Ask a knottie anything

[Deleted User]

I'm bored. Let's try this. Ask any knottie anything. The more controversial or interesting, the better. The knottie has the right not to answer, but we also have the right to throw tampons at her.

Aprove - how did you get so interested in politics? What is it that makes you so passionate about it?

Vegas - does your FI feel weird about you posting here? I like having you around, but I've got to be honest and say that it would be strange if Matt was posting here. Mainly because I would be jealous of all of the internet bitches.

vegasgroom

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[QUOTE]Vegas - does your FI feel weird about you posting here? I like having you around, but I've got to be honest and say that it would be strange if Matt was posting here. Mainly because I would be jealous of all of the internet bitches.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

Nope, she doesn't get to log on much anyway, and I'm doing most of the planning stuff so she's glad I'm involved instead of her trying to figure out how to get it all done around her work schedule. :-)

MarriedInAFever

Cew, would you open to having more children?

DMiller, what is something surprising about yourself?

Betrothed, what is the most bizarre movie you've ever seen?

AATB, what is the most bizarre interview you've ever conducted?

Mara, what is the most you've ever drank in one night?

I'm ready to throw tampons.

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]In Response to Ask a knottie anything : Nope, she doesn't get to log on much anyway, and I'm doing most of the planning stuff so she's glad I'm involved instead of her trying to figure out how to get it all done around her work schedule. :-)
Posted by vegasgroom[/QUOTE]

That's awesome that you are so involved in the planning. So, do you truly enjoy it? Or are to planning to help her out? I kind of hated it.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

The most bizarre interview I've ever done was probably as a tv intern in college.  I got assigned to a story about a rancher who recycles old tires by using them to build fences.  He'd stack them up like bricks.  Never had to be maintained.  Worked great.

Thing is, he had... well... a LOT of tires.  Like 350,000 of them.  So many that the state was trying to get him to get rid of them - could they catch fire, could mosquitos breed in standing water in the tires, when you die who will take care of this hoard of tires?

He was basically bankrupt because he was fighting them tooth and nail, since he saw what he was doing to be a good thing - tires just go in a landfill, otherwise, not get neatly stacked in rows.  His family had no insurance anymore, they had to sell some of their livestock, etc.  It was pretty sad. 

But he loved the camera and he loved telling his story.  Very colorful individual.  He found out where I ended up getting a job after I graduated and he calls me once in a while to let me know how he's doing.

ETA - I have a story (non-reporter related) about throwing tampons.

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]Cew, would you open to having more children?
Posted by MarriedInAFever[/QUOTE]

It's funny you ask. Matt and I were very ready to have kids just before we got married. The plan was to wait one year, save money and then start trying. Well, my sister's baby kind of helped us get it out of our system and we don't know that we want more at this point.

Ben is so much fun to hang out with. He's like a little man and we just don't know that we want to go back to that baby stage. This all may change in a few years,  but for right now, we think we'll be a 3 member family band.

Starmusica

CEW- how do you feel about ethiopian food.... (im feeling random)

Vegas- how did you learn about the knot...

vegasgroom

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : That's awesome that you are so involved in the planning. So, do you truly enjoy it? Or are to planning to help her out? I kind of hated it.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

I like it because I get really pissed off if vendors you're paying dont do what they're supposed to or let you down in some way, and I know that if I didn't have any involvement that I'd be worrying about it all day on wedding day, so now that I've gotten into the research, selecting, conversations with them, etc. I have a much better comfort level and won't worry much at all.  FI on the other hand doesn't like haggling, negotiating or dealing with contracts, etc. so she just wanted to make sure all her requirements are met and not having to deal with the rest makes her happy.  We're going to do a day of coordinator too so less to worry about.

MarriedInAFever

AATB, that is a lot of tires. Sounds like an interesting guy!

Cew, Ben sounds like such a great kid. I know you two are great parents and will have a loving family whether you decide to grow or not.

vegasgroom

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[QUOTE]Vegas- how did you learn about the knot...
Posted by Starmusica[/QUOTE]

I think I came up with some type of search term on google related to vegas photographers and ended up finding a thread in the vegas locals area and started lurking until I was actually engaged, then I started posting.

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : I like it because I get really pissed off if vendors you're paying dont do what they're supposed to or let you down in some way, and I know that if I didn't have any involvement that I'd be worrying about it all day on wedding day, so now that I've gotten into the research, selecting, conversations with them, etc. I have a much better comfort level and won't worry much at all.  FI on the other hand doesn't like haggling, negotiating or dealing with contracts, etc. so she just wanted to make sure all her requirements are met and not having to deal with the rest makes her happy.  We're going to do a day of coordinator too so less to worry about.
Posted by vegasgroom[/QUOTE]

It's interesting that when you talk about planning, you relate it to the vendor management / negotiation piece as opposed to the frilly wedding-y stuff. It's not entirely surprising, just interesting.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

There was another interview where I literally fainted in the middle of it.  I had skipped breakfast.  Oops!

