We got to know our interns better this week with a round of rapid fire questions. Similar in some ways, so very different in others, we got to find out who to side with in the zombie apocalypse, noted some binge-worthy tv recommendations and judged them for the weird apps on their phones.
Amy McCrae studied Digital Interaction Design at DJCAD Dundee and joins the DMP department. Maria Garcia studied Graphic Design in Huesca, a small city in the north of Spain and has joined the creative team. Louise Cox completed a MSc in Creative Advertising and has joined the Planning team and Euan Fullarton studied History and Classics at Edinburgh Uni and has recently finished a 16 week intensive software development course at CodeClan, and has joined the Development team.
Who is your biggest hero?
AM: Billy Connolly
MG: Catwoman
LC: Michelle Obama
EF: David Attenborough, he's just so wise
What's the furthest you have been from your home?
AM: Africa
MG: Scotland
LC: China
EF: New York on a school trip
What’s the weirdest app on your phone?
AM: Banjo tuner
MG: Toilet tracker
LC: Unfortunately they’re all pretty normal
EF: 'Down Dog' yoga (still never been opened)
Who’s your favourite fictional character?
AM: Frank Cauldhame (The Wasp Factory)
MG: The Minions
LC: Olivia Pope – Scandal
EF: Batman
If you had to have one song in your head forever, what would it be?
AM: Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
MG: I’m Gonna Be – The Proclaimers
LC: I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston – my ultimate feel good song
EF: Get On Up – James Brown
What would be your weapon of choice in a zombie apocalypse?
AM: Hockey stick with a knife attached to the end
MG: A time machine to go back in time before the apocalypse happened
LC: Steak, fend off the zombies or to cook
EF: Machete – could also use it for cutting rope and stuff... Buttering toast?
What are you streaming on Netflix/Prime?
AM: The Handmaid's Tale
MG: Better Call Saul.
LC: Hell’s Kitchen
EF: Going through It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia again for the fourth time
If you could make one thing about Scotland better, what would it be?
AM: Midges… they can get out…
MG: The weather
LC: The weather
EF: The weather, just a few more sunny days each year would be amazing