Man of Roma tagged me for this meme. It is the first time I’ve ever been tagged. I’ve noticed other people have done this sort of thing before and always wondered what it would be like and if I would do it, not being mad on the chain-letter type of thing. However, I thought I would give it a go.

1. Last movie you saw in a theater? Forgetting the Americanism of calling it “theater” rather than “cinema” or “theatre” it was Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet Street. Johnny Depp was, as usual, great – and he can sing, even if it did sound a little like early Bowie.

2. What book are you reading? Just finished “Thunderstruck” by Erik Larson, which was interesting and just re-reading “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood who is, by far, my favourite writer.

3. Favourite board game? Scrabble – because I stand a good chance of winning against V, which can’t be said for the other board games we play.

4. Favourite magazine? I’m really not a magazine reader, to be honest. The ones I used to quite enjoy were Time and National Geographic.

5. Favourite smells? Freshly cut hay, honeysuckle, freshly baked bread.

6. Favorite sounds? Joan Armatrading , Maya Angelou, Kate Mosse (the author), Francine Stock.

7. Worst feeling in the world? When I feel out of my depth or unable to change something happening to me.

8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up? Interesting. I don’t think. I run on autopilot until after my tea/caffeine and nicotine fix.

9. Favorite fast food place? KFC with its burger with extra mayonnaise. Only when I’m in the UK, of course. Here, if I must, Spizzico pizza slice.

10. Future child’s name? I won’t be having any but I do like Adam as a boy’s name.

11. Finish this statement. “If I had lot of money I’d” do much the same as I do now but work less.

12. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? No, never.

13. Storms – cool or scary? Very cool, especially if accompanied by spectacular lightening. I will never forget the time in Cologne when I was on the top floor of some hotel and there was a truly great storm at about 2 a.m. Just sat watching it through the window for about an hour.

14. Favorite drink? Tetley tea (drinking one right now, actually).

15. Finish this statement, “If I had the time I would” if I’m honest, probably spend more time watching the world go by.

16. Do you eat the stems on broccoli? I would and have but V is too picky sometimes and, so, we rarely cook the stems.

17. If you could dye your hair any color, what would be your choice? I couldn’t get away with it now but I did like it when it was blond.

18. Name all the different cities/towns you’ve lived in? I’ve not lived in towns that much so it’s fairly short. Preston, Leyland, Worcester, Birmingham, Milan.

19. Favorite sports to watch? Tennis, especially Wimbledon.

20. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you? Well, since I really don’t know Man of Roma at all, I have to go for the fact that his writing is interesting and I wish I had his depth.

21. What’s under your bed? Bags and suitcases – all empty, I’m afraid.

22. Would you like to be born as yourself again? Absolutely. I could be no-one else.

23. Morning person, or night owl? Morning person but see question 8, above.

24. Over easy, or sunny side up? Over Easy is my favourite but sunny side up is OK too.

25. Favorite place to relax? in the sun, with a cool beer and a good book.

26. Favorite pie? Apple and Blackberry – with custard, of course.

27. Favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate, chocolate and chocolate.

28. Of all the people you tagged this to, who’s most likely to respond first? Absolutely no idea.

Now, I looked at my blogroll and realised that few of the people on there would probably do this anyway as it doesn’t really fit their style. 

So, selectively, I tag Granny P, Zoe, Alex Fear, Chiara, MiddleModel and Stef (who I saw last night and asked, in person) to do this meme, if they want to.

p.s. I have no idea why the links are in different fonts/sizes. In HTML editor they appear OK (or I change them to make them the same) and then, when I go back to the post, the whole formatting is mucked up and I have to redo it all again – but the links are STILL in different fonts/sizes. Perhaps I should upgrade my version of WordPress?

Anyway, if your link is smaller than the others, it’s no reflection on you, at all. Sorry.