Scooby Spotlight: Iwearthecheese

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This week, we have another new member to torture, @Iwearthecheese !

Here's a few questions kick things off:

1. How did you find BB? What were your first thoughts about it?
2. What is it about Buffy that has you ‘coming back’?
3. If you could guest star in any Buffy or Angel episode, which episode would you choose?
4. What does a day in your life usually look like?
5. If you could swap lives with one person for a day who would it be?

Everyone please feel free to post your own questions throughout the week. 🙂
 
Do you like cheese, if so what's your favourite kind?

Do you like shrubs?
 
1. How did you find BB? What were your first thoughts about it?

I was refered to it from somebody I met on Tumblr. They were all 'go over there' and so I went.

I was struck by the polite atmosphere (if a website can have that) and the wide range of views where everybody' s stance seems to be tolerated. It's refreshing.

2. What is it about Buffy that has you ‘coming back’?

Everything's still so shiny and new! 🙂

3. If you could guest star in any Buffy or Angel episode, which episode would you choose?

Ooh...Doppelgangerland. Every character in that episode is just perfect, Angel, Giles, Buffy-, and there are two Willow's!

Plus...I might rat out Faith, the worst double agent ever! 😛

4. What does a day in your life usually look like?

Early rise- say 6:00 am- then I go for a run, then have a relaxing breakfast, shower and beautify myself (long time...) then tidy and then off to the gym (where I work, I'm not an exercise freak or anything)
I do a morning shift that goes on until 4, then I have evening classes at the studio/dojo (we have martial arts weapons on the walls- so dojo?) that can go on till 8, but usually finish up around 6:30/7.

Then I go home, relax and stuff. I work 4 long days (Saturday being one) so the long hours aren't so long. I get plenty of holiday time. 🙂

5. If you could swap lives with one person for a day who would it be?

Uh, Alexis Denisof?...no, that's bad, very bad. 😀

Actually somebody who does something more exciting than me, in somewhere remote and beautiful like...an Alaskan fisherman or something. I'd probably freeze my tits off but I could handle that for a day and it would be...novel.

Do you like cheese, if so what's your favourite kind?

I do like cheese, sometimes too much! *looks guilty*
Usually cheese in a sandwich with other things or in a Ploughman's Pub Lunch (which is cheese, pickle, pork pie and whole bunch of other things) but usually I stay away from it because its so fattening.
I do like the crumbly white cheeses that you can get in the north, or smoked cheeses, German cheese is also nice....
Great, i sound like a cheese freak. I'm not, but you asked.

Do you like shrubs?

After long deliberation I came down on the side of shrubs. *nods emphatically*
 
Professor Walsh
Professor Walsh
So. Now I crave cheddar. The problem is, I live in country where cheddar is rare and expensive. Sigh.
Monkey Pants
Monkey Pants
You answered two of my same answers! Doppelgangland and wanting to be Alexis Denisof lol... soulmates??
OK some important questions now...
Elvis or Beatles?
Cats or Dogs?
Coke or Pepsi?
😛
 
What would be your dream vacation?

On a boat (a yacht to be more precise) somewhere hot, The Carribean or Bahama's maybe. Near enough to white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters to sunbathe, read a book or swimming and scuuba (I love to scuuba!) to satisfy whatever urge I have.
Somewhere where all I have to wear are sunglasses, bikini's and a floppy sun hat. 🙂

I also like the idea of diving for shipwrecks, swimming with dolphins, etc, there are holidays that specialise in that sort of stuff. *sigh*

Do you like to cook?

I do when I have the energy! I like simply meals that are easy to prepare; salads, a nice steak, grilled salmon or chicken. Otherwise I rely too much on ready meals and takeaways.

Ooh, and pies! I had this thing when I was younger- I used to bake pies- apple ones mainly but any type of fruit, chocolate-custard, toffee apple- I used to experiment. I was really quite pie-crazy, they laughed at me in culinary schoool (probably, I wasn't there) but I would show them, I would show them all! 🙂

Now I only bake pies for special days or whatever. Sometimes I give them out as presents (or throw them at unsuspecting passers-by! *kidding*) but usually I bake one for myself or to share with friends.

Elvis or Beatles?
Cats or Dogs?
Coke or Pepsi?

*gasp!* so intimate and personal, I'm blushing. 😛
- Elvis I guess (more of a Johnny Cash fan).
- Cats. I don't have any pets but cats are funnier and really don't give a crap about humans, I respect that.
- Coke. I like a rum & coke when I go out with my friends but during the day I drink water.
*frightening insights into my soul*
 
If you had to choose a different career path, what would it be?
Who are your top five celebrity/character crushes?
Top five TV shows?
Top five movies?
One country you want to travel to?
Favorite hobby?
Favorite food?
Would you rather have Willow be your girlfriend, or $100,000,000,000,000?
 
