CoE Member of the Month: an interview with silver_Tinuviel

1. So, you have been chosen by the wizards to answer their own particular brand of questions this month. Does this make you proud? Why do you think the wizards have chosen you?
Errrm… Well… *blushing* It’s great to find that the wizards remember me, because I’m very well hidden in my Bag End nowadays. I’m really honoured! *bows deeply*

2. Let’s start with something easy. A simple choice. Which do you prefer and why?
– Middle-earth or our world?
We wantsss them both! Gemini, Gollum-ish personality… Sorry, that’s me!

– A steward’s son or a son as steward?
I’d like a certain son of a certain steward! Faramir, to be exact. He’s just perfect! I’m not talking about David Wenham, though he is very pretty!

– Arwen as hope or Arwen as reward?
As hope. I always loved the days before Christmas more than Christmas itself.

– The addition of chocolate into Middle-earth or the addition of lembas into our world?
Addition of lembas into our world (for everybody) and addition of oranges into Middle-earth (just for me)!

– Which pairing do you prefer: Arwen/Aragorn; Éowyn/Aragorn; Éowyn/Arwen, Aragorn/Boromir or Boromir/Figwit?
Arwen/Aragorn – I love them!

3. You wake up with a gentle wind on your face and birds singing in the trees. The sun is rising over a nearby wood. Where are you?
In Valinor or Nargothrond, and Finrod is playing his harp.

4. You wake up with something seemingly like a tornado whirling around you. No birds are singing, in trees or otherwise. The sun is in the sky, but often hidden by flying debris, trees, cows etc. Where are you?
In a book of Boris Vian or in my own head.

5. Which would you rather do and why? File Gríma’s toenails, brush Lurtz’s teeth or wash Gollum’s loincloth?
Oh, lovely! I’ll wash Gollum’s loincloth. I totally agree with Eressëa’s point of view here: “There’s no deadline for it and it could lie and soak in the washing bowl for a week before I’d need to touch it… Or maybe I could just buy him a new one, he wouldn’t notice, would he?” Hihihi!

6. How well do you think you would do if you were dropped suddenly into Minas Tirith? Or Edoras? Or Barad-dûr?
I think I’ll feel at home in Minas Tirith. Big city, good taste, good manners, nice stores, brave stewards, great kings… *chuckles* Edoras? Well, I hope it doesn’t look like the one in the movie (way too poor and sad for my taste). I’d feel at home there too if there were any Mearas left. Barad-dûr??? Too much fume and too many orcsessss! *big Gollum eyes* I’m a bit asthmatic and… *coughs* not as brave as Aragorn… “Heart attack” is the proper description of what will happen to me, I suppose.

7. Do Siamese cats truly come from Mordor?
Hmmm… Maybe those bred by Queen Beruthiel.

8. What 5 things would you take to Middle-earth with you and why?
– My sister Lilybeth (she’s not a thing, I know, but I won’t go without her!)
– My computer
– A sack of cinnamon
– A camera
– A phone (to inform my nephews about how things are going in ME)

9. Which is your favourite season, and where in Middle-earth would you like to spend it?
Oh, that’s hard! I’d like to spend spring and summer anywhere linden-trees are in blossom, autumn at the Grey Havens, and winter in Nargothrond, Rivendell or in Bag End. Sorry, I can’t choose only one place!

10. Give us 5 words that explain your love of Tolkien and his works.
Sorry, too hard!

11. Which characters would you be in the following books: Winnie the Pooh, Lost, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter?
Winnie the Pooh: I never read it, except for a few paragraphs in Latin…
Lost: I know about the movie (never saw it), but is there a book too?
Narnia: Errrm… Tumnus, maybe? I don’t know… I’m not a Narnia lover/expert.
Harry Potter: Ohoho! I’ll be a mixture of Snape, Luna, Tonks, Harry, Hermione, Slughorn, and Voldemort, with some Weasley-ish spirit and Moody-ish loveliness. *giggles*

12. And on to our favourite website … Which forums have you never posted in on CoE? Which forum do you post in most?
I’ve never posted in the Book Club, Elvish, Collectibles, Roleplaying, and Test Forum. I can’t remember about Newbies… I post the most in Varda lately, but I never forget the Games Forum – not even when I’m at the office. Hehe! I still remember some happy “Hangman days”!

13. Which completely unnecessary section does CoE really need?
Maybe some recipes for vegetarian Orcs?

And that’s that! Thank you for your time and your thoughts!
I want to thank them for choosing me and to ask them to huggle Gandalf if they meet him again someday.