You gotta hand it to a guy who, in his search for fame in blogland, realizes that he might not be alone. A guy who looks up from his computer and thinks, hey, there are probably loads of other people in the exact same state and they’re just as worthy.<\/p>\n
Props to Citizen of the Month Neil for creating the Great Interview Experiment<\/a>. Meet your online neighbor (who could be anywhere) and introduce them to your readers, that’s the gist. I liked the idea a lot – I’ve met some swell humans through the web (Hello, expats and former expats!) so I wanted in. Plus, Neil’s no amateur when it comes to the Web – how’s that Technorati ranking now? – and I can see how this project would be a great way to bring new readers to NEV.<\/p>\n I was interviewed by Ascender, a visual artist who blogs here<\/a>, and I’ve interviewed McKay<\/a>. It’s tough to interview a total stranger so first, I cruised her blog to see if I could find out who she was. I had a little brain seizure over her politics, but I told myself, hey, you’re just meeting your neighbors, you don’t have to have a debate. Say hello, already, and stop being such a bore.<\/p>\n Okay then. Here’s McKay. She’s a divorced mom, directs live theater, is politically conservative, is candid about her life, and likes lower case. My e-talk with McKay is below the jump.<\/p>\n Why did you start blogging?<\/em><\/p>\n i have absolutely no idea why i started blogging, other than it looked Right to the personal. If you could pass on one lesson about divorce wow.\u00c2\u00a0 let’s see if i can do this question justice.\u00c2\u00a0 i know marriage is if i had known that when i was a 30 year old youngish wife, i would my basic advice is this: there are the three A’s that warrant divorce. How’s the search for Darcy going?<\/em><\/p>\n *sigh*\u00c2\u00a0 this in reference to a specific blog post back in october, 07<\/a>. truth be told, i’ve probably found my mark darcy. someone who loves me What’s your day job and do you like it?<\/em><\/p>\n i rarely talk about my job, as i don’t want my company to find any If you could do anything you wanted for a living, what would it be?<\/em><\/p>\n ever since i was a kid i dreamed of being an actress for a living. now i’ve rediscovered my love of directing theatre and am tossing You’re a conservative. What do you think about the current state of i like following politics, but hate talking about it. my parents met to be honest, i’ve had my hands full keeping my emotional head above i’m currently not so impressed with my republican leaders, but i Live theater. So cool. Talk a little bit about how you became i’ve loved live theatre ever since kindergarten, where i gave my first i chose to major in professional studies and fine arts at san diego lately, i’ve become more interested in directing and am starting to In high school, which cliche did you belong to? Cheerleaders, one of the interesting things about performers is that even if we love Travel is kinda my thing, so…best place you’ve ever been or, if the place i want to visit again is italy. i completely fell in love one place i want to go where i’ve never been before: up north to see The internet. It’s freakin’ amazing. See how we’re doing this now? quick reference researching and the ability to find answers in a Here’s the Life and Times of McKay<\/a>. Go say hi. While we’re traveling, guest blogger Lisa<\/a> will be giving blogging a whirl. She’s a fine writer but new to blogging, so be nice. I’ll try to post from SE Asia, but I don’t know what kind of opportunities or time we’ll have to do so.<\/p>\n
\nlike a fun phenomenon and i wanted to be a part of it. i think i had
\nto open an account so i could post comments. commenting is most of the
\nfun. i enjoy making blogger buddies and getting to know them, their
\nfamilies, trials and tribulations.\u00c2\u00a0 in the past few years i\u00c3\u00adve seen
\nrelationships blossom, engagements, babies be born, graduations,
\ndeaths of loved one’s life. making friends as an adult is difficult to
\nsay the least. making friends online gives me joy, with the added
\nbenefit an outlet for expressing my own joy, sorrow, failures and
\nsuccesses.<\/p>\n
\nto all the people you know sitting on the precipice, what would it be
\n(FYI, been there, done that and have an answer myself, but don’t want
\nto lead yours.)<\/em><\/p>\n
\nfull of many things – joy, grief, arguments, compromise, etc.. but the
\nkey is that it ultimately needs lots nurturing and basic hard work to
\nmake a marriage last a lifetime. when all of that doesn’t work out,
\ndivorce seems like the only solution to something broken. but if
\nchildren are involved, the ‘solution’ of divorce takes away one set of
\nproblems and gives a new set of bigger problems that wreak the most
\npain on the children.<\/p>\n
\nhave fought harder to keep my hubby from leaving me. i gave up way too