What's your favourite smell/scent?
If you could own any animal as a pet, what would it be?
Theme park or beach?
And have you ever actually worn the cheese?! 😛
 
If you had to choose a different career path, what would it be?

Park Ranger or Zoo Person. Somebody working with the outdoors or animals.

Who are your top five celebrity/character crushes?

I don't have many- the first three are my BIG three:

Alyson Hannigan (she's like a cartoon character come to life. I love her expressive face. She's gorgeous)
Sarah Shahi (omg, just omg!)
Carla Gugino (beautiful and also an underrated actress)
Eliza Dushku (its more an admiration but yeah, S4/ S7- definite crush there)
Christina Hendricks (another redhead. I loved her on Firefly and watch whenever she pops up somewhere. I sat through Mad Men cause of her)

Top five TV shows?

I'm gonna go with 'what I curently watch' because I rarely re-watch shows apart from Buffy/Angel, Dollhouse, The Shield, and The L Word.

Person Of Interest (anything you could possibly want from a modern day tech thriller, plus the action scenes are amazing and Shoot! Shoot is life' Shoot is a ship btw- Shaw/Root)
The Blacklist (James Spader! In a role that plays to his strengths)
Daredevil (I don't rate many comic booky things onscreen but this is just darn-near perfect)
Hawaii 5-0 (the modern one)
NCIS (comfort watch. I always know what I'm gonna get. I like that)

Top five movies?

Urgh, I'm so gonna be judged! (I'm utterly shallow when it comes to movies)

Way Of The Dragon
Enter The Dragon
Bring It On
Dredd (the newer one. Love it)
Bound (smart, stylishly shot, but mainly: a lesbian couple that get to have a happy ending?)

One country you want to travel to?

Burma. My mum comes from there ('escaped from' would be more accurate) and I've never been. I want to go one day though.

Favorite hobby?

Uh, hitting stuff? 😀
Well, I like rambling- the walking kind, not the Willow kind, Scuba, kayaking along the coast is also fun.

Favorite food?

Probably fish. It's so flavourful and versatile. Easy to cook and goes with lots of things.

Would you rather have Willow be your girlfriend, or $100,000,000,000,000?

They'll always be money, but there's only one Willow. (the sap answer)

Pub food or restaurant food?

Pub food, not a big restaurant goer.

Favourite take away?

fish and chips

What's your favourite smell/scent?

Cinnamon. I have cinnamon scented candles and use it in cooking a lot. I love the smell/taste of it and it goes with lots of stuff.

If you could own any animal as a pet, what would it be?

Something adorably perky like a meerkat.

Theme park or beach?

Beach!
Theme parks are 'designated FUN places' where you must have fun, which I hate. I get my adrenaline rush some other way. Also too much bad food.

And have you ever actually worn the cheese?!

Heehee! A few years ago I dropped a red hot toasted cheese sandwich on my bare foot. It had tomato in it (tomato in that state is sorta like napalm!) and I got a severe burn and had to go to hospital. Oh how people laughed, and yet I did not find it the best medicine...
 
So... we've established you like shrubs. Now, who would win in a fight - a shrub or a tree? (place your bets people!)

How did you get into your current profession?
What movie do you watch if you're sick and want to make yourself feel better?
What is your favorite Buffy fight scene?
 
Wow, more of more! 🙂

Now, who would win in a fight - a shrub or a tree?

Um, my shoot-from-the-hip answer is trees. There are some woods near where I live that are olde with an 'E' and awesome. So, lots of trees= awesome woods, lots of shrubs = simply a...bushel?
Also people hide in shrubs all the time (okay, not all the time)- it can be creepy....
And although people can hide up a tree that's less so because they're usually hiding from something nasty.

How did you get into your current profession?

Sort of organically. I went to a couple of self-defence classes when I was a teen, it was a way of boosting my confidence. I found that I liked it a lot and I got friendly with the instructor who told me that I had a lot of energy and was good at motivating some of the rest of the class.
I then went on to do a physiotherapy course at college, After that I trained to be a qualified MA instructor whilst holding down a job at the gym as a receptionist/trainer.
I became pretty popular at the gym- I'm peppy/friendly enough and don't look half-bad in tight clothing- and became their on-site physio which included a nice pay-bump.

Now I find that I divide my time between part-time at the gym and setting my own instructor hours. I'm not the head instructor but I teach a lot of the kiddie classes, do some one-on-one sparring sessions. I'm so lucky to have found this outlet for myself. 🙂

What movie do you watch if you're sick and want to make yourself feel better?

Either The Incredible Journey or Labyrinth. They soothe me.

What is your favorite Buffy fight scene?

Buffy vs. Faith or Buffy vs. Glory. Technique, speed and skill triumphing over raw power.
 
Taake
Taake
Great fight scene picks
Pizza or Hamburger?

Do you have a signature matial arts move, like 'Axe-Kick of Doom' or something?

