Oh my, I've been tagged, very exciting!
Everythingbutpitchforking tagged me -- she is wonderful, follow her if you know what's awesome -- so here we go.
RULE #1: Always post the rules. RULE #2: Answer the questions of the person who tagged you and write 11 (or 5, I like 5) new ones. RULE #3: Tag 11 (or, you know, 5) people and link them. RULE #4: Let them know you tagged them
But here's the thing: I am 40, so this is going to sound like gibberish half the time.
1. What was your favorite book when you were in middle school? Do you still love it now? I read James Michener's The Source about then, I think, and I adored it. Archeology, history told like epic fiction, giant fat book -- it was glorious. Still have a fondness for Michener, definitely.
2. What TV show/Book/Movie do you secretly love even though your friends don’t agree?
It was Vampire Diaries until season 4, but things have spiraled on that show so far from what I loved (about the characters and the relationships) that I'm not really interested in it anymore. Sad how things change...
3. Do you get along with little kids?
Mostly, yup. Not great with babies, but once they can talk and be reasoned with (and enjoy creativity) I'm good.
4. What did you like best about the winter holidays this time around (whichever holidays you celebrate)? Honestly, this round of holidays was kind of shit. Couldn't get my head together. My daughter is six and she discovered video games with the help of my husband -- I can't play video games, turns out; they piss me off, just go from "what is this?" to RAGE. Oh, but you were asking what was best about them? Hmmm. Much Ado About Nothing (Whedon) on DVD.
5. Do you like to dance? Yup!
6. If you could choose one food from a fictional world to taste, what would it be? There's fictional food? (Oh, well, Rowling... but that was always a little dicey to try....)
7. What is your wildest fantasy of a dream job?
My dear, I've got it: freelance musician. Luckiest woman in the world.
8. What’s your favorite kind of game to play?
Cards Against Humanity, anything that devolves into cry-laughing...
9. If you could create a perfect space to read in, what would it be like?
(I adore this question.) A little nook, with a large window on one wall, on the top floor of a house tucked into a forest. The nook's floor is a fluffy mattress, strewn with blankets and pillows; the walls are lined with bookshelves, packed with books. Totally silent. Door that locks. Tea magically appears when desired.
10. What superpower would you most like to have?
The ability to take away pain and suffering, or make food out of thin air, or turn garbage into fuel. And flying, because duh.
11. Would you rather have a risky adventure or be comfortable and safe?
Oh yeah, comfortable and safe. I am a princess, after all: puh-LEASE.
Okey dokey, five questions for five tumblr friends (and everythingbutpitchforking, you're one of them, no way you're off the hook for this):
1. If you could write for one TV show, which one would it be and why?
2. In which country would you someday like to live?
3. Given plenty of time, what organization would you want to volunteer for?
4. What have you learned on tumblr this year?
5. Salty or sweet?
