Interview

Michelle Baines
Los Angeles, California 

Michelle has got to be one of the craziest and unique girls I have talked to in a long time (and no, it's definitely not a bad thing).  I think she has the kind of sprit that can put you in good mood whether you're winning or losing in a big event or just having a bad day.  The other person I have met in UFS that has that impact is Omar Chavez (Gouhadou).  When meeting him and team nice head at worlds, within about 5 minutes this encounter was worth the 3 hour flight from Fort Myers to Gencon.  Omar, James, and Fred were all excellent deck builders and players that had enthusiastic personalities.  This was a great experience since out of most CCG's I have played, the top-level players are often arrogant, and I was uncomfortable playing with them.  On top of that, their sarcasm and never ending comedy always lightens the tension before an event. With Omar commenting on how tall I am and busting Vik on anything from his height or his Indian friend, Dhalsim.  Then James's presence haunting Vik to the point where Vik needs a James Hata-proof bubble whenever they are around each other.  We get the same comedy from Michelle and Mark on the forums, which is quite priceless.  On top of that, when conducting this interview, Mark would chime in when I was going through the questions with Michelle, and that distracted her. Basically it was by far the longest one on one interview of all the girls in this series. None the less, it was great and I would not change how it was done. Thanks again Michelle.