Joe Blog's Interview #47 An Admin Chickie!

Name : Kass R

Age : 23

Location : Gold Coast, Australia

Vocation : Admin Chickie Extrodinaire

Philosophy : Laugh at all the stupid things that happen to you, everyone else does.

Sum up what your blog is about.

Whatever it's about, I doubt it's intelligent.

Why are you doing your blog?

Because I find that I'm only good at multitasking when I'm working and procrastinating at the same time.

What's the funniest entry on your blog?

Memorable quotes from the weekend...but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

What is your writing style?

Rambling points of nothingness, opinions and constant dumb questions.

How much would you sell your blog for?

Are you making an offer.

What do people commonly say about your site?

Nothing...I think people are avoiding me.

Why should someone visit your site?

Because they're bored and they have nothing better to do.

Climate change is caused by man. Myth or reality?

Serious question hey? Man...but only because they choose to keep pigs...have you ever smelt a pig farm? The fumes have gotta ad to global warning.

Are there any blogs, you enjoy reading?

Reasons you will hate me, and No Milk Please.

What would you have written on your tombstone?

She saved the world a lot...no, wait...that's Buffy. Ummm...get back to you later.

Would you go on a reality tv show?

Only if it was one episode long, I didn't have to do anything and I walked away with a million dollars....or the Amazing Race...because seeing the world is cool.

What one website would you recommend and why?

Google...because it knows all....

Tell us a random funny story that comes to mind.

Everything that comes to mind is random, not so much funny though.

Had any supernatural experiences?

I once pretended that I was possessed my Ned Kelly at a sayance to freak out this kid when I was 12...does that count?

What advice would you have given yourself 5 years ago?

Don't take the easy option.

Can you tell us a joke?

2 fish were in a tank and one says to the other "I can't drive this!"

Tell us just one of your favourite actors, actresses, comedian, song and film?

Jackie Chan, Camerson Diaz, Adam Hills, Mr Jones by the Counting Crows and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

What's the most incredible thing that's ever happened to you?

I won first prize at a street art competition by drawing a surreal looking eye like I had been on drugs.

And finally, what would you wish for with 3 wishes?

Tim tams that never run out, to have the ability to teleport, and to have a faster internet connection.

Now it's your turn! Ask me one question, anything you like.

So....do you like shurbs?

Joe Blogs : Having never heard of them, I'll have to say no comment.

Your Site Address : Crazy Baby

Joe Blog's Interview #46 Historian Extraudinaire!

Name : J. L. Bell
Age : 41
Location : Suburban Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Vocation : Writer/editor/historian
Philosophy : Skepticism, but I'm not committed to it.

Sum up what your blog is about.

"History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in Massachusetts."

Why are you doing your blog?

To share my fascination with this small slice of world history, and some of my little discoveries and opinions in the field. And to get off a few snarky comments about modern politics and human nature along the way.

What's the funniest entry on your blog?

This is where my 10+ years of work as an editor becomes evident: please, for all that is good in this world, put an apostrophe in "Whats". People will love you more. (You can take the apostrophe from "actress's" below while you turn that into "actresses.") So what was the question? Oh, yes, funniest entry. Legislative bodies are always good for a laugh, and the Florida legislature even more so. This posting was a response to the state's ridiculous education guidelines. You don't get better material than that. Unless you stumble across a man who signed the Declaration of Independence dropping his purse into a toilet.

(JoeBlogs : Grammatical mistakes duly noted and corrected! Thanks Mr Bell)

What is your writing style?

I aim for straightforward erudition, usually correctly spelled and punctuated, without too many backtracking parenthetical phrases and only occasional puns. I'm more concise when I've had more time.

How much would you sell your blog for?

8,000 guineas.

What do people commonly say about your site?

"Oh, I meant to look at that, really. What was the address again?"

Why should someone visit your site?

For a few peeks into America's founding in a different, solidly documented, and never totally respectful way. Or, if you're using a search engine to look up something for tomorrow's history report, just enough information to realize that the history is more interesting than you thought, and your report thus more difficult.

Climate change is caused by man. Myth or reality?

Reality, most likely.

Are there any blogs, you enjoy reading?

Fuse #8 by Betsy Bird of the New York Public Library system is a can't-eat-just-one exploration of the world of modern children's books. Civil War Memory does for the U.S. Civil War what Boston 1775 does for a bit of the American War for Independence. Talking Points Memo keeps me up to date on the history being made today. And I like the way this guy thinks.

What would you have written on your tombstone?

"Well, We Thought He Was in Here."

