frequently asked questions

i was posting a question for my online class in the "frequently asked questions" tab and got inspired/distracted to write this ...these are a few questions i get a lot. i love a good question. feel free to ask me anything, especially if you'd like to see a blog on it.

1. why is your blog called not your ordinary anything?
two of my very best friends, becky and sarah, thought that we should create a television show about ourselves. we all agreed that we need to be discovered by a producer who will make a reality show about our friendship and each of our lives. (call us vain if you must, but don't act like the thought has never crossed your mind about your own life.) i think sarah came up with the title 'not your ordinary anything' for that show. we're still waiting to be discovered, but in the meantime when i decided to make a blog i stole that title. so far they haven't shunned me for that cheap move, thanks girls.

later when i was listening to the "she ain't your ordinary girl" song by alabama i added some of the lyrics to the sub-heading cause i thought they went along nicely.

it's a fitting blog title because i'm not ordinary and my blog does not really fit into any normal category - i don't write about parenting, fashion, politics, business, food, etc.

2. why don't you dye your hair?
i love it the way it is. i've never dyed it and i'd rather spend that money on other stuff.

3. what do you think about the future of newspapers?
they're in transition. weekly locals will always exist in print, or at least until all of the baby boomers die off. as for larger publications, they will probably completely transition to all digital eventually. but there's something people like about a sunday newspaper, so i have trouble believing that will ever fade into oblivion - or at least i hope it doesn't in my lifetime.

4. would you date a guy with tattoos? earrings?
okay, so only my dad has ever asked me that, but he asked me so many times that it fits into this list of frequently asked questions. and yes dad, i would. even if only to watch your reaction and see how long it was before you asked him about it and to listen to that interaction. HA. maybe i'll go find a hottie with sleeves. he hasn't had to sweat much raising me, maybe it's time to change that ... ;-)

5. so are you related to chelsea clinton?
yes, because we're all related by first names right? gosh the ashleys are everywhere, they just know how to reproduce - and don't even get me started on those mikes!

6. has anyone ever told you that you look like natalie portman?
yesss! (but feel free to tell me again, i love hearing it! much more than being told i look like anne frank or elaine from seinfeld.)

7. why are you laughing?
answers vary.

8. what do you want to do with that? [in reference to my soon-to-be completed degree in journalism]
well, my dream answer would be: move to any awesome city and write for a magazine or newspaper. get some experience and then freelance, writing about whatever they want me to while i travel internationally. maybe write a weekly column. interview people and write their stories. getting paid to blog would be rad.

seize whatever opportunities i can, because it's a difficult field to break into and sometimes i question why i ever chose it because although i love it, it's not easy. but i've always had this crazy thought that doing what you love is more important than doing what's easy or practical - something like that. sometimes easy and practical is way more tempting, but i figure if i try this first i can always resort to that later. take the risky way first so at least i'll know that i tried and gave it my all.