Please forgive the delay and come back to tell us about your day!
Happy birthday!
PS: Prince Charmings do exist!
An interview with Mrs Dalloway:
1. Why are we doing this interview thing?
to help litnet mates to know something more about me!
2. Are you sure you want to do this?
yes!
3. Got milk?
got it!
4. Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
not me!
5. If you had a personal theme song what would it be?
hmmm I can't think of any song right now but maybe any Bob Dylan's one.
6. Are you male or female?
female
7. What makes you keep coming back?
literature, sure! I don't write too much but I always read your posts.
8. Are you happy with the way things are here?
yes, why not?
9. Which countries have you visited?
the US, France and Ireland.
10. How do you like your home town?
I like my hometown but the pollution and noise are increasing as the time passes by. And that makes me worry a lot
11. If you could live somewhere different, where would it be and why?
I'd live in a big village near the city like mine but with more mountains and fresh air. If I have too choose a country, it'd be Ireland or some part in the US.
12. Do you have any pets?
yes! a black and white cat and a bird.
13. What makes you happy?
lots of things: reading a book in the subway and having a beer with my friends in a bar.
14. What is mankind's biggest achievement, and its greatest downfall?
its biggest achievement is its existence and it is also its greatest downfall.
15. Do you feel comfortable in your walk with God/atheism?
yes, I feel good with my atheism ideas and with others' ideas about that. I like having a conversation with a religious person if we are respectful to each other's beliefs.
16. Which actor should play you in a movie based on your life?
hey, that's a difficult one! I admire Helena Bonham Carter so she'd the one.
17. Given the option, what animal would you choose to be?
A cat. They always do what they want and they're very nice.
18. What were your favorite things to do the past? What about now?
my favourite things now are the same ones in the past. I'd answer the same that in question 13.
19. What makes you feel great about yourself?
when my students are improving their learning.
20. How did you meet your significant other?
I haven't met him yet but I don't think there's a soulmate around there. Prince charming doesn't exist!
21. Who inspires you most?
a sunny day and good music.
22. What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)
I may be a bit good at writing and drawing. But that depends on the person reading and looking at. I think I'm good at seeing other people's feelings and emotions.
23. What is the one thing you must do before you die?
just one? to plant a tree? to write a book? and to have a child?
24. If you had to teach something, what would you teach?
Humility.
25. What would you regret not fully doing, being or having in your life?
I'd regret not having my friends, family and pets. I'd regret not to be working as something I like doing.
26. What method do you cherish above all others, as means to improving your life?
Trying to keep going for my dreams and not giving them up.
27. What is your role in an emergency situation: the 911 dialer, the person who runs to the scene to help, the video recorder, or the person too overcome by shock to do anything?
wow! I've never been in that kind of situation but I guess I'd rather be the all of them except the video one.
28. What one thing would you NEED to have on a deserted island if you didn't have to worry over food and water?
Another person.
29. What song is in your head at the moment?
Star of County Down's been in my head for a week or so and it's there now. It's catchy!
30. Which book are you reading at the moment?
I'm reading again "El Poble" by Miquel Martí Pol.
31. The last book you finished reading?
"Let it Bleed" by Ian Rankin
32.What is your favourite quote?
I'm sorry! I don't have any favourite one.
33. Favorite food?/ Comfort food?
fav food: pizza
34. What time of day do you most often find yourself on the LitNet?
at night mostly: 11 pm except now that it's almost 2 pm
35. What are you wearing at the moment?
jeans and a purple sweater.
36. Favorite poem?
I can't say just one. Any of Yeats, Whitman and M. M. Pol.[/QUOTE]
37. First novel you remember reading on your own?
I don't remember the 1st reading on my own but the first I enjoyed reading on my own. It's The Neverending Story.
38. What era do you find most of the books you read are from?
any era from the 19th C and 20thC.
39.Favorite TV shows?
Here in Catalonia we have a political humour show called "Polònia". Actors do impressions of our politicians and foreign ones and social & political situations.
40. Which LitNet members would you like to meet in person if you could?
All of you. But since it maybe not possible: Scheherazade and Niamh.
41. Last words you said out loud?
Is anybody here??
42. Last person you hugged/kissed?
My best friend. She is living & studing abroad for a year.
43. What do you do (for a living) to be able to keep your LitNet addiction going? And are you happy with your chosen profession?
I'm a part-time English teacher. Yes though it's not really well-paid and there's not much work this course.
44. What question would you like to ask yourself?
what am I going to do tomorrow?
45. What would you like to be if you could change your profession?
A writer or a musician.
46. What is your most outstanding feature?
mmm you better ask my friends about that
47. If you could change one thing about the way you look, what would that be?
I'd make my feet look nicer.
48. Which book do you wish you had written?
Frankenstein and Macbeth
49. What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?
having lunch!
50.If you could only rescue one item from your burning house, what would it be, and why?
my books and notebooks. (I know you've asked for one item but...)
51. Wonderful Superman or depressing Batman?
wonderful Batman!
52.Anything that you want to forget but you never can?
some of my relatives' death.
53. Tell us about some amusing translation mistake you have heard or made yourself.
Well, it's not really a translation. I was about to pay my ticket in a bus in Dublin city. And I thought I had to pay 1.50€ but I was wrong, so the driver asked me if I had paid 2€. I wanted to ask "Is it 2€?" but I said: "It's 2?" so it didn't look as a question and the driver said "Ok!" thinking I paid 2€. I just realized about that when I was at the hotel, so I couldn't check my mistake! I owe 0.50€ to that bus driver!
54. Are you mostly happy with life or are you still in pursuit?
still in pursuit.
55. What type of Faerie would you like to be and why?
a beansidhe.
56. What makes you laugh?
a bad joke in a boring day.
57. What part of “Final” don’t you understand?
I haven't seen that film.
58. One final word of wisdom for LitNet users?
thanks for reading it. it's been great answering those questions.
Reply With Quote
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears." 