Would you go on a reality TV show?

No.

What one website would you recommend and why?

Unshelved is funny. In, of course, a totally librarian way.

Tell us a random funny story that comes to mind.

A kangaroo walks into a coffee shop and orders a medium latte. The barista pumps it out, puts the cup in the kangaroo's paws, and says, "That'll be eight dollars. You know, we don't see a lot of kangaroos in here." The kanga snaps, "With those prices, of course you don't!" (Oh, you want a story about something funny that happened to me? In that case, replace "kangaroo" with "bison.")

Had any supernatural experiences?

None. Except for one talking bison incident.

What advice would you have given yourself 5 years ago?

"Get a Palm PDA two years before you actually do. Yeah, you think the things look dorky, but trust me--the two of you will become inseparable, and you'll never have to schlep around a laptop again."

Can you tell us a joke?

Yes.

Tell us just one of your favourite actors, actresses, comedian, song and film.

Joel McCrea. Toni Collette. Jacques Tati. "Azure Te." Time Bandits.

And finally, what would you wish for with 3 wishes?

More bookshelf space, a lifetime pass on Virgin Atlantic, and knowledge of where blacksmith Obadiah Whiston went after March 1776.

Now it’s your turn! Ask me one question, anything you like.

What's the deal with beans for breakfast?

Joe Blogs : Baked beans are perfect for breakfast. You can dip the toast in, it goes well with sausage, egg, and bacon. English breakfast's are world renowned. Though a continental breakfast includes great Danish pastries. Not pastries with dog in, that would possibly be Chinese.

Your Site Address : Boston 1775

Joe Blog's Interview #45 Another Cynical Romantic

Name : Suzy Hepworth

Age : 25
Location :UK
Vocation : My friends and family
Philosophy : It's a wonderful life.


Sum up what your blog is about.
My Blog is about my faltering steps through singledom- which sometimes feels like being beyond Thunderdrome...



Why are you doing your blog?
As a sort of catharsis.

What's the funniest entry on your blog?
Probably Operation under fire - I went paintballing with my friends and saw the funniest example of middle aged male geekiness on display - 15 fully grown men playing, badly, at being soldiers - against 3ft tall cub scouts for crying out loud...

What is your writing style?
Messy at best.

How much would you sell your blog for?
Free to a good home.

What do people commonly say about your site?
Oh my god - I totally understand what you mean - I thought it was just me!

Why should someone visit your site?
It is a good insight into the modern straight female psyche - trying to balance a need for independence with a need for a man to take time to make time.

Climate change is caused by man. Myth or reality?
Reality. I feel guilty about it all the time.

Are there any blogs, you enjoy reading?
Yes. The best has to be Random Reality - without a doubt.

What would you have written on your tombstone?
Oops I did it again...

Would you go on a reality tv show?
Yes. Anything with Gordon "f*&$ing" Ramsay.

What one website would you recommend and why?
Wikipedia Deaths - because it fascinates me how people come to their deaths

Tell us a random funny story that comes to mind.
I had to leave the cinema early when I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 - I was in all seriousness, sick in the doorway to the cinema - not my greatest evening out with the workmates...

Had any supernatural experiences?
I have a very specific premonitive dream sequence which I go through every time someone in my family dies. Fortunately that has not happened for a while.

What advice would you have given yourself 5 years ago?
For christ sake woman grow up - and fiance? What were you thinking?

Can you tell us a joke?
I would if I could I really can't.
My favourite one is one with the twelve inch pianist - but I always forget one of the key plot points!

Tell us just one of your favourite actors, actresses, comedian, song and film.
Erm... Jimmy Stewart, Jennifer Aniston, Noel Fielding,Foo Fighters Everlong and Amelie

What’s the most incredible thing that’s ever happened to you?
Realising that friendships are the most important thing to maintain in life - because they'll maintain you.

And finally, what would you wish for with 3 wishes?
I wish for the Bible belt Neo cons in America to wakeup one morning and make sense, I wish for a cosy home of my own and I wish for a piece of cake because I have none in the house and its too galey (windy not platt) to go out and buy more.

Now it’s your turn! Ask me one question, anything you like.
Why are people so frustratingly inscrutable or if you'd rather - why are heels on shoes exactly the same width as the gaps in the pavement?

Joe Blogs : I'll answer both. After looking up inscrutable in the dictionary, I have no idea why some people are unfathomable. Onto your second question, width of heels and gaps in the pavement, I'm guessing both were designed by men.

Your Site Address : Romantically Cynical