Pamela Gattamelata interdisciplinary studies senior

Senior likes to walk with her dog in the rain, prefers to make her own skirts and painted umbrellas

Wildcat: Hi. My name's Nathan and you're On the Spot.

Gattamelata: Hi.

Wildcat: So you're out walking you're dog in the rain? Is that what this is about? Instead of going to class?

Gattamelata: We're just out walking in the rain.

Wildcat: You're wearing a sweater. Isn't it itchy in the rain?

Gattamelata: This is a non-itchy sweater. Here, feel.

Wildcat: You're right. It is non-itchy. Uh, on the bottom, it's sort of itchy right there.

Gattamelata: Huh?

Wildcat: I mean, I think it's all in your head. Cause when I was a kid, I didn't like to wear jeans. And-

Gattamelata: Oh, me neither.

Wildcat: Really? Cause in the 80's, they were really tight. You know what I'm talking about?

Gattamelata: You wore tight pants?

Wildcat: No! I didn't like tight pants. I hated the way it felt. Something about it. The containment·constrainment·whatever. Like, it really bugged me.

Gattamelata: Yeah. You know, I don't like to wear pants either, because they feel uneven.

Wildcat: [pointing to her pants] What are those?

Gattamelata: These are pants, but I don't wear pants, usually.

Wildcat: Oh. What do you wear?

Gattamelata: Skirts.

Wildcat: Skirts are nice. Where do you shop? Like what kind of skirts? Hippie skirts? Dress-up skirts?

Gattamelata: No. I make my own skirts.

Wildcat: Oh, that's awesome. Did you make that umbrella? Cause it has paint. Did you paint that?

Gattamelata: Uh-huh. Yeah.

Wildcat: Wow, a woman who makes her own skirts and her own umbrellas.

÷Interview by Nathan Tafoya