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What, no questions about how Jan and Paul produce super adorable babies?

What, no questions about how Jan and Paul produce super adorable babies?

We'll save that for part 2.

I also thought it was pronounced "toke".

I was a bit nervous, methinks.

Helen, I wanted to thank you for that comment in the interview but I couldn't make it work. I wasn't ignoring your comment and am glad to hear that you like it.

Comment in the interview?

What, no questions about how Jan and Paul produce super adorable babies?

We'll save that for part 2.

Steve Sywak--He's so old.

FAQ



Is it safe to call you for a friendly chat?

Yes! I respect you all immensely and would never record conversations without your explicit permission. Plus, I don’t even know how to record without making you aware of the fact; you have to call my Google Voice number and then a creepy stalker lady will announce she’s recording. The technology exists to record in other ways but this is Alea-friendly, so this is what we go with.



Can I help?

Yes! (Man, I’m apparently excited about getting to answer some questions.) Volunteer yourself. If you’re too shy or too un-American/un-mainland Canadian, just listen and tell the others how awesome they are.



I can’t do more?

Ye…no! There are about 2 dozen active members and somewhere around 18 listeners, assuming people are only listening once. Part of the fun is reaching as wide an audience as possible and I feel that letting the audience help more starts to blur the lines too much. If there is interest in a different approach, I’m all ears and/or eyes after this series is over; I’d even be willing to pass the torch, so to speak, and let someone else lead the calls if they wanted.



How does this work, anyway?

As soon as you volunteer, I arrange for a week to do the interview but let you pick the day and time (after I get out of work). Ideally, it’s a Friday or Saturday call but earlier is okay, too. I do try to avoid Sundays, since Wil has to edit them for a Monday release but I’ll make exceptions when necessary and I’ve told Wil Tuesday releases are fine; I think he ignores that so he can blame me for his work conditions (you’re not getting a raise) but I blame him for everything else, so it’s fair.

As soon as a time and day are decided on, if you are an American, I give you my Google Voice number and try to get you the questions* ahead of time. You call, I go on rambling for 5 minutes about how nervous I am, how I hope I don’t make you nervous, how I think I’m past being nervous, which gets me going for about 2 more minutes on how the nerves returned, and then I suck it up and rush through the intro as best as I can.

If you aren’t American and have a Canadian phone number, I call you, then I call Wil and we do a conference call so he can record it; Google Voice is a strange beast but at least it’s still allowing for free calls up north. He doesn’t listen in on the actual interview as it is happening but he will have to listen eventually.




*Why do you ask everyone the same questions?

Because I’m lazy, unoriginal and didn’t think this through! Or because I actually like comparing the answers. Plus, I do try for a few unique questions each interview.



Didn’t you used to ramble more?

Still do! Thanks to the power of editing –and more importantly, a sense of needing to keep these under 20-30 minutes-most of this gets cut from the final. If you really want to hear how awkward my rambling can get, call me! Or ask for the unedited interviews. Or, and I like this one best, trust that Wil is doing you a favor removing it. And he will. The first thing to go, when the time is pushing 20 minutes for the interview proper, is me.



I want to do this but I don’t want you to have my phone number.

Well then, talk to the hand ‘cause the face aint listening. No, kidding. If the concern is that I’m technically a complete stranger to the majority of you, I’d just like to point out I’ve met 10 Pwebbers and only almost-killed Ed (his fault, not mine). Okay, okay, I may have also given someone else a bloody nose but I maintain their nose hit itself. If the concern is me calling you, the good news on that front is: I have a bit of a phone phobia! I don’t call anyone freely/on a whim, save my family, so if I don’t have a standing, pre-approved appointment or permission via text to call, I won’t. I would also be more than willing to erase the number from my “Calls Received” immediately after. I’m a pretty decent, cooperative person most days.



You know nothing about Google.

So sad yet so true.



Your intro music sucks.

Here's the thing; it's something like 10 seconds long. Just suck it up and suffer through it! (And yes, that is what she said)



These haven't been questions for a little bit now...don't you know the difference between statements and questions?

Sometimes.

I'm a little disappointed that no one fears me.

Naked Mich? What could be funnier?

Apologies to anyone who ever lived, especially Jan and Paul.

I'm a little disappointed that no one fears me.

You're mispronouncing Olhado! Why does nobody point out that you are mispronouncing Olhado! Mich you are a horrible person for mispronouncing Olhado!

Google Hipsters?

the fact I used Dogpile to find Fresco (and thus P-Web). Yes, kiddos, Dogpile.com. The original awesome search engine.

Step, you don't sound anything like I would have imagined! I love these interviews : )