Even though I've already done the questions, Cari said she had a few things she wanted to ask me; really, how could I turn down the chance to be interviewed by someone who's also interviewed Nick Cave? I couldn't, obviously.
I'll state the rules, again:
1. Leave me a comment saying “interview me.”
2. I will respond by asking you five questions here. They will be different questions than the ones below.
3. You will update YOUR blog with the answers to the questions.
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
To be fair, though, I should post my questions for Jen first; her interview's overdue, and she's been so patient. And here they be:
1. Manic Panic is launching a new hair dye, and Tish and Snooky named you as their inspiration! What's the color, and what's its name?
2. Which country would you say produces the best knitting patterns (magazines or individual designers): France, Germany, Canada, the US or the UK?
3. What band would you want to perform at your next birthday party?
4. Let's say that for one year you could only knit with one brand of yarn. Which would it be?
5. You've relocated to Brooklyn, and have been invited to create a performance piece for BAM incorporating dance, music and yarn. Who would be your collaborators, what would the performance be like, and what would it be called?
And now for Mistress Cari's Five:
1. What was the worst date you ever went on?
Um, I never really did a whole lot of what you could call dating. My tendency was to sleep with guys I kind of knew already. Sometimes that would develop into a relationship, sometimes not. But dating...okay, some friends once set me up with a guy they knew, and we went out as a group so it wouldn't be too date-y, and he spent most of the evening hitting on someone else. Actually, I didn't have much to say to him anyway, so I was kind of relieved. I heard that he recently bought Liberace's house out in LA, but that's another story.
2. What do you hope the Martian never finds out about you?
I like to think that all my youthful fuckups mishaps will somehow become translated into cautionary tales, preventing him from doing things like celebrating his 21st birthday by passing out in a restroom in Port Authority and freaking out on mushrooms at the Mermaid Parade.
3. What song plays in your head most often?
It varies - things get stuck in there all the time. In current rotation between my ears is "Sweet Jane", for no particular reason that I can think of. I'm just grateful it isn't the "F.U.N" song from 'Spongebob.'
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?
I hear you can fit at least two on the roof rack. I'll bring the SUV, you bring the bungee cords.
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?
a.) This ostrich feather over here would be a quill, with which I would pen gothic fairy tales.
b.) The bottle of Poland Spring water by my elbow would be a week's supply of fuel for my MensaCar.
c.) Carpets would have a massage mechanism built into every single fiber.
d.) The art postcards on my walls could be windows through which one would be reinvented in that particular visual style for the length of their visit.
e.) Plants would speak up when they're thirsty.
