It's Friday and never a better day than to take some time and get the dirt on Media Relations Specialist, Kathryn Zakskorin (kathryn@blastoutdoors.com). Here's what she had to dish:

Jessica: Kathryn, what's a random fact about you?
Kathryn: I like cereal and milk, but not together--will have them separately.

Jessica: Where was your first job?
Kathryn: Lifeguarding at a country club--first job was saving lives at 15.

Katie: Have you ever worked for Subway?
Kathryn: Ughh nope unfortunately, but I do love the sandwiches.

Jessica: What do you like to do when you're not at work?
Kathryn: Eat. Cook. I love cooking a lot. I'm have a great Greek scramble-- its my staple dish that I get requested to make at functions.

Jessica: What is your least favorite thing to do?
Kathryn: Wait at an airport--similar to what I had to do in Denver on my way to Outdoor Retailer. Getting there early and then having to wait is soooo annoying.

Jessica: What's your favorite outdoor activity?
Kathryn: Love anything beach related...

Jessica: Where's your favorite place to go in San Francisco?
Kathryn: I love Burbon and Branch--- it's a speak easy and you have to have a password to get in. It's amazing and every drink is made from scratch. It's awesome and a kind of like a secret society in San Francisco.

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Unless you've been under a rock for the last five days you are probably aware the 2008 Summer Olympics are going on in Beijing. And you're probably aware that US Swimmer, Michael Phelps, is absolutely killing it! He's currently 5 for 5 in his gold medal pursuit and has set World Records in each of his wins....not to mention that he now has more gold medals than any other athlete in Olympic history with 11.

If you are interested in seeing history in the making I suggest you tune in and keep watching Michael Phelps as he's looking unstoppable!

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I want to take a minute to give a shout out to Ms. Evan Hosie, POPgadget's clever gear reviewer. Not only did she survive the earthquake that shook L.A. on Tuesday, July 29, but she used the experience to alert her readers to the necessity of being prepared for natural disasters (after all in between earthquakes, California is constantly burning).

They say we can expect "the big one" in the next 30 years. Scary! Evan's article highlights some products worthy of stocking near your home's staple First Aid kit; including Coghlan's Survival Kit in a Can. I have one heading her way as we speak and threw in an Emergency Kit in a Bottle for good measure.

Here's why I love working with talented writers like Evan- not only does her work get picked up all over the world, even as far away as Australia and Japan, she actually goes out of her way to provide me the links to sites that pick up her review! No wonder I want to hook her up as much as possible.

Thanks, Evan and POPgadget, for making my job that much easier!

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