Interview with the Queen

1) You came from behind to capture the crown from View from the Pew by getting more of your loyal subjects to cast votes for you than anyone else in the contest. Would you like to take a moment and thank them for their service?

Oh hell no! Well, I will make an exception for the people who don't know me personally and voted for me anyway. Gracias!

As for the people who do know me, well I know who voted for me and they owed me big time. Mom, Gus and Roland, I'm staring at you!

And I resent the idea that I came from behind, my tactics usually involve stealthy night attacks at all angles (in my sexy ninja costume). Don't you guys know what ninjas do?

2) You now stand as only the 2nd Queen of the Blogs, with the current KOTB Judge, News from the Great Beyond being the other. How does this make you feel? Do you think that you have to hold yourself to a higher standard than you would if you were a King?

I'm not that surprised that there are only two Queens at this point in time. You can't have too many Queens in this world, there's too many egos at stake. We'd probably end up mudwrestling in a strip club at high noon. Yeah it would be fun for the guys, but after a while, it just wouldn't be special. *cough*

Besides, a girl has to have her standards. I don't mudwrestle just anyone.

I think the whole higher standards based on gender deal is silly. Of course I hold myself up to a higher standard, but that's not a gender issue for me. As royalty, I am supposed to follow rules, and I will, as long as it suits me. My rules, my throne, at least for this week.

3) Your blog has been around since July 2001. Do you think your age gives you an advantage over your competition?

My age...heh, you make me sound positively ancient. I guess blog years work like dog years.

I think the age of my blog (not me - I'm only 30!) has disadvantages that newer websites don't have. For one, I don't have the fresh attitude that a person has when they first start writing. I used to write daily accounts, and now I find that I usually write when I have time, not when I have ideas in my head. I'm a lot lazier too. I used to have audio posts, and I posted more pictures in the past, but my education has taken a toll on my blogging (my engineering major has ruined my social life).

Secondly, after a while, people started reading my website and I was not as forthcoming about my personal life (especially my sex life). I still write about sex, but I cut down on the personal details. I've also learned that it is a bad idea to write about how I really feel about the people I know. Most of my family reads my site, and many of my friends do as well, so it's difficult to be straightforward about my feelings. Plus you never know who will run into your site, and since I have my face plastered on the front page, it's hard to stay anonymous.

There are a few advantages though. After all these years, I've figured out what people like to see in a layout, and my site is a result of reader feedback and many years of tweaking.

I've also gotten over the idea that I might be famous for blogging. I still would like to reach a greater audience, but I'm not ready to change my format for a larger market. I already have a great group of people who regularly stop by to read my journal, so I can't ask for more than that, especially since I'm writing for myself, not them.

Overall, I think having experience helped because I didn't make any huge errors of judgement with my posts. I know that I am not a "serious" blogger so I chose to work with my strengths (comedy/sexual content), rather than trying to compete with people who are used to writing thoughtful posts. I guess it worked because I'm the Queen until the next battle!