Happy Birthday, Nightshade!
And we are getting to Nightshade a little better today:
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1 - How did you come about this site and what makes you keep coming back?
By Googling forum book club, I was annoyed at the time about being rejected from an RL book club ( which has since welcomed me to the fold) and my sister suggested looking for a forum about people who like to read so there you go and here I am, three and a half years later.
2 - Have you visited other countries than your own and what did you like about it or not like?
Define “your own”,
well yes loads but I guess I will go with the latest the Czech republic .. I LOVED the transport system in Prague just brilliant and almost all the people I met there were very friendly, and the weather! Oh the weather was brilliant, oh and the potatoes...Czech potatoes are different, I swear it . I guess the things I didn’t like can be summed into 2 words baking and beggars. I just didn’t like any of the breads or pastries I ate while I was there, and while its not like I haven’t seen my fair share of beggars in the past it was the way they were knelt on the ground with their foreheads on the floor and hands stretched out for money that really bothered me, actually beggars and poverty have always really upset me .
3 - What are your favourite hobbies ?
Well reading obviously, cooking, collecting recipie books...matching people up with books... day dreaming , winding my little sisters up.. sewing ( or rather designing quilts I never seem to get time to get much further than that ) buying presents collecting birthday cards and postcards and I think that is most of the major ones unless you count worrying about people who I know can look after themselves but who since they are part of my ‘family’ get treated to large doses of fussing.
4 - Do you have any pets?
Currently we have 2 cats Bonsai and Sushi, and so fish in the pond in the garden and in the summer its generally also filled with frogs, and soon the hedgehogs will be back in the garden for the winter not that they are really pets. Ive been thinking about getting a couple of Cockatoos or cockatiels or maybe even African greys to breed but then I remember I don’t like birds in cages there is always something sad about them... but Im defiantly thinking about getting some kind of new pets.
5 - What makes you happy?
Loads of things getting phone calls, pms, emails, letters people giving me food, food that comes out right... making someone smile or better yet laugh recently I discover clean bedding can really make your week amazing the things you take for granted. Doing a good job. And other things
6. How can you get away with being online at work?
I don’t Ive never gone online at work unless Im using the main litnet site for work as in directing members of the public to use it for all their I need this Shakespeare play NOW needs.
7. What is mankind's biggest achievement, and its greatest downfall?
Society.
8. If you had a long day of hard work ahead of you what music would you be playing on your mp3, while working?
All sorts of things depedndiong on what Im doing Id probably start with up beat and happy songs like Wake up call by songbirds working 9-5 by dolly parsons Get rhythm by johhny cash for example then move on to things like Matchbox 20 Aerosmith plain white ts if it physical work.. john Denver , Andrew Lloyd webber and some Arabic stuff if its metal work Tony Christ James Brown, James Taylor and Elton John for house work just for starters. Oh and all American rejects if Im writing an essay that wont write as it were.
10. Which actress should play you in a movie based on your life?
Judi Dench or Angela Lansbury... because The film should be made when I am OLD .
11. What makes you smile? (Activities, people, events, hobbies, projects, etc.)
People. Good books, happy endings, flowers, nice days, saying BEHOLD MY ARMY! Smilies. Rain thunder storms
13. What activities make you lose track of time?
Reading being online and talking to certain people for hours and hours and hours and hours.
14. What makes you feel great about yourself?
Matching people up with book just right, spelling somthing right
16. What are you naturally good at? (Skills, abilities, gifts etc.)
Panicking , reacting to my panic and organising a plan of action. Remembering obscure details of conversations and events 3 years and more after they have happened. Remembering books and characters.. finding books on shelves..finsding libraries anmd second handbooks hops.. no matter whener we go I seem able to smell them out.
17. What do people typically ask you for help in?
What to read , authors names simple research questions, rembering things that happened ages ago stuff like that?
20. What song is in your head at the moment?
The hate something change something Honda advert song ( but until less that 2 minutes ago it was green waves by Secret garden and has been for nearly 2days.
21. The last book you bought/borrowed from the library?
Outwitting History; How a Young Man Rescued a Million Books and Saved a Vanishing Civilisation by Aaron Lansky
22. Which book are you reading at the moment?
The Affair of the Blood stained tea cosy by James Anderson
23. The last book you finished reading?
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
24. Favorite food?/ Comfort food?
Waraq Enab ( stuffed vine leaves) and cheesecake are my favourite but comfort food is toast hot white toast. And possibly although not at the same time macroni cheese which has lead to my eternal qwuest for the perfect cheese ... Ive been told dutch cheese might be wahat Imm looking for not sure yet as haven’t got past the north English cheeses in my experiments.
25. Favorite outfit?
Currently my favourite ‘happy clothes’ outfit is a hot pink smock over a turquoise long sleeved top and a pair of blue jeans with pink thread stripy ‘happy’ socks in bright colours and a turquoise head scarf.
26. What are you wearing at the moment?
My good work trousers a lime green uni hoodie odd long striped socks with holes in them on one foot both my heel and my big toe are sticking out.
27. Favorite poem?
In Westminster Abby –Betjiman
28. First novel you remember reading on your own?
The secret garden, although my mother had already read that to me 4 times, so maybe Matilda, or Malory Towers.
30. Which LitNet members would you like to meet in person if you could?
Well Ive already met Koa, and Ive threatend waay to many other people with my presence over the years but just to mention the people who I have fairly solid plans of meeting, Im in the process of buying tickets to go visit niamh, and Aimus and I have a long standing agreement to meet on May 12th 2056 for a Zimmer frame race but you never know I might invade earlier than that. There aee loads of other members Id like to meet, but Id just like to say Id LOVE to meet scher how cool would that be to be able to say guess what Ive actually SEEN scher? Hmmm
31. Favourite post on the Forum?
This is a silly question Ive read waaaay to many posts to be able to have a favourite.
32. Favourite thread?
Dont have one although I am fond of Ok chef thread and several others like King of the Hill word association
33. Last food did you have?
A handful of Farrari Mix .
34. Last words you said out loud?
Nooo ... your gone, stupid phone. Ring ring ring OH its ringing.
35. Last person you hugged/kissed?
My little sister... but that was just to see her squeal and run off to get the ‘poison’ off her face
36. What do you do (for a living) to be able to keep your LitNet addiction going?
Im a student and library Assistant...
37. Are you happy with your chosen profession?
YES!
38. What would you like to be if you could change your profession?
Ruler of the universe....
39. Least favorite book/song/movie?
Jane Eyre or Wuthering heights its a toss up
44. What is your favorite book cover?
Thats easy... my copy of the secret garden..its LOVLEY!
45. Most and least favorite characters from books?
I don’t Know Ive read too many books. I HATE hercule poriot with a vengeance though.
46. What would your biography be titled?
Either 920M for Miscellaneous or Please don’t hate me or Oh, dearie me and a cup of tea not that Ive thought much about it or anything
47. What should you be doing at the moment instead of answering these questions?
MOdding on the litnet and off my mums computer
48. Wonderful Superman or depressing Batman?
Neither ZORRO!!
49. One final word of wisdom for LitNet users?
If you don’t like something do somthing about it !
50. What would you like to ask to the person to be interviewed after you?
If you had a personal theme song what would it be?
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