INTERVIEW NO.30

NICOLA GRIFFIN WHO MANAGES SUNFLOWERS ARE EVIL

Full name

Nicola Suzanne Bernadette Griffin

Age

Just turned 48!

Profession

I’m a teacher! (I know you hate us Cliff, but we can’t all be perfect!)

Team you support

I support Liverpool but I don’t do it very well.

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?

Yes. Definitely!  I’d think I was a little bit boring but basically a good person.

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?

No! Not for all the tea in China, or all the money in the world.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL?

My favourite cereal is porridge oats, cooked with half milk and half water, with a pinch of salt, served with sugar and carnation milk – a recipe handed down to me by my dear old mum.  Delicious!

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?

Their eyes.  I think you can tell a lot about people by looking at their eyes. 

RED OR PINK?

RED 

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?

Apart from my lack of organisation, my tardiness, my looks, my hair, my body, my inability to hang on to money and my lack of motivation, I actually don’t think there’s much wrong with me?  What are you suggesting?

WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?

MikeyG.  I want to be with him all the time!

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?

Porridge, silly!

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?

Donna’s banging dance music blasting through the estate as she starts the engine of her car up.  In a minute though, I’ll be listening to Il Divo.  Just back from Ireland and feeling sentimental.

FAVOURITE SMELLS?

I have a confession to make – three smells do strange things to me.  A whiff of coconut, leather or turf on an open fire and I’m anyone’s!  I always have lavender in my room though.  I think it soothes me.

HAIR COLOUR? 

What mine or my favourite?

Well mine is probably silvery grey, judging by the roots, but usually light brown with blonde highlights.

I like men with very dark brown or black hair.

FAVOURITE FOOD? 

Spagghetti Carbonara served with garlic bread and White Zinfandel Wine – perfect after a stressful day at work.  Oh I forgot - I’m a teacher.  How could my life be stressful?

WHATS THE LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?

Apart from the excellent one that MikeyG and I enjoyed from Ann Summers, which I can’t discuss but would fully recommend, the story of Michael Collins, a rebel hero from Cork.

SUMMER OR WINTER?

AUTUMN – sorry! Not too hot.  Not too cold and I love the colours.  It’s my favourite time of year.  Makes me come over all poetical.

HUGS OR KISSES?

Hugs from the majority.  Hugs and kisses from MikeyG.  (Be patient.  I’ve just got back!)

FAVOURITE DESSERT?

I love Maple and Pecan pastries.

WHEN DID U JOIN OUR LEAGUE AND HOW DO YOU KNOW CLIFF THE ORGANISER?

I joined at the beginning.  How long ago was that?  And you are my brother, silly!  You’d think mum would have explained that to you by now! 

WHAT ARE YOUR FAV TV PROGRAMMES ?

Everything you despise.  I love a quiet Saturday evening in, watching any kind of talent based show.  I look forward to X Factor every year and hate to miss it.  But I love the dancing and ice skating ones too and I thoroughly enjoyed “Britain’s Got Talent”.  I just love to see ordinary people with talent succeed. 

WHERE DO YOU EXPECT TO FINISH IN THE FANTASY LEAGUE THIS SEASON ?

Somewhere in the top end of the middle.  That’s me.  Little miss average. 

WHAT'S YOUR PET HATE ?

Carlos hates loud noises and hot weather. 

I hate vicious, vindictive people, who thrive on hurting others! 

IF YOU WERE STUCK ALONE ON A DESERT ISLAND AND A GENIE GAVE YOU 3 WISHES
WHAT WOULD THEY BE ?

Right now – in all honesty – from the heart

Health, happiness and love for all my friends and family (including me of course).

YOU'VE JUST BECOME PRIME MINISTER - WHAT WOULD BE THE 1ST POLICY YOU WOULD INTRODUCE ?

The first one is far too controversial to discuss here, so is the second and the third.  But then – I would introduce a fairer method of pay.  So that each person is valued equally by their contribution to society.  I think the pay structure stinks.  I am paid very well and have excellent benefits and holidays (sort of).  But other people do equally, or even more important jobs but get paid a lot less. That’s just not right! 

IF YOU WERE DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS AN ANIMAL WHAT WOULD U BE AND WHY ?

That’s a hard one.  But I’d probably be a dog because they are usually loyal, well-loved and cared for and most lead a carefree, stressless life.  I think I’d like to be like Carlos – he’s gorgeous.  

You travel a lot between England & Ireland , what’s the funniest incident that’s happened to you in those travels ?

You are asking me at a bad time, Cliff.  This summer has been a catalogue of errors!  But probably the most memorable one was when I took Mum over to Offaly to research her Family Tree, two years ago.

There was Mum, Donna and Me in the Ice Cream Van.  We travelled from Liverpool to Dublin.  We drove from Dublin towards Tullamore literally by instinct (and mine isn’t good).  We needed diesel.  I pulled in and asked a handsome young man at the next pump, how to get to the Days Hotel in Tullamore.  He told us to follow him and take the next left turn after he indicated.  Off we followed, agreeing that he was a very obliging young man!

Now we became a bit concerned, when his driving became erratic, weaving precariously from side to side and often crossing the middle line.  We wondered if he wasn’t a bit of a loony!  Suddenly, he indicated, stopped and jumped out of his jeep.  “Oh, sh*t!” I thought.  “What have I done?”  (Fearing that my mother and daughter were about to be ravaged).

However, he came to the car, stuck his head through the window and beamed at us.  “I’ve written down some directions for ye,” he said.  “There’s some nice places ye could stop and look at on the way.  Good luck with yere grave digging.”

We breathed a sigh of relief.  That explained the erratic driving.  He had meticulously written out a tourist guide to the area and instructions on how to get to Mallow the following day, as he negotiated the bends and potholes of Holy Ireland, and kindly included his name and telephone number, in case we got lost.  Who ever said that men can’t multi task!

I have to admit that for the rest of the journey my thoughts turned from erratic to erotic!  (Sorry kids but mums are human too, you know!)

It was an Offaly good holiday. 

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