Everybody’s Somebody

So one day this cool blogger, Neil Kramer, of Citizen of the Month, is ranting that the emergence of a hierarchy of blog celebrity-dom is antithetical to the interesting world of blogging he wants to live in, where everybody has a voice, everybody matter, where we’re all published writers, and from that rant he comes up with the idea that everybody who wants to should have the chance to be interviewed and to be an interviewer, and thus was born the Great Interview Experiment. And I love the idea and the passion, and the irony that more than 200 people have signed up for interviews and all of these links are driving Neil’s blog traffic stats way up. It also fit with my hope for interesting connections and good conversation, so I did sign up, and thus had the privilege of being interviewed by Ashley from Splendid Sustenance. I am so happy even to have discovered her blog with its gorgeous food photography and writing that exemplifies the think-for-yourself sensibiity of my favorite Pacific Northwest moms. I got to interview Actorgirl and so a lot of my blogging energy this week was devoted to answering Ashley’s thoughtful questions and reading actorgirl’s blog hoping to learn enough about her to ask interesting questions, all of which was really enjoyable. If you’re a blogger who finds this idea interesting, I encourage you to add your name to the still-growing list of people who want to participate here, I was grateful for this opportunity. And you can read Ashley’s interview of me here.