I'm a Real Person

I spend about an hour each day in my car, commuting to and from work.  Public transportation is, unfortunately, not efficient or cost-effective in my case, so I drive.  This means I have a lot of time to listen to podcasts, and one of my favorites is NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross.  One of my goals in life is to do something interesting enough that Terry Gross interviews me.* 

Terry Gross was interviewing Greta Gerwig a few months ago for her movie Frances Ha (which is pretty good, by the way), and Greta said that she felt like a real person once she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

All of the to say, today, having joined the Knitting Guild Association, I am also a real person.  I'm pretty sure you have to actually act on a screen to be part of the Screen Actors Guild, and you don't have to provide proof of knitting to join this guild, so maybe I shouldn't compare the two, but it still feels good.

You even get a membership card!

*I used to want to be on Conan O'Brien, but I've realized I wouldn't be able to make jokes fast enough, and it would be one of those really uncomfortable, scripted interviews.  Although, if you still want me, Conan, I promise I will make you look really smart.