Daniel Johnson, Jr. Interview on Post It Cast Live on Tuesday

Post It Cast Live
Host: Michael W. Moss
Episode: Interview With Dan Johnson Jr.
Host Of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast: http://jimmpodcast.blogspot.com/
Also huge promoter of a great cause: http://onevoicewalk.org/
Tuesday, 09 October 2007
6:15 pm Eastern
live podcast
724.444.7444
Talkcast ID 32555
Answers Here

-----
Check out my other blogs:
Daniel Johnson, Jr.
Journey Inside My Mind Podcast
Get That Job!
QuotesBlog
Twitter.com/danieljohnsonjr

Related tags: daniel+johnson+jr

Dan and Keisha Talk Stuff (video)

Mood: hilarious
Eating: chocolate chip cookies
Watching: the video you see on this post

In this video Keisha and I talk about what she did this morning at the YWCA, her upcoming birthday week (yes, I said week), and Harry Potter. Hilarity ensues. Click play to watch.



If you want to comment, you can leave it here, email it, or call it in to (206) 666-5466.

Related tags: journey+inside+my+mind journeyinsidemymind jimm daniel+johnson+jr

Seeing ghosts of a younger me at the public library

Mood: nostalgic
Listening to: quiet
Reading: Who Let the Blogs Out?: A Hyperconnected Peek at the World of Weblogs
Eating: nothing - feeling hungry

I'm inside the main branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Being here brings back a lot of memories. The library has changed considerably since I was a child, but some of it is still the same.

I used to catch the 17 bus from home to downtown. I would sometimes come down here with my best friend David Mixon, other times accompanied by his younger brother Adam, and still other times by myself. This library was one of the coolest places to hang out. I even had dreams about things happening down here.

• I remember poring over the items in the Films and Recordings department. I recall vividly searching through the card catalog drawers to find some interesting music. Other times, I'd browse the LPs and cassettes - CDs weren't around that much just yet. I remember testing some LPs on the record player they had set up, to see if I really wanted to check out the record.
• Another time I remember spending a lot of time down here was in my junior year of high school, while working on my English term paper on Miles Davis. I would spend entire days up in the Arts and Literature department on the third floor, poring over materials. I would often listen to music I'd put on cassettes in my Walkman.
• Yet another time I was reminded of just this morning was when I'd graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1994 and was looking for a job. I spent a lot of time at the Government and Business department back then. I remember, after learning of an interview I had with Alcoa Building Products in Sidney, Ohio, looking through scores of newspaper articles and other publications to find out anything I could about the company. Looking through microfiche and other materials, I'd print out and make copies of pages for my company research, back before the internet was really mainstream.
• And then again, after receiving a job offer, I remember coming back to the G&B department to research the kind of car I wanted to get, spending lots of time going over reliability reports and insurance information.

I'm really impressed by all the changes to the downtown library, especially as I look at all the computers and the addition to the building that was done several years ago. Films and Recordings is now on the first floor. The Mezzanine, which used to be a paperback book area, is now a snack area and gift shop. The card catalog has been replaced on the first floor by a bank of computers. The checkout is no longer right at the both exits, but instead in a more central area.

Yet as I walk through this building, I still see younger versions of me doing the things I used to do so long ago.

Related tags: journey+inside+my+mind journeyinsidemymind jimm daniel+johnson+jr cincinnati library nostalgia

Five Questions Interview - Part 2 - The Answers

... previously on the Journey Inside My Mind... the Five Questions Interview - Part 1 - The Questions...

Don't worry. I'll repost them here, this time with the answers:

The instructions:

1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your journal with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

*****
Now, for my first interview, here are some questions from Ganns, the Official Superblessed Blogger of Journey Inside My Mind. Thanks for the questions, bro! It took me awhile to come up with the answers, but after stewing on them for awhile, they just seemed to flow.

1. Describe yourself in three sentences, from the perspective of any movie character.

   These three come from Dicky Fox, from "Jerry McGuire (1996)": "I love getting up in the morning! I clap my hands and say, 'This is gonna be a great day!'" (that's 2, here's the 3rd): "Roll with the punches; tomorrow's another day."

2. What five things bring you most joy?

   Relationship with God, spending time with my wife, spending time with my daughter, music, encouragement - giving and receiving

3. What is the Bible verse you recite to yourself most during times of trouble?

   It's so hard to pick only one because I remember several during times of trouble (This almost sounds like the beginning to "Let It Be" by The Beatles.). I would have to say that, if I could only choose one, it would be Romans 8:38-39, which I reproduce below from the NIV:

   For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

4. Ultimate dinner party. Who are three of your guests?

   Jesus Christ, my wife Jennie, and my daughter Keisha. Otherwise I'd be in big trouble, huh? ;)

5. Why should we journey inside your mind?

   Where else can you find out what happens when a man goes through his own portal? Seriously, though, you need to find out all about my super powers, and being here is a good start.

Related tags: journey+inside+my+mind journeyinsidemymind jimm dan+johnson memes interview movies jerry mcguire God Jesus Christ music Bible

Five Questions Interview - Part 1 - The Questions

I have been tagged by the Official Superblessed Blogger with the following five questions, which I'll have to respond to in a separate post:

1. Describe yourself in three sentences, from the perspective of any movie character.
2. What five things bring you most joy?
3. What is the Bible verse you recite to yourself most during times of trouble?
4. Ultimate dinner party. Who are three of your guests?
5. Why should we journey inside your mind?

These are some tough, open-ended questions that require more thought than I can provide at this time. Readers want to know, so I'll be sure to reply soon!

Related tags: journey+inside+my+mind journeyinsidemymind jimm dan+johnson five+questions+interview official+superblessed+blogger ganns+deen