I'm hot and being mindless, so here's a poll about the media and other things. I was thinking about the fact that we're all from different areas of the world, and all bring such different things to the table. And if nothing else, maybe I'll get some reading recommendations.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?
2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?
3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?
4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?
6. What is the last CD you bought?
7. What magazines do you subscribe to?
8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?
9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?
10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?
11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

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My answers:
1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? A reader. My love affair with books started before I could even walk, and I read all kinds of stuff, from newspapers to magazines to books in all genres.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading? The last book I read is "Firefly Lane" by Kristin Hannah, and I am currently reading "American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times? "The Nanny Diaries," by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. It's so witty and pithy.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? "Sex and the City," last July. I know, I am extremely lame.

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching? "Miss Congeniality." It never fails to make me laugh.

6. What is the last CD you bought? Josh Groban's "Noel," back in December. I do need to buy a new Heart's greatest hits CD though, because <sob> mine broke.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to? Entertainment Weekly, Parents and Parenting.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? I read The Seattle Times and will look at the LA Times and New York Times occasionally.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own? A pink Zune, a gray BlackBerry Curve, DVR, two laptops.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site? Celebrity Baby Blog. I will openly admit I read it every day.

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without? My BlackBerry, chapstick and my sunglasses. I probably should say my son, but sometimes, god willing, I leave the house without him.

Ooo! A poll!

What is the last book you read/are currently reading? I'm almost finished with "The Dante Club" by Matthew Pearl. It's a fun, rather gory mystery/thriller that takes place in 19th century Boston as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes and James Russell Lowell (and their publisher J.T. Fields) try to find out who is re-enacting the scenes described in Dante's "The Inferno".

What is a book you have read at least 10 times? I'm rather embarrassed to admit it, but I read "Flowers in the Attic" by V.C. Andrews compulsively in my formative years.

What is the last movie you saw in the theater? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

What is a movie you never get tired of watching? Moulin Rouge. It makes me laugh, cry and sing - sometimes all at the same time.

What is the last CD you bought? An actual CD? Wow - it's been so long I don't remember.

What magazines do you subscribe to? Sadly, none. I miss having magazines around the house, but they were stacking up everywhere and it came down to either keeping the subscriptions or the husband.

Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? Not in print, I don't. But I do go online daily and ramble through the Boston Globe, the New York Times and the LA Times.

What kind of tech gadgets do you own? The usual - iPod, cell phone, laptop, Tivo…

What is your guilty pleasure Web site? You're looking at it.

What are three things you can't leave the house without? My keys, my wallet and a pair of sunglasses.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? -- A little of all three. I'm more of a reactionist and a sponge than anything else
2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading? -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times? -- Little Women
4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (nice timing, huh?)
5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching? -- White Christmas
6. What is the last CD you bought? -- Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown
7. What magazines do you subscribe to? -- Myself, none. Hubby gets GameInformer
8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? -- Not at all
9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own? -- Used to own an iPod, but I lost it. I now have a Blackberry, though. 2 desktops, 1 laptop...
10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site? -- Twitter. All those celebrities talking about their lives, and Brent Spiner making up stories
11. What are three things you can't leave the house without? -- wallet, keys, pants

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?
A watcher. If you mean whether I read or watch TV most. I like vegging out. Doesn't mean I don't read, I most certainly do. Have done more so the past few months than any other time since graduating highschool.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?
Freaks4Fangs. It was one of the bargain books at Books a Million.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?
...Green Eggs and Ham?

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
Either Star Trek or Wolverine Origins XD

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?
Mulan. No wait, the Mummy. Man, there are a FEW movies I can continuously watch :p

6. What is the last CD you bought?
I bought three CDs, but I only remember buying Rascal Flatts. I remember this because I was listening to 'What Hurts the Most' when I got in my car wreck a month or so ago :p

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?
None. XD I DO skim the ones at work, though. Men's Health and Cosmopolitan both make my cheeks turn red :p

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?
Newp.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?
Cheap cell phone, mp3 player. Computer. Um... Yep, pretty much techless XD

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?
fanfiction.net XD

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?
Notebook, wallet, and clothing.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by EditorJax:
[QB] I'm hot and being mindless, so here's a poll about the media and other things. I was thinking about the fact that we're all from different areas of the world, and all bring such different things to the table. And if nothing else, maybe I'll get some reading recommendations.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?
2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?
3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?
4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?
6. What is the last CD you bought?
7. What magazines do you subscribe to?
8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?
9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?
10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?
11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

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Oh, *THIS* kind of poll! See, I looked in the other section and---*cough*. Anyway:

1. Reader, probably. I'm not as book-wormy as I used to be, but the internet helps me maintain my rep. *g*

2. I have, sitting beside me, The Complete Sherlock Holmes. It will be due back at the library soon, and the part I'm at is the part I have also downloaded on my computer, so my pace is slowed as I waffle over what to do.

