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October Interview: Plain Mabel!
The following interview was conducted this afternoon with Tara of Plain Mabel. I offer it to you now as a sneak peek of things to come!
Who are you and why?
I am my cat's owner. My primary function is feeding and playing with the cat. Why? Because he told me so. Oh wait, you want a real answer, don't you?
I thought that was a real answer.
(According to the cat, it was the real answer.)
do you ever rebel against your cat's tyrannical rule?
Yes, and I have the scratches to prove it.
why do you make things, tara? is that another ruling of the cat?
The cat is glad I make things, especially when yarn or ribbon is involved. But mostly I make things because I like to keep busy. When I moved to the boonies, I had a lot of time on my hands, so I had to start doing something. And I sure as hell wasn't going to cook.
cooking is for boys.
Totally.
if you were stranded on a deserted island, whom would you blame?
Whatever chump went and crashed the plane, I suppose.
yes..he is the one to blame. correct!
I hope he was at least doing something cool in place of flying the plane properly, like knitting.
knitting a new plane, perhaps? if you were stranded, then, would you then despair and die, or make an effort to reach civilization once again?
If cute boys are around: civilization. If not, I guess I'm kind of stuck, but I'd make do and weave some leaves or something. Oh wait, I thought you said make a new civilization, so scratch the boy thing. Maybe I'd pull a Professor (from Gilligan's Island) and make a radio out of coconuts.
speaking of the professor, I hear you are a friggin' math animal. Recite pi to as many decimal places as possible!
Ok, I promise I won't cheat...here goes...
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693
3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693
holy fuck! I'll have to take your word for it, of course.
There are sites you can double-check me on, like this. But why would anyone care enough to bother?
in her interview, teresa of sewing stars said she would bake me some cookies...what are you going to bake me?
Teresa's promising I bake for you? I think I'd go with standard chocolate chip, or some pumpkin spice bars with cream cheese icing. Or just buy you a package of Fudge Stripes because we all know there's nothing better than them.
(editors note: I'm pretty sure Teresa was joking when she said she'd bake me cookies, but she does have a cookie recipe on her site)
(editors note: I'm pretty sure Teresa was joking when she said she'd bake me cookies, but she does have a cookie recipe on her site)
incorrect. you are going to bake me a pie.
Damn, I thought I was close...
not really. I prefer fudge grahams
how do you choose a new consignor for your store (Plain Mabel)?
I get submissions all the time, and have to put off accepting most of them or else my head would explode and I'd lose my real job. But when I do pick up a new one, I try to go with something I've never seen anyone make before, or someone that puts a completely different spin on the usual thing.
correct. you have one minute. write a haiku containing the following: your cat, an island, coconuts. GO!
The island would be/a giant litterbox for/coconut kitty
Excellent. "Coconut kitty"...touché!
"Coconuts" is too many syllables to be a required word. Very difficult!
I knew you'd be up for it, math lady.
Aw, thanks.
I think we've reached the ten minute mark.
You're lying.
you are.
Oh, I don't think so. I drove. (If you didn't see that one Homestar, that won't make sense.)
nope, I didn't. your superior knowledge of homestar shames me!
WAIT. You're interviewing me without having seen the Homestar interview? For shame!
well, if you're correct and it hasn't been 10 minutes...let's do the quick-ass questions and then I'll look at homestar!
ketchup mustard or mayo?
None! Dry condiments only! Mayo if someone twists my arm.
tom or jerry?
Tom (my cat told me to say that)
haiku or villanelle?
The one I heard of.
correct!
Yay!
drapes or blinds?
Drapes if I feel like sewing. Blinds if I don't.
carpet, tile or wood flooring?
Wood
so-and-so or what's-her-face?
So-and-so. (Sorry to Ben)
strong sad or strong mad?
Strong Sad
does flying make you sad?
No, I love flying!
it makes strong sad sad. you obviously don't know your intro pages! ha! (editor's note: at this point the conversation completely falls apart... but later...)
I won't argue with your sense of time but it has definitely been more than ten minutes!
Yes, I'll agree with you there.
did you enjoy your interview?
It was the best ever!
sweet. and now it is over.
Sad.
