Today’s post really has nothing to do with writing, I guess. Though I suppose it could be a useful tool when first starting a project and “getting to know” your characters. But someone sent me this questionnaire of “25 things about YOU,” and it was kind of fun to fill out. Here are my answers, and I can’t wait to hear what other people have to say about them, too. 🙂 Or maybe it’s just a way for me to indulge my natural nosiness…
1) If you could build a second house anywhere, where would it be? Maui, of course! Or maybe a cottage in an English village. Can I have both?
2) What is your favorite article of clothing? Well, I have two, actually. One is an ancient yellow fisherman’s sweater. Yellow is a horrible color on me–makes me look like I’m dying of a terrible tropical fever. Plus there is a hole in the elbow. But I love that sweater and will never part with it. My other fave is a black jersey wrap dress that always gives me the comforting idea that I’m thinner than I am. It’s a magical dress.
3) What is the last CD you purchased? Cecilia Bartoli’s Opera Probita
4) What time do you wake up in the morning? 7 if I have to go to work (boo!), as late as the dogs will let me sleep on weekends
5) What is your favorite kitchen appliance? Er–does the phone count, since it’s in the kitchen? I use it to order takeout all the time. Or maybe the microwave.
6) If you could play any instrument, what would it be? This is hard, because I always wished I had musical talent and, well, I just don’t. Ask my parents about those ill-fated piano lessons. But I would love to play the cello
7) What is your favorite color? Pink!
8) Do you believe in the afterlife? Yes. No. Maybe. Depends on what day it is. 🙂
9) What is your favorite children’s book? Another toughie–there are so many. Eloise, I think. I adored that book when I was a kid, and drove my parents crazy demanding they let me move into a hotel
10) What is your favorite season? Autumn. I love the cool, crisp air, the colors, and Halloween
11) Do you have a tattoo? No–I’m afraid of pain!
12) Can you juggle? No, despite the best efforts of this guy selling juggling sets at a Ren. fair last spring
13) Who is the person you would most like to travel back in time and talk to? Why only one??? Shakespeare, maybe? Or Austen! Or the Buddha. Can I have all 3?
14) What is your favorite day of the week? Saturday, of course!
15) What’s in the trunk of your car? Besides the body of the last reviewer to diss my books?
16) If you could have one superpower what would it be? Invisibility! I really envied Harry Potter that cloak of his
17) Sushi or beef? Um–chicken. But if I have to choose one, sushi
18) What is your favorite meal? Fried shrimp
19) When is your birthday? January 15 (gifts accepted all year long, though)
20) Do you watch Oprah? If I happen to be home and it’s on. So, not much
21) Do you watch Survivor? No–not much of a “reality TV” person
22) What is your favorite TV show? Of all time, I LOVE LUCY. Or maybe NORTHERN EXPOSURE. Right now–LOST
23) Do you celebrate Christmas? In a “trapped in family hell” way, yes 🙂
24) What is your favorite movie? Another hard one. You all know how I love movies. Today I’m really liking ROMAN HOLIDAY
25) Vanilla or chocolate? Chocolate, always
Now your turn! Feel free to answer any or all of these yourself, either here or on your own blog. (But if it’s on your own blog, you have to send the Riskies a link!) Happy Saturday…
I love finding things out about my friends! I’ll post my 25 things later this week, Amanda.
1) If you could build a second house anywhere, where would it be? Maui, of course! Mars. Did I ever mention I’m a physics major? 😉
2) What is your favorite article of clothing? Oh, pjs. I love sleep. LOL
3) What is the last CD you purchased? Star Wars Episode III soundtrack
4) What time do you wake up in the morning? when I have to 🙁 LOL
5) What is your favorite kitchen appliance? Microwave!!!
6) If you could play any instrument, what would it be? Piano
7) What is your favorite color? blue
8) Do you believe in the afterlife? well, I’m not religious, but arguably, I do.
9) What is your favorite children’s book? Miss Nelson is Back. Loved that Reading Rainbow episode.
10) What is your favorite season? Baseball season!
