Q&A Session With…Myself
In order to help you the reader better understand what this site is all about, I recently (a couple years ago) sat down with myself for a Q&A.
OTP: Thanks for joining us today. It’s truly a pleasure. Why don’t you introduce yourself to your audience.
Myself: Thanks, you’re right, it is a pleasure to have me here. As for introductions, my name is Nick Haselwander. I have an unhealthy obsession with Oregon athletics and sports in general. I am a freelancer that does web marketing, design and development. You can hire me for your project at http://www.nimaha.com.
OTP: Whoa, slow down, I said introduce yourself, not give your life story. You’re such a little promotional slut.
Myself: I’m just getting started.
OTP: Why Off The Pond? What level of genius could possibly inspire such a thing?
Myself: Well, if you’re inferring that I have genius-like qualities, again, I have to agree with you. It’s really a few things. First, the name refers to the fact that I am a Duck in San Diego, so I’m off the proverbial pond that is Eugene (or as that wily, bald columnist at The Oregonian calls it, the bubble). Second, San Diego is off the college football pond, because, frankly, it’s an awful college town. Third, I think my brain works slightly out of the norm so it fits there as well.
OTP: You realize .net is for losers, right?
Myself: Pretty much, but the guy who owns – but doesn’t use – .com never got back to me, so there you have it.
OTP: What happened to your old archives that you carried over from Blogging With B?
Myself: First off, that guy was such an amateur. Secondly, it was time to let it go. The content still exists in an unpublished database and may reappear on a personal site sometime in the future.
OTP: So if I want to read about Jack Bauer, crazy trips to New Jersey and your modeling career, I’m just screwed?
Myself: Yep. Enjoy Oregon Duck football jerk.
OTP: Hey, settle down. I’m just asking…What happened to GOTB and FOTB?
Myself: We made it official. It’s a W now. It sounds stupid, though. I much prefer GOTB. Way cooler acronym. WOTB is too hard to say.
OTP: Could you be a little more descriptive for those that are visiting for the first time?
Myself: Do I have to spell it out for you? GOTB is short for Girlfriend of the Blog. Then we move to Fiance. And finally, we have Wife.
OTP: And that took you 9 years to accomplish? Wow, way to go Speed Racer.
OTP: So enough of that, what should we expect from this blog?
Myself: Pretty much a heavy lean toward college football and the Oregon Ducks place in that realm, but I’m always willing to discuss anything interesting.
OTP: What are your feelings toward sarcasm? Should we expect much of it?
Myself: It’s an awful form of communication and I would never resort to it. Ever.
OTP: Anything you’d like to promote?
Myself: It’s like I prepared these questions for the interview myself. In fact, I would like to say that the advertisements on this site are way more interesting than the actual content. I would just click those all day. And by all means support the affiliates by clicking the respective links and buying their stuff. Lost of it. Decorate your entire house.
OTP: Like I said, promotional slut.
Myself: I take that as a compliment.
OTP: Thanks for being with us today. You’re a consummate professional.
Myself: Yes, yes I know.
