It's all about me, dammit! The picture to the left is me. A sorta artsy looking me. A coupla' people have written to ask why the pictures on our site don't really show me very well. It's because I choose to remain mysterious. An enigma. The bear formerly known as Paul. That, and because I don't really have any good pictures of myself that have been taken this decade. Okay: About Me. Well, I was born a poor black child in southern Mississippi... er, wait... um, that's not right. Actually, I was born and raised in a suburb near Detroit, Michigan. Whenever I tell people that I'm from Detroit, they sorta step back and look to see if I'm carrying a gun. It's really not that bad. Guns weren't even made manditory in the city until 1991. Now that I live in Chicago, when I tell people where I'm from they always say, "Da Bears!" (...Bulls, Cubs, etc.), while at the same time stepping back to see if I'm carrying a gun. Maybe I'm exagerating. Only the Europeans do this. I went to college as a Journalism major, and it was there that I decided I wanted to be an artist. After several jobs where my creative talents were not being fully utilized (an understatement), I decided in 1991 to buy a computer and teach myself how to use it. My first design job was for a small studio in Detroit, working on a variety of projects, mostly for automotive companies. I'm now working in the Marketing department of a bank in Chicago, where I also do some copywriting... so I guess the journalism studies paid off. Lets see, how best to tell you about myself... hmm... Lets do an interview, high school journalism student style! |
Hello, Paul. I'm so honored to be interviewing you! I have some very probing questions that will help me to reveal the real you! Okay... lets get started. What's your favorite food?
Cool! Okay... What's your favorite musical group and/or artist?
Cool! Okay... If you could be anyone, other than yourself, for just one night, who would it be?
Wow. Okay... You're going to be stranded on a dessert island, and as the ship goes down, you are only able to take three things: a music cd, a piece of art, and a book. What would you take?
You make a cd player out of coconuts after you are on the island.
Great! Okay... who is your most admired historical figure, living or dead, and why?
What's literary?
Great! Okay... do you practice a religion?
You don't have to answer.
Is that like Catholic or Jewish or something?
Great! Okay... What's your favorite color?
Grey isn't a color.
Grey is a mix of black and white, and neither of them are colors. One is the absence of all color, and the other is the combination of all color.
Mine? Dusty Mauve.
What? Why do you say that?
Um... Okay. Next question: Do you have any pets?
Why do you have cats?
You could have a dog.
Okay! What's your astrological sign?
Great! Okay... do you have any hobbies?
What about outside interests?
Bears? Do you mean like grizzlies and polars?
Oh! That's so cute!
Great! Next question: What are your top five greatest movies of all time?
That's a diverse group.
What about your favorite actors?
What was the last movie you saw?
Great! What was the last book you read?
Either way.
Great! This is my last question: What is the nature of the universe and why do we exist?
Great! Okay... well, that's our interview. Is there anything that you would like to add?
That's, um... very interesting.
Sure. Well, thank you very much for this interview!
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