What posters/pictures do you have up on your bedroom wall?

Which season of Buffy or Angel would you like to be in the credits for?

Favourite MotW and recurring Baddie on BtVS/Angel?

Favourite scene that involes any Willow/Faith interaction?
 
Do you keep houseplants?

Yes. I don't have a garden- just a front yard with some pots- so I like having plants and flowers around the house. I've got about 3 window boxes and 4 -vases inside

bottle or can?

Bottle, 'cause they're reusable and things taste nicer out of them.
Can are so can-like, they can't help it.

Glass or plastic?

Glass because its environmentally friendly. Plastic makes for bad litter habits in my experience.

What's under your bed, both physically and metaphorically?

Ha.
Well until recently I had a futon like bed with nothing underneath but last year I got a brand-new queen-size (I need my sleep) that has two sets of drawers.
Now I keep clean bedding, my kettlebells, big ol' t-shirts that I wear to bed. I think I have a ratty stuffed toy in there somewhere as well.

Basically not very sexy or psychologically revealing. Everything like that is kept in my dresser. 😀

Metaphorically speaking I have issues I guess, like anyone else. But I don't repress as much as some and I get to vent quite often. 😉

Pizza or Hamburger?

Pizza! I like pizza. I almost never have hamburgers.

Do you have a signature matial arts move, like 'Axe-Kick of Doom' or something?

Sadly I have no 'Fist Of The North Star' type finishing moves but I'm quite good at legsweeps, hip throws and throwing my knees up during sparring.
I can also do a hell of a roundhouse! And I don't even fall over afterwards anymore. 🙂

What posters/pictures do you have up on your bedroom wall?

A few things:
I have a nice arts-y picture of fantasy-style horses drinking from a lake. They look like unicorns without the horn. It was painted and given to me by a good college friend that is sadly no longer around.
Fantastic photo of leaping dolphins swimming beside a fancy-looking yacht. My dad tok it when he was on holiday years ago- off the coast of Miami I think- and its really good.
Picture of cute kitten sleeping next to adorable puppy.
I have a workout poster with some kettlebell exercise intructions. Really should take that one down.
Door poster of bikini-clad Keeley Hazell.

No inspirations kitten calenders though, not any more.

Which season of Buffy or Angel would you like to be in the credits for?

Season 1 I think. I just love all of them when they started out with their carefree-ness and hopeless crushes.
If I were a Scoobie then the 16 year old me might've been able to help out some with patrolling. Plus S1 Willow is just the cutest.

Favourite MotW and recurring Baddie on BtVS/Angel?

One-off MotW (Monster Of The Week?) would be Gnarl. Just, so very scary in a great episode.

Recurring Baddie would be Drusilla. I love her crazy ways and she always has an impact when she shows up. Her entrance in Angel S2 was one of the best ever, and I always liked her flashbacks, even way along in Angel Season 5.

Favourite scene that involes any Willow/Faith interaction?

Choices. Such an important episode for both of them, they get set on their respective paths. Willow gets to be sauve and brave, Faith is now just an evil henchman who's most prized possesion is a knife.

I also liked them in 'Dirty Girls' at the hospital. Willow seesm to be one of the only ones who is genuine in asking if Faith is okay and really wanting her there in Sunnydale.

Favorite school memory?

I have this one clear memory of when I came into my own as a sporty type. I was 10 and, like always, was one of the last picks for my sides netball team. I didn't get much to do for most of the match because nobody really passed to me (I have no idea why, I wasn't bad or anything, just 'new' to school)
The I was actually given the ball and managed to score 5 times in as many minutes and our side won the match. Everyone on my team congratulated me for a few days afterwards and I was 'accepted'. It was the first of those little moments that gave me a self-confidence boost.

What is your favorite workout to do?

I like using small free-weights, specifically kettle-bells which are super-hard to train with but give you an all-over body work out in no time.

Do you listen to music when you run?

I have a special running mix on my I-Pod of all these soaring orchestral pop songs like The Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony', Elbow's 'Day Like This' Mumford & Sons 'The Cave', stuff like that always gives me a fantastic emotional lift when I'm out in the open, to go along with those endorphins. 🙂
 
Favourite L Word character?

If you had to live in one fantasy setting based on a book/show/movie, where would you live?

Drink of choice?
 
Kettle bells, bwah ha ha ha.

I worked for awhile for Amazon.com in a distribution warehouse. Amazon sells everything and of course that includes kettle bells. When bar bells came in it was an easy two person lift, but you can't have two people life one kettle bell and if you don't have core strength dealing with a pallet full of them pretty quickly turns into slapstick comedy.

Honestly, there should be videos.
 
Have you written any fanfiction?
Have you read any Buffy novels, and if so do you recommend any?
Do you prefer Willow's fashion choices in high school or after? (For instance, high school is soo adorable, and season 6 is really sexy..?)
Do you like to stay up late or go to bed early?
 
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