What’s a book you most want to read again for the first time?:
To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis. Yes, this is my favorite book of all time. However, it was never recommended to me; I picked it up in hardcover off the shelf at Sam Weller's days before a trip to Kansas with my mother. I'm not sure that I even read the jacket or really understood what it was about. This would have been when I was a sophomore in high school. But what a delightful surprise! I can still vividly remember actually reading in the car (despite my tendency toward carsickness) and laughing out loud, trying to explain to my mom the intricacies of time-traveling historians, séance-rigging, cat-rescuing, and jumble sales. It made me feel as if there was finally an author who was writing a book just for me.
What was one of your favorite childhood books?:
For younger childhood, this would be The Monster at the End of this Book (starring lovable, furry old Grover). I can't tell you how many times I've enjoyed getting to the end and discovering (SPOILER ALERT) that the monster is really Grover. It still gets me every time, even now when I am reading it to someone else. As an older child, I really enjoyed the characters and the puzzle aspect of The Westing Game, which is the kind of book that wouldn't play well in the age of Google, but which a younger me found absolutely fascinating.
What’s a book that you were assigned in school that you were expecting to be bad, but that turned out to be really good?:
I vaguely remember enjoying Hard Times, by Charles Dickens, which I had to read early on in my high school career. I don't think I expected the humor. Mostly I experienced the reverse--I expected the books my teachers assigned to be good, and some of them turned out to be pretty bad.
What’s your “guilty pleasure” read?:
Like Amanda, the person from whom I am borrowing this meme, I don't really feel guilty about reading much, and I try to read pretty widely. However, there are certain really, really terrible lesbian romance novels that I wish I could get my wasted time back from. The kind that make you think "Hey, I could write something better than this," but then for some reason you keep reading, and the minute you finish you forget everything about the book except the giant number of typos.
What’s a book you feel you should read, but haven’t yet?:
This is a pretty long list. I could say Ulysses, but then I would be lying. At the moment I guess it would be The Catcher in the Rye, or anything else by J.D. Salinger.
Thanks to @amandamcneil for posting her version of this meme and inspiring me to do the same.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Meme-licious
I haven't posted in a while, since I've been reading one particular book for some time, so why not a little meme action to fill up the time? I picked a random one and edited out the lamest questions.
1. What is the color of your toothbrush?
What a weird question. It varies. My upstairs toothbrush is one color (maybe orange) and my downstairs toothbrush is probably green or something. Plus there's my fancy Sonicare toothbrush (much neglected of late), which is a boring white.
2. Name one person who made you smile today.
George, when he smiled at me despite being congested and cranky.
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
Sleeping, thankfully.
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
Answering chat reference questions from around the country.
5. What is your favorite candy bar?
Today, Snickers. Tomorrow, something else. A Butterfinger sounds good about now.
6. Have you ever been to a strip club?
Yes.
7. What is the last thing you said aloud?
"And it's only common sense."
8. What is your favorite ice cream?
Chocolate.
9. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Orange Vitamin Water.
10. Do you like your wallet?
Yes, of course. It's black leather.
11. What was the last thing you ate?
A Tootsie Roll.
12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
Sadly, no. I think there's probably still a clothing-buying embargo on me.
13. The last sporting event you watched?
Yesterday's Pats game. At least they won this one.
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
Caramel, despite the fact that it once caused me to lose a tooth.
15. Ever go camping?
Of course. But not enough and not recently.
16. Do you take vitamins daily?
It's a goal. A not very often realized goal.
17. Do you go to church every Sunday?
I'm an atheist. So, no.
18. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?
It's a close call, depending on my mood. Right now I prefer either to cooking anything at home.
19. What are you doing tomorrow?
Going to work. Cleaning. Playing with a baby.
20. Favorite color?
Blue or green.
21. Look to your left; what do you see?
A pile of junk on my desk.
22. What do you think of when you hear “Australia”?
D.E.B.S.
23. Would you strip for money?
No, because I'm sure I wouldn't make that much.
