This review is not about a book. (General)

Member Name: reluctantreviews

Product:	General
Date:	27/07/09 (85 review reads)
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Advantages: You'll get to know a bit about me.

Disadvantages: I'm not that interesting.

Seeing as I've not been feeling particularly inspired recently to write proper reviews I thought I'd take the opportunity to do one of these 'about me' things.

Here you are. This is all you'll ever need to know about Reluctant Reviews!!

1. Which do you prefer - shower or bath? And why?
Shower as it's better for the environment. Also it's takes about two hours for my bath tub to fill up!

2. What do you swear you'll never do?
Bungee jumping or sky diving, anything that involves falling from a great height!

3. What's the most embarrassing thing you ever done?
Too many to choose from! I'm constantly falling over or breaking things.

4. What is your favorite quote?
'Bookselling is like prostitution, you sell your wares, you close your eyes, and you never fall in love with the clients. You also keep your fingers crossed that they won't ask for anything perverted.' From Mystery Man by Bateman.

5. What was your favorite holiday? And why?
My holiday to Egypt back in April. What an amazing country!

6. What was your favorite childhood toy?
A penguin soft toy whom I gave the very original name of 'Pengy'.

7. Do you have any pets?
None at the moment.

8. Savory or sweet?
Both are good but I'd have to say sweet.

9. Hot or cold?
Depends. I don't like hot weather but I do like hot water.

10. What's your favorite drink?
Soft drink - Coca Cola. Alcoholic - Archers and lemonade.

11. What's your favorite food?
Pasta or pizza.

12. Who do you hate the most?
I have an irrational dislike of both J.K Rowling and Ryan Reynolds.

13. Do you have a crush on someone? If so, who?
I have a little crush on JJJJ and Lee Pace from Pushing Daisies.

14. What is your favorite colour?
It changes, at the moment it's purple.

15. What did you do last night?
Made dinner for my flatmate and watched a film.

16. What's your favorite thing to do?
Tough choice, it's between reading and sewing.

17. Favorite movie, T.V Programme, Book?
Movie: Shaun of the Dead. TV: Monk. Book: His Dark Materials (I know that's technically 3 books!)

18. Who's your hero?
Leonardo Da Vinci

19. Favorite song of all time?
Mr Blue Sky by ELO. It always makes me smile.

20. Have you ever had a supernatural experience?
I think so but I try to find rational ways to explain any strange experience I've had.

21. Favorite Sound?
Bird song

22. Favorite Smell?
Freshly baked bread.

23. Favorite place to be?
At home.

24. Happiest moment in your life?
Sorry this one's a bit sickly. The first time I kissed my boyfriend.

25. Saddest moment in your life so far?
Attending a grandparent's funeral.

26. What is your dream job?
I'd like to run my own business.

27. What would be your idea of a perfect date?
I wouldn't mind what I did as long as the company was nice.

28. What's your favorite Newspaper/ Magazine?
I don't really buy any.

29. Which celebrity do you like the most?
Stephen Fry.

30. What religion are you?
Technically I'm protestant but I'm not a religious person.

31. Do you have any siblings?
A younger brother.

32. Have you ever been in hospital?
Yes a few times mostly due to unbelievably stupid accidents.

33. Have you ever broken a bone or had stitches?
Never had stitches but I have chipped a bone or two in several fingers.

34. Do you believe in Angels / Ghosts / Demons?
I used to when I was younger but now I try to keep an open mind about these things.

35. Are you superstitious?
Again when I was younger but not now.

36. What colour eyes do you have?
A kind of greeny brown.

37. What colour hair do you have?
Dark brown.

38. If you could change 1 thing about your appearance, what would it be?
Loads, but at the moment I'd like to be slimmer.

39. If you could change 1 thing about your personality, what would it be?
I like to be more out going.

40. What is your biggest fear?
Death

41. Do you have any regrets? If so, what are they?
Quite a few. But the main one at the moment is I wish I'd worked harder at University.

