newspapers are interesting things

Ok, so let me give you some background on this story. This guys from our local paper "The Spectrum" calls me and says "We think you are an interesting person and I want to write a story about you." Then the second time he calls he says "Please don't hang up, this isn't a prank call" I say "Ok, what's up?" Thinking the whole time he would continue the conversation as "Mrs. Garcia..." or "Mrs. Smith let me first congratulate you...." or something like that, but no, he says "Mrs. Webb, a friend of yours gave me your name and said that you are an interesting person and we do articles about local interesting people, would you mind if I interviewed you?" I kind of crinkle my nose and look around my studio for some sympathetic eye contact, but no one is here, and I'm thinking here theres a lot of definitions for the word "interesting" but hey why not, so I say "Oh, ok" (What an impact two little words can make, right up there with "I do"). So he continues and says "me and my photographer can come out today, is that ok?" I immediately fire back "Dude, I am a photographer, and no one I don't know is taking my picture today" And what he didn't know is that I literately rolled out of bed, put my slippers on and did one of those 2 min makeup/hair jobs (I love the hair clip, hides everything). He said "Ok, thats cool, whatever you want" but what he's thinking is "This must be one of those 'scary' interesting people".
So he came, and sat and talked to me. Now one note here, I also write for a even tinier newspaper and I always bring my recorder, just in case. Well, this "City" reporter brings a stencil notebook and pencil, so I was a little worried. We began talking and I tell him about my business, my theater and he stops me and says "what about you? tell me something about you" Well people who know me, know that the Studio and the Theater are "me". So he asks me to tell him something about my childhood that stands out or made an impression, and I tell him how I once lived in Mexico for 3 months and watched the kids attend school on the beach. When the article comes out its says 3 years and that I attended school on the beach. Hmmm, now I have people coming up to me and saying "Como Estas? blah blah something in spanish, blah, blah" I smile and say "huh?" then promptly say "Oh, you read the article, funny thing....."
So interview over, story written. The only thing I really wish I could have said was that I am truly thankful to my Mom, for being there for me always, and for Lesa and Cherise for encouraging me and teaching me mostly my sense of humor (I never fail to laugh so hard I cry when I'm with them and we start being goofy) If you want you can read the article, but be warned I don't know Spanish, and since I am a local celebrity I may have to charge you if you want my autograph, (yeah, right).