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Amelie est Bonne
Not long ago I came to the startling conclusion that the internet is home to millions of blogs, camwhore journals, and personal sites. In an epic quest to understand humanity I have decided I will be finding the people who run these sites and interviewing them.
My first victim is a girl who goes by the name "Amelie" and runs Amelie est Bonne over at Blogspot. I got the chance to "sit down" with Amelie when I emailed her a bunch of questions and she actually responded. My questions are the things in bold.
Let's start off with the most important question. What do you think of the game of world domination, RISK?
I personally prefer the game Battleship better, and I love card games. But boys tend to like RISK. I remember my neighbor Russ used to make me play RISK. He also made me play Pong, which was so fun at the time. Until we discovered Pac Man and Centipede...
Now that that's out of the way, I was hoping we could discuss your site. Why don't you just go ahead and tell everybody exactly what it is and what you do with it.
It's a personal journal that I started on a dare from my friend Jeremy. He wanted me to write my lascivious fantasies down so that he could read them. However, I rarely have lascivious fantasies, and wouldn't put them out there in the ether anyway. The first few entries were of me complaining about my swollen foot. And my Evil Little Sister. She's a lawyer. We don't always get along. We are now though, so feel free to change that to "lovely little sister". I picked a name that I like that is similar to mine, played with my initials a little, and got Amelie La Bonne.
 | Not the girl I'm interviewing, but hot none the less. |
What advice would you give somebody just starting out in the industry?
Depends on what they want. If you want a site that people read, don't be boring or whiney. That's hard to do, though, all the time. Sometimes you have to whine. Some things other people find boring. If you don’t write it for yourself, to remind yourself of things that have happened or that you have done, you lose. If you write for other people, you lose. My advice to bloggers when people complain: It's Your Blog. Tell them to bite you if they don’t like it. The internet is full of sites that they would probably find more intriguing.
However, if you are like me, and like PUBLIC comments and quips, be prepared for people who don't like your opinions. And that is okay. Get a backbone, for christ's sake. Plus, it's FUN when people disagree.
For commenters: I think it sucks when you don't leave your email or website and you call me names. Fuck You All. You suck ass, and you don’t deserve to have a mouse to click with.
What exactly is it that you like about the film Amelie so much? Is it anything like the reasons I have for liking the movie so much (fills me to the brim with girlish glee, desire to fuck the brains out of Audrey "Amelie" Tautou)?
I like the color red, actually. I was very impressed with the solid wash colors against the urbanity, and the way that it worked to complement the film. I also speak a tad of French. I didn't want to fuck Audrey, but I did crush a bit. She's so sweet, how can you not? I also think that it’s nice that people find my site searching for her hair or clothes on google. It’s pretty insane how many people find my blog because of that movie. Thank you, Amelie.
You talk on your site a lot about the recall of governor Gray Davis. Who would you like to see as governor of your state?
Governor Gray Davis. He's who I voted for in the first place, with the majority of this state's voters...I think people don't get what the political "is". It's not about "Cleaning House", it's about uniting factions. And besides. That's not what Davis is about. He's about signing bills, fixing emergencies, and damage control. I think he did a good job during the "energy crisis", and I think NO ONE could have done anything better in that situation. I think blaming him for those problems AFTER he was elected AFTER the problems occurred is stupid. I also think people in the US have no idea what a surplus is or what it should be used for. However, I wish he'd get an image consultant so he didn't sound so much like Dana Carvey doing an impression of Gray Davis. That “Terminate the terminator” comment was so embarrassing, I thought it actually WAS a Saturday Night Live skit until I saw it was a newscast...
Are you the kind of boy who would vote for Gary Coleman, or Arnold?
 | Larry Flynt, the man I would vote for if I were Californian. |
What would you do if you were governor?
Oddly, I daydream about this as well as winning the superlotto. Like "what I would do if I were king for a day."
I would institute a health care policy that covered anyone not covered by employers, and I would require employers to carry health insurance for their 20 hrs or more employees. I would also make sure that people who were sick had a lot of occupational therapy and training so that they could go BACK to work when they felt better, or had adapted workspaces. We lose a lot of smarts to diseases that could not only be prevented through education, but we forget how sick these people really are. Like HIV and Hepatitis C. Really debilitating, totally preventable, and we blame them for draining resources, but make it impossible to accommodate their needs so they can work. Go figure. I also support needle exchange and a loosening of drug laws. I hate the prison system and would revoke the 3 Strikes law. I would also support stronger laws for sex offenders. I’d want them sent to Pelican Bay immediately.
I would be ethically unable to sign bills that cause people harm. Therefore, I would not sign bills that caused more pollution, poisoned people, or created general unrest. So, racists, big corporations spitting poop into the sky, and agribusiness that poisons its migrant workers are SOL.
I would also make LA dependent on desalinization and tidal power. Maybe they would stop shitting in the ocean if they had to drink it.
I would also make it not okay to insult each other on the floor. I’m amazed at how snippy republicans get on the floor of the state legislature, and dems aren’t much nicer (just more realistic). How do you build bipartisanship, or any kind of party frivolity for that matter, if you call people liars all the time? They should just bite the bullet and admit they are all liars and get beer.
You have a link on your site to the complete text of the book "Brave New World" yet not a link to anything related to the book 1984. Would you say your love for the halfling’s leaf has slowed your mind?
Brave New World is fascinating, creepy and slowly happening. 1984 gave me the creeps, is too scary and is happening. It’s like the book of revelations. I keep seeing the prophecy made real. You don’t have that reaction? I am also a fan of fairy tales. I have linked to many online versions. They make me happy.
What are your views regarding the intrusion of refrigerator magnets in our daily lives?
Uh oh. I support this wholeheartedly and may be a contributor to such an intrusion. I make my own courtesy of the Not Martha site and give them away at Christmastime.
I most graciously thank you for your time, may all your popsicles be cold and all your measuring devices straight.
No, THANK YOU. And you are very welcome indeed. I’m currently loving Fla-Vor-Ice in the Hulk Package for $1.50, and I never measure anything...
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