This week’s Tuesday Blogversation is with Emily. I’ve been working with Emily since August of 2009. I will admit to going a bit ‘fanboy’ on her when she started. Mostly it was because I actually recognized her from Twitter and her blog. Funny thing though, I wasn’t actually following either until after we started working together. But she was one of the only ones at the company that used the service and was/is active and conversational on it.
Emily (blog | twitter) is a now-local, Wisconsin transplant that enjoys a good laugh, movie, book, or plate of food (and a lot of other stuff). She’s active and vocal about either searching for advice or commenting on pretty much whatever she feels like. She’s been blogging since July 2008. Her posts are usually filled with comments and interaction.
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You’ve been blogging forever in Internet years . . . how do you keep going?
I have? That’s cool. I guess I must just have a lot to say, though there have definitely been times when I don’t feel inspired to write anything, and that’s okay too. What’s weird is that the second I consciously decide to take a blogging break, about five things happen to me that I want to write about. I’m also constantly looking for advice about the various things I panic about (What neighborhood should I live in?! Will Art’s cat eat my cat?!), and a blog is a great place to get relatively unbiased opinions.
What would you do if Bob Costas commented on your posts about him?
Well, despite my status as the #1 Google search result for “Bob Costas sucks?” I don’t really have anything against him or even know much about him. It all started with me telling him to suck it in a post about not wanting to watch the Olympics in 2008, and the commenters really took it from there.
Where did Bacon Wednesday go?
Bacon Wednesday has always been written by my friend Stephanie, which started before she had her own blog. She’s got too much to say not to have an outlet, but she was pretty resistant to blogging for a long time and actually told me not to start mine because of how narcissistic it is. Which it is. But that’s okay.
Why didn’t you continue it?
I guess I just haven’t had much to say about bacon lately. I’ve actually been trying to stay away from meat lately, but that’s a whole other story.
Does your not eating meat have to do with your recent running campaign.
Nope. I’m actually having to put forth much more of an effort to get my protein while I’m eating less meat. It’s just been sort of turning my stomach lately, which happens to me sometimes.
What is your goal with running?
My current goal is to NOT DIE during my first half marathon in two months. I suppose overall though, the goal is “fitness” or “fitting into my pants again,” but I’m really starting to enjoy running on its own, which is something I never thought would happen. I’ve never been an athlete and don’t really consider myself one now, but there might be something to this “running” thing after all.
Being that your blog is slanted towards your personal life how do you react when people from your professional side talk to you about it?
Do you mean on my first day of work when you popped into my cube, said “You’re @emilysaysso!” and then left? At first, things like that sort of freaked me out. It’s not like I make a huge effort to hide my blog, but I also don’t want it to be the first thing that pops up when you Google my name. However, from a professional standpoint, it’s actually been a really positive experience. When I got laid off this past summer, there were so many people that I only knew via my blog or Twitter that reached out to encourage me or try to help me make connections.
What topics do you stay away from?
I try to assume that everything I write will eventually be read by the people I’m writing about, so basically, I try my best not to say anything about anyone that I wouldn’t say to their face. That means I generally try not to write too much about work or make fun of people if it’s not good-natured. The fact that my parents have found my blog also makes me try to keep things PG-13.
Have you ever deleted a regretful post?
I’ve definitely written drafts of posts that I then realized weren’t a good idea, but I haven’t deleted anything after it’s been published. Not that I haven’t written about things I maybe shouldn’t have. I’m sure I have.
Do you have a writing style that you try to stick to?
I try to keep it pretty casual/conversational. When it comes to the blog, I write how I talk, meaning that even though I have an English degree and KNOW when to use “whom,” I’m not always going to do it.
I’ve noticed that you have a tag for pooping, but not one for the man named Art… why is this?
Did Art put you up to this? I’m sure he did, but I will answer anyway. I felt weird about it when we first started dating. I suppose it’s sort of like the whole “When are we in an OFFICIAL Facebook relationship?” thing. Before we met (which happened to be because of our blogs – blogging is good, nerds!) I’d never written about my love life. It’s weird in that whole early, “we don’t know how we feel about each” other time. Then, as he became more of a fixture in my life, I wrote about him more and more, but putting a “tag” on it still seemed weird. So in conclusion, I’m not sure why doesn’t have one. Probably because I know it bugs him?
Dez Says: After some review I’m noticing that Art as in paintings/etc. and Art the person seem to be mixed into the tag Art. And yeah… Art totally got to me on this one… Seriously, that guy will do anything for a mention.
Also, Please see the following images of ‘Art’ chosen by none other than Emily because of the preceding question.
Besides your obvious obsession with Star Trek, what are you watching now, and what’s next?
I’m watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, okay? Don’t judge me. I’m also working through DVDs of Big Love and Northern Exposure and anxiously awaiting Netflix sending me the most recent season of Mad Men in a few weeks.
How do you pick your Twin Cities Thursday links to use?
I have a category in my Google Reader for Twin Cities bloggers, and I check it regularly and pick things throughout the week that I enjoy. I tend to always pick a few posts about eating and drinking because those are things I like. Other than that, I really like when people get worked up into a passionate frenzy, whether it be because they’re happy, angry or just neurotic.
What other blogs do you read?
Since we talked about Twin Cities Thursday, I’m going to keep it local.
South 12th, Andy Sturdevant’s blog, is wonderfully weird and hilarious.
Stuff about Minneapolis is great for miscellaneous local history and trivia.
Lazy Lightning is always good for an angry rant.
The Heavy Table is just wonderful. Does that count as a blog?
I’m sure I’m forgetting many. There’s a lot of good local writing to read.
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Tuesday Blogversation is a weekly series on iamdez.com featuring bloggers of all kinds from the Twin Cities (Minneapolis / Saint Paul) area. If you’d like to be considered for an interview please send mail to dez [at] iamdez [dot] com or get ahold of me on twitter.
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