Lancaster: You appear to have a soft spot for dead, stuffed creatures, particularly if theyâ??re clad in bowler hats or acting out a scene--please explain.

Lawson: My father is a professional taxidermist, so itâ??s not like I had a fighting chance. And besides, I think the real question here is, who wouldnâ??t be interested in ferrets in cancan dresses? Old anthropomorphic taxidermy is fascinating and Iâ??ve collected an entire menagerie of creatures that make up my personal posse. Cuban pirate alligators, Shakespearean mice, heavily armed squirrels, vampire-slaying ducklings. Iâ??m not sure how you say no to those. My husband can, but Iâ??m fairly sure thereâ??s something not right about him. Anyone who can turn his nose up at the Last Supper constructed of Victorian kittens has a problem. I suspect itâ??s because heâ??s a Republican.

Lancaster: Who would you say is more powerful, The Bloggess Army or the KISS Army? Compare and contrast.

Lawson: My gut says the Bloggess Army is a bit more intimidating because we donâ??t dress up like kitties, but Iâ??d probably still pick the KISS Army because Gene Simmons scares the shit out of me. Plus, my fans are less of an army and more of a collection of misfit minions looking to have a good time. Actually, now that I think about it, thereâ??s probably a lot of crossover with the KISS Army. We should host a potluck together.

Lancaster: Can you believe some people donâ??t know what a confidence wig is?

Lawson: Right?! Itâ??s shocking how often I walk in with one and I hear people whispering about the poor cancer patient that just walked in. Iâ??m not a cancer patient, people. I just wear a wig to increase confidence. Plus, if I really mortify myself, I can just run to the bathroom, throw away the wig, and come back in and ask everyone who invited the crazy blonde that just crawled out of the bathroom window. There is no downside.

Lancaster: Whatâ??s it going to take for Nathan Fillion to send you a photo of himself holding a ball of twine?

Lawson: I think itâ??s going to take Nathan Fillion holding a ball of twine. Iâ??ve offered him thousands of dollars and he still rebuffs me. I have no idea what the hold up is, but I can only imagine that Nathan Fillion is allergic to either twine or to bringing smiles to the faces of strange women who really arenâ??t asking for that much, Nathan.

Lancaster: Complete this sentence: â??An oversized metal chickenâ?¦â??

Lawson: â??Means never having to say youâ??re sorry. Because itâ??s not towels.â??

Lancaster: Snooki or Kim Kardashian?

Lawson: Alphabetically, or in order of who is most likely to fuck up the youth of America? Because those are two different answers. Or possibly they arenâ??t, now that I think about it.

Lancaster: What would you be doing if you werenâ??t writing? (â??Hard timeâ?? is an acceptable and, frankly, the anticipated answer, FYI.)

Lawson: Well, I was going to say â??hard timeâ?? but now youâ??ve ruined it. Which makes me feel stabby. Which leads to hard time. I think this is an example of circular logic. In real life, though, Iâ??d be writing. Before my book it was blogging and before blogging, it was journaling and several times in between, it was graffiti. Writers write always. I thought Ray Bradbury said that, but I canâ??t find the quote anywhere so Iâ??m taking credit for it. Writers write always.

Lancaster: I donâ??t consider you a mommyblogger, but many PR companies do. Whatâ??s the worst pitch youâ??ve gotten?

Lawson: Once a PR exec accidentally â??replied to allâ?? and called me â??a fucking bitchâ?? after I asked them to stop sending me pitches about a Kardashian wearing panty hose. He replied that I should feel flattered that I was even viewed as relevant enough to be pitched to, and I replied â??Please stand by for a demonstration of relevancyâ?? and tweeted it out to hundreds of thousands of people. It was kind of awesome. And terrifying.

Lancaster: Wil Wheaton or William Shatner?

Lawson: Wil Wheaton. Unless weâ??re doing the â??destroying America thingâ?? again. Then I have to recalculate. William Shatner and I are still recovering from a feud that was covered by MSNBC and Gawker when he refused to come to my house after I apparently offered him the wrong type of hooker. That man is a damn diva. Wil Wheaton, on the other hand, is an officer and a gentleman. William Shatner could learn a lot from that man.

Lancaster: If you had one piece of advice for someone hoping to follow your career path, what would it be?

Lawson: My one word of advice would be â??FORTHELOVEOOFGODDONâ??T.â?? Iâ??ve fallen backward into this, and I have done every single thing wrong. I have no sacred cows and am fairly unmarketable to any mainstream advertisers. I burn bridges because I like the pretty way they glow and I do exactly the opposite of everything Iâ??m ever told to do. Thank God thereâ??s a steady stream of intellectual misfits and misanthropic joy-seekers who get me, because thatâ??s the only thing thatâ??s saved me. Finding my tribe was a great gift that the Internet gave me. I returned the favor with tweets about shit my cat was doing. Weâ??re pretty even.

Lancaster: Whatâ??s it like to ride around in your head for the day?

Lawson: Cramped. Exhausting. Exhilarating. Baffling. I have no way to compare it, but whenever I let slip the bizarre things Iâ??m thinking about, people seem alarmed and step away slowly, so I think â??disorientatingâ?? is probably fair as well.