Dear readers, I never claimed to be a big shot. But Neil over at Citizen of the Month began his Great Interview Experiment, and I decided to try out fame for a day or two. Here is the basic premise, in case you have not taken the time to follow the link that is right there in front of you (no, that's fine, I understand. You are so very busy and important that you can't be bothered. That's cool...)- comment on the post, and your name goes in the queue. I was interviewed by Egghead, Jr. of Life, the Universe and Everything a few weeks back. I tweaked a couple of my responses to correct the timing (one made reference to "yesterday" but refers to something from a few weeks back) but have not done any additional editing of my original answers. So, without further ado, here is "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dana, but Was Afraid to Ask!" Or, more realistically, "A Bunch of Things You Probably Never Gave a Damn About Regarding Dana, but It's Her Blog, So You Can Humor Her and Pretend that She's Interesting."
What’s the best thing that has happened so far today?
Maybe I should choose another day to answer this, because today has been another one of those days… In all seriousness, though, it’s not as bad as it could be. Today is unseasonably warm, so and the sun was shining quite brightly as I drove the kids to school. My younger son (who turns 5 very, very soon) was being very cute, talking to the hockey player bobblehead on his dresser- he made me laugh. Oh, and when I stopped in a co-worker’s office on my way to the vending machine, she had Heath Bar cookies.
Starbuck’s hot chocolate and M & M’s sound like a pretty good way to start the day. Is this a regular thing?
No, I’m trying very hard not to have that be a regular thing! I’ve been working very hard to eat well and be active because I’ve noticed some of my clothing getting a bit too snug. But I had IT issues and a performance review and other various work stresses all before 10:30 on the day I posted my 'breakfast of champions', so massive doses of chocolate were kind of necessary.
Do you own any wingtip shoes?
Not at the moment. I had a pair I considered buying a number of years ago, but didn’t do it, and now my style has changed to the point that high heels are much more prominent in my wardrobe than oxfords are. Although I wonder if my spectator pumps might be categorized as wingtips?
What do you have to say about SUVs?
The Husband and I own one, but I almost never drive it. We’ve got an SUV and a minivan, since smaller cars tend not to fit the booster seats for the kids all that well. There’s a good amount of cargo space, too, which is necessary when he has to haul a lot of music equipment to either a school event or his pop band gigs. When my minivan gets replaced, I’d like to get an SUV, since some of the car companies are making the hybrids and flex-fuel options (that won’t be for awhile though, since the van is still under 100K miles). I don’t like big vehicles just for the sake of big vehicles, though. I know people who have one kid and never need the storage space, but they just like to have a huuuuge truck that takes up too much parking space and costs a fortune to gas up.
What’s in your CD player?
The one in the car has a CD I made with songs from “Sports Night.” It’s kind of an eclectic mix- Starland Vocal Band, Tom Waits, Three Dog Night, Neil Finn, Sting, Tommy James and the Shondells… The CD player at home has the kids’ CD’s in it, I think, because I tend to listen to my iPod or one of the music channels on our cable system.
What magazines do you subscribe to?
Right now, just a couple knitting magazines. I sometimes buy magazines at the store, if something catches my eye (“People”, “Prevention”, or the women’s magazines with the gazillion “How to lose weight while drinking margaritas and eating chocolate and turning your children into genius philanthropists!” articles). I’m so scattered with what I feel like reading during any given week that I don’t really commit to magazines, but knitting is such a consuming hobby for me, and I am always wanting to have new things to try instead of old, boring stuff that looks like the stereotype people have about knitting- you know, the 80 year old making cozies for all the appliances.
Are you superstitious? If so, please describe.
About some things, I guess. I don’t subscribe to the “13 as an unlucky number/breaking mirrors/black cat” type of superstitions. But if my team is in the playoffs, and they won the game when I was wearing my striped scarf and not the game when I wore no scarf, you better believe I’m wearing that scarf to watch every single game for the rest of the season! I also kind of believe in karma or divine justice- I know bad actions will probably come back to bite me, and I hope that the people who treat me like crap get their comeuppance as well (did I just use the word “comeuppance”? I guess I am 80 now!)
Is there something important that I’ve forgotten to ask?
I don’t know. Is there anything else important that anyone wants to know? I don’t say that to be flip, actually, but I’m not a good judge of what anyone considers important about me. I just talk a lot, and hope that I’m not boring everyone to death.
aaaand, that's about it. So, go check out Neil, and go check out Egghead, and when you have a chance, also go check out Jen, who I interviewed. Visit her now to get to know her, and visit her again when she's had a chance to post the interview!
I'm glad you said to visit when I've had a chance to post the interview. I'm at work at present but will put it up tonight (I'm in Australia). You asked some really deep questions which I initially thought I wouldn't be able to answer but I got so involved I nearly missed school pickup time.
Posted by: jen | March 03, 2008 at 07:03 PM