3. Probably a book from my childhood; most others are 5 or less. Hmm, I'm gonna go with....um.....Around The World In A Red Balloon. Man, it's been ages....

4. I had to double check with Dad because I think it was Watchmen, and we just saw the dvd yesterday so my memory may be skewed. He confirms it was Watchmen, though.

5. Marx Brothers: Animal Crackers. Or just about anything with the 4 Marx Bros, really, but AC is my all time fave.

6. I...usually don't buy CDs. Most CDs I own are gifts. The last sound-related thing I bought, though, was the Director's Commentary track for the DC vs Marvel toons on YouTube. Those. Are. Awesome.

7. I don't subscribe to things. I came close when I religiously went to a comic book store to buy the next issue of Harley Quinn, but that comic has ended long ago.

8. ...Do the funny pages count?

9. Uh, I have a laptop...and a cell phone...and that's about it. o_o

10. Haha, guilty pleasures? Me? Hahaha *cough* *cough* *cough* Okay, sometimes in a blue moon I check out the nfic site. It's rare anymore, though. For a more g-rated guilty pleasure, I used to hang out at the official site for a Christian radio drama called Adventures in Odyssey. Again, it's been a while there. :p

11. Purse, Phone, Shoes/Sweatshirt. That's about it, I think.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? I guess a watcher

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading? Is it sad that that I'm having a hard to remembering? I think the last book I read just because and not for class was The Myth Of Monogamy, very interesting read by the way.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times? I dont think I've read any book more than two or three times, fanfic is another story. I guess The Tell-Tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe, I've read it at least once a year since six grade.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?I think it was UP in 3D.

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching? Beauty and the Beast the disney version.

6. What is the last CD you bought? CD? I forget that those still exist. The last one I bought was Mika's Life in Cartoon Motion about two years ago.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to? None, my brother and sister in law subscribe to almost every mag under the sun so I mostly just "borrow" theirs.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? Not really, I guess prefer the New York Times but I mostly read the AM New York because I get one for free before I hop on the train.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own? The Iphone, it's my baby and the love of my life and the desktop which spends more time on the fritz than actually working and thats about it.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site? It used to be the boards but I dont really visit as much as I used to anymore so I guess Facebook.

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without? Ipnone, cherry chapstick, underwear not necessarily in that order.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? Reader, although watcher comes pretty close.
2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading? The last I read was Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South. Currently reading "Scusa ma ti chiamo amore" by Federico Moccia - I know it's been translated to spanish but not sure if into english.... literally it'll be 'Forgive me but I'll call you love'.
3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times? Book...um, I've read twice Pride&Prejudice, Sherlock Holme's adventure maybe 3 times...but into the '10 times' category, only L&C fanfic would fall in
4. What is the last movie you saw in the theatre? Angels&Demons
5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching? I'm not much of a movie 'rewatcher' , only if I happen to come across it on tv while zapping, if it is a movie a really liked I would rewatch it. But I've seen a couple of times Brigette Jone's diary (the second), Da Vinci's code and Pirates of the Caribbean.
6. What is the last CD you bought? I'm not much a music person as to buy CD's... as weird as it sounds :rolleyes:
7. What magazines do you subscribe to? None
8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? When I was in Peru yes, usually I bought a news paper almost every friday or every sunday, now in Spain..not really.
9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own? Well, my cellphone (Samsung Omnia) and a laptop...not much.
10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site? YouTube or Watch Movies Online....
11. What are three things you can't leave the house without? Only 3 things?? Cellphone, Klinex (I'm allergic so it's a must, I never know when my nose will start bothering me)along with my inhaler (I have asthma), wallet and now that's summer, sunglasses.

