I am driving my 7th car.
How many pairs of shoes do you own?
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I am driving my 7th car.
How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Three of daily use, two for sports. I have a very little wardrobe.
How many cities did you live in?
Merced, Flagstaff, Seattle, San Mateo, Stockton, Newark (Ca), Fremont, Union City, Sunnyvale, Livermore, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Monte Sereno, San Jose, Magalia, Chico, Campbell, Georgetown (Ca), Garden Valley...
19
How many pets have you had?
Matufafu Bombumbega (canary), Baby (pequinese dog) Babalú (cat) and Tino(cat).
When I was a child there also was a stormy dog which reduced our garden to pieces. I don´t remember relating much to him. Then there were some visitor cats and one or two tortoises.
How many internet devices do you have?
Mac laptop, HP Laptop, Samsung phone (@ 23% power just now), 2-Kindle Fires, generic tower that is networked but rarely use anymore ...
6
how many music files on your electronic devises total ? (estimate )
0.I usually don´t save music files. I listen directly in the internet.
How many types of trees do you have in your garden?
Pines, firs, madrone, plums (5 or 6 varieties ), Maple of some sort, 2-Fig varieties, 3-varieties of Oak, Apples, Cedars, Cottonwood, Pear... had peach, cherry, and apricot but they came down when my Daughter's home was added to the property. Maybe a few others that I can't recall just now... at least a dozen I guess not counting all the varieties.
How many houseplants ?
None.
How many foreigner friends do you have?
tailor, ive got just under 12,000 music files on my desktop.
danik, I live in the woods, surrounded by maples, oaks, elms, poplars, etc, and a half dozen different evergreens.
that's tough to answer lendo based on time and distance. when I was last in grad school, I had a half dozen or so friends from all over the world--Kuwait, korea, and Taiwan and bunches of really good relationships with students from all over. but then of course school ends, and people go their separate ways. are we still friends?
barring that, just two and neither are local.
I think America's the best place in the world, but I love meeting and befriending people from all over.
how many minutes in a good hot shower?
15-20 in a not so hot shower.
How many years did you spend at school?
The regular ones, i didn't fail any year. So, i spent 11 years (6-17 years old, i don't know if the system is the same in every country).
Since you are able to vote, how many times did you not vote in a national election?
In my country voting is compulsory between 18-70 years. So: 0 times.
How many and which places are your favorites for spending your next holidays?
These are some of the places i would like to visit these year (one or two of them, since i can't visit them all): Berlin, Munich, Budapest, Prague, Moscow or London. I don't know Central Europe, and i have never been to the United Kingdom, so any of those cities would be a very good place or a trip this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danik 2016
How many times per month do you eat at McDonald's?
If you can you would do well to visit London before Brexit, as there might be European passport changes. I visited it in the 90ties and I loved it.
A big 0 for the Brazilian Mc Donald´s. It´s very expensive and it sells the poorest sandwiches ever. Only Mc Caffee is ok.
Fish fingers or chicken fingers?
Wrong topic, Danik!
Sorry, confused it with this or that!Here goes the correction.
How many sandwiches do you consume in a week?
About 15. Two per day, minimum.
For how many years did you smoke (for those who never did, who used to and who still smoke)?
0. I never liked the smell of smoke.
How many TV programms and which do you usually watch in the evenings?
The national news, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Ridiculousness on MTV, and some portuguese political TV shows. All the political shows talked about the Dilma case, Danik. You can see on Youtube shows like "Eixo do Mal" or "Governo Sombra" talking about Dilma's impeachment.
How many years did you spend on college?
I wonder Lendo, how much of Brazilian politics is known in Europe.
About 20 if I count the post-doc I intend to finish this semester.
How many books do you have (aproximately)?
around 150 I guess.
How many CD's do you have?
A lot. I haven´t counted them but I think about fifty or more perhaps.
How many cups of coffee do you drink every day?
Zero, but I won't say no if I'm offered one (or two).
(You say 'fifty or more' CDs is 'a lot'... I've bought more CD's than that this year :D ... tailor: 28200 music files on my computer - or 2400 hours)
How many hours do you listen to music in a week?
28200... wow! (smoking:0 (never); cds:150; no vote:1 or 2 since Nixon inclusive; McD:3; TV:2many; books:200?; coffee:0 ...
Music hours/wk: guesstimate 30-40 depending on week/mood... does not include my ocean waves music to help me sleep.
How many paintings and photos total are displayed at home ?
About 20. My favorites are pictures a friend took a long time ago. Then there is the picture of Dickens, some of his characters and the Big Ben in my working room.
