To Whom it May Concern:
1. My hair sometimes looks like a helmet. And that's fine.
2. Sometimes I'm redundant. Especially when I talk about things that are current right now.
3. My verbs do not always agree with my nouns. Namely, when I nervously speak of Meredith's vision issues.
4. You should be quite bummed that YouTube allows only ten minutes per video. I actually drank enough beer before this interview to purposefully work in the phrase "scrotal sac." Seriously.
5. Sunlight? Yeah. I don't look very good on beautiful sunny days. Also, I really should look into that whole lipstick thing. And pressed powder, perhaps.
6. Argyle! Argyle! Argyle! Neck tendons! Neck tendons!
7. Please know that I really hope Jeff is living with me in a rusty old house when I'm 80. Not mentioning him as part of my future was completely unintentional. (When Jeff saw that part of the video, he muttered, "We all have dreams, don't we?")
8. That sound you hear? It's the wind blowing into my left ear and out of my right ear! I've got a hollow noodle!
9. That whole "one of the most popular Mom Bloggers on the Internet" thing? That is definitely not true. But flattery will get you doughnuts.
With all of that said: I'm one of the interviewees on Mutha Mae's latest video. Enjoy.
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Alli
at 4/7/2008 7:41:26 AM- You were great!
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at 4/7/2008 9:40:01 AM- Do you KNOW how lovely you are? Loved the interview. It was so . . . warmly, openly, the "you" we've come to know. Wait. Did I steal that from a song?
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Kathy
at 4/7/2008 9:43:24 AM- Helmet hair sisters unite! What's that line from Steel Magnolias? "Just cut it any old way. It always looks like a brown football helmet." That's my hair.
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Amy in KC
at 4/7/2008 10:49:09 AM- For the record, I don't care for tea. I have always imagined us sharing lattes. And pumpkin muffins. While wearing fabulous, comfortable orange shoes.
And ALSO! When you said that you may be blogging into your eighties, it made me sigh with relief that we may be able to go awhile without another I'm Going To Quit This Whole Blogging Thing For Awhile fiasco.
Because last time that made me cranky.
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Barbara
at 4/7/2008 11:26:04 AM- Your skin is utterly unblemished. Your hair is adorable. You don't spit when you talk. You glow. The Wince Factor here was minus 12.
You may have thought you drank beer, but I'm suggesting that it was probably just liquid vitamins.
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Mutha Mae
at 4/7/2008 1:11:49 PM- Why yes, I am coming back here to see what people are saying.
Because of the YouTube ten min time limit, I didn't get to put in the part where I talk about how I see the 80 year old version of you walking the park each day. I've watched her for years now. I think I've blogged this before. She's you, FP, only late 70s. Same hair, style of clothing,same build. Only she wears lime green sunglasses and bright red lipstick. I want to take her picture on the sly and show you sometime.
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Snippety Gibbet
at 4/7/2008 3:44:09 PM- Wow! That was really a wonderful interview. It was fun seeing you in a video.....in which you were not writing on your head or anything. You did a really good job, Angela.
jan
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jill
at 4/7/2008 6:27:03 PM- I'll just echo how gorgeous you are. Perfect, perfect skin.
I also love your voice.
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shoesonwrong
at 4/7/2008 8:02:04 PM- The other day, someone asked me if had planned on getting married young (I was married when I was 19, nearly 4 years ago), and I blurted out, "God no! I didn't plan on getting married at all!"
Then Ryan (husband) dryly said, "You would think that the blush would have fallen off my young bride by now, but no, every day is just magical."
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Jodi
at 4/7/2008 8:24:03 PM- Your hair is awesome. I keep wondering if it would be lame of me to print off a picture of you and ask to get my hair cut like yours the next time I brave a salon.
Keep on rocking. (or rockin', whichever you choose)
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suse
at 4/8/2008 6:15:39 AM- I just want to say that that was lovely.
And that bit where you talked about having relationships with people very far away? I took that bit personally. Whether you intended me to or not.
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Lara
at 4/8/2008 11:50:15 AM- I think your hair looks fab! You look great in the video and come off so naturally. I thought it was a good interview!!!
I love your hair. I always have.
You know, vinyl siding never rusts.