Carolyn

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

Reader if I have to make a choice.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brien

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

The Watchmen

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

The Incredibles

6. What is the last CD you bought?

Not sure - probably the soundtrack CD for "The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries," a 1930s detective series.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

Private Eye

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

No

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

LCD TV, digital radio, digital TV receivers / hard disk recorders, home cinema sound system, DVD recorder, 2 desktop PCs, laptop, hand-held PC, stack-loading CD duplicating machine, network colour laser printer, 2 digital cameras, microscope, motorised planetarium, laminating machine, telephone answering machine, mobile phone.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

Guilt? What is this thing called guilt?

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

Keys, wallet, clothes.

Oh dear. Don't think I'm going to be much good at this one...

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

Reader, although watcher is a close second. Listener, almost never.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

Last book I read was Rhapsody by Elizabeth Haydon. Didn't enjoy it. Book I'm reading at the moment is Stephen King's It.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

Oh grief. See, this is where I flounder. I'm hopeless at choosing favourite books or movies. If it was demanded of me to save my life, I could probably get it down to my favourite 100. Maybe. I've shelves of books behind me that I've read 10 or more times. Books I read are divided into keepers and books I liked at the time but wouldn't read again. The keepers are read over and over. I suppose C.S. Lewis's Narnia books and Dodie Smith's 101 Dalmatians and The Starlight Barking would be early examples of keepers. But there have been many since. Including It...which I must be reading for the 100th time.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

Thanks to a difference of opinion between myself and Stuart as to the optimum time to watch a movie in a cinema it must be years since I saw a movie there. In fact, I'm fairly sure it was Titanic.

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

Again, where to start? I have a very large DVD/Blueray collection of movies and TV shows which cover most genres and what I love about that is that I can watch them again and again as suits my mood of the day. I suppose two examples here though would be The Swan Princess and Jaws. I adore the first because it has everything you want from an animated movie - comedy, great songs, romance and great characters. And Jaws...well, it's not a classic for nothing. Absolute perfection in every way it's put together.

6. What is the last CD you bought?

I really couldn't say. I haven't listened to music for years now, other than the odd moment here and there. It's just not a part of my life.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

None. There are few things, if any, in magazines these days that I couldn't find for free online.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

I gave up reading newspapers two decades ago for the sake of my blood pressure. I hated the editorial bias and being told what to think by their editors. At least online I can go hunting for various sources of a news story and make up my own mind as to the truth of it.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

Stuart's the gadget guy. I'm afraid I'm a bit of a Luddite. Although having said that, I enjoy tech that makes it easier to watch movies in the comfort of my own home. Otherwise, I've barely - and only recently - been convinced by Stuart that I must own a mobile phone and I still tend to get flustered when I have to use it outdoors.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

Huffington Post. It drives me crazy but somehow I can't give up on checking it out first thing in the morning after I check my email, since finding it in the middle of the US election.

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

Well, last week it was a five pound note, hankies and a urine sample - but that's not exactly typical. Boring things probably like the front door key and cash. And my mobile phone - if Stuart puts it firmly into my jacket pocket before he goes with a pointed look. Otherwise I'll probably forget the darn thing again.

LabRat

Oh, Labrat!

You know that list of yours sounds suspiciously like the ingredients to a hilarious scavenger hunt ficlet. You should post it to the challenge folder immediately!

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?
Reader and watcher have alternated. Currently it's reader.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?
"Dune Messiah" by Frank Herbert, "What You Should Know About Your Child" by Maria Montessori and "Bookkeeping for Dummies". I'm having trouble prioritizing.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?
"Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?
Oh there are many. I'll go with "The Princess Bride" today.

6. What is the last CD you bought?
The last album I bought via iTunes was "The Gift" by Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel. Does that count?

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?
Used to get the New Yorker, but we let our subscription lapse recently.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?
Not so much since we moved to Georgia. A while back, I read the San Francisco Chronicle while riding BART (either over someone's shoulder or using a discarded copy).

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?
Cell phone, laptop, mobile DVD player for trips.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?
Annesplace

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?
Keys, wallet, clothes.

Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? Reader.

What is the last book you read/are currently reading? 'Mistaken Identity' by the VanRyn and Cerak families.

What is a book you have read at least 10 times? 'Captain Jim' - part of an Australian children's series by Mary Grant Bruce.

