spot on. For reals, i hate that.

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  7. i love your answer to 10. i think i'd like my castle near yours.

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  8. Ooh, I could totally hear that wind. Now I'm wishing I was sitting in a park, waiting for the rain to begin.

    Great answers!
    Cheers!
    Jen

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  9. There's nothing like a long walk in the woods, or even better, a long walk in the mountains >:)

    Cold As Heaven

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  10. Haha I love that 'morning' was your answer to your least favourite word, I agree wholeheartedly! And that picture is fantastic.
    - Sophia.

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  11. Priceless...#10; and I'm certain those words will come out of His mouth :)

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  12. I fell in love with your blog when I read the answer to #10 and saw the picture of your tree. Some part of me has lived in a tree since I could walk.

    Carla @ carla-jansen.blogspot.com

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  13. New follower and fellow blogfest participant here. I hate traffic as well, that's why I moved to a VERY small town. Your answer to #10 is cool. If your interested, you can check out my answers at: http://writinginwonderland.blogspot.com/

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  14. I love your answers. Onomotopoeia is a great word combined with long walks, sunshine and rain - magical :)

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  15. Thanks, everyone, this was really fun! However, it's 8:40 pm and I just finished my day job, so I won't have time to look at everyone else's posts tonight.

    Thanks for stopping by!

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  16. I can't stand complainers either! This was fun, wasn't it?

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  17. I love photography, but it is too much of a passion to ever want to do it for a job.
    Yet I'd love to make living from my writing. Go figure.

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  18. Wildlife photographer is an interesting one. Nature makes so many happy!

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  19. Onomatopoeia sounds like a really drunk person telling you they have to take a trip to the restroom.

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I apologize for the word verification. I hate it, but the spammers made me do it.