42. Have you ever been in love?
Yes.

43. What's the most important thing to you in the world?
Happiness.

44. What you're most treasured possession?
That would probably be 'Pengy' again.

45. What's your job?
I'm a bookseller.

46. What's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?
Brought me breakfast in bed when I wasn't expecting it.

47. What's the worst thing anyone has done to you?
Made me lie for them.

48. Dream car?
Audio TT or Nissen Figaro.

49. Favorite celebration?
Definitely Christmas!

50. Where do you hang out?
I never have any money so usually at home with my flatmate or at my boyfriend's house.

51. What School did you go to?
Stanley Park High School.

52. What / who annoys you?
Browsing customers who open the books so wide they crack the spine then put the book back on the shelf! AAARRGH!!

53. Do you recycle?
Yes indeed.

54. What's your favorite sport?
Swimming.

55. Who was the last person / people to upset you?
Someone at work being insensitive.

56. What are your hobbies?
Reading, sewing, watching films, daydreaming.

57. What was the last joke you heard?
Something along the lines of - Michael Jackson isn't going to be buried or cremated - he wished to be melted down into Tesco carrier bags so he could remain white, plastic and dangerous to small children.

58. What is the best joke you've heard?
Can't think of any.

59. What's the worst joke you've heard?
There have been too many.

60. Name 3 places you have been on holiday?
Egypt, the Isle of Skye and Barcelona.

61. Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
Probably in exactly the same place I am now.

62. Favorite Season?
Autumn.

63. What's your favorite website?
Etsy.com

64. What's your favorite shop?
That would have to be Etsy again! I'm obsessed!

65. What's your worst habit?
Does pessimism count as a habit?

66. What's your favorite animal?
Penguins!

67. What is your ultimate fantasy?
Boringly I don't have one.

68. Can you cook?
Not really, I'm a heating things up in the oven kind of girl.

69. What is the last lie you told?
A little white lie to my boss about why I was late for work.

70. Favorite flavor ice-cream?
Chocolate or pistachio.

71. Favorite take-away?
Pizza.

72. What do you hate doing the most?
Getting up early or cleaning my flat. So getting up early to clean my flat would be a nightmare!

73. What do you like doing the most?
I think I answered this already.

74. If you were a Super Hero what would your name be?
Gets There Too Late Girl.

75. What is your porn star name (take the name of your first pet and your mother's maiden name and put them together)
Max Wight!?!?

76. If you were an animal what would you like to be?
I like the idea of being a wolf.

77. What would your animal name be?
Wolf Cub.

78. If you could go back in time, what time would you go to?
Victorian London.

79. Any person alive or dead - who would you meet?
The artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti or any of the Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood.

80. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
I've always liked the look of New Zealand.

81. Tea or coffee?
Tea. I really want to like coffee but I don't.

82. What was / is your nickname?
Auntie D.

83. Have you been to college?
Yes.

84. What is the wildest thing you've ever done?
I'm not sure I've done anything wild? I'm quite dull.

85. Can you play an instrument?
Nope.

86. What's your favorite Disney Character?
Sebastian the crab.

87. Favorite theme park?
Chessington.

88. What size feet are you?
Size 7.

89. If you were King / Queen for a day what 3 changes would you make to the world?
1. Sack everyone in the government. 2. Put more worthy people in their place. 3. Everyone would have to be polite to each other.

90. What is your favourite Night Club?
Don't have one, I prefer to go to a pub with character.

91. Name one thing that most people don't know about you?
I'm a pretty open book.

92. When was the last time you cried?
About a month or so ago.

93. If you could have 3 wishes, what would they be?
1. Stop global warming and other planet destroying problems. 2. That I have enough money to keep my friends and family comfortable for the rest of their lives. 3 That I can live forever... ;)

94. Would you ever have plastic surgery? If so, where?
Not sure. Maybe.

95. What are you most ashamed of?
When I was sixteen I kissed someone else's boyfriend on Valentine's day.

96. Thongs or Knickers / Boxers / Pants - on you / on someone else.
I'm not telling!!

97. Blondes / Brunettes or Red heads?
I like dark hair.

98. What do you find sexy?
Nice smile, dark curly hair.

99. If you could have a super power / ability, what would it be?
I'd like to be able to fly preferably with a great big pair of wings.

100. Did you enjoy doing this quiz?
It was alright.

Summary: This is me. Pretty dull, huh?