What is the last movie you saw in the theater? Now this is somewhat embarrassing. The movie was actually called 'My Year Without Sex', directed by a woman called Sarah Watt who lives about half an hour from me, and filmed locally. Despite the title, it was a reasonable movie.

What is a movie you never get tired of watching? Gallipoli

What is the last CD you bought? I'm not sure I've bought one.

What magazines do you subscribe to? None.

Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? Not regularly. If anything, the Melbourne Herald Sun.

What kind of tech gadgets do you own? Cell phone.

What is your guilty pleasure Web site? These boards.

What are three things you can't leave the house without? Keys, wallet, phone.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

A reader definitely always been since I was young

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult and I'm currently reading Handle With Care also by her

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

Pride and Prejudice

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

The Sound of Music

6. What is the last CD you bought?

Revelation by a Christian band called Third Day

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

None

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

Not usually, but when I do it's The Australian

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

A laptop, a GPS (which my dad uses more than I do), mobile phone, three digital cameras though I really only use one and three ipods

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

Usually a website on Twilight

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

My mobile phone, a book and my ipod

I'll answer the ones that are intersting and unique.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? Depends. I do all three.
2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading? Rescue My Child
3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times? C. S. Lewis's Narnia holds the record, don't know how many times.
4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? Don't go to theaters, but last recent movie is Fireproof.
5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching? Miracle (with Kurt Russell).
8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? Times, PI, or TNT, if I see a copy. I go mostly with sports and puzzles, though. (Still think it's awesome that I've probably seen something you edited, Jen.)

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? I'm a reader, although I can get hooked into watching if I'm bored.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading? This is embarassing, it was Deja Demon by Julie Kenner. I'm a sucker for love/adventure stories with a fantasy or supernatural element--you'd never guess, would you? But I've also been skimming through several books on medieval history, paleontology, and the Civil War for work. (I am a jack-of-all-trades at a history museum, and my favorite part is planning the children's educational programs.)

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times? Can't think of one. Books I re-read every few years include the Lord of the Rings, the Harry Potter series, Pride and Prejudice, and several Georgette Heyer romances.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching? True Lies

6. What is the last CD you bought? Can't remember, I don't usually buy CDs. It was either one by one of the musicians who performs at our museum or it was Flowers in the Wildwood: Women in Early Country Music, which includes a song referenced in one of our museum exhibits.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to? Southern Living, Smithsonian, Reader's Digest, and several women's magazines.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? Yes. If so, which one(s)? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (which I am becoming increasingly fed up with as they pare it down to nothing) and our local paper, which is free. If the AJC ever gets rid of the comics, which I find inconvenient to read online, my subscription will end immediately.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own? An Ipod which my daughter appropriated after hers broke, a cheap cell phone, a small digital camera, and an outdated computer.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site? This one.

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without? A shirt, pants, and my glasses. Without my glasses I might never find my way back home.

Ah, I love the smell of a poll.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?
-I suppose a reader.


2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?
-Eek, I'm in between books! I just finished Brsinger in the Eragon series. Maybe the Mists of Avalon will be next...


3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?
-Pride & Prejudice.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
-Harry Potter

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?
-Enchanted. *insert big stupid grin* I'm not kidding. For the snarling cynic that I usually am, my mom walked into my living room a couple of days ago and was just BAFFLED at why I had such a ridiculous grin on my face.

6. What is the last CD you bought?
-Possibly Queen, "Live Killers"

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?
-I love buying off the rack actually. My regular mags are Step Inside Design, Print, and Newsweek. (And sometimes People or US if I'm having a trashy weekend. :p )

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?
-Nah, I hit all the online news when I'm taking a break at work. Yahoo, FoxNews, CNN, Wall Street, Politico, etc...


9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?
-Macbook Pro and my Nikon D40, but we are geeked out at work. Adobe CS4, dual flat-screen Dells, new phone headsets...it's my geeky dream.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?
You're looking at it!

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?
Lunch bag, office key, annnnd pants.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

Definitely a reader.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

The Ashes of Eden (a Star Trek novel) by William Shatner

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

None--there are too many other fascinating books to read--the most I've read any novel is 3-5 times. When I was younger though, my favorite Dr. Seuss book was The Lorax, so I might've read that more than 10 times, I guess.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

It depends on my mood.

