Our interrogation target this month is the newbie [player]groovysmurf[/player]! While new, she has dived in head first taking on a significant workload, most notably filling in for IcePack during CR@W
the Bannermen so he could develop the 2nd Edition! But she's also taken on a role issuing medals, helping out with the Platoon Report, and much more. Get to know her a little better as she answers your questions, and a few others.
[spoiler=groovysmurf interrogation]Q1: What kind of work do you do in the “real world”?
I’m attempting to write my first novel, but I went to school for Accounting.
Q2: What are some of your hobbies/things you enjoy?
I love to learn new things and visit new places. Traveling is one of my favorite things in the world. I love nature and long to explore more of the great natural wonders of the world. My number one destination in the US is Yellowstone and in the world, Santorini Island in Greece.
Q3: What games do you enjoy playing outside of CC?
Scrabble is by far my favorite game in the world. I love board games; especially Payday, Risk (of course) and Scattergories. I enjoy pretty much any card game, with Pinochle and Spades being at the top of my list. I also love logic problems, kakuro and nonograms or hanjie.
Q4: Do you enjoy sports? If so, which ones and do you have any favorite teams?
For playing, I enjoy volleyball, tennis and swimming the most. Basketball is right up there, but I've never been aggressive enough and always end up getting hurt when playing one-on-one. For watching, I like ice skating, gymnastics and diving best.
Q5: What do you think your free throw shooting percentage would be if you went out and took 100 shots right now? What about from behind the arc?
85% from anywhere I wanted...10% from behind the arc.
Q6: Who’s going to win the Superbowl this year?
The advertisers.
Q7: What is your drink of choice (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)?
Diet Cherry Pepsi
Q8: What is your favorite food? What about dessert?
My fajitas and pot roast, slow cooked. I love lasagna, too, but still haven't figured out how to make it properly. Carrot cake is my favorite dessert.
Q9: What are some of your favorite movies, TV shows, books and magazines?
Movies: Moulin Rouge, 13 Going on 30, Hunger Games series, Die Hard series, 8 Crazy Nights, Zoolander, Disney
Tv shows: Jeopardy, Supernatural, The 100, Shameless, Big Bang Theory, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, Heroes, My So-Called LIfe
Books: Anything by Dean Koontz and more recently the Hunger Games trilogy and the Life as we Knew It trilogy. I also really enjoy classics like “Great Expectations”.
Magazines: National Geographic
Q10: Do you enjoy cartoons? What is your favorite cartoon now? What was it growing up?
I hate most newer animation, but everything else I generally like. I loved Ducktales, Rescue Rangers, Smurfs, Scooby Doo, ShirtTales, Rugrats and Sitting Ducks
Q11: What is your favorite Disney movie?
Lilo and Stitch with Brother Bear, Ratatouille, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid coming up right behind.
Q12: What style(s) of music do you enjoy? What are some of your favorite bands and songs?
I enjoy many different genres, but generally prefer rock. My favorite bands/artists are Metallica, Aerosmith, Save Ferris, Led Zeppelin, 30 Seconds to Mars, Ben Folds Five, John Lennon, Michael Bublé and Kelly Clarkson. Other than songs by those artists, some of my favorites are “Silent Lucidity” by Queensryche, “I Remember Everything” by Five Finger Death Punch, “Hate Me” by Blue October, “When You Come Back to Me Again” by Garth Brooks, “Goodbye to You” by Michelle Branch, “I Don’t Know You Anymore” by Savage Garden, “Long Day” by Matchbox 20, “Adam’s Song” by Blink 182, “Angels” by Robbie Williams, “Make it Stop” by Rise Against, “Almost Lover” by A Fine Frenzy and like a million more.
My favorite songs to sing a cappella are “On My Own” from Les Misérables, “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid, “Add it Up” by the Violent Femmes and “Patience” by Guns N Roses.
Q13: What was the last concert you attended?
