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Some good filter coffee. Best WW2 movie?

I've only read two but liked them quite well. Men in uniform: sexy or silly?

"Once". Best movie soundtrack?

Toss and turn and curse. I never actually manage to get up and DO something. Early bird or night owl?

My pockets are usually empty except for a hankie, but, being a woman, I carry a mighty big handbag full of all kinds of stuff I can't do without. What do you do when you can't sleep at night?

Hello there! Welcome on board. I'd have loved to be in a college class like yours (I have a history of disliking most of the required reads but discovered many classics on my own later). I love LotR and also liked His Dark Materials. Geeky things in general are fine with me. And I love...

Not me. Your best holiday ever?

I also loved "The Name of the Wind" but never got around to reading the sequel (so far).

I'm a sucker for Twinings Earl Grey. Most beautiful language?

Mmmm ... to be honest, I think British is way sexier. (Depends on the speaker, though :D ) And no, I'm not a fan of free newspapers, they tend to be rubbish. Most beautiful language?

What was it that you found irritating?

If you don't mind time travelling being involved, go for "Doomsday Book" by Connie Willis. A great, intelligent, fun read about a modern-day visitor travelling into 1348 England.

We have a glass door that's hardly ever open. The one time it was closed that did not deter a visitor from trying to walk inside anyway. (He made a nice big bang and left a greasy stain on the glass at forehead level.) What do you do to vent your frustration when faced with utter incompetence?

Oh, yes. Anne is one of my oldest companions. I don't know how many times I've read those books and still love them. The Potter series is fantastic, too, but I didn't actually read that as a kid (I was in my late teens by the time the first volume was published and didn't start delving into...

Downton Abbey Best movie adaptation of a literary classic?

Movies. Best TV series ever?

I'm not much into Bukowski either, but I really loved that poem I quoted. "So you want to be a writer" is great, too. I didn't know that one.

I used to think movies hardly ever did the books justice, but I changed my mind as soon as I began to realize that it's not about bringing every single scene of the book to the screen, but about capturing the essence of the book. I'd still say that I enjoyed the book more than the movie in...

Ugly! We had snow on top of some icy rain yesterday. Now it's around 0°C, i.e. getting slushy, and it'll be sure to freeze over again tonight. Yuck. Winter sucks.

"The coffeemaker exploded." Best prank you ever played on someone?