[synergy]

Per request, the interviews are re-established! Interviews are a chance to get to know one of your fellow VBers better. The first interviewee was selected by popular vote. Each interviewee will then be able to select his/her successor.

Interviews will run from (approximately) Monday one week until Monday the next.

Starter questions:

Question limit:

Gender:

Age:

Birthday:

Location:

Dietary Path/Reason Why::

Favorite food(s):

Brief Intro:

Picture:

Website (your own or one of your favorites)

Previous interviews can be found here:

Libellula, Tesseract, Amy SF, goettling, karenlovessnow, elibrown, Moechalatte, Ludi

Tom, MrsKey, Indian Summer, Diana, veggiejanie, isowish, purrpelle, Blue Plastic Straw, OregonAmy,

Jessica Alana,Compassionate1, Jeezycreezy, Nigel, ~Wonder, Troub, Sevenseas,

Azalea, Inie, Avocado,~Brandon

 

[synergy]

So, Jenna,

How does it feel to be the 29 person interviewed during this incarnation of VB interviews?

What did you dream about last night?

What was the most interesting/messed up dream you've ever had?

 

[avocado]

what is your favorite sound?

what is your favorite smell?

if you could be any animal mythical or real, what would you be and why?

 

[Amy SF]

Jenna wenna bo benna!

Kickin' around at home: Shoes, socks, slippers, sandals or barefoot?

What does your favorite piece of jewelry look like?

Do you or would you make your own jewelry?

What is your favorite ethnic cuisine?

What would you pack for a picnic in the park?

Have you ever seen any wildlife up close and personal?

Have you ever been to a zoo or circus? How do you feel about them?

Have you ever dyed your hair?

Do you wear makeup? Nail polish? If you wear nail polish, do you ever put on non-traditional colors?

Which fruit would you never want to live without?

 

[WonderRandy]

What do you like on your pizza?

 

[Cissy]

what's your favorite kind of smoothie?

do you like socks? do you have a favorite pair?

what's your favorite kitchen appliance?

favorite shampoo and conditioner?

 

[isowish]

hey Jenna

what was the last crafty thing you made?

what would you most like to photograph?

where in the world would you most like to visit?

I hope I can come up with some more later

 

[Skylark]

Yea Jenna! Someone mentioned you not too long ago, and I had to stop and think, "Jenna... Jenna... I know I've seen that name on the boards, but I don't really know her."

So that stops right here. I'm glad you're the next interviewee because now I'll get to know you.

1. How would you describe your family? What kinds of relationships do you have with your parents and siblings?

2. Have you studied any cultures outside the U.S. or langauges other than English?

3. Do you do crossword puzzles? Logic puzzles? Sudoku?

4. What were your favorite subjects in school?

5. How many people have you influenced to become vegetarian?

6. (Assuming you're not a lifelong veg*n) What was the worst meat you ever ate?

7. Have you ever been in the newspaper, on TV or on the radio?

8. What do you do when VB and MySpace are both down?

9. Do you prefer showers or baths? Do you sing in there?

10. Do you leave stuff in your car, like food wrappers, newspapers, empty oil containers?

 

[queenfluff]

Hello Jenna fellow raw foodie!

How long have you been doing raw food?

What is your favorite raw food dish to make?

Do you grow any of your own food? If so, what do you grow?

Do you have any raw food 'heros'?

If you could only consist on one food of choice, which would it be?

Do you do any sprouting or dehydrating?

 

[jenna]

Starter questions:

Question limit: oh. well, however many i end up with by next monday.

Gender: female.

Age: 28.

Birthday: 01.24.79

Location: south carolina

Dietary Path/Reason Why: i swerve back and forth between vegan and raw vegan.

Favorite food(s): mm. i love fruit.

Brief Intro: -taps microphone- is this thing on?

Picture: i'm too picture shy. i'm far more comfortable behind the lens.

Website (your own or one of your favorites) http://www.myspace.com/barefootj and http://www.tribe.net

 

[jenna]

From Synergy

How does it feel to be the 29 person interviewed during this incarnation of VB interviews? nervous. i almost didn't accept, but i'm glad that i did.

What did you dream about last night? haha. crazily enough part of it was filling out really insane, LONG questions for this interview. i can't remember what the other half was.