6. What is the last CD you bought?

I have no idea--it was at least ten years ago.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

Until recently, I subscribed to TVGuide, but that's done now.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

Nope, don't read the paper--there's much less depressing stuff around for me to read.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

iPod, Blackberry, old cell phone, Palm Tungsten, printer/scanner/copier, laptop, DSL modem (with no DSL internet), wireless router, TV, VCR/DVD-R combo . . . need I go on?

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

Any nFic fanfic site in a couple of the fandoms I read fic in--specifically, at least Elysian Fields (Buffy fandom) and Anne's Place (this fandom, duh), to name two.

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

My keys, my backpack and my cell phone.

Okay, Jen, no need to come after me on IRC with a big stick... I'm here

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

Reader; always have been.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

Just finished No Way To Treat A First Lady by Christopher Buckley. Hilarious Washington DC political and media satire with some fairly thinly-disguised caricatures - it's fun to play spot the politician/celebrity too.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

The first couple that spring to mind are Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Racing the Moon by Terry Prone.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

*cough*cinema*cough* Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

I don't often watch films over and over, but I do enjoy rewatching Gone With The Wind, The Lake House and Wag the Dog.

6. What is the last CD you bought?

I honestly can't remember, but probably something by Il Divo or Josh Groban.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

None. I'm not a big fan of magazines: I resent paying for content that's at least 50% advertising. More in the case of so-called 'fashion' magazines! If I did subscribe to anything, it would probably be Time or Maclean.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

In the UK, I read the Guardian every day. Now, the London (Ontario) Free Press, to keep up with local news for my job, and the Globe and Mail every so often.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

I'm interpreting this as the household, not just me. Let's see: I have a netbook and a mobile phone; at home we have two MP3 players, a plasma TV, a Playstation 3 (which also plays Blu-Ray and accepts streaming video from our computers, so we can watch AVIs on the big screen), and a home theatre system. In the car, we have voice-activated GPS/sat-nav and a rear-view camera for reversing, Bluetooth voice-activated tech to link to a bluetooth mobile phone, a USB connector for MP3 players, and heated/cooled seats.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

I have a lot of websites that I check on a daily basis, but I don't feel guilt about any of them, really. Maybe the Doctor Who fic archive if I'm checking it in a spare minute at work (LiveJournal is blocked at work ).

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

Keys. Money. Clothes


Wendy

Ooooo yay! A Poll!

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

Tough one... I'd say watcher though reading is a close 2nd.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

I'm currently TRYING to read Baby Wise (don't know author) and Secrets of the Baby Whisperer (Tricia Hogg ~ I think). I've read about 3 chapters in each one and since I'm having my baby Monday, I doubt I'll finish them... Oh well. I guess I'll just wing it.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

Ice Age 3. It was nice to finally go to the movies. Me and my hubby had a mini date. Plus it was kinda special cause Ice Age 1 was the first movie we ever watched together. Isn't that schmoopsy woopsy?

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

Oh there are tons... Star Wars (classic trilogy), Lord of the Rings, Aliens quadrilogy...

6. What is the last CD you bought?

Actual CD-CD... I have no idea. I bought a "CD" on itunes though.. Twilight. That was awhile ago though.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

None. Though my sweet neighbor gives me a copy of Better Home and Garden.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

No. Don't be too disappointed in me Jenn.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

ipod, vcr, dvd player, desktop pc... yeah, we're not very high tech at my house.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

Well, it used to be this one but I haven't read nfic in awhile so... I guess I don't have one. Boring, I know.

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

Keys, cell, ipod

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

A reader. I read everywhere and currently have over 300 books just on my iPod Touch.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

“Crimson Joy” by Robert B. Parker (although prior to that I had just finished “Enemies and Allies” a Superman/Batman book by Kevin J. Anderson that was quite good)

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

“Pawn of Prophesy” by Davis Eddings

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

Star Trek

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

Hmmmm....tough question. I can watch and re-watch several TV shows I have on DVD without tiring of them (Hogan’s Heroes, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Big Bang Theory, M*A*S*H), but movies....there’s probably nothing I can do over and over again back to back, but as far as being timeless I would guess I’d have to say, “Better Off Dead”, “A Few Good Men”, “Star Wars” (the original), and “Blazing Saddles”.

