The Sideline Interviewer

[Jason Petrasko]

interviewer: Well, now this has been the second time you slacked off a day in cooking. Just how well can the dish cook itself?
- I find that sometimes the pot need to simmer for a spell. This gives all the thoughts inside time to sort themselves out, esp. in order of importance.

interviewer: That's all well and good, but what's going on over there? *points to a pot bubbling over with rules*
- umm, yea. The game has gotten kind of rules heavy, though I don't know if that's good or bad yet. Let me get over there...
*runs over to the pot*
*grabs stick*
*beats rules back into the pot*
THERE!
No problem at all.

[Rossum]

Interviewer: And now, the home stretch. With just about thirty-three hours left to this year's competition, let's catch up with some of our chefs. Excuse me, sir, can you tell us how your entry is coming?

So far, so good. I lost a Monday and Tuesday due to some real-world concerns, but I've cleared all of today and most of tomorrow to pull through.

Interviewer: Still not done yet, eh?

Look, quality takes time. Not to say anything against those who have already finished, but I don't want to rush mine. As it is, I'm leaving some things out due to ambition and time contraints.

Interviewer: Time contraints?

At the start of this competition, I planned to have finished by Saturday, leaving all Sunday for production, cleaning up, and polish. I have been able to touch and think about 1984 Prime every day so far (except Monday and Tuesday), so as it is, I feel pretty much on track. My apologies to the forum lurkers for not posting more just yet, but I need to focus on the final entry. I want folks to have something to look forward to.

Interviewer: Sounds ambitious. Do you think you've over-extended yourself?

Only time will tell. Now, as cathartic as you are, M. Interviewer, I've got to run- a friend is letting me use her scanner.

MDK