What was the most interesting/messed up dream you've ever had? i don't think mine have ever not been interesting/messed up. there was one i had a few weeks ago where i was leaving this building full of people, i think i was living there. i go walking down this long dirt road through these open fields and all of a sudden about 20 tornadoes came down at once. so, i was running try to get away from all of that. the rest of it was pretty strange.

i could also mention all the ones that i've had that have come true at one point or another. most of it is just simple things but it'll be the exact way it happened in my dream

 

[jenna]

From avocado

what is your favorite sound? the purring of my cats, the growls/barks from when my dog is dreaming, rain, the ocean, laughter and the cello.

what is your favorite smell? lavender, salty beach air, my cats - i like to bury my nose in their fur when we're cuddling.

if you could be any animal mythical or real, what would you be and why?

a very well taken care of house cat. they are mysterious, simple, agile, complex, very funny. they're quiet observers, always curious.

 

[jenna]

From AmySF

Jenna wenna bo benna!

hi, amy!

Kickin' around at home: Shoes, socks, slippers, sandals or barefoot? if it was sanitary and i could always get away with it - barefoot. i don't live in a place that i could wear sandals/flip flops all the time, otherwise i would.

What does your favorite piece of jewelry look like? that's hard one. i don't really have a favorite but i like them all. just about all of my jewelry is simple but it stands out enough because of the colors. for now, i'll say the one i made that is two strands of different colored brown seed beads that are hold a brown heart pendant made out of stone. the pendant was given to me by my aunt from when she was in hawaii.

Do you or would you make your own jewelry? i do. i make earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pins, hair clips, just about everything. i use glass/plastic beads, metal, cord, string, all kinds of things.

What is your favorite ethnic cuisine? i haven't had opportunities to try lots of different ones. i'll just go with chinese.

What would you pack for a picnic in the park? bottled water, fruit salad, green salad, some flax seed crackers with a few different types of dip like guacamole, avocado chutney. i'd also have some yummy raw cookies but i'm not sure what kinds. the last time i went on a picnic i was a child so i'm not sure what the best kind of picnic food there is.

Have you ever seen any wildlife up close and personal? rabbits, foxes, squirrels, owls, red-tailed hawks, turtles, all kinds of bugs. just every day type of stuff.

Have you ever been to a zoo or circus? How do you feel about them? i used to love to go to the zoos when i was little. i liked seeing the animals up close and reading the information about them. it made me appreciate animals even more. i only went to the circus once or twice, i don't have much memory of those. i haven't been to either one since i went veg*n, though. i'd rather visit a nature preserve or a sanctuary.

Have you ever dyed your hair? nope. i've thought about putting purple highlights/streaks in it, though.

Do you wear makeup? Nail polish? If you wear nail polish, do you ever put on non-traditional colors? i hardly ever wear makeup - maybe a little powder and some lip balm. i haven't painted my nails in a long time, with all the crafts i do. when i do, they aren't really traditional colors. i had this amazing shiny metallic rich blue that i used to put on my toenails all the time.

Which fruit would you never want to live without? o.o eek. that's just.....not a fair question! ohhhh. i want to say all of them but i'll just put apples.

 

[jenna]

From WonderRandy

What do you like on your pizza? mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, onions - pretty much those veggie pizzas. i also always liked the apple pizzas but no one here makes them anymore.

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From Cissy

what's your favorite kind of smoothie? green smoothie! i throw in oranges, strawberries, bananas, baby spinach, greenleaf lettuce, agave nectar, a little water and some ice at the end to get it nice and cold. i made a really good orange/banana/raspberry smoothie once.

do you like socks? do you have a favorite pair? i do like socks. i'm wearing the cute cat ones that amy sent me.

what's your favorite kitchen appliance? probably my blender. i just got a magic bullet for a belated birthday gift so my answer may change to that once i've used it some.

favorite shampoo and conditioner? i love the shampoo bars from here: http://chagrinvalleysoapandcraft.com/ but when i don't use those, i've used the mane 'n tail shampoo/conditioners. i'm always on the lookout for other awesome brands, though.

 

[jenna]

From isowish

hey Jenna

kate!

what was the last crafty thing you made? i am currently working on a canvas that's 30x40. it's full of colored pictures for a collage but i'm also painting on it and sticking things to it. i think it's leaning toward being about global warming. the last crafty things that i've completed were made just this past week. i sent two friends some things in the mail and wanted to make them something, too.

what would you most like to photograph? oh gosh. i'm really not particular when it comes to this stuff. i was just showing my photography teacher some pictures that i'd taken in my backyard and he really liked them. i tend to snap shots of everything and usually not in the expected angle, either. i do want to travel and get shots of everyday life around the world - whether it's good, bad. it's really hard for me to pick because i see beauty and am intrigued by just about everything.

where in the world would you most like to visit? the onion house in hawaii! i would so live there. http://www.onionhousehawaii.com/ but other places, too, like iceland, spain, mongolia, new zealand, alaska, italy, all kinds of places.