6. What is the last CD you bought?

Hannah Montana 3. It was for my daughter. Seriously. Stop looking at me like that.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

None

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

Nothing on a regular basis, but I do read the local paper (Ashland Daily) and the Lexington Herald from time to time during the week.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

I have an iPod Touch, a Motorola Razor phone, IBM Thinkpad laptop, and a Bamboo graphics tablet. Oh and several mp3 players of various models scattered throughout the house.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

*sigh* I farm on Farm Town on Facebook. I’m not proud of it, but I can’t stop. I’ve tried. Gone to meetings. Even got a sponsor once. But I’m told all you need for the mansion is to be a level 35 and have a million coins. I’ll have the money after tonight and now it’s just a matter of getting to that level. I’ll stop after that. Really. I have a handle on it. I’m in control.

...is there anyone here who farms and who needs some harvesting or plowing done?

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

My keys, cellphone, and iPod.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?
A reader, without a doubt.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?
Bill Bryson's "The Lost Continent"

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?
Heh... Richard Donner's Superman (1978)

6. What is the last CD you bought?
KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic (I think...)

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?
None - don't have the money for it...

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?
Sure: Usually I read my hometown daily (Diário de Coimbra); a generalist daily (Público) and the college newspaper every fortnight (A Cabra)

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?
Erm...Does my iPod count?

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?
Anything related to The Sims 2...

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?
Keys, cellphone and clothes

Jenn, I always love your questionnaires!

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? reader
2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?Currently: Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews
3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? Harry Potter 6
5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?His Girl Friday
6. What is the last CD you bought?Amos Lee's Supply and Demand
7. What magazines do you subscribe to? none, but I like reading People if I happen to come across it
8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? no
9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?Creative Zen Media Player (plus basics like a laptop and cell phone - not sure those count as techy anymore!)
10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site? um... I take the Fifth.
11. What are three things you can't leave the house without? sunglasses, chapstick, eye drops

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? Heh. I'm a reader, no doubt about it. The amount of books I've been reading lately, among all else, is getting quite big.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading? The last book I read was Simply Dangerous by Mary Balogh. Now, I'm reading The Nanny Diaries.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times? Hmmmm. I don't believe I have read one book that many times yet. Give me some time, and I'll get there. But a book I have read often is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Ever since I discovered HP, each time a new book or movie came out, I started all the way from the beginning again. *g*

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? That was Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching? Dirty Dancing. Save the Last Dance. Two Weeks Notice. The Lion King. I have quite a few favourites that get pulled of the shelf a lot. Or if I'm lucky, the are broadcasted on TV.

6. What is the last CD you bought? That one was a gift for a friend. I believe it was by a Dutch artist named Ilse de Lange. For myself, the last CD I bought was years ago. I have discovered the internet.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to? Vriendin (Girl Friend) and the TV guide.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? At the moment, yes. I have a trial subscription to one of the national papers just so I am up to date with all the big sport events over the summer (I do it every year for the Tour de France). For the rest of the year, I rely on the internet, mostly of Dutch papers and every weekend, I get the local paper parents so I don't have to pay for that one.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own? My laptop, a cell phone, an mp3 player and I think that's about it. Not much interested in keeping up to date with everything, except when I need something.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site? www.funnygames.nl Lovely site for playing games, even available at work. *g*

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without? Purse (including wallet and phone), keys and clothes.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?
All three until I lost part of my vision several years ago.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?
The American Presidents (in large print) and Kate Remembered. A biography of Kathrine Hepburn by A Scott Berg (regular edition so going is slow).

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?
Have read many books multiple times but don’t know about 10. Probably Jane Eyre.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?
Last week we had several days of 100 + degree temperatures, so hubby and I went to the movies. We saw The Proposal with Sandra Bullock and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (our first HP anything). However I am looking forward to next week when I will go see Julie and Julia. Love Julia Child ; can only hope Meryl Streep doesn’t turn her into a buffoon.

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?
I have many favorites I watch over and over depending on my mood. The one that always sends my into paroxysms of laughter is Peter Sellers’ A Shot in the Dark.

6. What is the last CD you bought?
A Hundred Miles or More by Alison Krauss and the music from the film Practical Magic.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?
The maximum that I can read in a week: Entertainment Weekly and TV Guide.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?
Yes. Before I lost my vision I read 3 a day: The Seattle Times, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The King County Journal. The last 2 have ceased publication. I read various articles online from The New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. BTW, the Seattle P.I. had a gigantic globe sculpture in front of its building for many many years. Almost identical to the one in front of The Daily Planet.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?
I am tech deprived. I own a computer and a DVR. My husband is a tech junkie. He has everything and supplies my needs.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?
I guess it would be this one and the other Lois and Clark site. But I don’t feel guilty about them, I just don’t spend a lot of time on line except for info gathering.

