Interviews and Cocoons

So...

I'm about to conduct my very first phone interview in exactly fifteen minutes.

And I'm scared. Well, nervous. Well....jittery.

Yeah. Jittery describes it well.

You know, sometimes I think about letting him read this blog...I know he really wanted to. But then I think to myself...I need one thing that's private. One place where I can wrap myself in a cocoon and be who I really am. Actually express myself.

Maybe one day. Maybe when .... maybe. But for now, no.

This interview is for my journalism class; I've been assigned to cover a speech, and I need to gather background information on it. And I can't just do that through Google. Nooooooo. Heaven forbid.

I actually have to talk to people.

So, I've downloaded a voice recorder app on my cell phone, written up a list of questions, emailed several potential sources and gotten confirmations from a few, and I've just landed my first interview.

I think I may have preferred a face-to-face conversation.

Ah well. It's time to go hard or go home.

Here goes....everything I've got.

Wish me luck.