Sunday, January 07, 2007

Joe Blog's Interview #28 Jenna Is Annoyed!

Name : Jenna
Age : 32
Location : Midwest
Vocation : Stay at home mom
Philosophy : "Be who you are and stay what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" Dr. Seuss

Sum up what your blog is about for us.
My blog is a vent for me to complain, rant or make fun of the daily hum drum..

Why are you doing your blog?
It serves as a form of therapy for my frustrations at times...

How much would you sell your blog for?
I wouldn't sell my blog.. It's become my old comfortable hat..

Tell us a random funny story that comes to mind.
One time when I was about 10 years old I hated my neighbor.. In order to get revenge on them I took some grass killer and wrote obscenities in their lawn.. It took about two years of vigilant planting and mowing to get rid of the naughty words..

Are there any blogs, you enjoy reading?
I laugh at Feast of Crumbs

Whats the funniest entry on your blog?
The most recent post I laughed about was Tales From the Hood..

What is your writing style?
I think my writing is pretty easy to read.. Sometimes writers tend to over do it.. The same way Christina Aguilera over sings a ballad..

Why should someone visit your site?
Because I think most people can relate on some level..

What do people commonly say about your site?
Most people say it's funny but I would gladly admit my blog is shameless mediocrity..

If you could recommend one website, what would it be and explain why.
As far as web sites go I like Group Hug .. This site is really sick.. If you want a little peek into how screwed up people really are.. As far as blogs I still vote Feast of Crumbs..

Tell us just one of your favourite actors, actress's, film, song, and comedian.
I love Madonna... It's become almost unfashionable to love her considering her Kabbalah nonsense.. But I saw her on American Bandstand as a kid and have been a loyal fan..

Tell us a joke.
This good looking guy is sitting at a bar having a drink.. This woman walks up to him and starts to flirt.. "What are you drinking?" she asked.. Annoyed the man replied.. "It's magic beer"... Surprised the woman wants him to prove it.. The guy takes a couple of sips.. Goes to the window and jumps out..Flies some circles around the building a few times and goes back to his seat... Amazed the woman says "I want one of those!" She takes a few sips of her beer and walks to the window and jumps out and falls to her death.. The bartender looks at the man shaking his head and says.. "You know what Superman.. You're a real asshole when you're drunk"...

What would you wish for with 3 wishes?
I would wish for more wishes.... If that doesn't count I would wish for all the good and bad world brings.. Fortune, relevance and healthy kids..

Your site address : Jenna is Annoyed

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Joe Blog's Interview #27 Fundies!

Name : Gale Martin
Age : 48
Location : Lancaster County Pennsylvania
Vocation : marketing for a college
Philosophy : Youth is a gift, but aging is a work of art.





Sum up what your blog is about for us.
When midlife came crashing down on me, I realized blogging was whole bunches cheaper than getting Botox injections, buying a red Miata, divorcing my husband, or self-publishing my autobiographical novel. I also needed to talk about the challenges of being 40-something. It's God's little joke on women that he ramps up our sex drives at my age when we fight sags and bags, rather than at twenty, when we are firm and fit as nylon strings. So my blog is about everyday stuff--driving, coffee, strange words, sex, marriage, midlife, stupid things people do that tick me off, and how to look good naked without really trying.

Why are you doing your blog?
To practice writing, to rake in the love and admiration of readers around the globe, to become filthy rich, to prove to the world that not everyone from Lancaster County is Amish and eschews electricity, and to teach the world the meaning of eschew.

How much would you sell your blog for?
I would sell it for $30,485.16, which is its precise market value per Technorati's highly sophisticated blog valuing instrument called "What is your blog worth?"

Tell us a random funny story that comes to mind.
After complete strangers began leaving generous comments on my blog, I got a little full of myself and Googled "Gale Martin" images. Not only didn't I come up at all, but a picture of a horse came up instead. In fairness to the horse, he did have a great set of gams--just like me.

Are there any blogs you enjoy reading?

What's the funniest entry on your blog?
I polled my readers, and they said it was "The Circle of Death."

What is your writing style?
Ascerbic, dry, wryly funny when funny, and breezy.

Why should someone visit your site?
I like to think I'm funny, intelligent, sensual, and creative--and sometimes all of those things in one post, and, most importantly, I'm not boring.

What do people commonly say about your site?
One stranger gave me a shout out saying, "She is witty, clever and all the things that I like in a writer." Another random shout out I got said this, "Her self-effacing humor keeps me reading and reading and reading. Isn't that what good blogs do?" Others have told me I should write humor, and I want to ask them, "Who do you think wrote the blog you are laughing at now?"

If you could recommend one website, what would it be and explain why.
For bloggers, I would say you should definitely make sure you exchange links with the Bestest Blog of All Time site. In so many ways, that site gave me the traffic I really felt my blog deserved.

