Thank you for tagging me @at-times-i-get-a-little-cruel (even if it was about a million years ago — alas, my time is not my own these days)
1. What's the oldest movie you've ever watched for pleasure?
Probably The Man Who Laughs (1927)! It's a pretty good adaptation, but it does take some of the more biting politics out of things (still leagues better than the most recent movie though)
2. Do you chew gum? If so, how regularly and what flavor?
Generally only on the airplane, though I've gone through phases where I would chew it while studying to help me concentrate and stop me from snacking. I prefer the fruit-flavored gums to the more minty ones.
3. Do you have a favorite travel game and if so, what is it?
Can't think of one at this point: it's been ages since I've played any.
4. What's something you're proud of recently, however supposedly small?
More or less managing to get work done while parenting a small child: it's harder than it looks, and it doesn't even look easy XD;
5. What do you do if you sense you're getting sick?
Try to rest as much as possible (though that's increasingly difficult: see above)
6. Have you ever read a book in translation?
Are there people who haven't? That's the more interesting question... I haven't too recently though, that said, apart from Elena Ferrante's Napolitan quartet, the first of which was gifted to me in French translation when I got my Naples job. Given how dialect-heavy they are, I'm not sure I would be able to read them in the original.
7. Opinion on coriander/cilantro?
So good! Clearly, I didn't get the soap gene.
8. Do you keep ephemera as mementos of experiences? (E.g., ticket stubs, receipts, etc.?)
I keep ticket stubs and play programs... unfortunately, it would be a full-time job to turn them into a readable scrapbook at this point, so they'll probably end up getting thrown out eventually. :/
9. Have you ever taken a drink into a bath/shower with you? If so, what, and under what circumstances?
I don't tend to, no. I think I might have in the bath once upon a time, but it's not super convenient in the shower and I haven't had a bathtub since I lived with my parents.
10. Name one good thing about where you currently live (without saying where it is; you can interpret this as narrowly or broadly as you like).
Everything I could need or want is accessible walking or by public transit, so I don't need a car, which is great, since I neither have nor want a driver's license
And because I'm lazy, I'm just going to tag whoever wants to do it!
