Al-Jimzeera Talking Points

* I take the Drew Gardner New Year's Day Marathon Quiz: Some read one or two short poems and in a modest way (surely the most difficult thing to pull off) [Not me]. Some read one short strong piece [Not me]. Some go three times too long with weak, unrehearsed material [might be me]. Some blare theater chops [maybe me]. Some mix poetry and music [if you call what I was doing poetry, then yes]. Some trot out well worn clichés [definitely me]. Some open a detailed window [nah]. Some make people laugh [I think some people were laughing, it's hard to tell when you're up there]. Some do hilarious poetic performance interventions [probably not me]. Some share intimate details [I don't think I have any intimate details, it's all just *out there*]. Some evade [Oh yes]. Some annoy [yes, yes]. Some hint [nope]. Some bewilder [possibly]. Some turn the amp up to eleven [John Mulrooney was at 8, I think]. Some declaim [I have to look up "declaim"]. Some list [yes]. Some drone [yes]. Some mumble [yes]. Some chronicle [not really]. Some fantasize [oh yes]. Some object [I need to bring more objects with me. Also become more of an object. Like a sex object]. Some charm [eh, maybe a little]. Some surprise [probably not].

I realize now that I do this to everyone's blog every time I read them. Searching: me? me? me? me? Beats me. Whatever, who won that game?