The Interview

A few days ago, Dave from Rattling the Kettle did a pretty cool meme. Since it's been ages since I've participated in a meme, I signed up to be interviewed. Dave asked me some pretty interesting questions. Mind you, while he'd consumed Fat Tire before answering his questions, I've only had one cup of coffee. And I have to go to the dentist in a bit to have a temporary crown put on (yes, it's the same tooth). So, you know, I might not seem all there. Because I'm not.

1) Does Lexington have a passable French restaurant?  And, if so, do you speak better French than the chef?  If so, have you ever told him that you could make better food at home?

Lexington has Le Deauville, named after its sister city in France. I've never eaten there; the menu looks more like standard (read: ubiquitous) bistro than upscale restaurant. Here's a link I found (warning: it's an ugly, old-fashioned webpage). Oh, and duh, the page says it's a bistro.

That said, if the chef is French, I probably don't speak the language better than he (she?) does. I'll give anyone else a run for their money. (That includes in the preparation of food.)

2) Who is a better photographer, you or Allan?

Allan, hands down. Need proof? Check out his macro shots, or his flowers, or his photos that have been in Flickr Explore.

3) I first came to your blog through your Beaujoulais Noveau review.  What do you have against cheap wine, anyway?

Nothing, actually, as long as it tastes like wine. If I'd let that Beaujolais air a bit before tasting it, I probably wouldn't have made that face. Wine is so much cheaper in France than it is in the States, and I got used to paying 3-4 euros for a decent bottle. The wine I drink now would probably be considered "cheap" by some people, but I don't care. As long as it tastes good and is not white Zinfandel, I will drink it. (Funnily enough, I can't abide cheap beer.) Edit: Budget Vino is a blog after my own heart!

4) Those twenty seconds in the middle of that video, when the camera is focused on your chest: that was on purpose, yes?

Actually, I was just trying to show off my aptitude at opening a bottle of wine. But wow. I have a nice rack, don't I?

5) Which of your photos on Flickr has gotten the most views?

Hmmm...I was going to say it's my self ass-trait, with 947 views, but Flickr is telling me that No Name Kitty has 3117 views. Which is totally bizarre.

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Well, that was fun. No, really. Thanks, Dave! If you'd like to play, ask me to interview you in the comments. Oh, and here are the rules:

Interview rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions. 
3. You will update your blog with a post containing your the answers to the  questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Comments

[kkonmymind]

Interview me!

[Margaret]

I love reading other people's answers much more than I enjoy answering any. You know you can always ask me anything without a meme! I thought a bistro was pretty casual--between a cafe and a restaurant. The prices at Le Deauville were steep.

[Catheroo]

Please interview me! (Hopefully when you are high from the dentist.)

[AndreAnna]

I'm in for this - interview me!

This was really cool and now I will be spending the next hour or so looking at all of your flickr photos and clicking the links.

Way to make my afternoon productive! ;)

[Rich Copley]

I'll bite. Please interview me. (This will be weird.)

[ALY]

I would love to be interviewed, but I'm blog-less and therefore ineligible. BOO!
I guess I'll just enjoy reading the bloggers' responses.

[ALY]

I would love to be interviewed, but I'm blog-less and therefore ineligible. BOO!
I guess I'll just enjoy reading the bloggers' responses.

[ally bean]

No name kitty is nice, but I like the other one better. Maybe Flickr has things all confused.

And I would like to be interviewed by you. [I've done this one before, but as you aren't who interviewed me before I figure it'll be like new. This makes sense, right?]

[jeorg]

can i play? interview me...

[Melissa]

Well, sign me up. Interview me, if you think I'm interesting enough! :D

[Patrick]

Don't worry, a crown is not so bad. I am oral aversive and I breezed through my replacement last month, my second for this same tooth. The previous one I did not even know was there, but it cracked after 5 years.

[Rattling the Kettle]

Seven interview requests. Yikes. Probably not what you thought you were signing up for ;-)

[AlisonM]

Boy, you opened a can of worms with this one, Alison! You didn't need all that free time anyway, right?

[Carrie]

As I explained in Allan's comments, my other computer, which runs Vista, has not let me comment on either of your blogs. Now I'm on my desktop and can finally SPEAK!!! lol

I loved this post :) You've got lots of people to interview already so I'll enjoy reading their answers when the time comes.

As for crowns...you know, I just heard the other day that it's possible to crack a crown. I had no idea. I have one. About to get a root canal and yet another crown. So I feel for ya.

Feel better soon. You're in my thoughts Ali.

[Neil]

Can you please make more videos where you speak in French, get drunk on wine, and show your rack? Thanks!

A loyal reader.

[Jack]

That was interesting. Thanks.

[sunshinecity]

Sweet!
Those are some good questions and great answers.
I'd love to join in if I may.
Any questionn for me?
= )

[rebecca]

hit me with your best shot, missy! interview me!

[meredith]

Ha, your first question reminds me of when we went to a "french" restaurant in Omaha. The waiter started speaking french to us, but stopped when he heard my husband's first answer to a question. The waiter was from Croatia, I think we spoke about an equal french. We never did meet the chef, but we had omaha steaks and mashed potatos off the menu...très français, n'est-ce pas?

[sunshinecity]

Thanks for the great questions... you can find my answers in my blog!

http://sscdesigns.blogspot.com

[Suzy]

If you have time, I do, too!

[melanie]

Ok. you have a million requests for questions. but if you want to, I will gladly play along.

love the self asstrait

[Jamie G.]

Have you ever had backed goodies from Le Matin? I mean, theoretically, it's French. I hear you can eat a light lunch there, but I imagine the only people that do so are those who have weird mommy guilt about not eating a meal before eating a dessert item.

:)