Lisa Ask celebrated her anniversary with Hammock Publishing on May 17, so I cornered her to ask her a few questions about the occasion...

1. May 17 is Hammock Day for you. How long have you been with Hammock Publishing? Seven years.

2. What do you remember most about your first day at Hammock? Uh oh, I don't recall much of my first day. I suppose I remember the Monday morning meeting. Back in the old days we had our meetings where the art department now sits.

3. If you didn't work at Hammock Publishing, what do you think you would be doing? It's not every day one finds a company to work for as great as Hammock Publishing. If I didn't work for Hammock, I'd probably stay home full time with Parker.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theatre? Mission Impossible 3

5. What did you have for lunch today? I haven't had lunch yet.

6. What was your most memorable day at Hammock? I will never forget having to find a meat wrapper [for packaging] for the "Hammock Beefy-T's." Never a dull moment at Hammock!

7. What's your favorite reality TV show? Would you ever participate? American Idol. Being brutally humiliated by Simon Cowell doesn't appeal to me, so no, I wouldn't participate.

8. If you were to win the lottery this week, what is the first purchase you would make? I'd hire a personal chef and house cleaner.

9. Where did you grow up? Hendersonville, Tenn. I'm home grown.

10. If you could switch places with any other Hammock employee for one day, who would it be and why? Oh, I don't know. I'd probably take a stab at something more creative. The entire art department seems creative, so I'd trade places with one of them. As much as I love numbers, there isn't much color or pizzazz involved!

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