I got to see Metallica front row on January 1st, 2000. That was an awesome show. The last concert, though, was Ringo Starr and his All-Star Band.
Q14: How did you come up with your username and what does it mean?
I always loved the Smurfs and my sister always said I was a "groovy" smurf since I was a kid. So, when I made my first e-mail address, it just seemed natural. Been going by that online ever since.
Q15: If you had to change your name on-site, what would your new one be?
Crystal Dawn
Q16: What do you feel has been your single biggest accomplishment on CC to date?
I was really proud when I won my first tournament.
Q17: Is there something you can do better than anyone else in the clan world?
Freak out about punctuation and spelling errors.
Q18: Who is your favorite person to play with on CC?
thea_cmt
Q19: If you could remove a map off CC, which would you pick and why?
Doodle Earth because it requires no logic at all.
Q20: If you could only keep 5 maps on CC, which would pick and why?
Classic cause I’ll never get sick of the original; City Mogul cause the board’s symmetry makes me happy; Labyrinth and Baseball cause I love them both with trench and Supermax cause it’s fun.
Q21: If you could reign supreme over the site, what would you change?
I would try and encourage people to be nicer to one another. You never really know someone else’s situation, especially a stranger, and you don’t know how calling them a name or belittling them may affect their mind and life.
Q22: What are some of your goals for Clans in 2018?
I’d love more people to get involved in clans. It opens up a whole new dimension to the site and I think a lot of people are really missing out on that by not joining. I would also like to see more new clans and smaller, more close knit clans. Some of the member numbers have just gotten insane.
Q23: How much time a week do you put into clan work? CC?
More than most would believe.
Q24: Does being a clan director volunteer feel overwhelming at times? What is the best part of being a CD?
Sometimes. People tend to hold you to a higher standard when you hold any sort “power” and that can be daunting. The best part for me personally is feeling useful and helping out wherever I can.
Q25: If you could challenge another member of the Clan Director team to a fist fight, who would you pick and why?
Extreme Ways...I long to slap him.
Q26: If you could choose one clan to fight, which would you pick and why?
Dragon Lazorz Pew Pew because their misspelling of lasers makes me want to destroy them, plus I’m guessing they’d be pretty fun.
Q27: What is something about yourself that most in the clan world probably don’t know?
I only first joined a clan last December.
Q28: Have you ever won a carnival game? Which one? If yes, did you get a giant teddy bear? If yes, what did you do with it?
Yes...well, my best friend and I left it on someone's car in the middle of the night...along with bologna, hot cheese from the convenience store, rotten eggs and a little American flag. Our gifts to my friend's boyfriend for getting married to someone else secretly while they were dating.
Q29: Do you have a “list” with your significant other and if so, who’s at the top?
Michael Bublé and Misha Collins
Q30: In your life do you think you’ve more often been dumped or been the one doing the dumping?
Unfortunately, doing.
Q31: If you could choose one superpower, which would you want?
Invisibility
Q32: Who is your favorite person from the history of SNL? Your favorite bit?
Adam Sandler. My favorite bit, though, was Michael Myers sharing drawings from the bathtub as Simon.
Q33: If you were to go for a doctorate or professional degree, what would you study and why?
Many subjects interest me quite a bit, but I think psychology and/or literature would be at the top of my list.
Q34: If you were in jail, what crime do you suppose it would be for?
Harboring a fugitive.
Q35: If you could live one day over again, which would it be? Did you choose that day because it was awesome or because you want to redo/undo something?
There are two that immediately come to mind, but I will go with the awesome one. In high school I “discovered” the Beatles and really liked them. My boyfriend recorded a tape of my favorite songs and taped it underneath a table at our local library. He handed me a short poem/clue one day that led me to book that had another clue inside. This continued through about 6 books and then the last clue was “Under your favorite table; Near your favorite seat; There is something hidden; That is very discreet.” I quickly ran back upstairs to my favorite table and there was totally someone sitting there, but I didn’t care. I got down on the floor and saw the tape stuck under there and grabbed it. When I stood up, Adam was standing behind me. He had been following me around and I didn’t even realize it! To this day, it’s the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me.
