1) Total number of books I’ve owned: Oh, goodness gracious! I couldn't even begin to imagine. 1000 easy. Seriously. And that's not counting the additional several hundered that I have borrowed from the library or friends, or the ones that live at my parents' house (Dad has more than I do).
2) The last book I bought: Geez, um.... Well, today I bought The Foot Book, by Dr. Seuss, but that wasn't for me, so I'm not sure it counts. (Actually, it was for me in a way, as I'm tired of reading the same 3 board books to Luke in the mornings.) And I recently bought two other books as a birthday gift for a friend. The last "real" book I bought for me was, er, uh ... I seriously can't remember! It's been that long since I've read something, much less bought a book, thanks to having a baby. I still need to pre-order the new Harry Potter and the new Diana Gabaldon.
3) The last book I read: Seabiscuit, by Laura Hillenbrand
4) 5 books that mean a lot to me (not those I think are the best, but ones that have a special place for me):
- The Harry Potter books, by J.K. Rowling, because they reminded me what it was like to see the world in a more magical light
- The Outlander series, by Diana Gabaldon, because those characters are so very real to me
- The Dragon Prince trilogy by Melanie Rawn, because as stupid as it sounds, I learned a lot about love from those books (I was a teenager when I first read them)
- Memnoch the Devil, by Anne Rice, because I love books that make me think about religion in a different way
- The Deep Sea, by Joseph Wallace (long out of print), because after becoming fascinated with it as a small child, discovering this book at Sam's Club as a teenager (LONG before the movie) rekindled my interest in the RMS Titanic (leading to a collection of over 30 books), and also introduced me to the world of deep sea archaeology and marine biology that has fascinated me ever since (adding an additional 10-15 books to my collection, many by Dr. Robert Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic *and* the "black smoker" hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor)
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Second one:
Choose 5 and complete the sentence...
If I could be a scientist . . .
If I could be a farmer . . .
If I could be a musician . . .
If I could be a doctor . . .
If I could be a painter . . .
If I could be a gardener . . .
If I could be a missionary . . .
If I could be a chef . . .
If I could be an architect . . .
If I could be a linguist . . .
If I could be a psychologist . . .
If I could be a librarian . . .
If I could be an athlete . . .
If I could be a lawyer . . .
If I could be an inn-keeper . . .
If I could be a professor . . .
If I could be a writer . . .
If I could be a llama-rider . . .
If I could be a bonnie pirate . . .
If I could be an astronaut . . .
If I could be a world famous blogger . . .
If I could be a justice on any one court in the world . . .
If I could be married to any current famous political figure . . .
If I could be a scientist . . . I would be a marine archaeologist and go work with Dr. Bob Ballard studying sunken ships all over the world.
If I could be a musician . . . I would join up with Yanni or Josh Groban so that I could be there to listen to them every night. Or, I would make sure I was a part of whatever orchestra John Williams uses to record movie soundtracks.
If I could be an architect . . . I would live in Italy and study all of the wonders there, old and new.
If I could be a librarian . . . I would spend all day looking at old books, just revelling in the feel and smell of them.
If I could be a professor . . . I would teach beginning computing to older adults, because it is such an important skill in today's world, and I've been told I have a "knack" for it.
Currently feeling: geeky
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