Aug. 6th, 2010

ALL SET !!

Aug. 6th, 2010 05:38 pm
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 Well, it seems I've managed to get everything together for the Marie Antoinette/Cake costumes rolling out one more time, for Brighton Pride tomorrow..... we just have to hope the weather is kind to us ! Light rain is forecast for the morning.... but hopefully it will have stopped by 10am. Alex and Mike are staying in Brighton for the weekend and have very kindly offered us space to get changed/ready in, and breakfast too, so it will be an early start tomorrow to get to the coast in plenty of time..... Franco has booked the train tickets, so it's a fait accompli !

Only one of the original white lace fans survived, so we are substituting pink feather ones instead.... they are a little bright pink-wise, but they will certainly be seen !!

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I haven't done one of these before, but I snitched this one from a couple of LJ friends.................

Book Meme

1. Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack?
Not usually, I don't like sticky fingers and books, but may occasionally have a cookie!

2. What is your favorite drink while reading?
Tea, but it usually goes cold if it's a good book ! Or reading on the beach demands sangria !

3. Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you?
No, I don't like that habit.

4. How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ear? Laying the book flat open?
Try to always have a bookmark (or something to use as one).

5. Fiction, Non-Fiction, or Both?
Both. 

6. Are you a person who tends to read to the end of a chapter, or can you stop anywhere?
I like to read to the end, or at least to a "natural" break.

7. Are you a person to throw a book across the room or on the floor if the author irritates you?
No - I don't think any book deserves that, plus someone else might like it and prefer it in a decent state of repair..

8. If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop and look it up right away?
No, but at some point.

9. What are you currently reading?
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

10. What is the last book you bought?
I can't remember, Franco ([livejournal.com profile] london1967 ) usually buys a few at a time... we are reasonably similar in reading tastes.

11. Are you a person that reads one book at a time, or can you read more than one?
Usually one..

12. Do you have a favorite time/place to read?
On the beach !  though usually on the train.

13. Do you prefer series books or stand-alones?
No preference.

14. Is there a specific book or author you find yourself recommending over and over?
Apart from E.F.Benson, no....... although I would really recommend the Stieg Larsson trilogy.

15. How do you organize your books? By genre, title, author's last name, etc?
Where we have space, and usually in an aesthetic (to me) way ! - so not the easiest way to find again, though I often remember the cover design which does help !

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