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[Ransom]

^ You don't say whether it's one you've seen (o) or read. Read would be The Tempest by Shakespeare.

< I have collected books since high school. Then I worked for five years at B Dalton Booksellers. Needless to say, I have a LOT of books - fiction, non-fiction, historical, research, art, costume, etc.

V Got a good collection of books, or a couple of mouldy paperbacks stuffed in the back of your closet?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Aye, I buy paperbacks; read 'em and give them away.

< Don't read as much as I use t'. Read more kids text books lately.

V Is your collection o' books organized?

[Ransom]

^ To a certain extent. Mostly by subject.

< When we moved to Oregon, the Rider rental truck was thousands of pounds over weight when we came across the border. My husband told me it was because of all my boxes of books.

V Can you spend hours in a bookstore or library?

[William Brand]

^ I spent two hours wandering a used bookstore in California recently. I came away with three books. All of them excellent finds.

^ I would love to live over a bookstore. Or an artstore.

V Favorite bookstore?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Yes t' both!

^ We only hav a Borders, in town.

< Although our library is a bit light in many subjects, I still enjoy it.

V Wot types o' books do ye check out?

[Ransom]

^ Favorite of all time - Acres of Books, in Long Beach. Don't even know if it's still there. Local, it would be Barnes & Noble or a small used book store called "Two Dollar Books."

^ Anything that catches my interest.

< I loved Acres of Books. All used books. The back rooms were so dark, and the stacks so high, I needed to take a pen light to read the titles of the books. Came home with bags of books.

V Buy used or new?

[Red-Handed Jill]

^ Some of each. Although I love looking in used book stores for out-of-print books.

< A used book store just opened up near where I work - woo hoo!

V Best rare or out-of-print book find?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Both, again!

^ No, rare book finds in a store. Found out o' print technical books on-line.

< Used titles are fine if all the pages intact.

V Ever buy books on-line?

[Salty]

^ often

< happy witching hour

V favourite recipe?

[William Brand]

^ My first thought was "foreplay". Sorry, I suppose you were looking for a food answer.

<It snowed again today. What month is this?

V I'll pass the question on.

[Salty]

^ any way you choose to answer

V passing it on again

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ Black bean & Sweet potato burittos. no, wait, sweet potato corn chowder. Or maybe spinach lasagne.

< should have gone grocery shopping today. Now I have to squeeze it in painfully early tomorrow morning.

V what should you have done today that you didn't?

[William Brand]

^ Too many things.

< I wish I didn't have to sleep at all tonight.

V do you write poetry?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Not much and not good.

< The pub is so bohemian, there are writers, artists, potters, costumers, designers, poets and hippies.

V Could ye live a counter culture life style? (Someone other than Chole answer.)

[LongTom]

^ Does being a nerd count?

< Halfway to being a car-hating Critical Mass bicycle freak. Ow, my ribcage hurts. Would it kill people to use their damned turn signals once in a while?

V What cultural phenomenon or habit really irks you?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Waste in general.

< Sorry, Tom nerd doesn't count. I meant like livin' in an art colony, writer's ghetto, or singin' fer yer supper. We nerds hav it pretty easy (we are the technician du jour).

V Anyone out there starve fer their art?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Well it's not me first livlihood...though William is tempting me to it..but I'm still just a poor pirate.(financially) Does that count?

< Ahh to be the inventor of the twist tie...the dry cleaning hanger, little thought, less material..lots of scratch....damn...

V Have a talent ye haven't exploited?

[Hester]

^ Oh, probably. I don't really like to do anything that I'm not feckin' brilliant at. And as Mr. H. blithely points out, that does somewhat limit my actual endeavours.

< I'd like to be a singer for a folk-punk band. We'd live communally in a ramshackle house in the country and have soap-opera sex lives. [but I'd be very cautious on the stairs when drunk.]

V What life are you living in the Alternate Universe of your daydreams?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Several....oh yes..several.

< Currently sailing on a 65 foot Ketch with no responsibilities but to see the world (Daydream of the moment) um...of course in a chest in the hold is a flag......

V Pass on the question it's a good one!

[Jacky Tar]

^ Still tryin' t' connect me alternate universe. So much t' do...

< Except fer the Pub I don't blog, post, or tell stories anywhere else.

V In wot other cyber universes do ye reside?

[Ransom]

^ None. This was my first, and is still my only

< There are days when I think time is flying by me at mock speed, and there are still so many things I want to do or see. I'm afraid I'm going to be in the middle of something really kewl, and then this voice is going come out of no where and say, "Oops, times up!"

V Every feel like time is slipping through your fingers, no matter how much you cram into a day?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ ALWAYS!!!!!

< Ask anyone that truly knows me... I always have way too much on my plate... honestly I just don't know how to say no sometimes... okay... all the time...snigger

V What do you always put off til tomorrow?

[William Brand]

^ Too many things.

< I have a lot of catching up to do.

V If money and time wasn't a concern, what one pet projects would you like to do that only you can explain?

[Capt. Sterling]

^ a period correct harbor town... real buildings, real ships, and oh about 300 hundred acres to go with it... for a camp for kids outreaches and for us pirates to play in on weekends...

< more buttons to make... both for garments and for the fifth graders... they think they will make great new "rings" to wear

V have any kids you know put a "new twist" on something of your's from the hobby?

[Surfer Joe]

^Some of my hobbies are a bit twisted, but they're definitely not for kids!

< Pass the poi, please.

V Do you surf?