I hope I can come up with some more later

i'm sure you will

 

[jenna]

From Skylark

Yea Jenna! Someone mentioned you not too long ago, and I had to stop and think, "Jenna... Jenna... I know I've seen that name on the boards, but I don't really know her."

So that stops right here. I'm glad you're the next interviewee because now I'll get to know you.

hey, hey!

i've always enjoyed reading your posts on here. i appreciate you taking the time to ask questions!

1. How would you describe your family? What kinds of relationships do you have with your parents and siblings?

my family is quite dysfunctional. it's always gone back and forth between love/hate.

i have a great relationship with my father. he's pretty easy going and has a great sense of humor. he's a very good story-teller. the relationship with my mother is pretty turbulent. we love each other but i don't think anyone in the family really gets along her. she's quite a handful. she's very artistic and has a great eye for design/crafts, etc and i think she really could've done something with that had it not been for all the problems she's had.

i have two siblings - my brother just turned 15 yesterday. he's a redhead and he's a giant, about 6'2". he plays football and basketball. he's the biggest goofball and i really think he'd do well in the drama club in high school. we get along pretty well.

my half-sister is 37. most of us haven't seen her in a few years, due to family falling out, drugs....quite a bit else. long story. i've never really been all that close with her.

2. Have you studied any cultures outside the U.S. or langauges other than English?

other than the 7th grade spanish and 8th grade french, not so much. i know a little bit of sign language. i do want to become fluent in sign language, spanish, dutch and lakota. it'd be nice to pick up some from other languages, as well.

3. Do you do crossword puzzles? Logic puzzles? Sudoku?

sudoku?! -runs away in fear- i've tried those on a few occasions and i end up wanting to rip the pages into pieces.

i have a big stack of crossword puzzle books. i love doing those, as well as games like scrabble and boggle.

some of the crossword puzzle books that i get have other games in them and i do enjoy the logic ones.

4. What were your favorite subjects in school?

all through elementary and junior high it was art. i had art for one year in high school and ended up hating it with a passion because the art teacher was one of the worst people. she was very discouraging. it took me a while before i got back into everything art.

the other class in high school that i enjoyed was creative writing. i probably wrote my best poetry during that time. i had some of it published, as well.

5. How many people have you influenced to become vegetarian?

i live with my father and brother. they haven't cut meat out completely but they do regularly buy things like the boca chick'n patties, burgers and ground meat. they are getting used to soy milk a little bit, too. i don't even ask for the boca (or other brands) much anymore but my father still gets them. so

i'm happy with the progress.

6. (Assuming you're not a lifelong veg*n) What was the worst meat you ever ate?

i'd have to say liver and pork chops. -shudders-

7. Have you ever been in the newspaper, on TV or on the radio?

i've been in the newspaper a few times. i suppose the notable one was when my softball team (coached by my dad) went undefeated that season. i played mostly first base and pitcher. that was a fun, fun time.

there was a show back in the 80's called "PM Magazine". they were doing a segment at the public library in columbia. my mother and i had gone by there because i had to get some information for a project. they asked me and a few other kids to be in at the very end, when they did the credits.

8. What do you do when VB and MySpace are both down?

i read, do craft stuff, clean the house, take the dog for the walk.

9. Do you prefer showers or baths? Do you sing in there?

all the houses i've ever lived in have had older bathtubs so they were never big enough to really lounge around and soak in. i'll have to say showers. and i'll sing if i know no one is home. haha otherwise i won't.

10. Do you leave stuff in your car, like food wrappers, newspapers, empty oil containers?

newspapers and magazines get left the most. i try to clean it out before the next time i/we use it.

 

[jenna]

From queenfluff

Hello Jenna fellow raw foodie!

How long have you been doing raw food?

i got into it around may 2005. there was someone that used to post on here that was a raw vegan and i was really intrigued so i started doing some reading up on it.

What is your favorite raw food dish to make?

green smoothies.

i also looooove alissa cohen's strawberry crepes: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...d/DSCN7053.jpg

avocado chutney is really yummy, especially with flax seed crackers: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...d/DSCN7061.jpg and http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...d/DSCN7059.jpg

these days, i try to keep it pretty simple - fruit salads and green salads with yummy veggies.

