I got tagged by Vanillasky for this questionaire, so here we go.
What is your current obsession?
Uhm. Going to the cinema and watching Last Chance Harvey. Have seen it 4 times now. Last Chance Harvey is the new Dan in Real Life for me. I love it.
What is your weirdest obsession?
Notebooks. Pens. Visiting light houses. And Bill Nighy. Or, wait a minute – is he a weird obsession?
What are you wearing today?
Jeans, very green Converse sneakers, a blue checkered shirt.
What’s for dinner?
I don’t know yet, it’s morning! I just ate a Muller Vitality strawberry yoghurt for breakfast. And tonight I am going to the cinema for a preview screening of Paper Heart, so I won’t be cooking at home.
What would you eat for your last meal?
Ice cream. And an M&S Triple Chocolate Sundae.
What’s the last thing you bought?
Oh, ehrm, a red radio. I will get back to that.
What are you listening to right now?
No music. But the sound of traffic passing the office. And the upper office neigbours drilling a hole in something.
What do you think of the person who tagged you?
She is a very nice person. I am waiting for our paths to cross so we can have a coffee in a funky cafe together.
If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
New York.
Which language do you want to learn?
English. Yes I know I do understand it, and I speak it, but I wish I could speak it like a native.
What’s your favourite quote (for now)?
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.
~Dr. Seuss
What is your favourite colour?
Blue. And Red.
What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
My pink/white checkered shirt.
What is your dream job?
Good question that! Because I have been thinking about that a lot lately and I am not sure I have an answer. Here are some of the things that seem nice:
a screen writer
event manager
photographer
something in film, but I no longer know what
Describe your personal style?
Uhm, huh? I am not sure what to answer here.
What’s your favourite tree?
A Tim Burton Tree. You know, the ones he used in Nightmare at Christmas and Edward Scissorhands. They are so wonderful.
What are you going to do after this?
I am going to have a serious think about where I want to go on holiday this year.
What’s your favourite fruit?
Melon, cherries (only sweet ones), seedless grapes.
What inspires you?
New things. Good people. A great film or play. Bill Nighy.
Your favourite books?
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Curious Incident of the dog in the night time
What are you currently reading?
The Family Way by Tony Parsons.
What delighted you the most today?
That moment still has to come I think.
By what criteria do you judge a person?
I don’t know, it is an intuition thing.
Which person, past or present, would you most like to have a conversation with?
Duh! You know who. Tea please, for two.
How do you drink your tea?
The Milky Way, in a big mug.
So now it’s your turn.
1. Respond and rework; answer the questions on your blog, replace one question you dislike with a question of your invention, add one more question of your own.
If you don’t have a blog – I would love to have the answers of my readers, just copy them in the comments!
What is your current obsession?
– I’m planning on making my own solar panel.
What is your weirdest obsession?
– To be as environmently friendly as possible.
What are you wearing today?
– Black jeans, white t-shirt and slippers.
What’s for dinner?
– My wife’s cooking, but I think there are some mashed potatoes involved.
What would you eat for your last meal?
– Definitely something indian.
What’s the last thing you bought?
– Paper (for work).
What are you listening to right now?
– A mix of Bohemian Rhapsody and a tree being sawn down outside.
What do you think of the person who tagged you?
– I wasn’t tagged, but I guess ‘The Girl’ is very nice in person. Never met her.
If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
– A national park in Costa Rica.
Which language do you want to learn?
– Spanish or French.
What’s your favourite quote (for now)?
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What is your favourite colour?
– Al guys like blue. So do I.
What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
– My black fleece sweater (altough it’s a bit hot right now).
What is your dream job?
– I love animals, so I would like to work in a zoo.
Describe your personal style?
– Messy perfectionist.
What’s your favourite tree?
– At the moment the poplar tree which is sawn down right now.
What are you going to do after this?
– Back to work.
What’s your favourite fruit?
– Mango and pineapple.
What inspires you?
– My wife, friends and everyone who’s doing something to help the environment.
Your favourite books?
– I don’t read much, but I like the Wallander books.
What are you currently reading?
– A manual on how to make your own solar panel.
What delighted you the most today?