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?
I’ll assume that clothes are a given, and say purse with money, keys and water.

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1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener? All of the above, most definitely.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading? I just finished "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger (LOVELOVELOVE), now I'm reading "The Vampire Diaries" by L.J. Smith before the show starts.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times? Uh... Where the Wild Things Are? As an adult, I can't think of a book I've read more than twice, let alone 10 times. I've read Twilight twice, about half of the Anita Blake series twice, Where the Red Fern Grows twice... and I think that's pretty much it.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater? I'm not gonna lie, I see a LOT of movies. But I'm filling out this survey just so I could answer this question because my current answer is so awesome... "Dead Snow". A Norwegian movie about zombie Nazis with an outhouse sex scene and more intestines/entrails than I have ever seen on film before. You know you wanna see it. Before that it was "Funny People".

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching? The Matrix

6. What is the last CD you bought? An ACTUAL CD... I have no idea. But I just bought the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack on iTunes.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to? Entertainment Weekly for me... Time for my husband.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)? No. I get my news from "The Daily Show". (Sorry, Jenn) I do read the Redeye (free Chicago entertainment publication) and the Onion occasionally though.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own? iPod. Macbook. DVR. Pleo. If you don't know what a Pleo is, look it up. It's freaking adorable.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site? Twitter. I'm so addicted. add me. @aeonish

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without? Phone, keys, purse. I have to verbally say them out loud and make sure I have them before I can leave the house.

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

I kind of go in spurts. Right now I'm more of a listener and youtube watcher (gotta watch those Doctor Who MVs!)

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

I recently finished reading The Diamond of Darkhold, the last book in the Ember series.

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

Rilla of Ingleside, and 10 would be a VAST understatement.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea

6. What is the last CD you bought?

Full CD? Hmm...Anberlin's New Surrender, I think. Or maybe Chess.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

The Food Network magazine

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

No, not really ever.

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

Um...macbook, ipod, dvr, satellite radio, cell phone, flat panel TV, surround sound

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

Youtube and lately livejournal

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

Cell phone, sunglasses, and pretty often my computer

1. Do you consider yourself more of a reader, a watcher, or a listener?

I feel completely the odd one out reading all the other responses, but I am most definitely a watcher. I am a listener too, but I'm afraid other than work stuff, fanfic, newspapers and the odd biography, I am not a reader.

2. What is the last book you read/are currently reading?

As I said, I hardly ever get around to reading books, but I think it was probably Teri's 'Burnt Toast!'

3. What is a book you have read at least 10 times?

I'm not so sure there is one. Probably kids books like Enid Blyton.

4. What is the last movie you saw in the theater?

It was a long time ago. I like movies, but much prefer to watch them on DVD at home snuggled up with some snacks and a nice bottle of wine. Oh, I know, it was Sex and the City!

5. What is a movie you never get tired of watching?

The Sound of Music, a heartwarming classic I have loved for as long as I can remember.

6. What is the last CD you bought?

As others have said, I do a lot more downloading than buying CDs. I think it was maybe Leona Lewis' Spirit.

7. What magazines do you subscribe to?

None, though I do buy gossip and fashion mags from time to time.

8. Do you read the newspaper on a regular basis? If so, which one(s)?

Yes, although it's very hard to find one over here with a genuine, balanced opinion. They're all driven by whatever their polictical sympathies are. I am ashamed to say that I read the Daily Mail. Those who are aware of it will understand why! I read it just because it's a convenient cross between trashy tabloids and dull broadsheets, but I don't buy it, I read it at work!

9. What kind of tech gadgets do you own?

I am so behind with technology, wasting my money instead on clothes and shoes etc. I've only really got a cell phone and a basic computer (not even a laptop). Oh, and I do have Sky-plus, which I think is called Tivo in the U.S.

10. What is your guilty pleasure Web site?

This one (though I don't really feel guilty!), Annesplace and Facebook.

11. What are three things you can't leave the house without?

Lippy, cell phone and car keys.