March 30, 2005

Dogs Steal Yarn Wants to Get to Know You!

Really. I do. And so, my sweets, today we have the interview questions for all our brave volunteers.

But first...Lisa is wonderful. Wanna know why? Okay, you already know many reasons why. Well, here’s another. A while back I played a photo caption game on her blog, and just for playing she sent me sock yarn! In fact, a kit to make socks with beaded spiders on them! Cool, hunh? It’s black yarn, so it refused to be photographed. You’ll just have to take my word for it. Thanks, Lisa!

Now, on to the interview questions, in order of volunteering:

Brooke:

  • 1. What trait of yours do you hope your son Jack inherits from you? What trait do you hope he doesn’t?
  • 2. What fictional character, from books, movies, or tv, would you be and why?
  • 3. You’ve been given the opportunity to create a reality tv show involving knitters and knitting. What’s the conceit? Any of those nasty surprise twists to catch the participants off guard?
  • 4. I truly believe Italian Greyhounds are part alien. Offer evidence based on your life with Lucca to prove or disprove this theory.
  • 5. When has your (self-proclaimed) absentmindedness gotten you into real trouble?


    Jamie:

  • 1. What’s in your backpack/messenger bag/tote bag/purse right now?
  • 2. You’ve won the literary lottery! The New Yorker is going to publish one of your poems! Give us the first line of that poem.
  • 3. There are three ghosts haunting you. Who are they?
  • 4. What was the first poem to change your life? The first book to change your life? The first song?
  • 5. Fight or flight?


    Amy:

  • 1. What, exactly, is an Egghead? Or who is an Egghead? They seem to lurk around your blog. There must be a story behind this and we, your readers who have never met you in real life, want to know.
  • 2. Give some kind of visual—photo, drawing, painting, collage, whathaveyou—to show us something that would surprise us about you.
  • 3. If you could have only one superpower, what would it be?
  • 4. What did you absolutely believe to be true when you were younger that turned out to be quite false in adulthood? Pick either your favorite, or your most shattering, or your favorite shattering moment of disillusionment.
  • 5. What do you look like inside your head with your eyes closed? How do you picture yourself?


    Meleah:

  • 1. Congratulations! You’ve won that $100 drawing on KnitPicks. What do you buy with it?
  • 2. Can you think of anything funnier than a herd of corgis running? (I can’t...okay...so maybe a herd of dachshunds...) What’s the funniest dog story you’ve got?
  • 3. Fill in the blank. “If someone told me ten years ago that I’d be doing ...... today, I would have laughed my ass off.”
  • 4. You can have one room of a house entirely for yourself. It doesn’t have to be your house, or a house that actually exists. What does the room look like, what do you put in it, and what will you do there?
  • 5. What does the smell of fresh-cut grass remind you of? How about the smell of frying eggs?


    And just because I think everyone should know more about Mindy (She rocks. She absolutely rocks.), I’m going to turn the tables and interview her back. She has kindly agreed to play along:


  • 1. What was the worst date you ever went on?
  • 2. What do you hope the Martian never finds out about you?
  • 3. What song plays in your head most often?
  • 4. If you put two knitters in the front seat of an SUV, two knitters in the very back, and two children of knitters in the middle seat, how much room does that leave for an alpaca?
  • 5. Pick out five items that you can see from where you’re sitting right now. How would they function differently in the alternate universe of your choosing?
  • And a bonus sixth question. Choose any question from among those I asked the others and answer it.

    Thanks to the volunteers! I'm looking forward to learning a little more about each of you. If you saw a question in any of the other volunteers' lists that you'd really like to answer, feel free to tack on a sixth bonus question like Mindy.

    And for those of you who didn't volunteer this time... If any of these questions sparks anything in your brain that you'd like to share, feel free to answer that question in the comments or on your own blog (and then let us know so we can go take a look!).

    Posted by cari at March 30, 2005 11:12 PM
    • Comments

    You don't know me from a hole in the ground, but if you feel like doing another interview, how 'bout me?

    I just know I'm going to regret this ...

    Posted by: Rabbitch

    I like question #4 for Mindy. I wanna know the answer to that one.

    What wouldn't *I* want my child to find out about me? Let's just say 1987-1995. She need never know those years existed.

    Posted by: Iris

    Of course, now that it is probably too late, I get the cojones (as my father would say) to volunteer. Perhaps I am just stalling at work to be productive....

    What a way to delurk. To bide my time, I might play around iwth

    Posted by: Anita

    Hey there! I read your blog often... coming out of lurk status to say hi, and that I posted the answers to Meleah's questions on my blog ( http://fiberfish.blogspot.com/2005/03/interview.html ). I know I signed up for an interview somewhere - but can't remember!

    Posted by: Cece

    ok. #4 for Meleah has me dreaming about my library- the one with the wall to wall and floor to ceiling books (on the built in bookshelves), with the comfiest reading chairs/sofa (one should always have a choice to sit or lie when reading) with the nice clean workspace for my computer (although not my current computer. one with a huge screen and minimal cords) the hidden tv (i like cnn on when i work), the huge windows looking over a yet to be determined body of water, and the flowers and plants that are tended to by a mysterious person who i never see, but makes sure the room is spotless and the plants stay green. ahh. happiness. and acknowledging that I am a true nerd.

    Posted by: Rebecca

    I have to say, I think a herd of corgis is funnier than a herd of dachshunds. Although either should probably be a pack, not a herd.

    Posted by: naomi

    Oooo... you ask fun questions! Would you like to interview me too? (If not, I may pick some of the questions above.)

    Posted by: Andrea

    Several of your questions intrigued me, so I answered them on my blog. I was running low on material, so thanks! Come check out my answers: http://daniinnc.blogspot.com

    Posted by: Dani

    Thanks for coming by the site, you can play in my sock drawer anytime!

    Posted by: P-la

    Happy Inernational Blog Comment Week!
    Delurking as required, I'll take some questions if you have any left. My new knitting blog is eezneedle . blogspot. com but there's not much there yet. Didn't figure on becoming a hub, didya? :-)

    Posted by: e

    Why would getting a poem in The New Yorker magazine be considered success for a poet when Alice Quinn *sucks* as a poetry editor!

    Posted by: Lisa Z.