We'll save that for part 2.What, no questions about how Jan and Paul produce super adorable babies?
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Good. I was interested in that too.We'll save that for part 2.What, no questions about how Jan and Paul produce super adorable babies?
Man, that smiley is creepy. But that was kind of a creepy statement, so I guess it fits.
I used to hate gravity because it would not let me fly. Now I realize it is gravity that lets me stand.
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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
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If any of this was my fault (probably), I apologize! For what it's worth, I thought you did brilliantly. I believe my exact words to Wil were, "Janburglar meant business!"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?
Hello, English language, only true language of mine; you and I will love each other one day.
And hello again, Helen. What I meant was, you made a very kind comment in this thread that I wasn't ignoring, that I was going to try to address in the interview intro. But I was low on comments to work with in general, from either this thread or IMs, so it would have been a very lonely piece of "fan mail."
Man, when Jan lets the walls down, she really lets 'em down.We'll save that for part 2.What, no questions about how Jan and Paul produce super adorable babies?
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Steve Sywak--He's so old.
"Roland was staring at Tiffany, so nonplussed he was nearly minused."
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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.
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Spotlight On - Session Four - Mich - August 1, 2011
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Interesting factoids:
Session Four Call Time: ~49 minutes
Final Cut: ~22 minutes
Like with Jan, this was a first ever phone conversation between us.
I got another volunteer after all, so this will be a 10 session series (though I wouldn't turn down any volunteers, if anyone has a change of heart later). Thanks so much, volunteers and big thanks to Wil for doing all the hard work.
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Interesting factoids:
Session Four Call Time: ~49 minutes
Final Cut: ~22 minutes
Like with Jan, this was a first ever phone conversation between us.
I got another volunteer after all, so this will be a 10 session series (though I wouldn't turn down any volunteers, if anyone has a change of heart later). Thanks so much, volunteers and big thanks to Wil for doing all the hard work.
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This has been my reaction, as well.I'm a little disappointed that no one fears me.
ETA: @Mich: Re: Building e-commerce sites: Hate.
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I haven't had a chance to listen to any of these yet, and it's killing me! Must carve out a big block of time soon!
you snooze, you lose
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
well I have snozzed and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
so fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting
and I can
hear the bells are
ringing joyful and triumphant
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I honestly haven't even thought about the right way to pronounce it in forever. I know how to pronounce Quim, but I honestly forgot in between the last two readings of Speaker.You're mispronouncing Olhado! Why does nobody point out that you are mispronouncing Olhado! Mich you are a horrible person for mispronouncing Olhado!
Ol-YAH-do. Ol-YAH-do.
Shell the unshellable, crawl the uncrawlible.
Row--row.
Row--row.
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Spotlight On - Session Five - Steph - August 8, 2011
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Interesting Factoids:
Session Five Call Time: ~57 minutes
Final Cut: ~26 minutes
I HATE my laugh in a few places and I need to not breathe. Ever/anymore.
If you have problems with the link, an alternative
Interesting Factoids:
Session Five Call Time: ~57 minutes
Final Cut: ~26 minutes
I HATE my laugh in a few places and I need to not breathe. Ever/anymore.
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Google Hipsters?
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Step, you don't sound anything like I would have imagined! I love these interviews : )
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And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears.
And love will not break your heart, but dismiss your fears.
Get over your hill and see what you find there,
With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair.
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Bad joke about little Mich getting fanmail.
While Steph and I did flirt, in a manner of speaking, for a good 25 minutes or so (and Wil was a gentleman and left that out), that was my little shout-out to you guys who jokingly expected things to escalate past the boozing and nakedness. Let me just pretend/say that someone wrote to Mich's lower half and get that whole thing out of the way so we can tackle this interview like big kids.
While Steph and I did flirt, in a manner of speaking, for a good 25 minutes or so (and Wil was a gentleman and left that out), that was my little shout-out to you guys who jokingly expected things to escalate past the boozing and nakedness. Let me just pretend/say that someone wrote to Mich's lower half and get that whole thing out of the way so we can tackle this interview like big kids.
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I actually didn't sound as bad as I feared. I didn't think I'd be able to listen to it, but it didn't weird me out too much.Step, you don't sound anything like I would have imagined! I love these interviews : )
Alea, you don't think everyone wants to know all about you wanting to be my wife?
"When I look back on my ordinary, ordinary life,
I see so much magic, though I missed it at the time." - Jamie Cullum
I see so much magic, though I missed it at the time." - Jamie Cullum
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Spotlight On - Session Six - Nomi - August 15, 2011
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Interesting factoids:
Session Six Call Time: ~39 minutes
Final Cut: ~30 minutes
We recorded this interview this morning. (For the person who I interviewed earlier, who Wil and I had every intention of airing today, I know you're confused but you provided a very solid interview and we felt we wouldn't be able to do it any justice if we rushed the editing. There's a good chance that will be a multi-parter next week, say, Monday and Wednesday or if necessary, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If the rest of you pay attention to the interview, I make reference to the fact that I already interviewed said person.)
ETA: Steph, Wil actually put together some of the stuff that might have been blooperish from our conversation but it ran way-long (18 minutes), so I gave him some reference points to cut it down to maybe 3 or 4 minutes, tops. He then told me to get the okay from you and I never did. Totally my fault. Let me know if you want that info and we can add it. Also, my sincerest apologies. I messed up the link to yours last week and just noticed, so hopefully people knew to use the alternative. For those who didn't, it's fixed now, thanks to Wil.
If you have problems with the link, an alternative.
Interesting factoids:
Session Six Call Time: ~39 minutes
Final Cut: ~30 minutes
We recorded this interview this morning. (For the person who I interviewed earlier, who Wil and I had every intention of airing today, I know you're confused but you provided a very solid interview and we felt we wouldn't be able to do it any justice if we rushed the editing. There's a good chance that will be a multi-parter next week, say, Monday and Wednesday or if necessary, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. If the rest of you pay attention to the interview, I make reference to the fact that I already interviewed said person.)
ETA: Steph, Wil actually put together some of the stuff that might have been blooperish from our conversation but it ran way-long (18 minutes), so I gave him some reference points to cut it down to maybe 3 or 4 minutes, tops. He then told me to get the okay from you and I never did. Totally my fault. Let me know if you want that info and we can add it. Also, my sincerest apologies. I messed up the link to yours last week and just noticed, so hopefully people knew to use the alternative. For those who didn't, it's fixed now, thanks to Wil.
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