24. What is your favorite number?
77.
25. In how many states have you lived?
Five. And three countries.
26. Biggest annoyance right now?
Inability to finish current book.
27. Last song listened to?
Touching the Ground, Brandi Carlile.
28. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
LL Bean comfort mocs.
29. Are you jealous of anyone?
Of course.
30. Is anyone jealous of you?
I'd like to think that people are jealous of my beautiful hair, my charming smile, and my obvious intelligence, but I strongly doubt it.
31. What do you usually do during the day?
Answer people's questions and help them print things.
32. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
Hate is a strong word. I don't currently know anyone that's worth that much negative energy.
33. Do you use the word hello daily?
Yes. Again, what a weird question.
34. What color is your car?
Green. Or black. Depends on the car.
35. What size wedding ring do you wear?
Um, 6 1/2? 6 1/4? Apparently I don't know my ring size.
36. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
No, but I have a fear of roller coasters that would probably make it a money-waster anyway.
37. How did you get your worst scar?
I ran through a door. And that should be "scars" plural. There are a lot of other candidates, but I think those are probably the worst.
1. What is the color of your toothbrush?
What a weird question. It varies. My upstairs toothbrush is one color (maybe orange) and my downstairs toothbrush is probably green or something. Plus there's my fancy Sonicare toothbrush (much neglected of late), which is a boring white.
2. Name one person who made you smile today.
George, when he smiled at me despite being congested and cranky.
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
Sleeping, thankfully.
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago?
Answering chat reference questions from around the country.
5. What is your favorite candy bar?
Today, Snickers. Tomorrow, something else. A Butterfinger sounds good about now.
6. Have you ever been to a strip club?
Yes.
7. What is the last thing you said aloud?
"And it's only common sense."
8. What is your favorite ice cream?
Chocolate.
9. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Orange Vitamin Water.
10. Do you like your wallet?
Yes, of course. It's black leather.
11. What was the last thing you ate?
A Tootsie Roll.
12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
Sadly, no. I think there's probably still a clothing-buying embargo on me.
13. The last sporting event you watched?
Yesterday's Pats game. At least they won this one.
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?
Caramel, despite the fact that it once caused me to lose a tooth.
15. Ever go camping?
Of course. But not enough and not recently.
16. Do you take vitamins daily?
It's a goal. A not very often realized goal.
17. Do you go to church every Sunday?
I'm an atheist. So, no.
18. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?
It's a close call, depending on my mood. Right now I prefer either to cooking anything at home.
19. What are you doing tomorrow?
Going to work. Cleaning. Playing with a baby.
20. Favorite color?
Blue or green.
21. Look to your left; what do you see?
A pile of junk on my desk.
22. What do you think of when you hear “Australia”?
D.E.B.S.
23. Would you strip for money?
No, because I'm sure I wouldn't make that much.
24. What is your favorite number?
77.
25. In how many states have you lived?
Five. And three countries.
26. Biggest annoyance right now?
Inability to finish current book.
27. Last song listened to?
Touching the Ground, Brandi Carlile.
28. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
LL Bean comfort mocs.
29. Are you jealous of anyone?
Of course.
30. Is anyone jealous of you?
I'd like to think that people are jealous of my beautiful hair, my charming smile, and my obvious intelligence, but I strongly doubt it.
31. What do you usually do during the day?
Answer people's questions and help them print things.
32. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?
Hate is a strong word. I don't currently know anyone that's worth that much negative energy.
33. Do you use the word hello daily?
Yes. Again, what a weird question.
34. What color is your car?
Green. Or black. Depends on the car.
35. What size wedding ring do you wear?
Um, 6 1/2? 6 1/4? Apparently I don't know my ring size.
36. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
No, but I have a fear of roller coasters that would probably make it a money-waster anyway.
37. How did you get your worst scar?
I ran through a door. And that should be "scars" plural. There are a lot of other candidates, but I think those are probably the worst.
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