1. What is your favorite time of day and why? That is a hard question for me, because it varies each day. I'm not a morning person and I'm not a late night person, so my favorite time comes somewhere between those two (obviously).
Lately, I've been trying to get to bed by 9 in order to get enough rest and ward off migraines. I take my notebook and current reads to bed and spend about an hour with them before turning out the lights. I really like that time.
Sometimes, my favorite time is when we all sit down to dinner, especially if it's a night when we're all home together, which is increasingly rare.
Sometimes it's when all the kids (except teen daughter) have gone to bed and my hubby and I can pop in a M*A*S*H dvd and watch together.
Sometimes it's early morning when my littlest climbs in bed with me.
2. Can you tell me about a book that transported you to another time and place?
When I was 8 year old that book was Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prarie.
When I was 12, Julie of the Wolves caught my imagination.
When I was 16, I loved the romance of Gone with the Wind.
I'm having trouble choosing one book from my adult-hood. Every good book should transport the reader to another time and place. I could choose Memoirs of a Geisha or Snowflower and the Secret Fan or The Poisonwood Bible or... Since February is Black History Month, I'll choose The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J. Gaines. The story is about a woman who was born into slavery and follows her life up to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It is a fictional story, but sheds light on the stories of so many African Americans who lived during that time.
3. Pretend you had all day to yourself to do anything you wanted to do (money is no object). What would you do? Hmmm... All day by myself? I'm not much of a loner. I really prefer to have company, but if I really had to be by myself I would probably choose a warm, sunny beach, a few books and a notebook.
If I can invite someone along, I would enjoy a day in NYC or a day in Disney World. Or how about something simple like lunch with a friend and trip through a bookstore?
4. What do you think are the five ugliest words in the English language? (You can choose purely by the sound of the word or by meaning.)
- congeal - I don't know why, it just sounds gross
- coagulate - Same reason as congeal
- crepuscular - How this word can have to do with twilight, I don't know. It sounds more like a seeping skin condition to me.
- sh** and the "f" word - These two cuss words really bug me. I think sh** is just ugly. Use a better vocabulary. And the "f" word - in my opinion, there is just no excuse for using this word. It is hateful and vulgar. I won't entirely abandoned a book or blog or other writing for use of these words, but there better be a lot of substance for me to keep reading. If not, I'll move on to other things.
5. How do you feel about the way Disney has handled Winnie-the-Pooh? First of all, I must say that Walt Disney World is one of my favorite places to visit. I also really like Disney movies. I know some folks are highly against all things Disney, but that is not me.
I like Disney's classic Pooh - the artwork, the stories, the animated movies. One of my favorites is The Blustery Day, on which The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh ride in WDW is based. When she was little, my oldest daughter's imaginary friend was Roo. These characters will always have a special place in my heart.
Although I'm not totally against the newer Pooh shows, I don't think they are nearly as good as the classics from the 60s (or the books, of course). And I really don't like any of the children's books that are based on Disney movies, whether they be Winnie-the-Pooh or any other movie. The writing in these books is dreadful. These books have made their way into our house, but I usually refuse to read them to the kids, or I only read the first line on each page. The kids only want to look at the pictures anyway.
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Thanks for the interview questions, Jenners. If anyone would like to have interview questions from me, just let me know in the comments.
4 comments:
You did such a wonderful job with the questions! I loved reading your answers!
I just loved the words you picked ... the word "crepuscular" has to do with twilight? I did not know that. Sounds like something with blood cells or something!
I loved your answer for favorite times of the day too. So many nice little moments there.
And I loved the books and how they changed by age. I'll have to check out "Snowflower and the Secret Fan." I heard about that elsewhere too ... and I liked the other ones you mentioned!
thanks for playing! Hope you had fun!
I feel the same way about Disney Pooh that you do! The newer shows don't compare with the classics; the classics are FAR superior. I'm tres upset that Christopher Robin is hardly in the new version!
Count me in on your Pooh answer. Classic A.A. Milne Pooh and older Disney Pooh are full of win. I don't feel nearly the same amount of love for newer Pooh.
I, too, love the Little House books and Julie of the Wolves and Gone With the Wind AND The Poisonwood Bible :) I feel more strongly than you do about #5, though. I detest the bright yellow Pooh with his red shirt and get all ticked off at people who give me Disney Pooh stuff instead of Classic stuff. Anyhow, it was very interesting to read you answers...this is one of the better meme ideas I've seen.
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