Seshat - how do you get your ideas for your stories/books?  I've done several short stories but don't seem to have the focus to write a novel (I've tried a couple times).

betrothed123

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[QUOTE]Betrothed, what is the most bizarre movie you've ever seen?
Posted by MarriedInAFever[/QUOTE]

Excellent question, and given my love of movies, especially the bizarre, not an easy one to answer.  I'd probably have to say Session 9- Bizarre in a totally excellent way.

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]CEW- how do you feel about ethiopian food.... (im feeling random) ..
Posted by Starmusica[/QUOTE]

<font color="#000000">I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as in </font><a href="http://sitelife.theknot.com/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><font color="#000000">South Africa</font></a><font color="#000000"> and, uh, the </font><a href="http://sitelife.theknot.com/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq"><font color="#000000">Iraq</font></a><font color="#000000">, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the </font><a href="http://sitelife.theknot.com/wiki/Asia" title="Asia"><font color="#000000">Asian countries</font></a><font color="#000000">, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.</font>

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq , everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries , so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

WORLD PEACE!

Starmusica

CEW-- I think you just made my day. I needed a laugh.

now our servers are being turned off... I must go. lameo.

carethb

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq , everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries , so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

And World Peace!

dmiller9274

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[QUOTE] DMiller, what is something surprising about yourself? Posted by MarriedInAFever[/QUOTE]

This is kind of a hard one.  Maybe that my hair is completely grey.  I've been dying it since around the time I turned 19.  In the past two years, I've gone totally grey. My dad was grey by the time he was 27ish so I guess he passed that on to me.  Sometimes I like to let it go for an extra week, and freak my FI out. 

MarriedInAFever

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : Excellent question, and given my love of movies, especially the bizarre, not an easy one to answer.  I'd probably have to say Session 9- Bizarre in a totally excellent way.
Posted by betrothed123[/QUOTE]

I've actually seen that one too, which is kinda strange because I don't like "scary" movies.

jasmineh7777

Cew- Are you Italian? Because Ben look Italian. And we have the best food.

betrothed123

It was one of the best psychological thrillers I've ever seen.

[Deleted User]

MIAF - How did you and your FI meet?

AATB - you always seems so sweet even when people are picking at you. Be honest. Who pisses you off?

OWN - what's the craziest thing you've ever done? Do you regret it?

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]Seshat - how do you get your ideas for your stories/books?  I've done several short stories but don't seem to have the focus to write a novel (I've tried a couple times).
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

Hmm, hard one. I don't really know. They come from all over the place. I can look at a rock and get an idea from a story. A lot of the time I think of an interesting title, or main character, and build a story around it. Other times I have an idea and just lit it sit for awhile until I decide whether or not it's worth it. My view is that if I don't remember it in a few months or even a year, then it wasn't worth writing about.

For my first book, I got the idea after reading another book (true story) about a little girl who was killed due to abuse. It started with the idea of "what if there were people willing to help, but as vigilantes?" and grew from there. My latest one started with the image of the main character.

Sometimes I wish I wasn't a writer. My head is a distored place and there are times I confuse reality with fiction. The ideas and storylines can get overwhelming, which is why I've had to adopt a philosphy of forgetting what isn't important enough to write about.

jasmineh7777

I loved Session 9. It was strange and kept me guessing.

vegasgroom

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : It's interesting that when you talk about planning, you relate it to the vendor management / negotiation piece as opposed to the frilly wedding-y stuff. It's not entirely surprising, just interesting.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

LOL yeah I don't care about any of that, FI told me her set in stone requirements with regard to food, flowers, officiant (still arguing over that one), decor, etc. that I'm making sure get done and I am only really concerned about location, music, open bar and fun. :-)

maratea

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[QUOTE]Mara, what is the most you've ever drank in one night? Posted by MarriedInAFever[/QUOTE]

Hahahahahha. Well, let's see here. Liquor- 1 pint of vodka, 1 pint of rum, 13 or 14 mixed drinks (I can't quite remember) and about 7 or 8 shots. The pints were at our house (college) and the rest we drank at the bar; all happened within 5 hours. Amazingly I didn't die or puke.

Beer- A case (24), plus a 6-pack. I'm not proud.

[Deleted User]

Jas - you're good for picking up on that. I'm not Italian, but his father is 100% Egyptian. I'm relatively fair skinned, so Ben has an olive complextion.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : Excellent question, and given my love of movies, especially the bizarre, not an easy one to answer.  I'd probably have to say Session 9- Bizarre in a totally excellent way.
Posted by betrothed123[/QUOTE]

I'm adding this to my queue right now.

vegasgroom

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq , everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries , so we will be able to build up our future, for our children.
Posted by cew515[/QUOTE]

Wasn't she on amazing race? lol

jasmineh7777

Bethrothed- Why in the hell haven't I seen more of your wedding pictures? Do you believe in aliens? Did you ever look up that serial killer I told you about? (I kind of want to tell you the whole scary story.)

[Deleted User]

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ask a knottie anything : LOL yeah I don't care about any of that, FI told me her set in stone requirements with regard to food, flowers, officiant (still arguing over that one), decor, etc. that I'm making sure get done and I am only really concerned about <strong>location, music, open bar and fun</strong>. :-)
Posted by vegasgroom[/QUOTE]

This is all I cared about too. Matt cared even less. He just cared about the open bar part.