– When my wife sat down with me to drink coffee together.
By what criteria do you judge a person?
– I shouldn’t say this, but by the looks or the voice (when on the phone).
Which person, past or present, would you most like to have a conversation with?
– Dick Strawbridge.
How do you drink your tea?
– I don’t drink tea, I’m a coffee person. Black and strong!
What is your current obsession?
– I have so many…
What is your weirdest obsession?
–
What are you wearing today?
– Black dress with white flowers, no shoes
What’s for dinner?
– Salade nicoise
What would you eat for your last meal?
– A curry probably, and after that some chocolaty stuff
What’s the last thing you bought?
– Groceries (boring, eh)
What are you listening to right now?
– Au Revoir Simone (electro from New York)
What do you think of the person who tagged you?
– A very funny writer, and I think she’s a fun person to be with in real life
If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
– I only have 1 hour? Then I’d go straight to Stockholm and watch the boats in the harbour.
Which language do you want to learn?
– Spanish
What’s your favourite quote (for now)?
–
What is your favourite colour?
– Red
What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
– a black & red dress
What is your dream job?
– I would love to be a singer
Describe your personal style?
– Back to the 70s
What’s your favourite tree?
– Sakura, the Japanese cherry blossoms
What are you going to do after this?
– Sports
What’s your favourite fruit?
– Mango and raspberries
What inspires you?
– Could be anything, from a good film to a page in a book or something I see on the street
Your favourite books?
– High Fidelity by Nick Hornby; Saturday by Ian McEwan
What are you currently reading?
– 3 books at the same time (gentlemen; a thousand splendid suns; a travel guide)
What delighted you the most today?
– Sitting in the sun with my loved one
By what criteria do you judge a person?
– Eyes and the way they speak to me
Which person, past or present, would you most like to have a conversation with?
– the girl in the cafe!
How do you drink your tea?
– Green tea only for me, no milk, no sugar
What is your current obsession?
– It’s a tie between my motorcycle and finding nice-but-inexpensive artwork for my office
What is your weirdest obsession?
– Paperless office
What are you wearing today?
– Linen shirt and khakis
What’s for dinner?
– Hubby made pasta with red sauce, I would have opted for pesto
What would you eat for your last meal?
– Caprese salad, white pizza, a nice Italian or French white, and a bit of tiramisu
What’s the last thing you bought?
– A book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows)
What are you listening to right now?
– My teenagers playing cards
What do you think of the person who tagged you?
– Refreshingly creative
If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
– London
Which language do you want to learn?
– German, I have no idea why
What’s your favourite quote (for now)?
– “The most solid comfort one can fall back upon is the thought that the business of one’s life is to help in some small way to reduce the sum of ignorance, degradation, and misery on this earth.” ~ George Eliot
What is your favourite colour?
– Dark green
What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
– A sweatshirt with hand-painted flowers my (deceased) Mum gave me 15 years ago.
What is your dream job?
– Screenwriter
Describe your personal style?
– Calm, casual, individualistic
What’s your favourite tree?
– White birch
What are you going to do after this?
– Make some popcorn
What’s your favourite fruit?
– Raspberry
What inspires you?
– Smart, kind people
Your favourite books?
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
84 Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
What are you currently reading?
– Loving Frank (Nancy Horan)
What delighted you the most today?
– Wonderful conversation with a lady who was a nurse for 42 years
By what criteria do you judge a person?
– Genuineness
Which person, past or present, would you most like to have a conversation with?
– This is a question with a lot of weighty possibilities, but I think I’d really enjoy chatting with Emma Thompson for an afternoon.
How do you drink your tea?
– Twinings English Breakfast, plain
Coffee in a funky cafe sounds splendid! Hope our paths cross before too long.
What’s your favourite tree?
“A Tim Burton Tree. You know, the ones he used in Nightmare at Christmas and Edward Scissorhands. They are so wonderful.”
You have forgotten the Sleepy Hollow and the Corpse’s Bride! When I was a kid, I used to call it Piglet’s Tree. A.A. Milne’s Piglet thought that the creepy branch of this tree is a monster’s hand. I thought, a tree like this really looks creepy. But now, I do find it beautiful and sad.