Ugh! I sound awful in a recording.

I just found my interview on a podcast from the SoonerCon 21 sci-fi convention (2012).  Boy, do I need to work on my diction if I’m going to do a poetry reading!  I can barely understand what I was saying, unlike the young woman who followed me in the interviews.  Her voice was sharp and clear, but it had been so long since I had heard her speak I was taken aback at how young she sounded.  I would have guessed about thirteen, but I know for a fact that she’s six years older!  If only you saw how she writes, though (she’s a published author), you might think she was a contemporary (and competitor of) of J. K. Rowling.  But no.  Just a college student.  Amazing—blows me away.  I never even heard of anyone in college like that.  Makes me feel small, impotent. Must be what they’re feeding the kids these days. I certainly can’t keep up with the young people.  What?  I didn’t tell you who it was?  Of course not.  This is my blog, and I don’t need the competition.  Besides, I have a bad habit of getting into trouble every time I open my mouth, so I think it best to let the reader figure it out—pretty soon, though, she’s going to be a household name anyway, so none of this will matter.  But I did read her book, and it was awesome.  And I got an autographed copy.  I am so envious, and I will be looking for the sequel—all four of them.  In fact, if I have to compete with the likes of her, I’m just going to give up.

OK, I have asked the producers of “Two Average Dicks” if I might publish just my portion of their interview, and they said it was OK under two conditions:  1) I provide a link to their site, and 2) I warn people that their conversation (during portions of the podcast) is intended for adult audiences.  And they mean it.  Here is their link, and I am 52 minutes into the interview: Two Average Dicks . Be forewarned, though–some of the podcast is geared for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY.  I’ll try to post just my part on my Website, but I’m not sure if I can find a codec to convert the MP4 file.  I’ll see what I can do–I am a software professional, by the way—but I won’t fix your computer.