\neasily, because i wanted him to love me on his own accord and not feel
\ncompelled to find comfort, fun and a fling in someone else’s arms. did
\ni answer the question or just blather on?<\/p>\n
\nAbuse, Addiction, Adultery. if these things are going on and the
\npattern is continuous without hope of recovery. get out.\u00c2\u00a0 if these
\nthings aren’t going on, and you can work together with a common goal
\ntowards understanding, healing and growth, then do whatever you can to
\nmake it work. divorce sucks. divorce with kids involved is a tragedy
\nthat is all too common nowadays.<\/p>\n
\ndating, in of itself, is a big step forward for me. it’s taken me five
\nyears to realize i don’t want to be a hermit and i’m just now
\nventuring out to check out the world and all it has to offer.<\/p>\n
\njust as i am.\u00c2\u00a0 i just don’t love him back. why is love so friggin’
\ncomplicated?<\/p>\n
\nreason to call me into HR for a talk.\u00c2\u00a0 i am the assistant to the SVP \/
\nCIO of a major public company. it’s a challenge, in that the CIO
\nposition has been in flux for several years, since my original boss
\nresigned. my dream CIO (the one who resigned for a better gig) said i
\nwas the best assistant she’d ever had. now i must prove myself worthy
\nto my newest CIO, who just started a few weeks ago. so far so good :0)<\/p>\n
\ni’ve been in shows since i was a kid and was on the brink of a budding
\ncareer in my late twenties then a couple of big bumps in the road
\nhappened and i put my dream aside. basically i didn’t want it bad
\nenough to put my wants, needs and goals over my family’s.<\/p>\n
\naround the idea of doing more..if i can figure out a way to juggle
\nfamily and career on my own as a divorced mom.<\/p>\n
\nthe Republican party?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nat a young replicans’ mixer, i danced with barry goldwater as a young
\ntike, and my mom eventually was in charge of all of orange county’s
\nvoting centers on election day, so i grew up in an atmosphere of
\nlearning to be informed and always voting.\u00c2\u00a0 it’s my right and
\nresponsibility as an american.<\/p>\n
\nwater, my job in tact and my lawyers in the black, so i haven’t been
\nfollowing all the details of politics lately. i read some of the
\narticles, most of the headlines and listen to conservative talk radio
\nwhile i drive. my favorite commentator is dennis prager. he is fair,
\nsuperbly intelligent and compassionate. i should learn to listen to
\npod casts, as i rarely get to listen to him during the day.<\/p>\n
\nbelieve in the principles of conservatism – having local community
\nhelping each other instead of depending on welfare systems. neither
\nparty’s perfect, but i believe in working hard to get ahead instead of
\na victim mentality with the hand out for a lifetime of help.<\/p>\n
\ninvolved and what you do.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nperformance in ‘Smokey the Bear and the Careless Campers’. my
\nchildhood best friend’s dad was an actor and i saw all the excitement,
\nperks and wonder of being in the entertainment business. my mom loved
\nto sing show tunes around the house, so her enthusiasm must have
\nrubbed off on me, as well.<\/p>\n
\nstate university.\u00c2\u00a0 i studied acting and directing and loved learning
\nall the nuance and techniques of the craft. i’ve been on stage too
\nmany times to count, i’ve been fortunate to meet and work with some
\namazing people, famous and not so famous. people are amazing
\ncreatures. i truly enjoy interacting with talented and creative
\npeople.<\/p>\n
\nresearch getting more involved in that venue.<\/p>\n
\nnerds, burnouts…<\/em><\/p>\n
\nto stand on stage in front of hundreds of people, and emote words from
\na script, most of us are insecure and a bit introverted, even
\nmelancholy at times.\u00c2\u00a0 well, at the start of my freshman year, i was
\nkinda shy & insecure and wanted super bad to be in the popular group.
\ni tried out for cheerleader, made the squad and hung out with the
\npopular gals for a year or two. i decided being popular was too much
\nwork and eventually fell into a more comfortable place with the middle
\nof the road gals -\u00c2\u00a0 nice, normal, average looking and kind. hanging
\nout with them was easy, fun and not nearly as much pressure as hanging
\nout with the cool kids.<\/p>\n
\nyou’re not a traveler yourself, place you’d go given the chance?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nwith that country…the language, the people, the food, the history,
\nthe architecture…loved everything about it.<\/p>\n
\nthe aurora borealis.<\/p>\n
\nWhat’s your favorite thing about the Web?<\/em><\/p>\n
\nflash. i use google maps almost every day. these are great tools for
\nbeing an awesome assistant.<\/p>\n
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