A candid interview with Tom

Okay, I think I'm going to need some sort of intervention for my MySpace addiction. I never thought I'd be a MySpace kind of girl, but I just have so darn much fun with it.

Like today, for instance. I started playing with the MySpace IM and saw that Tom (With a capital T, yo) was online. On a lark, I messaged him, and to my great delight, he had an automated reply set. I decided to have some fun with it.
My "candid interview" went something like this:

Me: So are you excited to be interviewed by the one and only Bakka?

Tom: woo!

Me: I'm glad to hear that Tom. Is it okay if I call you Tom?

Tom: woo!

Me: Well you're sure excitable...anyway, on to my first question: How does it make you feel to know you are friends with everyone on MySpace?

Tom: woo!

Me: Glad to hear it. I'm sure if I had 250464747 friends, I may give a hearty "woo!" myself. So I see you're single. Do you have an active dating life?

Tom: woo!

Me: I see...well I'm sure a man with as much internets pull as you can date pretty much whoever you want. You know Tom, I get the feeling that you're a kinder, gentler internet superstar. If you could offer advice to someone who's having suicidal thoughts, what would that advice be?

Tom: woo!

Me: Yes, very deep. Forget your worries and just take joy in the moment. I knew you were a thinker. Now Tom, on to current events. Given the current economic crises around the world, do you hold out any hope for the future?

Tom: woo!

Me: So brave...keeping your chin up in the face of disaster. Now about the new president, what do you think of Obama?

Tom: woo!

Me: A fellow democrat. How refreshing! Well Tom, thank you for your time. I have really enjoyed this candid interview.

Tom: woo!

Me: Woo! to you too, Tom *sniff* Woo! to you too...

Keep in mind, this is only a joke. I'm sure most people could figure this out, but I in no way want people to think Tom actually said this stuff...his computer did. I'm sure he's a nice enough guy, and I'd hate for one gag to make people think badly of him. Plus, he'd probably unleash the fury of the internets if I got on his bad side :).

I met the Jesus guy :)

I was working on a submission for JPG Magazine called "Nice to Meet You" today and got to meet a really neat person. I see this guy every day standing on 66th St. and University Ave., and when the assignment came up, which was to meet someone, get their portrait and some information, he automatically came to mind.

His name's Johnny, and every day except Saturday, he's out from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. with his sign. He's been doing this for about three months because, as he said, "It's what the Lord Jesus told me to do."

I call him "The Jesus Guy" because that's all I knew about him. I mean no disrespect by this nickname, it's just a descriptor. I personally think he does a service to the world by showing that kind of dedication to his beliefs. I myself don't consider myself a religious person, but I am very spiritual. It does my heart good to know people like him are out in the world.

My busy, busy life :)

I learned one big lesson at this year's NOVACon -- Don't plan anything else for the same time frame.

Around 5 a.m. Thursday morning, not only was I working on some stuff for the event, I was also hurriedly pricing products for my new case at KK's Craft Mall. I'm happy about the opportunity to do that, but it made for some frantic last-minute work. Overall, though, it was a good weekend.

My friend Alex got married Friday night, and it was a beautiful service. I got to take some of the photographs, and I'm told some of them turned out pretty decently.

The LLAMA Today November issue will be distributed Friday during the First Friday Art Trail. I'll have more of the particulars on that tomorrow. As for the December issue, we have hit the ground running. I'm working on the cover story, which is about how local organizations encourage the future of art in West Texas, as well as a handful of other really cool stories.

I'm also doing a lot of painting and photography, as well as practicing piano and guitar to improve my skill.

Let's see...I don't think I've left anything out...anyway, it's a very fun, very busy time in my life :). I plan to post daily to the site with updates on everything, so be sure to check back often!

Namaste