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elfinessy tagged me so here is

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
"whaaungh?" from AQ Time To Dance - Bernard Mac Laverty

2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can..
...and touch my copy of "At Ease" by Evan Bachner, the book with all th snuggly ww2 US Sailors.. mmmm

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Last thin that was actually scheduled ontv instead of a dvd would have been Scrubs - on Wednesday night I think

4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
4.40ish

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
4.34 (not a bad guess)

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Music (playing via the computer), the washing machine downstairs on spin cycle.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Well I've answered the front door twice today, does that count? I didn't go over the threshold though - I suppose it was yesterday then, when I went to the post office, then work, then lunch with my friend.

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
My Ebay page to make sure I hadn't been outbid

9. What are you wearing?
taupe flouncy skirt, brown vest. A white indoor/skanky cardigan

10. Did you dream last night?
yep, nasty anxiety dream, woke then dreamt about talking about the dream...

11. When did you last laugh?
This morning when I was talking to a friend via msn

12. What is on the walls of the room you are in?
where shall I start! I'm in 'my' room (Yes, I know the whole house is mine, this is just MY room, ok?!) - I have pics of: Elvis, Hugh Laurie, Dominic Monaghan, James Cagney, Gene Kelly, Scott Bakula (as Sam), Johnny Knoxville, Tim Roth (as Mr Orange) The Persuaders, Jack & Ennis from Brokeback, Starsky & Hutch, Anthony Head, Laurel & Hardy, Jimmy Smitts, Kevin Spacey, Alyson Hannigan, Bruce Springsteen, Spike, Margaret Thatcher (! long story) a "Girls in Prison" film poster - and various family members. phew - bet u wish u never asked!

13. Seen anything weird lately?
Hmm.. Some of my offenders?!

14. What do you think of this quiz?
self-indulgent - yay!

15. What is the last film you saw?
Last new film (to me) that I saw was Where the Truth Lies - Kevin bacon & Colin Firth - disappointing.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
A new house with a view of the sea and an indoor swimming pool. (so original), a fantastic media set up, so I could watch, view, tape etc everythingI wanted, in any format, in any room. Fed up with only vhs in this room, comp in that, dvd in another!

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know.
I queued overnight for return tickets to see Kenneth Brannagh perform at the RSC. Worked all day Fri, went to comedy store that evening, then to the theatre to queue, then to work the sat, then to the performance that evening.

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
Eradicate cancer

19. Do you like to dance?
yes

20. George Bush: yes he is.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Freya or Violet

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Barney

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
No - Couldn't leave my loved ones.

24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
Well, bearing in mind my lack of religius belief, it would have to be something along the lines of "I forgive you for disbelieving in me for the last xx years"

I've just tried internet shopping for the first time (as in groceries, I don't refer to the near constant stream of dvds and books that slip through my letterbox!) I wonder what will arrive...