From Sunday Stealing
1. Have you ever pretended to read a book to impress someone?
A. No. I read many books. I have no need to do that.
2. Have you ever pretended not to read a book in order to avoid embarrassment?
A. No.
3. What’s your worst reading habit?
3. What’s your worst reading habit?
A. I chew my fingernails when I read.
4. What book are you most proud of having read?
4. What book are you most proud of having read?
A. All of them.
5. Do you buy most of your books new, second-hand, electronically or borrow via the library?
5. Do you buy most of your books new, second-hand, electronically or borrow via the library?
A. I do all of the above.
6. Have you ever pretended to watch a film to impress someone?
6. Have you ever pretended to watch a film to impress someone?
A. No. I have no need to impress anyone.
7. Have you ever pretended not to have watched a film in order to avoid embarrassment?
7. Have you ever pretended not to have watched a film in order to avoid embarrassment?
A. No.
8. What movie have you watched the most?
8. What movie have you watched the most?
A. The Lord of the Rings trilogy. All 9+ hours of it. In case you don't know, it's really three movies, each over 3 hours long. The movies are The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
I have to admit that Dirty Dancing is probably a close second.
9. What film do you tell people is your favorite ever?
9. What film do you tell people is your favorite ever?
A. The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
10. What film is actually your favorite ever?
10. What film is actually your favorite ever?
A. The Lord of the Rings trilogy. (I'm starting to think the person who made up these questions has a penchant for lying. Do people normally make up things about such trivia? Aren't there more important things to lie about?)
11. What time do you usually wake up and get up in the mornings?
11. What time do you usually wake up and get up in the mornings?
A. My alarm goes off at 6 a.m. every morning. I am usually out of bed by 6:15 a.m.
12. Do you wake naturally or does something/someone wake you up?
12. Do you wake naturally or does something/someone wake you up?
A. I wake up to a clock radio alarm.
13. How many snooze alarms do you need?
13. How many snooze alarms do you need?
A. Generally none.
14. What’s your routine on a workday/work at home morning?
14. What’s your routine on a workday/work at home morning?
A. I get up, I turn on the computer, I fix myself a cup of hot tea, I read email, blogs, news, maybe write something, dress, have breakfast, sit down to work. That's the ideal world.
15. What’s your routine on a non-workday morning?
15. What’s your routine on a non-workday morning?
A. It's pretty much the same thing, except that I don't sit down to work, I do laundry or dishes or something like that.