Yeah that's me

I had an interview with the Sarnia Observer about my Bulwer-Lytton dishonourable mention (about half way down the page after 'Purple Prose'). It was on the front page of the paper right underneath the John G. Munson collision story. What's surprising is that some of my sweethearts' co-workers noticed it almost immediately, and here I thought nobody read that paper! Here's a look, I scanned a photocopy of the paper, I'll just type out page A2 rather than scanning etc...
the last part of it reads:

In his Working life he is employed as a project officer with environmental response at the Canadian Coast Guard in Sarnia.

"I guess I was always the class clown, the entertainer with a quirky sense of humour," he said. "I find it really enjoyable."

Rice, a professor at San Jose State University in California intends to publish his sixth collection of Bulwer-Lytton Fiction winners soon.

Perreaux was asked to sign a waiver to allow his submission to be published in the book so he hopes Rice is serious - but it's hard to know.

For now he's basking in the glory of his first big win for bad writing. He's so proud, it only took him three months to tell anyone about it.

I made no mention of my blog in the piece but I did refer to Marianne and her influence on my writing, as well as the humour site I write to frequently, (HMO).

All in all the interview was good with a few discrepancies, Marianne was the first prize winner for her 2003 entry, and Scott Rice never told me I was wasting his time. His words were: "I have received your latest infliction" and "your latest submission will receive the attention it deserves". I was attempting to allude to the fact that you never quite know how to take the guy, given the nature of his comedic influence (sarcasm).

I wish they had included the stuff I said about dad introducing me to this competition he follows religiously and how when my name appeared that it was a thing of pride for him and I (I assume).

All in all it was a kick, and it sort of broadened my search for an outlet of my comedic genius... or at the very least some carrots to pursue while I make a name for myself on Leno and Letterman (did I just use both their names simultaneously in a sentence? vocational suicide...), failing that I will settle for a guest spot on the "Rick Mercer Show" as a johnny on the spot or something, but judging by the photo that "made the cut" in the article, I'd best stick to the shadows.