Slightly after summer — it won't be till September — but I'm planning a week off for a Jane Austen-themed holiday! Specifically focussed on Persuasion, my favourite of her books, visiting its two key settings — Bath and Lyme Regis — and then driving back up through Hampshire for a visit to Jane Austen's House Museum. I've been to all these places before, but not in the one trip, so I'm looking forward to that.
Have you "discovered" any new (to you) authors this year?
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Fiction, Dorothy Gilman; nonfiction, Neal Bascomb.
Do you prefer hot or cold weather?
Christ is King.
I prefer cold weather, because it can get quite hot where I live.
Have you ever seen a tornado?
Yes, and I never want to be that close to one again.
Have you listened to an audiobook this year?
Christ is King.
Shockingly, yes.
Have you read a graphic novel this year?
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
Actually, no... though I did read several last year.
Do you have any potted plants currently?
"The mountains are calling and I must go, and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly." -John Muir
"Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed." -Richard Adams, Watership Down
Yes, I do have one right now!
Do you like bold patterns on clothes?
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
No, big bold patterns dominate my whole look (I'm very small), but they look great on bigger people.
When did you last multi-task (more than two things)?
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Right now, if posting on NarniaWeb and listening to Wretched radio is multi-tasking.
Do you prefer to shop online or in a store?
Christ is King.
Normally, I prefer to shop in store, but lately, I prefer shopping online if at all possible.
What is the strangest food you have ever tried?
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts." ~ C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
Forum 1.0: 1303 posts
WC: 53
I once tried fried frog legs. From what I remember, the texture was rather like a mixture between roasted chicken and pork, but the flavor was slightly different.
Have you ever tried an “extreme sport” (skydiving, spelunking, cliff jumping, bungee jumping, hang-gliding, etc.)?
"I am,” said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.”
Nope.
Do you enjoy putting together puzzles?
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.
Yes!! I don't have any on the go right now, but I love doing them.
What's the first movie you can remember seeing at the cinema as a child?
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
I don’t remember what it was called, but it was a mini documentary about a fighter pilot.
Have you moved recently?
No.
What was the most recent book you read?
Christ is King.