I am being interviewed for the Doctor Frank website this afternoon. I received a message on Twitter a few days ago asking me if I would be prepared to do it, and I agreed (subject to the provision of the interview questions in advance). I received a list of questions yesterday afternoon, so today I spend virtually the complete day scripting my responses to these questions – I have to script my responses these days because mild cognitive impairment means that my flow of words stops when I’m under pressure, and being interviewed definitely puts me under pressure.
I takes a few short breaks to walk the dog (twice) and to split some logs and carry them indoors, but the rest of the time is spent scripting on my iPad. Before I know it, it’s 5.30pm and Doctor Frank’s video producer is calling me on Skype. The interview goes well with only three interruptions – one phone call from person unknown (they rang off before I could get to answer it), one dog demanding to be let in from the back garden, and one phone call from my wife to ask how the interview went…
I make the lounge look like a lounge again by removing the lighting gear and tripods, vacuum downstairs, light the fire and put the dinner on (soup and soggy croutons again).