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Interview With a Friend: Emily Waskevich
This is Emily Waskevich! And yes, her legal name does include the exclamation point at the end. Like how America Hoffman’s first name was spelled with a little “a” before he changed his name to Alan. She does internet marketing for a large agency and also moonlights as resident psychologist and bartender extraordinaire at Vincent’s on Saturdays, and as a crossword puzzle-junkie waitress at the Wonderbar on Thursdays.
Q: What is your current passion in your life?
A: My current passions have been the same my whole life: reading and writing. I’m awesome at being litterit. I try to read as much as possible— everything from Murakami novels to Mashable blog posts, and I try to write every day. Currently, I’m working on a collection of ideas to sell to cereal companies. I am going to revolutionize the back of the cereal box business any day now.
Q: Name 1 band you love right now, 1 food that you think is delicious
right now, and 1 activity you currently enjoy doing.
A: 1. April Smith & the Great Picture Show! I saw them at the Newport Folk Fest last weekend and they were fantastic. April Smith has a full and sultry voice whose sounds hearken to the 50’s, but the music still remains relevant today.
2. I still love my college diet: Italian bread, cheese, and red grapes. Simple and mostly unhealthy, but so good together!
3. I’m finally getting around to learning guitar! Thanks to my very patient teacher, I can successfully play 4 chords about 30% of the time.
Q: When & how did you first meet me?
A: We met in high school, but I don’t recall us speaking much. I’d blame the bucketloads of mutual friends for our re-introduction years later.
Q: What’s for breakfast?
A: Yoplait yogurt with granola! And fuck that fruit on the bottom nonsense. It’s like unfrosted pop tarts. Who buys that when it is so obviously disgusting?
Q: Smoothie or Slush?
A: Which has more vodka in it?
Q: Name something that you want to do within the next five years. You
have a specific long-term goal?
A: Travel! I’ve already got my life here settled, it’s about time I start traveling more. My pipe dream is to eventually own my own bar, but I think that may be a little longer than five years down the road.
Q: What’s a memorable & unique story about yourself?
A: Well, I was hunted once. I’d just came back from ‘Nam. I was hitching through Oregon and some cop started harassing me. Next thing you know, I had a whole army of cops chasing me through the woods! I had to take ‘em all out—it was a bloodbath!
Q: A moment, phrase, or song that has changed your life the most.
A: Two phrases have been reassuring me constantly since I began my professional life: “It’s not how smart you are, it’s how you are smart,” and “Your friends’ successes are not your failures.” The first gives me a great excuse to step away from any computer hardware related issues, and the second reminds me to not measure myself against others on an inevitably flawed scale. In essence, both are reminders to not only be yourself, but to enjoy and accept your strengths as well as your weaknesses.
Q: Do you have anything you’d like to promote? websites?
A: Vote for me for best bartender/waitress/masseuse/whatever else you feel like here: http://citylivingmag.com/?page_id=280
Also, go to this AWESOME music festival: http://www.openroadfestival.com . I’ve heard the organizer is kind of a dink, but it should be a good time.
