Before I begin the final edition of this summer's 2:20 with the girls of the Stroumboulopouli, we hope we've brought you a bit of info & humour during the off season & wholeheartedly give a shout-out to our summer-time readers who've popped in from time to time: Thanks!
So here goes......Michelle's turn:
1. If you had the chance, which person would you most like to interview?
~ On the newsy side, Romeo Dallaire. On the entertainment side, Rick Mercer.
1. If you had the chance, which person would you most like to interview?
~ On the newsy side, Romeo Dallaire. On the entertainment side, Rick Mercer.
3. What was your favorite childhood toy?
~ I don't recall a particular favourite toy.
~ I don't recall a particular favourite toy.
4. Hypothetically, if you stumbled into a fairy ring, what era would you teleport to and why?
~ Victorian or Edwardian as I've spent so much time researching events in those eras and it would be interesting to experience it first hand.
~ Victorian or Edwardian as I've spent so much time researching events in those eras and it would be interesting to experience it first hand.
5. What culinary creation would you whip up for Gordon Ramsey's discerning palette?
~ Maple cured, cedar planked Pacific salmon with a wild rice pilaf and fiddleheads.
~ Maple cured, cedar planked Pacific salmon with a wild rice pilaf and fiddleheads.
6. What is your favorite thing to photograph?
~ Unscripted everyday life.
~ Unscripted everyday life.
7. Karaoke....if you had to choose: solo, duet, or group song?
~ Definitely a group song.
~ Definitely a group song.
8. If for one night, you were asked to be part of a band, who would you pick?
~ Colin James' band.
~ Colin James' band.
9. If you were chosen for a walk-on role in a current/recent TV show, which show would you be most excited to be on?
~ ReGenesis or Slings & Arrows.
~ ReGenesis or Slings & Arrows.
10. What achievement would your parents be most proud of?
~ Making my own path in the world and not feeling forced to follow the expected societal expectations placed on women.
~ Making my own path in the world and not feeling forced to follow the expected societal expectations placed on women.
11. What holiday do you full on, go absolutely nuts over?
A tie between Christmas and Hallowe'en.
A tie between Christmas and Hallowe'en.
12. What holiday drives you nuts?
~ Valentine's Day, if that can be considered a holiday. If not, then American Thanksgiving.
~ Valentine's Day, if that can be considered a holiday. If not, then American Thanksgiving.
13. What's your favorite nut?
~ Almonds.
~ Almonds.
14. If you were to substantially win the lotto, what charity would you donate the largest sum to?
~ The Alzheimer's Society and/or scholarship programs for students attending the post-secondary programs I graduated from.
~ The Alzheimer's Society and/or scholarship programs for students attending the post-secondary programs I graduated from.
15. Cheesy horror movies or fluffy romantic comedy?
~ Neither...
~ Neither...
16. Where would would you go for your dream vacation?
~ The North Shore of Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island or The Netherlands.
~ The North Shore of Vancouver Island, Prince Edward Island or The Netherlands.
17. Marilyn Monroe or Bettie Page?
~ Bettie Page.
~ Bettie Page.
18. What would you most like to be remembered for?
~ Leaving my little corner of the world a little better than when I found it.
~ Leaving my little corner of the world a little better than when I found it.
19. Who's gravestone do you have a desire to see, in person?
~ Any of the three Dionne Quintuplets that have passed.
~ Any of the three Dionne Quintuplets that have passed.
20. If every man on earth, except one, were to be wiped out by an alien invasion, who would you choose to survive?
~ That, my friend, is a top secret answer.
~ That, my friend, is a top secret answer.
