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A song about drugs or alcohol.

This is absolutely as close to the drug itself as I ever want to get. Heroin by Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground.

It just occurred to me that the reason for keeping the whole list in the post might be so I can add links to the relevant posts. So I'll start doing that.

( The list, now with linking )

4. A song that reminds you of someone you'd rather forget.

It was the mid 90s when I first became aware of this person. I was sceptical at first, wary of them, so kept my distance. In 1997, however, I was losing some of my scepticism, enough that this song at the time was a sign of hope, of a good future, which was to be dashed over the next decade.

The song, of course, is Things can only get better by D:Ream

I've been enjoying gwendraith posting a music meme, daily or so, so I thought some of y'all might appreciate if I did that too.


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The first is 'a song with a colour in the title'.

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Bob Dylan.

Not so much exactly what I've been reading as what kind of thing I've been reading.

13 in total.

6 written by women
7 written by men

(I think)
3 written by authors of colour,
10 written by white authors

4 fantasy
4 non fiction
3 slice of life
1 poetry

Actually, right now I'm reading Oz Reimagined which Colin gave me, a set of short stories inspired by The Wizard of Oz.
Knitting my Alice gloves still, photo when I'm done
Watching The Secret World of Alex Mack with Judith (90s Nickelodeon show about a girl who gets caught in a chemical accident and has to hide that she has resulting superpowers - I loved it then, and I'm enjoying introducing the rest of the family to it)
Playing, well, I got dragged into a Skylanders game yesterday but mostly

This one I saw from gailcarriger; if you are at all inclined to enjoy her writing style, whether or not you like steampunk/urban fantasy, I'd recommend her blog.

What was the last sf/f/h book you finished reading? Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie. I liked it well enough but not as much as the first.

What was the last sf/f/h book you did not finish reading? I didn't finish the Silmarillion yet because I put it down somewhere and I don't remember where. I don't normally give up on books, and I can't think of a genre book I did.

What was the last sf/f/h book you read that you liked but most people didn’t? Hmm. I'm sure there was an urban fantasy/fairy tale book which hadn't made it into the sff scene yet, but I can't quite remember. Colin might? Other than that, big love for the John Christopher Swords of the Spirits trilogy which is I think unusual in my acquaintanceship. Oh, I liked The Ocean at the End of the Lane and I don't think I saw a good review of that.

What was the last sf/f/h book you read that you disliked? I didn't like Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers which I found rather boring - too formulaic, maybe? I wanted to like it, nun assassins sounds like it could be great, but she was a Phèdre nó Delaunay clone in a red dress, with more misandry & hang ups and less personality.

How long do your 1-sitting reading sessions usually last? Until someone needs something - dinner, attention, me to go to sleep. Could be a page, could be a whole novel.

What are you currently reading? Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

Do you like it so far? I really want to, and it was lent to me by someone whose recommendations are normally good for me, but I'm still on the fence.

How long ago did you buy the book you are currently reading? Borrowed book - it's been waiting a while.

What was the last physical sf/f/h book you bought?
Preorder of Prudence by Gail Carriger. If you mean, which was the one I actually received most recently, Symbiont by Mira Grant (which I haven't actually read yet).

What is the sf/f/h sub-genre you like to read the most? I'm in a bit of an urban fantasy phase at the moment, but I go through phases of all of them sometimes, I think.

What is the sf/f/h sub-genre you dislike the most and why? I haven't been on a horror kick for a while, possibly because I spent the entire period from 16-20 in one, and possibly because it's not really cjwatson's thing?

What is your favorite electronic reading device? I like to read on either my phone or tablet because I find e-ink hard on my eyes (I'm weird, I know). Phone is good because it's easier to hold, tablet because I can easier have bigger print.

What was the last sf/f/h eBook you bought? Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal. Jane Austen with magic. Nicely done, and I'll get round to the rest of the series sometime.

Do you read books exclusively in 1 format (physical/electronic)? No,I read whichever is more convenient.

Do you read eBooks exclusively on a single device? No, I go between phone and tablet.

Three years ago, I posted a film quote quiz.

There were 15 quotes, and between you, you got the answers to 14.

Here is the quote you missed:

2.When you're born in the gutter you end up in the port. (Apparently I only posted the translation. The film is originally in French)

( Do you think it's time I posted the answer? )

firinel did a meme where you ask for a colour she associates with you, and you post ten things that you like that are that colour. If you ask me, I'll give you a colour that I associate with you as well.

She gave me 'something between slate blue and dove grey. It's difficult to even think of 10 things that colour, let alone 10 things I like, but in no particular order...

1. The sea
2. The sky
3. Judith's eyes (but they're sometimes greener)
4. Colin's eyes (but they're often bluer)
5. Opals
6. The shawl my secret pal made for Kirsten, before I even got her (but that's purpler)
7. Heather
8. The long knitted cardi that Lorelai Gilmore wears in the pilot episode of the Gilmore Girls.
9. Pretty beach pebbles
10. The Yorkshire moors

(I considered 'the yarn in the reference picture' but decided that was a cop out)

My favourite of our wedding pictures isn't actually online; if you got or saw a thank-you card, it's that one.

Photos taken by ashuranahano and available here (check out in particular the cute matching pics of shermarama and Jon)

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