A Closer Look With…
Dana Blankenship — 2000 | Houston
Sales
What do you need more of?
Critters and plants.
What’s the best thing to happen to you this year?
This year.
What is something people do you feel is the equivalent of playing Russian roulette?
Driving in Houston.
What would be your dream car?
If I had a fancy car in my hood, it would not be good.
What is your most used phrase?
Just walk away.
What’s something new you recently learned about yourself?
I need new glasses.
What drains your energy really fast?
Drama.
What is a question you hate to ask?
All questions in general.
What TV show/s have you binge watched?
Don’t watch TV shows at all.
What do you need to learn to make time for?
Refer to first answer above.
What trap do you keep falling victim to?
Buying stuff on Amazon that turns out to be junk.
Karaoke: yes or no?
All depends on the Bud Light situation at hand.
If the world had an apocalypse, could you hunt for your own food?
Well yes, if the apocalypse had crickets or locust. I’m sure I could whip up a good gumbo.
What aroma or smell makes you feel alive?
I live next to a horse pasture so getting good smells is almost impossible around here. When the night blooming jasmine or the gardenia blooms, it helps a bit.
What are most people afraid of that doesn’t scare you?
Doctoring.
What TV show really annoys you?
All of them. Don’t watch TV.
What type of contest do you think it would be fun to judge?
Dog Show, but for mutts only, especially if it raises money to save more rescue pets.
If you had to design a playground for adults, what is one thing you’d put on it?
A bar and I don’t mean monkey bars.
What do you do when you’re stuck in traffic?
Mostly wonder why the WAZE application didn’t tell me about the traffic jam I am stuck in.
Tom Woodrome — 2015 | Austin
Sales
What do you need more of?
Keurig cups. I am always running out and drink 3-4 cups a day!
What’s the best thing to happen to you this year?
I went to Cabo. That was awesome.
What is something people do you feel is the equivalent of playing Russian roulette?
Helicopter rides. You’re out of your minds. Don’t do it. Also — simply looking down from a tall building. Stop it.
What would be your dream car?
Porsche Carrera GT or the Ferrari F40. Would be a nice 10 year work anniversary gift from John and Cheryl. Color optional!
What is your most used phrase?
“That’s wild” – it describes anything – good, bad, or indifferent.
What’s something new you recently learned about yourself?
At the age of 45, I’m not learning much!
What is a question you hate to ask?
“Is your room clean?” “Are there dirty clothes everywhere?” It’s because I already know the answer.
What TV show/s have you binge watched?
I do Breaking Bad every couple of years. Also, I Survived and Something Bit Me is just straight up great TV.
What do you need to learn to make time for?
My truck. I love my Ford F150 and it doesn’t get nearly the attention that it deserves. Sad.
What trap do you keep falling victim to?
Inviting my mother-in-law over for dinner. =)
Karaoke: yes or no?
No.
If the world had an apocalypse, could you hunt for your own food?
100%.
What was something you dreaded doing that you ended up loving?
This is Us and A Million Little Things. This is a secret.
What aroma or smell makes you feel alive?
Coffee and bacon.
What are most people afraid of that doesn’t scare you?
Spiders don’t bother me.
What TV show really annoys you?
Downton Abbey, Ellen DeGeneres, Sex & the City, Girls, Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley. The trumpets! Stop it with the trumpets!
What type of contest do you think it would be fun to judge?
Pie or chicken wing eating. Or hot dogs.
If you had to design a playground for adults, what is one thing you’d put on it?
A massive TV for sports.
What do you do when you’re stuck in traffic?
I listen to The Horn 104.9. Shout out to Bucky Godbolt.
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