“do you mind if i tape this?”

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i’ve been interviewed. most of the afternoon was spent trying to suppress the ever increasing jitters and fluttery stomach sensation i get when i’m nervous. luckily, i arrived at the restaurant early, so i had time to grab a latte and read a while until erin showed up to calm myself. when she came up to my table and asked “are you heather?” i had almost forgotten why i was sitting there.
erin was very nice and professional and most of her questions were of the sort i’d expect from someone looking to write an article about online journals and their authors. nothing really came from left field, which was nice. i only said “ack, ignore that” or “don’t print that” to the tape recorder a couple of times.
overall, i’m really glad i did it. especially that i sucked up enough intestinal fortitude to do a face-to-face interview rather than opting for the phone or email versions she offered. i just hope i didn’t sound like a complete moron.

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9 Thoughts on ““do you mind if i tape this?””

  1. Heather on February 7, 2002 at 18:48 said:

    Hey, that’s really cool! Where is the article going to be?

  2. heather on February 7, 2002 at 19:42 said:

    it’s a freelance piece right now. when it’s done, she’ll try to sell it where she can. her original hope was a local paper, but now she’s thinking bigger. maybe something from the states.
    i’ll make sure you let you all know as soon as i do. =)

  3. (the shorter)Heather on February 7, 2002 at 20:08 said:

    Woohoo, I’m glad you went through with it (and hope the dentist sees you soon!).
    Now, did she take any creepy “artsy” photographs of you that make you look all disproportioned??

  4. Ryan on February 7, 2002 at 20:15 said:

    That is really cool….what was the angle of the article?….Now I wanna be interviewed…*pouts*

  5. guruvious on February 8, 2002 at 03:45 said:

    *shoves others aside*
    Did you mention all of us?
    Okay, how about me?, did you metion me?
    *fluffs hair*

  6. kaydee on February 8, 2002 at 04:19 said:

    hmm, cool, but why were you that nervous?

  7. Goddess on February 8, 2002 at 06:44 said:

    I’m sure you did a fantastic job.
    Wow, I’m talking to a celebrity!!! Cool!!!

  8. heather on February 8, 2002 at 07:26 said:

    heather: no, there were no photos. thank god.
    ryan: she’s not firm about it yet, but she’s thinking about taking a “women in journalling” tack. i suppose it depends on who she’s going to hock it to.
    guru: i mentioned you, of course! oh, wait. you didn’t mean when i answered the “have you had any bad experiences?” question, did you?
    kaydee: i was nervous because being nervous is what i do! =)

  9. andrea on February 8, 2002 at 08:29 said:

    go heather!!
    :-)

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