Do you grow any of your own food? If so, what do you grow?

i've tried but it was a failure.

i really need to learn and want to grow so many foods. i don't really have a preference on what i would grow; pretty much anything that does well in south carolina. i'll eat it.

Do you have any raw food 'heros'?

hm. i think one of my favorites is angela stokes from http://www.rawreform.com

i also love victoria boutenko and her family http://www.rawfamily.com her "green for life" book is one of my favorites.

http://www.thegardendiet.com storm, jinjee and their children are very inspiring, as well. they don't use a dehydrator.

If you could only consist on one food of choice, which would it be?

well, you know i'm going to say green smoothies.

Do you do any sprouting or dehydrating?

i've been wanting to get a sprouter for a long time now. i know i could do the old seeds in a jar thing, but i like gadgets and i'd probably fail the seeds-in-a-jar thing, too. haha

with my dehydrator, i've made flax seed crackers, crepes, sweet potato chips, corn chips, pasta, thanksgiving dressing, quite a few other foods.

 

[Brandon]

Helllllo Jenna

1. Besides The Princess Bride, what 3 movies would you show to someone who'd never seen a movie?

2. What is your favorite spice?

3. Do you have a favorite poet or book of poems?

4. Do you know if sign language differs outside of the USA?

5. What's your favorite thing to do on a rainy afternoon?

6. What's your favorite tree? Your favorite flower?

7. Aside from your above mentioned softball experience, did/do you enjoy other sports or outdoor activities?

8. What is the best thing about 2007 so far?

9. Do you like to dance?

10. Better movie genre: sci-fi, horror or drama?

(I'll be back later with more

)

 

[jenna]

From Brandon

Helllllo Jenna

sawp brandon

1. Besides The Princess Bride, what 3 movies would you show to someone who'd never seen a movie?

oh, man. only 3!? o.o

LOTR (it totally counts as ONE movie, mmk)

the 13th warrior

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

2. What is your favorite spice?

hm. turmeric, ginger, cumin - all kinds

3. Do you have a favorite poet or book of poems?

maya angelou, jewel, emily dickinson, walt whitman, robert frost. there are some lesser known poets that are family friends who have been published and teach.

4. Do you know if sign language differs outside of the USA?

i think that ASL (american sign language) is the most widely used one. i know there is also BSL (british sign language). as with spoken word, sign language tends to change a bit depending on where the person lives. i haven't studied that aspect of it in detail.

5. What's your favorite thing to do on a rainy afternoon?

curl up and read, craft stuff, stare out the window, go for a walk (not with the dog on these occasions, though. ack. wet dog is not a great smell)

6. What's your favorite tree? Your favorite flower?

i love willow trees and magnolia trees. i also love any tree that's good for climbing!

as far as flowers go - i like roses, orchids, calla lilies, wild flowers are wonderful.

7. Aside from your above mentioned softball experience, did/do you enjoy other sports or outdoor activities?

i went white water rafting when i was in 6th-7th grade, it was church retreat. i'd love to go again.

i also enjoy hiking, camping, exploring, frisbee, tossing the ball around, badmitton.

8. What is the best thing about 2007 so far?

my photography class is pretty great.

getting to know certain people has been a lot of fun, too.

i think my outlook on life has changed a lot, as well.

9. Do you like to dance?

i like to move it, move it. probably not so great in public, though.

i do want to take ballroom dancing lessons as well as salsa.

10. Better movie genre: sci-fi, horror or drama?

ohhhhhh. i'm too much of a wimp for horror, so that's out.

i think it's 50/50 for sci-fi and drama. i do like movies that incorporate all of those, though.

(I'll be back later with more

)

you better!

 

[Amy SF]

Do you have any tattoos? What does it look like? If not, would you get one? What would it look like?

What do you do when you get a headache?

Do you drink tea? What kind of tea do you think is best?

Please tell us about your pets, for the benefit of those who are new to jenna-land.

Do you like nuts? What kind of nuts are your favorites? Do you ever eat nut butters?

What was the last thing that made you fall off your chair and laugh yourself silly?

Do you like museums? (any kind of museums, not just art museums). Are there any art museums near you?

Do you have a favorite artistic period (Art Deco, Modern, etc)? Favorite artists? Favorite photographers?

Did you ever play "dress up" when you were little?