Letter meme

[lucymonster]

dr_zook gave me the letter B. Drop me a comment to get a letter of your own!

Something I hate: Bad breath. I can only enjoy reading sleepy morning sex scenes if I pretend that both characters separately woke up to pee about an hour before and brushed their teeth while they were at it.

Something I love: Bookshops. Take me to the bookshop, I can be trusted at the bookshop, ignore the pile of unread books on my shelf that’s not important I need more books I need to go to the bookshop. My pre-baby career was in editing and publishing, but the year’s “break” I took to work as a bookseller was the only job I’ve ever truly enjoyed and the only one I can stand the thought of going back to.

Somewhere I have been: Um...Bowral, NSW. (I’m not particularly well travelled tbh lol.) I stayed with some friends in the converted stable of a magnificent Victorian manor, and we played croquet on the back lawn and took walks in the sprawling grounds and it was like something out of a novel.

Somewhere I would like to go: Berlin! But it is a very long and expensive flight from here. :(

Someone I know: My sister-in-law’s partner’s name starts with a ‘B’. He is something like twenty years older than her and has made her a grandma in her forties, which is a little unusual, but I honestly really like the guy. He’s very kind to my kids and has been a huge stabilising influence in SIL’s life. They’re both super into fitness and their life seems to mostly revolve around parkruns.

Best movie: Oh, easy. Backstroke of the West! How many other films can claim such a profound and lasting impact on our modern cultural landscape? :D

Comments

[fiachairecht]

sure i'll take a letter!

[lucymonster]

Okay, I'm banned from doing any more memes until I can be trusted to stop immediately forgetting I posted them and neglecting the comments. So sorry!!!

Have an S, if you're still interested. <3

[fiachairecht]

Considering that I promptly forgot a) that I had asked for a letter and b) that you returned to give me one. I should perhaps also be banned from memes. Will answer tomorrow!

[delphi]

Backstroke of the West

I legitimately laughed out loud at this.

I've already got a letter to work on, but I loved reading your answers. Total agreement on the beauty of bookstores and my ability to be trusted in them.

[lucymonster]

They are really dangerous places! Last time I went book shopping I came home with none of the books I was supposed to get and several I'd never heard of, so now my shelves are even fuller and I still have to buy those original books I need a copy of!

[dr_zook]

Love your first answer! xD

The time you spent at that Victorian manor sounds indeed like out of a novel, wow. Sound like you had a grand time!

Are there specific things you'd like to do/see in Berlin?

[lucymonster]

I'd really love to visit some of the memorial sites and museums - for the Holocaust and the Berlin Wall and what's it called, the old Gestapo headquarters turned museum. It would end up being a fairly sombre trip, I think, but one I think it would be really worthwhile to make.

I also just want to wander the streets for a while and look at all the beautiful old buildings. Big European cities like Berlin are so different from anything I'm used to seeing here in Australia.