From her witty banter to her ability to always stand out, wildflower is one user that has impressed us all.

Fluther community co-chair PnL takes her first crack at interviewing in this exposé of the Fluther superstar.

Within: life, music and Hello Kitty…

How did you find Fluther and what made you stay?

I found Fluther a few days after I got my iPhone — I was browsing the webapp site and it came up as a staff pick, so I tried it. I liked the fact that it was a ‘social networking’ site, but not a chat site. That it had more of a purpose than just logging in and being there (did I mention I have a strong dislike and fail to see the point of Facebook and Myspace?).

What made me stay was initially the fact that there were so many interesting questions to read through and they kept getting new responses, so I kept reading…then I started posting and well, before you know it, there’s ‘lurve’ points (which do give you that warm fuzzy feeling) and the direct interaction with people which meant I just couldn’t stay away — it’s just too cool!

What was your first question on Fluther?

Oh dear…I will have to admit it (and should probably go in to hiding for a while) — it was an iPhone question! I asked if there was a way to get the ‘full’ Fluther on your iPhone. This was shortly after I’d discovered the regular version of the site.

One of your newer questions mentioned being stressed over some change. How are things now?

Well, the uncertainty is still there, but I’m over the super-paranoia attack…keeping busy keeps me going and that’s not hard at the moment; I have my hands well and truly full at work and in a week’s time I start the second and final year of my college course!

Since you are quite the international traveller, how many languages do you speak?

I speak 3 languages completely (Faroese, Danish and English), but considering how close Icelandic is to Faroese and Norwegian and Swedish are to Danish, I can get by in those too. I know bits and bobs of German, Dutch and Spanish too – enough to get myself in trouble.

Of the ones you mentioned, which is your favorite language and can you say something to the community in it?

For the sensation of speaking it: Faroese (if I knew more Dutch, that would have a similar effect — more of a ‘full’ pronunciation than English or Danish), but for expressing myself verbally; English. It’s funny how Faroese and Danish, although rich languages, just don’t seem to have the same scope for expressing personal feeling, opinions, relations and views on things…it’s almost liberating to speak English. Perhaps it’s a cultural thing.

Góðan morgun, Fluther samfelagið. Sum altíð, glæði eg meg til at síggja hvat er nýtt og áhugavert at læsa og svara uppá í dag. Jú óvanligari, jú betur…

[PnL: anyone want to venture a guess as to what that means?]

When did your Hello Kitty “obsession” start? Can we hold anyone responsible for this?

Hah! It wasn’t actually Hello Kitty per se, it was more of a ‘pink thing’ combined with my slight obsession with Texas. I just find pink to represent the silly and ridiculous (two things I’m *very* fond of!), so as a result of talking a lot of rubbish with a friend of mine, I got this mental image of living in Texas (where you can get concealed handgun licenses), driving a pick-up, wearing boots and carrying a pink iPod, pink phone, pink lipgloss and pink Hello Kitty gun (a la LadySmith) in your handbag…and should you ever get attacked and have to use the gun, you add that bit of justice to it: the attacker would have to admit he was fought off or shot by Hello Kitty!!

Also, I saw an episode of a TV series called Japanorama, where Jonathan Ross goes around Japan exploring all the quirkiness of their culture — this particular episode was the whole “Kawaii” thing. Japanese modern culture scares me in a way, but it’s also strangely appealing.

…so I guess you can blame Texas and Jonathan Ross for it.

What was your favorite moment on Fluther?

The whole ‘The Fluther Story’ was pretty mind blowing — I’m still amazed at that! It was hilarious, unpredictable, nonsensical and brilliant! And, not to mention the fact that Richard Henry managed to edit it so well — so quickly! (not suggesting he doesn’t have a life or anything…)

Also, there were some threads that kept me coming back, again and again, like the What are you listening right now, Which one should I buy and Psyla’s rabbit problems…

Are there any Fluther users you look up to? If so, whom?

Many! For many different reasons! That’s what I love about this site, it’s such a diverse crowd and the discussions are so real and often personal that you get a real sense of people’s strengths and weaknesses — and I’ve come across people on here with some pretty amazing strengths! Whether it’s talent, strength of character, wit…they’re all here!

(yes, I’m deliberately not naming anyone because the list would just be too long — and there’s a danger of forgetting someone!)

What are the other websites you frequent besides Fluther?

Hello Kitty Hell (of course), Engrish.com,
deviantART, flickr, Olivant, JyllandsPosten

There are others, but those I check pretty much daily.

You are known for giving excellent advice, do you have any advice for the less experienced Jellies out there?

Why thank you! I would encourage everyone to feel free to contribute as they wish — respecting guidelines of course. I find the best input/feedback/advice comes from people who speak their mind, regardless of how unusual, unconventional — or unpopular — it may seem. In my opinion it’s the variety, diversity and differences that make Fluther the amazing resource it is.

Oh, and not to take things too personal or seriously — that’s how feelings get hurt and people get stressed!

As a major Bon Jovi fan, what is your favorite song by him? You can only choose one!

Oh no!! You can’t make me choose! I guess I’ll have to go with my ‘first love’ as far as Bon Jovi’s concerned: “You give love a bad name”, but it’s number 31 in my Bon Jovi playlist (which has a run time of 13.5 hours), sorted by play count.

Do you play any instruments yourself?

I blow my own trumpet at times — but otherwise, no. Never had the patience to learn.

Is there a concert you haven’t seen yet and would kill to see?

Many! Scouting for Girls (one of my favorites at the moment), Madonna, The Eagles, Green Day, The Who, KISS, Rolling Stones…although the ultimate would be an ABBA reunion concert!

If you had to describe yourself in one sentence (or two), how would you put it?

I know it kills the originality of it, but I’d steal Cindy Lauper’s album title: “She’s so unusual”

What’s your favorite life lesson or quote?

Life lessons, I’d go with: Accepting people as they are, do not expect them to be what you would like them to be, but appreciate them for what they actually are. And that things change — all the time!

As for quotes, I quite like this one: “The most successful people are those who are good at plan B.”—James Yorke, mathematician, on chaos theory in The New Scientist

What color jelly fish would you be?

Turquoise, green or purple or all 3, if possible!

Finally, what is the one question you wish you had been asked and will you answer it now?

Would you like an all expenses paid trip to San Francisco to visit Fluther HQ? Yes!

Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions!

[PnL:] As a side note, a special thank you to johnpowell for helping me with all the image formatting for this blog post.