In this episode I interview my friend, the clever and funny Melissa Saltzman. An engineer by day and geek by night, Melissa spends time talking with me about anime, cosplay and cons.

Like my previous interview, this one had its share of technical difficulties. While video did indeed happen this time, the conversion and compression process left me less than thrilled. On top of that, my camera has some dead pixels. Enjoy the greenish mark on my shirt.

Thanks to Melissa for sharing her experiences and passions. It’s always fun talking to her and I always learn something geeky from her. After the camera stopped rolling, we continued chatting for quite a while which inspired me to think about an “after show” for future episodes. The after show would be more conversational in style and could go anywhere, topic wise. I do wear a fez throughout the entire episode and.. it’s true, I’m not wearing any shoes either.

Sit back and enjoy the show.

Interview With A Geek, Episode 2, Saltzman

Oh, I changed the music! I picked a jazz piece entitled “Hmmmm…”. It was composed and arranged by Sergeant First Class Joseph Henson. The recording features soloists: Tony Nalker on piano and Kenny Rittenhouse on trumpet. I found the piece on The US Army Band’s website and if I understood the rights I’m legal to be able to use it. It’s a fun original piece and it may stick around. I encourage you to check out the website and explore. There’s come great music there!

Cheers!