NS-I have ceased to buy CD´s. When I want to hear music, I look for it in You tube now.
How many times a day do you walk and or drive a car/a bicycle?
Danik, in Portugal the brazilian political life is very talked about. Not only because of the historical relationship, but also because there's lot's of brazilians living in Portugal.
Walk? Lot's... but medium/long distances, about 5 walks per day.
How many things do you collect? And which?
It´s nice to know that, Lendo.
Today I collect only books. Formerly I also collected CDs (or Longplays earlier).
How many pages do you read or write per day?
It depends on how i'm liking the book and how light the book is. There's books that make us reflect and think about what we just read, and with books like that i like to read the chapter and than stop for a minute to reflect on what i just read.
But on average, 50 pages per day.
How many Oscar nominated movies of this year have you already seen?
0... Going to the movies is a luxury for me. I hope to catch them on the telly eventually.
How many chimes in your home or garden ?
no chimes in the garden, but about 3-4 hung about the eaves on the house...in fact, the wood frame on one last night was keeping me awake so I need to go move that!
danik, im closing in on 5000 books. hope to make it this summer.
how many mark twain books can you name without peeking anywhere?
Chimes? You don´t mean the door bell I suppose!
5000 books is fine bounty, I´ve ceased to count mine but they are certainly less than that.
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, then there is the short story of the slave that echanged her baby with her master´s to avoid it being sold down the river.
How many Dicken´s books can you name without peeking anywhere?
Chimes? You don´t mean the door bell I suppose!
5000 books is fine bounty, I´ve ceased to count mine but they are certainly less than that.
Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, then there is the short story of the slave that echanged her baby with her master´s to avoid it being sold down the river.
How many Dicken´s books can you name without peeking anywhere?
ive got an excel file with author, title, fiction/non-fiction and a little bit of categorization (very rough). mostly in case anything happens to them i can work to replace what's lost. sometimes to be able to share the list with others.
hmm---i actually debated dickens or twain! smiles...
great expectations, oliver twist, hard times, little dorrit, the old curiosity shop, tale of two cities, mystery of Edwin drood, david copperfield, a Christmas carol (there are two other Christmas ones whose names escape me), Barnaby rudge, the pickwick papers, and Nicolaus nickleby. so 12---and im going to go look at my list to see if i have any myself that i missed!...
oh man! bleak house, dombey and son, our mutual friend, sketches by boz, and the life of our lord. i should have taken more time. ack!
how many "superhero" type movies have you seen?
Lol! I think you forgt only his Travel books and journalistic production (Household Words and there is another one)
I watched Superman on the telly. But don´t remember having watched any of the films.
How many American writers or poets are your favorites?
I can't say that an american writer is among my favourites, because there's very few names that i can refer as "one of my favourites". But concerning to the art of combining a serious note and an explicit or implicit sense of humour, Philip Roth is definitely one of best i have ever read. In the same note, i found "The Price and the Poor Boy" by Mark Twain a delightful book, amusing and well written.
How many portuguese authors can you name?
Prose-Eça de Queiróz (my favorite), Saramago, Lobo Antunes, Fernão Mendes Pinto (travel narrative),Camilo Castelo Branco, Fernando Pessoa (The Book of Unrest), Alexandre Herculano
Poetry-Camões, Fernando Pessoa, Cesário Verde, Florbela Espanca, Antero de Quental
Plays-Gil Vicente
Sermons- Padre Antonio Vieira
How many female singers can you name?
A lot... and of many different generations and styles... Amália Rodrigues, Simone de Oliveira, Maria Callas, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Rihanna, Beyonce, Anastacia, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Mariza, Ana Moura, Edith Piaf... and i could go one forever.
How many african authors have you read until today?
I miss Brazilian singers in your list, Lendo.
As for African authors let me see how many I can remember: Chinua Achebe, Mia Couto, Pepetela,Ben Okri, Amos Tutuola and Ngugi wa Thiong'o (had to look up the two last).
How many actors do you prefer?
I can name same brazilian singers: Fafa de Belém, Ivete Sangalo... and that's it ahah
Concerning to actors: Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins, Denzel Washington, Armand Assante, Woody Harrelson and Mark Ruffalo are some of my favourits.
How many times do you go out for a meal per week?
As for Brazilian female singers those I prefer are Gal and Maria Bethania.
I like most of these actors too.
It depends on the week. There are several cheap and good self ervices near by.
I would say two or three times.
How many times do you go out on weekends during the month?