Tell us just one of your favourite actors, actress's, film, song, and comedian.
I love John Cusack. He's original and not a classic pretty boy. His flaws make him more attractive to me. I like the movie Ordinary People, the first movie directed by Robert Redford. Why do I like it? He didn't bludgeon the book making it. I also love The Princess Bride (the book and the movie for the same reason.) I used to like Richard Pryor and Steve Martin a lot. But my all-time favorite is Danny Kaye.


Tell us a joke.
"Have you heard about a new novelty gift called Fundies? It's underwear built for two. Sounds like a barrel of fun. Who wouldn't want a pair of Fundies, right?


"Oh, the places you'll go in your Fundies for two. To the store, to the park, you can go to the zoo".

What would you wish for with 3 wishes?
Free chemical peels for life; for a literary agent who signed me saying, "You're the brightest new talent since Melissa Bank;" to boink John Cusack (and not have my husband divorce me because of it.)




Your Site Address : Lespiritdescalier

Monday, January 01, 2007

Joe Blog's Interview #26 Hot Coffee Girl

Name : Hot Coffee Girl
Age : 34 ¾
Location : Cleveland
Vocation : Web Geek
Philosophy : “If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.”

Sum up what your blog is about for us.
Everyday life, my own personal quest for truth, the writers I read, that bitch who cut me off in traffic this morning…it’s all there in eye-bursting green.

Why are you doing your blog?
I have been writing as long as I can remember. When I was in elementary school, I used to type out these silly little “articles” and stories on our electric typewriter, and then cut them up and pasted them onto a bigger sheet of paper. I drew pictures to go along with some of the pieces, or beg my mom (who was-and is-much better at drawing) to do it for me. My dad would copy them at work, and I would pass them out to everyone I saw. This is the high-tech version of that.

How much would you sell your blog for?
Those people who say that they wouldn’t sell their blogs for any amount of money…they are fucking nut jobs. No, I am not in this for the money. But damn, there are still other ways to write. It’s not like you’re asking how much money to cut off my arms. (Are you?)
As for how much? Hmm…let’s pop the thing on eBay and see how much it fetches. Technorati says it’s worth about $47K. We’ll have that as the starting bid. I take Pay Pal. Or just buy me a pack of smokes and we’ll call it even.

Tell us a random funny story that comes to mind.
Really, any conversation with my best friend, Ali cracks me up. One recent example:
Me : So, have you, like, been in a good mood in the last month or so?
Her : No. Not at all. I mean, there are moments of happiness. But a general good mood? Nope. No way. How about you?
Me : Hell no.
Her : Yeah. I know.
Me : Although knowing this makes me feel a little better.
Her : Don’t worry. It’s fleeting. You’ll be miserable again in a minute.

Are there any blogs you enjoy reading?
Sure. My blogroll is filled with some of the funniest, wittiest folks around. Seriously, I am not one of those link-exchange kind of gals. If I don’t read someone regularly, they are not linked from me. Plus, some of my commenters are way funnier than I am. They make it worth the visit some days.

What’s the funniest entry on your blog?
S**t, I don’t know. That’s so subjective. I liked the series where I ran for Supreme Ruler around the time of the election this year (http://hotcoffeegirl.com/journal/2006/11/1/vote-early-and-often.html) That series of posts made me laugh. My readers? Who know what those crazy bastards think is funny.

What is your writing style?
Generally sucky.

Why should someone visit your site?
Because I am funny, brilliant, witty, gorgeous, and very, very humble.

What do people commonly say about your site?
That it doesn’t suck as bad as Avitable.
That and I am totally a waste of talent.

If you could recommend one website, what would it be and explain why.
Just one? What crap. That’s like one flavor of ice cream. One pizza topping. One kind of schnapp. Not happening. Now go over and read everyone on my blogroll twice.

Tell us just one of your favorite actors, actress's, film, song, and comedian
Actor-Kevin Spacey. The master of understatement.
Actress-Lucy Lui. I’d do her.
Film-Breakfast at Tiffany’s when I am feeling sappy…The Usual Suspects when I am not.
Song-I have such random taste in music. I am fickle. If you put my iPod, Aphrodite, on shuffle, you might hear “Fergalicious” followed by Old Blue Eyes. I plead the 5th.
Comedian-Lewis Black. He’s so pissed off I am envious. I am usually cranky, but rarely on that level. He gives me something to aspire to.

Tell us a joke.
Quit bossing me.

What would you wish for with 3 wishes?
A running column in the New Yorker.
A rent-controlled penthouse in Manhattan.
Oh yeah-and world peace or some s**t like that.

Your Site Address : Hot Coffee Girl