The Interview Meme
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philmophlegmFrom wellinghall via parrot_knight.
1. What is your favourite animal?
If we're talking about favourite species of animal, then probably servals. Also pretty much any bird of prey. If we're talking about individuals, then any one of my four cats.
2. What is your most vivid memory of Taruithorn?
Very first meeting I ever went to, first week of my first term at Oxford. In, I think, St Hilda's. Being in a team of three with kargicq and some red headed guy who I don't remember seeing again. And singing a love song to Eowyn to the tune of Laurel & Hardy's 'Trail of the Lonesome Pine'.
"In the Golden Halls of Edoras
In the Home of Theoden
I love you my dear, for as
You know we'll meet again..."
3. Who or what was most responsible for Doctor Who ending as an ongoing television series in 1989?
Much as I'd like to say Michael Grade, ultimately, someone else decided to hire Bonnie Langford, approved more silly storylines, moved the show further away from straight SF, allowed poor directing, encouraged C-listers as comedy guest stars and generally exercised poor quality control. Even allowing for budget limitations, it would have been possible to produce a quality SF series instead of the pastiche that DW was for much of the C Baker and early McCoy eras. So I blame the late JN-T.
4. What is the best feature of living in Cornwall?
The views. Admittedly the best views from our house are of Devon (we're about five minutes walk from the River Tamar, and most of what we see out of our front windows is actually Devon (or 'civilisation' as I often refer to it)).
5. If you could bring any discontinued car back into production, which would it be, and why?
Ferrari Dino 246 GTS. If in a couple of years (when my S2000 is paid off) I was a bit richer than I am now, I would want to buy another convertible sports car, and I would want a step up from the S2000. Thing is, there's quite a gap between S2000 prices and what I would think of as a decent step up (say something like a 911 convertible or one of the more recent Ferraris). Wouldn't it be great if Ferrari made a more mid-range model? In the early seventies, they did. It was called the Dino (named after Enzo Ferrari's son) and it was also one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
The rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better. If I already know you well, expect the questions may be a little more intimate! (but not that intimate ;-) )
3. You should update your lj with the answers to the questions.
4. You should include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you should ask them five questions.
1. What is your favourite animal?
If we're talking about favourite species of animal, then probably servals. Also pretty much any bird of prey. If we're talking about individuals, then any one of my four cats.
2. What is your most vivid memory of Taruithorn?
Very first meeting I ever went to, first week of my first term at Oxford. In, I think, St Hilda's. Being in a team of three with kargicq and some red headed guy who I don't remember seeing again. And singing a love song to Eowyn to the tune of Laurel & Hardy's 'Trail of the Lonesome Pine'.
"In the Golden Halls of Edoras
In the Home of Theoden
I love you my dear, for as
You know we'll meet again..."
3. Who or what was most responsible for Doctor Who ending as an ongoing television series in 1989?
Much as I'd like to say Michael Grade, ultimately, someone else decided to hire Bonnie Langford, approved more silly storylines, moved the show further away from straight SF, allowed poor directing, encouraged C-listers as comedy guest stars and generally exercised poor quality control. Even allowing for budget limitations, it would have been possible to produce a quality SF series instead of the pastiche that DW was for much of the C Baker and early McCoy eras. So I blame the late JN-T.
4. What is the best feature of living in Cornwall?
The views. Admittedly the best views from our house are of Devon (we're about five minutes walk from the River Tamar, and most of what we see out of our front windows is actually Devon (or 'civilisation' as I often refer to it)).
5. If you could bring any discontinued car back into production, which would it be, and why?
Ferrari Dino 246 GTS. If in a couple of years (when my S2000 is paid off) I was a bit richer than I am now, I would want to buy another convertible sports car, and I would want a step up from the S2000. Thing is, there's quite a gap between S2000 prices and what I would think of as a decent step up (say something like a 911 convertible or one of the more recent Ferraris). Wouldn't it be great if Ferrari made a more mid-range model? In the early seventies, they did. It was called the Dino (named after Enzo Ferrari's son) and it was also one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
The rules:
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better. If I already know you well, expect the questions may be a little more intimate! (but not that intimate ;-) )
3. You should update your lj with the answers to the questions.
4. You should include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you should ask them five questions.
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Date: 2007-03-07 03:31 pm (UTC)2. If you could live anywhere in the UK, where would it be?
3. Favourite Maiden song?
4. Best Blake's 7 quote.
5. Oddest Taruithorn memory.
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Date: 2007-03-07 06:01 pm (UTC)I used to think that about my Mum's roast dinners, but I've worked on them over the years and Bacchus reckons I now do a roast better than her. The other thing I can think of is the Pizza Express house dressing. I have the recipe, from the official cookbook, but in no way does what I produce turn out like theirs. Fortunately they now sell it in the supermarket, so I can buy it rather than make it :-)
2. If you could live anywhere in the UK, where would it be?
Back in the Lake District, though I would miss being in the south from the point of view of being nearer to friends for visiting. Specifically I'd like to live in the cottage my parents had in Troutbeck Bridge, though only if the horrible neighbours weren't there anymore.
3. Favourite Maiden song?
Tricky one that, I really really like so many of them. In the end I'd have to go for 'Infinite Dreams' from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son though. It's the track that got me into Maiden to start with and I adore the guitar intro. In fact the intro is quite possibly one of my favourite bits of music in the whole world and every time I hear it, it evokes all sorts of feelings & memories, it's hard to explain quite how powerful the effect is on me.
4. Best Blake's 7 quote. Oh, so many which one should I choose... Sorry can't pick just 1.
Best Servalan quotes:
'But first, there is the matter of that degrading and primitive act you subjected me to in the control room... I would like you to do it again' The Harvest of Kairos
'I think, if you don't mind, I'd prefer my slave to address me as Mistress.' Assassin.
Also the girl next door bit with Tarrant.
Servalan: 'Oh Tarrant, I'm just the girl next door.'
Tarrant: 'If you were the girl next door, I'd move. '
Servalan: 'Where would you move to, Tarrant?'
Tarrant: 'Next door'
Best Avon quotes, Most of the Avon/Meegat dialogue in Deliverance,
'I'm not stupid, I'm not expendable, and I'm not going.' Horizon,
'You look so beautiful when you're angry...' Sarcophagus,
Dayna: 'Don't you ever get bored of being right?'
Avon: 'Just with the rest of you being wrong.' Rescue.
5. Oddest Taruithorn memory.
The weirdest thing about this is I was suddenly struck at how few clear Taruithorn memories I have. Obviously I spent rather more of my time in Taruithorn under the influence of alcohol than I thought... Probably the oddest one was Tigr minuting an impromptu meeting at Oxonmoot in '93 where he stated that I'd lost my knickers. I had no memory of this (see previous note on alcohol) and so was rather disturbed by the revelation! Later he admitted it was either 'knickers' or 'watch' that he'd written, but he couldn't read his writing properly. The odd thing is I don't remember loosing my watch either...