“Meme” and “me, me!” use the same letters. Coincidence?

Martha tagged me for this. Rather convenient, as I saw it on another blog and had been about to post it despite no formal invitation. Thanks for helping me  save face, Miss M.!

What is your current obsession?
Downsizing.  Gleefully working for myself. Organizational systems (it’s a very slow learning process, I must say).  Roxy Music.

What is your weirdest obsession?
They’re all kind of weird, no?

What are you wearing today?
Red and white polka-dotted tank over white tank. Black cardigan. Jeans. Camo flip-flops.  My game face.

What’s for dinner?
Spaghetti and meatballs and some kind of green vegetable.

What would you eat for your last meal?
A G&T, followed by some Brie on crackers. Then something made by my mom, not sure what. With a nice Chardonnay. And then my aunt Claudia’s cheesecake with cherry topping. The idea being that I would drift happily off into a food coma before shuffling off into an eternal coma.

What’s the last thing you bought?
Mr. Gibson’s archery club renewal package, an early Fathers Day gift.

What are you listening to right now?
The gurgling of the aquarium and the hum of the PC.

What do you think of the person who tagged you?
She inspires me more than she knows, what with the following her dreams, working hard, being an awesome mom–and then there’s the smart, funny, nice, etc. What a woman!

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Right here in San Pedro.  Either in South Shores or in Vista De Oro.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
I’d go see my friend Kristen in North Carolina and meet her not-so-new-anymore baby, Lucy.

Which language do you want to learn?
I’d like to learn to properly pronounce things in French! My pronunciation is abominable, although I am pretty adept at reading it.

What is your favorite colour?
Deep reds, purples and greenish-blues.

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
My vintage faux-fur leopard coat is pretty great.

What is your dream job?
Creating kick-ass branding concepts and writing kick-ass copy for kick-ass people. Conveniently, this is what I do.

What’s your favourite magazine?
I am an avowed  magazine junkie, but with print pubs in such a bad place, most of my favorites have gone the way of the steam locomotive.
That said: Blueprint, Domino, Lucky and Glamour (oh the shame! As if I have any.).

If you had £100 now, what would you spend it on?
That’s a lot of American money these days (heh-heh, she types, nervously).
I would replace my ailing laptop, stat.

Describe your personal style.
How about I give you my style statement? Nostalgic Adventure.

What are you going to do after this?
Brainstorm for a client website.

What are your favourite films?
In My Father’s Den, Amelie, It Happened One Night, Escape From Alcatraz, Three Amigos!, Lost In Translation, Labyrinth, High Plains Drifter

What’s your favourite fruit?
Blueberries, oranges, figs and apples. I didn’t much care for apples until we started buying them from Mr. Ha of Ha’s Apple Farm at our farmers market. Now I find that sometimes they’re too sweet for me to finish. And I have a small breakdown at the end of apple season every year.

What inspires you?
Living by faith. People who are witty and kind and not driven by fear. The ocean

Do you collect anything?
Photos of unusual, beautiful, odd or funny signs.
Children’s literature, particularly antiques.
Miniature household items.
Ladies’ items and ephemera from days of yore.

Your favourite books?
Pattern Recognition
A Little Princess
Endurance
The Gospel of Luke
The English Patient
It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be

What are you currently reading?
I’m not. What would you recommend?

Go to your book shelf, take down the first book with a red spine you see, turn to page 26 and type out the first line.
An antique dressmaker’s dummy, now devoid of its stand and with its fabric worn away to reveal a sensual décolletage, is just the place to show off delicate trinkets.

By what criteria do you judge a person?
By the way they treat waiters.

What skill would you like to acquire immediately?
How not to get seasick.