my journals

andrew3000 interviews me.

Its clear that you’ve been blogging for a long time now, was there anything/anyone in particular that got you started in blogging? Any influences from other blogging sites?

i hung out in the viceland WASSUP forum when i was 17, and had a little cult following over there, then my buddy suggested writing for his site but wanted the writings to be similar to what i was already doing, which was essentially blogging but in this little forum, so this guy tells me about this new site called blogger.com and i should go make a blog, so i did and the rest is history.

If you weren’t a full time blogger/artist – what would you be doing instead?

if i were working in an office i would still secretly be blogging and telling my coworkers how i have this wicked popular blog about how much of an alcoholic i am, if i were in university, more or less the same thing. i would like to say that i would be grossly famous and rich because i am realistic like that, but who knows. still making crappy art and writing in my journal. people don’t change just because they change jobs or lifestyles.

Do you ever get tired of blogging? How come?

right now this second i am tired of it because coffee hasn’t kicked in yet and i took barely any pictures last nite so i have to come up with some content regardless, i just remembered something i’ve been meaning to blog, anyway, that’s how it is. some mornings i fly out of bed cos i think i have this hysterical thing to share or amazing picture of my face, other mornings it’s like what’s the point. being pre-menstrual affects me too. i blog about that a lot unfortunately and your girlfriend’s cycle is probably the same as mine because of it, you’re welcome.

You’ve mentioned previously that you’d like to be more famous and rich, if you were given $1 million dollars – how would you spend it?

posher condo, better clothes, more shoes, personal trainer, trips around the world, cocaine with rock stars parties, wine and dine lindsay lohan and brainwash her into being friends with me, hire a ghostwriter, what else?

Ok these two are a little off the wall random, If you could meet anyone (dead or alive) who would it be and why?

john lennon, other than the obvious, because in the end his fame made him somewhat of a recluse and i dunno, i guess i’m just mesmerized by his celebrity and his death was tragic and i think he could have done a lot more and he was a kooky dude, very intelligent. i would like for my dad to meet him too. i would’ve liked to have met jack kerouac too.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

flying and eating anything i want without it going to my lovehandles.

Should people be nervous to approach you in a bar or pub if they see you?

not at all, if their intentions are good, i’m pretty fun to talk to, not to say i’m not a nervous person, but i’d say 99% of the time i’m like come here lets hug hi how are you? flattery gets you places with me.

Do you consider yourself a role model for aspiring bloggers out there today? Also, what advice would you give someone trying to be successful in the blog world?

this is going to sound egomaniacal but i don’t care, if you did the 6 degrees of kevin bacon for any handful of blogs out there, they will lead back to me, so i guess yes i am, if not a role model i inspire people to have their own soapboxes, which is a good thing. my advice is be original and funny and endearing and a little bit competitive but in a nice way, all bloggers secretly hate each other, so one of the first rules of blog club is don’t talk shit about other bloggers on your blog, keep it for gchat conversations haha.

With living and blogging in Toronto, where’s your favourite spot in the city to hit up?

the couch. i can’t choose a place cos i don’t want you all going there, and i also can’t decide cos i think every good place has its bad sides to it and i am pretty apathetic too, i get bored quick.

What does life after blogging consist of in the future?

it’ll still happen maybe more enhanced and i don’t know in what way, it has staying power, maybe it’ll hit another trendy wave, more people will come around, others will leave.

You’ve blogged about almost everything under the sun, do you ever feel like you just don’t have anything left to blog about?

i’m still alive and i still have a brain and fingers and i continue to experience things so no, there’s more fight in me yet.

Almost finished, if you could say one thing to everyone that didn’t vote for you in the recent 2007 weblog awards, what would it be?

who cares. my blog isn’t for everyone and i know that. i made a big deal about the awards only because that’s what advertisers look at, it doesn’t change my blog or how i feel about it.

Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions, in closing, What, if any, has been the most highlighted reward you’ve received as a result of being a famous Toronto blogger?

free stuff, free shows, and people telling you how awesome you are.