11) Do you have a tattoo? No, I’m not the tattoo type
12) Can you juggle? *snort* me?? I can’t always walk a straight line! LOL
13) Who is the person you would most like to travel back in time and talk to? Lbert Einstein
14) What is your favorite day of the week? A day I can sleep late
15) What’s in the trunk of your car? don’t have a car
16) If you could have one superpower what would it be? Ah. . . well, hmm. It’s not a superpower, but I’ll go with the superhero’s gadgets. Wonder Woman had the invisible plane, Batman (whether you go with the tv show or the movies), both had his belt with stuff. So I’ll cheat and go with the gadgets. 😉
17) Sushi or beef? beef
18) What is your favorite meal? McDonalds
19) When is your birthday? December 22
20) Do you watch Oprah? No
21) Do you watch Survivor? No
22) What is your favorite TV show? Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, I Love Lucy, Guiding LIght, Smallville, X-FIles and CNN.
23) Do you celebrate Christmas? Yep
24) What is your favorite movie? Phantom of the Opera and Star Wars Episode III at this moment in the present time
25) Vanilla or chocolate? Well this is certainly a silly question. I mean, really!! LOL Chocolate of course!!!!!! 🙂
Lois
1) If you could build a second house anywhere, where would it be? I need two. One in the Caribbean or other tropical place, where I could snorkel out my backyard. One in England’s Lake District.
2) What is your favorite article of clothing? Right now it’s a teal blue tunic with some gorgeous beading and embroidery. Love the color, love the ethnic look of it, love it despite rumors that boho is passe already.
3) What is the last CD you purchased? Classic Yo-yo (this is Yo-yo Ma, the cellist)
4) What time do you wake up in the morning? 5, to exercise (which is why I have to take a nap before parties!)
5) What is your favorite kitchen appliance? the coffee maker
6) If you could play any instrument, what would it be? I play the piano (“a little” as any proper heroine would explain) but would love to try a harpsichord sometime.
7) What is your favorite color? Cobalt blue. There are touches of it all over my writing space.
8) Do you believe in the afterlife? Yes. At least I want to believe in it, and try not to think about the alternative. I have been told that historical romance authors are reliving past lives–an intriguing theory, anyway! 🙂
9) What is your favorite children’s book? The Chronicles of Narnia series was my first love, though now I’m enjoying a lot of newer books with my kids: Ella Enchanted, Harry Potter, a bunch of others. I just read The Tale of Despereaux, which is lovely. Oh, hard question!
10) What is your favorite season? Spring. It sounds cliche but I just love to see my daffs come up and the shower of blossoms from the crabapple.
11) Do you have a tattoo? Why would anyone have anything to do with needles if it wasn’t to prevent an even more horrid disease?
12) Can you juggle? No, hand-eye coordination is NOT my strong suit.
13) Who is the person you would most like to travel back in time and talk to? I’d be shy of talking to Jane Austen or Georgette Heyer, but I’d love to ask them about their writing processes.
14) What is your favorite day of the week? Monday, that’s when the kids go back to school and I can write.
15) What’s in the trunk of your car? Kites and sand toys.
16) If you could have one superpower what would it be? I go with invisibility, too.
17) Sushi or beef? I guess beef, I haven’t had enough sushi to know which kinds I do or don’t like. But I eat everything.
18) What is your favorite meal? Duck with Grande Marnier sauce
19) When is your birthday? March 31, born just a few hours short of an April Fool. 🙂
20) Do you watch Oprah? No.
21) Do you watch Survivor? No.
22) What is your favorite TV show? Right now, Whose Line is it Anyway? or maybe What Not to Wear (BBC version) I love Northern Exposure too, Amanda!
23) Do you celebrate Christmas? In a nice, cozy, cocooning way with the kids way a few days before the official date. Then in that same “trapped in family hell”. Sigh. I do it for the kids so they see their grandparents.
24) What is your favorite movie? Tough choice, no picking just one. The Lord of the Rings series. Ladyhawke. A goofball comedy called The Gods Must Be Crazy.
25) Vanilla or chocolate? What sort of silly question is this? Chocolate rules.
Elena 🙂
I’m glad we’re all unanimous on the chocolate! 🙂
Yay, Elena! Another NE fan!
And I watched another favorite movie this weekend, Strictly Ballroom. I had forgotten how goofy and flashy and romantic it was!
I posted my answers on my blog:
http://www.meganframpton.com/2006/06/25-things.html
Lois wrote:
1) If you could build a second house anywhere, where would it be? Mars. Did I ever mention I’m a physics major? 😉
13) Who is the person you would most like to travel back in time and talk to? Albert Einstein
22) What is your favorite TV show? Star Trek, Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, I Love Lucy, Guiding LIght, Smallville, X-FIles and CNN.
Wow, I’m not the only science geek in the house! That’s so cool!
I’ll refrain from writing a list of 25 things. But my second home is going to be a flat in London. 🙂
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