Interview meme

[cormac]

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me" or something of an equally pithy nature.
2. I will respond by asking you 5 questions of a very personal nature. Be warned!
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions, or there will be trouble.
4. You will include this and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them 5 questions.
eowyna asks:

1. So, what _do_ you do with a BA in English? I considered getting a BA in English long, long ago, but couldn't figure out what I'd do with it, so I switched to Math.
At this point, my BA in English (with a minor in Would You Like Fries With That) has been little more than a segue into my English Masters program. Otherwise, it functions as a general bachelor's degree for the purposes of finding a job. However, I'm told that if I ever wanted to do law school (and I'm still actively considering it at this time), BAs in English do better on the BAR than any other pre-law major.

2. Have you had a chance to use the Old English classes, at all?
Apart from the SCA, only in answering trivia questions and showing off my etymology skills.

3. What is your ultimate employment goal?
If you'd asked me a year ago, I would have said "professorship at Oxford" without hesitation. Having been out of classes for a year, still without my Master's due to lack of a medievalist on campus to read my thesis, I'm considering my other options. I'm considering law, and I want to get involved in politics at some level, but I don't really have an employment goal at this point, other than finding a job where I can help the community.

4. What part about heraldry interests you most?
Anything that increases pomp and pageantry. Book, voice, protocol and administrative heraldry all have something that contributes to that. It's what drew me to heraldry in the first place, and it's certainly what keeps me here.

5. Have you ever thought of writing a book? If you did, what would it be about?
I've had various books in mind over the years, including a walkthrough of college parallelling Dante's Divine Comedy. I'm still working my Caidan Herald's Compendium, but that's more compiling, editing and formatting than writing.

Comments

[kdmorin.livejournal.com]

I'm pithing back at you. :)

[cormac.livejournal.com]

1. If you could do it all over again, what would you change about your participation in the SCA?

2. Where do you get such wonderful fabric?

3. Any plans on autocratting events anytime soon?

4. Will you be at Coronation?

5. (Because I'm a Colbert fan) - Gyldenholt Yule 2007: Great Father Christmas, or the Greatest Father Christmas?

[matrygg.livejournal.com]

Just to give you a heads up in case you didn't know--the department is supposed to be conducting a search for a medievalist next year.

[cormac.livejournal.com]

It's about damn time. Thanks for the heads-up. And congrats on graduating!

[magenta513.livejournal.com]

I want an interview! Me me me!

[cormac.livejournal.com]

1. When are you going to embrace your status as an omnivore and eat meat again?

2. Yarn. Discuss.

3. Television was a substantial part of your life for a long time, but with the new job I could see how that might change. What shows are you currently watching?

4. Do you still talk with the old Shangrilah crowd? How are they doing?

5. If you could change one thing about the last five years, what would it be? (Clarification: The last five years of your life, not the show)

[marymont.livejournal.com]

Turnabout is fair play.

[cormac.livejournal.com]

1. I was going to ask "why a Glastonbury branch," but instead: Which came first, your branch or your locative surname, and why was it chosen?

2. If you could bring back one SCA event (either another kingdom's event never seen in Caid, or an old Caidan event that has been lost in the mists of antiquity), which would it be, and why?

3. Please name your favorite set of SCA royals, and give reasons why they are your favorites.

4. Who hasn't been on the throne that you'd like to see crowned? This can either be an established couple/partnership, or a "dream team" you put together.

5. What is the best change to happen in the SCA?

[blackbirdsings.livejournal.com]

Ooh me me me?

[cormac.livejournal.com]

In a heartbeat, my dear. But you're either married or engaged, depending on who you ask, and I wonder what Svan would say.

Oh, you mean interviews!

1. What would Svan say?

2. Which of your songs are you [insert positive superlative here] with? (superlatives may include, but are not limited to, proudest, happiest, most satisfied, most amused, etc.)

3. I hate asking "me" questions, but I always think about our trip to Estrella when I hear "Highway Songs," though I know that the romantic portions of the lyrics clearly do not pertain. Anyhow, this has been on my mind for about two weeks now, so I should probably ask: have I ever at least partially inspired any of your lyrics, through word, deed, etc.?

4. What's the custom, tradition, event, or what have you that you most miss from Caid?

5. When are you coming back to Caid, and dragging your husband with you? (Please say GWW, please say GWW, please say GWW)

[kottr.livejournal.com]

I'm behind on the game, but I want to play!

[cormac.livejournal.com]

1. Will you be participating in Blog Like It's The End Of The World day, on June 13?

2. What drew you to a Norse persona?

3. Of all the awards and recognitions that you gave as Queen, which were the most satisfying?

4. Of all the awards and recognitions you've received in the SCA, which do you hold most dear?

5. If you could change one thing about the kingdom, what would it be?

[eowyna.livejournal.com]

any questions?

[cormac.livejournal.com]

I'm going to cheat a bit and repeat two questions I've asked another.

1. Of all your experiences as Baroness of Lyondemere, which was the most memorable?

2. If you could bring back one SCA event (either another kingdom's event never seen in Caid, or an old Caidan event that has been lost in the mists of antiquity), which would it be, and why?

3. After your sweet bag is completed, do you have any other literary goals lined up, either as concrete projects or as aspirations and inklings?

4. Other than what appears in Corpora, what defines a peer of the realm to you? Is it something that can be learned and earned, or is there a certain je ne sais quoi to it that people either have, or don't?

5. What is the best change to happen in the SCA since you've joined?

[abbybob.livejournal.com]

ME me me!! interview me!!!!!!!!!

[cormac.livejournal.com]

1. What's been the most challenging transition into married life?

2. What is your fondest memory of your parents' tenure as B&B?

3. You've got two free plane tickets and accomodations for three days and two nights anywhere on earth. Where do you go?

4. Other than the drama (too easy, sorry) what one thing would you change in the SCA, if you had the power?

5. What, in your opinion, is the most outrageous garment/fashion statement of the middle ages?