11 Questions

Around the bloggy world, I've seen several posts with 25 random facts about yourself and answers to 11 random questions and other such things. I've found it interesting to learn more about bloggers aside from the usual book review posts, so I decided to snag 11 of those questions and supply my answers. (If you're participating in these things, let me know and I'll be sure to check out your post!)

1. Have you read any independent or undersung books lately?
My favorite book last year was “The Art of Disappearing” by Ivy Pochoda. I feel like no one else in the universe has read it and I adored it.

2. What’s on repeat on your MP3 player?




3. If you won a million dollars, what would you do first?
Hire a maid! Seriously. I hate housecleaning and I’m a horrible slob.



4. Pancakes or waffles?
Pancakes. (With real maple syprup, not the maple flavored stuff.) My fav is a muesli pancake from a local restaurant. Really, though, I’d prefer Eggs Benedict to either pancakes or waffles.


5. What’s your favorite place to get books? Second favorite?
My two online go-tos are alibris.com (fantastic selection, great marketplace sellers, cheap prices) and awesomebooks.com (unbelievably wonderful resource for books from the UK). If I want to go to a brick-and-mortar shop, Half Price Books is the place.


6. Share one random fact about yourself we don’t know.
I’m left-handed.

7. What's your favorite adult beverage?
A gimlet or a well-made dirty martini, made with Svedka vodka. I also love Barefoot wines, especially their Riesling and Shiraz.



8. How many times have you moved?
I’ve lived in 7 states - Ohio (7 cities, 13 residences), Virginia (2 cities), Massachusetts (2 cities), and Florida, California, North Carolina and Utah (1 city each). So, that’s 21, I think. But at least two of those places I moved from and back to a couple times, so the number of moves is an even higher number. Sheesh. :)



9. Guilty pleasure TV show you watch?
Firefly. I own it on DVD, and some weekends I’ll play all the discs over and over and over and…


10. What’s your favorite odd food combination?
I do weird things with sandwiches. Like a fried egg and peanut butter combo. And BLTs with peanut butter. And toasted cheese sandwiches with gouda and strawberry jam.


11. What’s the first book you remember reading?
I taught myself to read when I was three years old, so I really don't remember the first book I ever read. The first book I remember having a profound emotional impact on me was "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis.