It's been two and a half months since Dan Okrent became ombudsman of the New York Times, and I was wondering how he's doing. So I thought I'd conduct this interview with the nearest available Dan Okrent: me.

Q. So tell me, "Dan." How are they treating you at The Times?
A. Pretty good, actually! There's two delis within spitting distance that sell it, and they'd deliver it to my house, if I didn't live in the ghetto. Ya know: The Times really does help me keep up with the news here and in my home country.

Q. What about the bosses?
A. Well, they stay out of my way. I don't tell them how to run their tawdry newspaper, and they don't tell me how to go to parties with drunk people and fall down during karaoke.

Q. How are you dealing with readers?
A. Actually, it's good: everyone who reads The Times tends to carry it around with them, folded up in that annoying way under their arms. So Times readers are very readily identifiable, and therefore easy to avoid.

Q. Any advice for readers?
A. Well, with all due respect, maybe they'd like to try something... in a magazine? Magazines have pretty pictures!
It's Been 11 Weeks. Do You Know Where Your Ombudsman Is? [NYT]