Q36: What is something about yourself that most people would be surprised by?
I am incredibly hard on myself.
Community Questions
CQ1 (by MTIceman41): What member of CC would Papa Smurf be jealous of?
Bigdaddy40 and BIGBLOO
CQ2 (by MTIceman41): What CD member do you chat with the most?
Lately, it’s been Keefie and IcePack.
CQ3 (by MTIceman41): CC is male dominated in terms of numbers; any female members that you are close with? What ways can CC target the female demographics? (And no, I won’t participate in a CC calendar edition)
My best friend is thea_cmt. I also really enjoy playing with lokisgal, ZornSlayer and emilywink. I am not sure if there really is a way to really target more females, aside from making some pretty maps, of course.
CQ4 (by MTIceman41): Rank in order of bestest shows: Ninja Turtles, Flintstones, Smurfs, Jetsons, Fraggle Rock, Care Bears.
Well, I can't answer without giving props to the absolute best thing I ever saw involving these shows, which was The Flintstones Meet the Jetsons.
Care Bears, Jetsons, Smurfs, Flintstones, Ninja Turtles, Fraggle Rock
CQ5 (by MTIceman41): Do you prefer traditional clan wars or leagues?
Traditional clan wars.
CQ6 (by Mike22): So what is your favorite map? What is your worst map?
Favorite I would say Easter and Supermax and worst, Stalingrad.
CQ7 (by hopalong): If there was already a groovysmurf in here, which smurf would you have been? If smurfs were outlawed, which other creature would you be?
kookysmurf - A Care Bear! Wish Bear and Cozy Heart Penguin are my favorites.
CQ8 (by hopalong): What’s the lamest smurf comment you have ever had?
Someone asked me if certain parts of my body were blue...that was disturbing.
CQ9 (by hopalong): Why did you join Pack? Does jltile1 dress up as Gargamel on Saturday nights, or only during the week?
I joined PACK on a dare and jltile1 prefers dressing up like Gargamel on weekends.
CQ10 (by Extreme Ways): Why have you never played vs the player Gargamel, anyway?
He/she/it has been inactive since I joined.
CQ11 (by Extreme Ways): If you were allowed a device to remotely slap 1 person in the world, but just that one person, which person would this device slap and how often?
You, of course, and probably very often.
CQ13 (by Extreme Ways): How small are you IRL?
If the average apple is 2 inches, I am about 32 apples high.
CQ13 (by Extreme Ways): What team do you prefer: FC Utrecht or KAA Gent?
FC Utrecht sucks monkey balls.
CQ14 (by Extreme Ways): Beef or tofu?
TOFU sucks...oops, I mean tofu.
CQ15 (iAmCaffeine): Favourite teammates?
thea_cmt, hopalong, ElricTheGreat, iAmCaffeine, more I’m sure
CQ16 (iAmCaffeine): Favourite CC experience?
Helping IcePack with CR@W Bannermen and then getting to take over running things for phase 2.
CQ17 (iAmCaffeine): Favourite Clan Director?
Keefie, but shhh, don’t tell anyone.
CQ18 (iAmCaffeine): Favourite size of kneecap by circumference?
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We apologize for going back to the 2016 version of the newsletter, if you haven't heard the plague is slowly making its way 'round the Clan Directors office. It seems all of us have been under the weather the past few weeks, so you might see a few things running a little later then usual until we are all back above board and healthy again. Thanks for your patience!
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We ended up making a good team, she was very quick to pick it up and we both I think really enjoyed being the evil overlords (maybe even a little to much). It was clear that there was a segment of Clans that really, really enjoyed this and were privately messaging me about the possibilities for a 2nd version. However the game had been so time consuming, while I saved the suggestions, there just wasn't much of a chance I would be able to design anything substantially different at that pace. 
