Pick ONE or answer them all in as few words as possible!  Be creative, have fun, stand out!  That’s all!

• Do you snack while you read? If so, favorite reading snack? Prefer not to. Love a cup of tea though.
• Do you tend to mark your books as you read, or does the idea of writing in books horrify you? I write in my text books only.
• How do you keep your place while reading a book? Bookmark? Dog-ears? Laying the book flat open? Bookmarks, bits of paper, bus transfers, anything but dog-ears!
• Fiction, Non-fiction, or both? I definitely read more fiction than non-fiction.
• Hard copy or audiobooks? Paper all the way.
• Are you a person who tends to read to the end of chapters, or are you able to put a book down at any point? When I’m nearly falling asleep, I tell myself “at the end of the next chapter”, but if I need to put a book down in the middle of a chapter, I can.
• If you come across an unfamiliar word, do you stop to look it up right away? Sometimes, if I can’t infer meaning by the context. I keep a pocket-sized Oxford English Dictionary on my bedside table.
• What are you currently reading? The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
• What is the last book you bought? The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
• Are you the type of person that only reads one book at a time or can you read more than one at a time? I can read it more than once, but finding the time is difficult because there are so many new great books I’m discovering!
• Do you have a favorite time of day and/or place to read? I always read before bed, and I like to lie down to read.
• Do you prefer series books or stand alone books? Both are great.
• Is there a specific book or author that you find yourself recommending over and over? I seem to keep recommending the Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
• How do you organize your books? (By genre, title, author’s last name, etc.?) Alphabetically by author last name.

Things have been fairly routine around here, nothing too exciting, not too hectic either. I’ve been mostly working on the apartment (still haven’t painted the bathroom) and finishing up some school stuff. It’s quieting down at work though, so that’s kind of nice after the past few months. I’ll be AWOL this weekend as my BF arrives from England for the summer! We’re spending next week out at camp helping for school groups. So here is a little meme to tide my blogging buddies over with:

• One book you’re currently reading: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
• One book that changed your life: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
• One book you’d want on a deserted island: whichever book I am currently reading when I get stranded on the island.
• One book you’ve read more than once: I rarely do this, but I would like to read The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger again.
• One book you’ve never been able to finish: War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
• One book that made you laugh: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
• One book that made you cry: (just one!? I cry a lot while reading) Lucky by Alice Sebold
• One book you keep rereading: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (used to have it memorized too!)
• One book you’ve been meaning to read: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
• One book you believe everyone should read: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Ruth had this on her blog and I was tempted to see what kind of questions I would get. I didn’t get to pick the questions, Ruth did. If you want me to interview you, there are instructions at the bottom of the post.

1. You’ve had a lot of experience (for a youngster), what first got you interested in publishing?
In high school I was the head editor of our annual yearbook. Our school was small enough that when you were interested in something, the teachers let you run with it. I ended up getting to practically run the course and teach my peers. I loved that we worked together to create a lovely finished product. I liked every aspect from writing, editing, and group brainstorming, to design, photography, and page layout.

2. What is your dream job, and why?
I would love to work at a large book publishing house in the editorial division. I was an intern at Random House Children’s Books UK and just totally in awe of it all. I loved working on books, authors mail, sorting and organizing submissions, and the access to hundreds upon thousands of amazing books. My other dream job (on the opposite end of the scale) would be to move to a small town on Vancouver Island and open up a local bookstore. I would love the quiet bustle of a small town, and again… books!

3. Is there someplace you’ve never been to that you’re really, really hoping to go to someday?
I definitely want to see the world. I want to travel all over Europe and see the small towns, to the popular cities. I’d love to see Italy, France, Wales, and Ireland especially. On a totally separate continent, I’d love to go to New Zealand; not only was The Lord of the Rings filmed there and it’s absolutely gorgeous, but I do have some family living there.

4. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
In ten years I will be nearly 31. Wow. Um I think I want to be married by then. 31 is also the age deadline for a lot of working Visas around the world, so I want to have seen a lot of the world. I don’t know where I see myself. I can barely picture the next one or two years, let alone ten! Maybe/probably have one baby already and lots of fur-babies (both feline and canine)!

5. You’ve designed a few items, what medium would you most like to design in? (fabric, knitwear, jewelry)
I think I prefer web design. I just love organizing content. It’s a great feeling, the accomplishment, and something to show for it. Knitting items are fun, but for the most part I’m impatient and get frustrated easily.

Hehe thanks Ruth! That was really fun.

For those of you who might want to be interviewed, here are the directions:

• Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.”
• I will respond by emailing you five questions. (I get to pick the questions).
• You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
• You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
• When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

• Go to your Sixth Picture Folder then pick your Sixth Picture.
• Hope that you remember the details.
• Tag 5 others. (Nope! Can’t make me)

Yay! How excited are we that we’re home to snuggle Henry! While the goodbyes are always difficult, I know that I’ll see my BF in the summer. And for now, the easiest way to not cry, is to snuggle Henry (and of course he doesn’t mind if I cry into his fur).

Anyway, in case you didn’t get it, this is Henry in a bag. He loves how they crinkle and he jumps at them with glee. It’s odd that he doesn’t like being under blankets but he adores plastic bags!

Happy Whiskers on Wednesday. Consider joining us if you enjoy blogging about your cat!

• Go to your Sixth Picture Folder then pick your Sixth Picture.
• Hope that you remember the details.
• Tag 5 others. (Nope! Can’t make me)

Okay so I have a special way of arranging my photos, so I kinda just made it work. Anyway, this is from sometime in November of this year. My sister went to the opera and she loves wearing vintage dresses so she wanted me to take some photos for her.

Of course, her cat Sassafrass needed to be in some of the photos. This is one of the goofing around shots, don’t worry we got some really nice ones!