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Just Wondering, Pop Thoughts January 20th, 2009So I was interviewed by the very fun and witty Lemmonex and seeing as how I love a good quiz game I figured others might as well. Rules are as follows:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions. Be sure you link back to the original post.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

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1. Your blog is pretty new. What prompted you to start writing?
I’ve been writing for some time, but not anything in blog form. I was losing the spark and I missed having fun writing. My S.O. (significant other) thought I was nuts not to blog about the things I love talking about most: food, the shows I watch about food while eating food and all the bits in between. I got started and I am really happy with how fun it’s been and getting to know other blog writers through their sites.
2. What is the worst kitchen disaster you have ever had?
Ugh. I suppose the worst disaster didn’t actually ruin the food. I was visiting a friend and got really drunk one night. As we stumbled back to the house I realised that I wanted pancakes in the biggest way. So pancakes I would have!! I was too incoherent to remember if I had turned the burner on, so I tested how hot it was with my hand. I am not so smart when there has been too much whiskey. The next morning I was belching up maple syrup and wondering why I had a huge burn mark in the shape of a spiral on my palm. I don’t think the pancakes were worth it seeing as how I don’t remember if they were good and that burn took two months to heal.
3. What is your favorite ingredient?
Hmmm. I would love to say garlic since I put it in quite a lot of my food, but I don’t think it’s my favorite. My favorite would have to be brown sugar. Dark brown to be exact. I use it in glazes, tomato sauces, oatmeal, tea, anywhere I can get away with it I suppose. I was never into sugar until I started cooking and learned to use it in foods other then baked goods.
4. Name a hobby besides cooking, please.
Easy, karaoke. I used to take voice lessons for years, but that is way too serious for something that is neither my career or something I am totally awesome at. But I love the idea of singing for fun. I don’t care if people are bad or great, there are some interesting characters at karaoke. I sing a lot of country. I relate to the depression and drinking. And usually I tend to not suck it as bad singing country music.
5. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I suppose I wish I could be really great at just one thing. Like so many people I know, many of us are pretty good at a bunch of things. I’m good at spelling, washing the dishes (seriously, I am efficient), playing the clarinet, sudoku, making chicken parmigiana. But I wish I was great at just one thing, I mean REALLY great. It doesn’t even matter what it is. I guess it is just knowing that I am not just a hodge podge of all this “potential” and knowing where my true talent lies. And if that talent happens to be duck calling then fucking rock and roll!!! I would want to be the best duck caller I could be.
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January 20th, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Brown sugar…good call. I would have to say mustard–it is great for marinades, salad dressings, on sandwiches, sauces…
January 20th, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Mine’s garlic. It has to be.
January 20th, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Very nicely done…love the pancake story.
Interview me if you would like.
January 20th, 2009 at 2:41 PM
I would like to add that I am extremely proud of OxenCox for putting this blog together and working so diligently on it everyday. If there is anything she knows too much of, it’s pop food culture.
In more than one way, she’s damn fine in the kitchen.
Cheers Shuggy!
January 20th, 2009 at 3:20 PM
(blush) Okay, he is really laying on the charm. I think he feels bad for making fun of my horrible pie. Corndog, if you keep being sweet to me in front of people, I’m not going to let you comment on here anymore!!!
January 20th, 2009 at 3:23 PM
salt and pepper- would be glad to! yeah, i have been skiddish around pancakes ever since. never can be too careful.
January 20th, 2009 at 3:26 PM
k8- who doesn’t love garlic? I have been wanting to make garlic chip garnishes for awhile now that I think about it.
January 20th, 2009 at 3:41 PM
lemmonex- You seem to like mustard. You are like a jar of dirty mustard, and I mean that in a good way.
January 20th, 2009 at 6:20 PM
I SO relate to you over #1. I don’t know if it’s because blog writing isn’t subjected to the notes process or because (at this point, at least) there is no money involved, or what, but it so damn freeing and such a great way to get back in touch with why we write.
Loved learning these things about you. And I’m very happy to have discovered your blog.
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Great interview! Glad I found your blog through Lem.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Oh, and I also meant to say…interview me!
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:11 AM
You got it! Thanx for stopping by and enjoying the site. Interview will be headed your way as soon as I can think of some inappropriate questions to ask you. (wink)
January 30th, 2009 at 8:27 AM
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