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message 51: by Kathy Jo (new)

Kathy Jo (kjsotr) | 302 comments What is your favorite�

Book? So many! But I can't think of any right now.
Author? Allison Brennan (for one)
Food? Pizza
Dessert? Anything chocolate
Candy? Snickers
Drink? Coke or coffee
Color? Blue
Movie? Princess bride
TV Show? Don't watch much tv but I binge watch stupid reality shows
Sport/Game? Card
Musician?
Song?
Animal? My dog!
Item of clothing? A fuzzy sweater
School subject? English
Season? Fall
Holiday? Christmas


message 52: by Jillian (new)

Jillian | 2830 comments What is your favorite�

Book? The Eye of the World
Author? Brandon Sanderson & Robin Hobb
Food? Burritos
Dessert? Cookies or ice cream
Candy? dark chocolate
Drink? water
Color? red
Movie? ummm
TV Show? ummm
Sport/Game? Tennis and backgammon
Musician? ummm
Song? ummm
Animal? owl
Item of clothing? do blankets count
School subject? history
Season? summer
Holiday? Thanksgiving


message 53: by Sarah A. (new)

Sarah A. (cera_az) | 11 comments Book? Harry Potter
Author? Currently enjoying Colleen Hoover and David Baldacci
Food? Mexican
Dessert? Cheesecake
Candy? Twix
Drink? Coke or fresh lemonade
Color? Purple
Movie? too many to decide, but always love Star Trek
TV Show? Current Favorite -Young Sheldon
Sport/Game? Love board games
Musician? Currently Pink or Imagine Dragons
Song? Currently Walk me home
Animal? Sea turtles or sea jellies
Item of clothing? sweatshirts
School subject? Science
Season? Spring or Fall
Holiday? Thanksgiving


message 54: by Jill (new)

Jill | 725 comments What is your favorite.....

Book? Depends on the day (sometimes the hour) but right now Love Walked In is my favorite.
Author? Jodi Picoult, Nora Roberts and Fredrik Backman
Food? Crab
Dessert? Creme brûlée
Candy? M&Ms
Drink? Coffee
Color? Pink
Movie? The Shawshank Redemption
TV show? The West Wing
Sport/Game? I love watching American football and baseball
Musician? My nephew who currently is playing French horn with the Cincinnati Symphony
Song? Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Animal? Goat
Item of clothing? Comfy pajamas
School subject? English
Season? Fall (but to be honest there are really no seasons here in So. California
Holiday? Christmas


message 55: by Kristina (new)

Kristina | 245 comments Book?
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Chronicles of Narnia
Watchmen
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
Never Let Me Go

Author? Don't have one

Food? Chicken

Dessert? Pumpkin Cheesecake

Candy? Kit Kat, cherry Starburst

Drink? coffee with milk

Color? Navy

Movie? Don't have one

TV Show? currently Bob's Burgers

Sport/Game? (American) Football to watch; Bowling to do

Musician? Don't have one

Song? currently Girls Like You (Maroon 5) or The Greatest (Sia)

Animal? maybe ocelots...or turtles

Item of clothing? sweatshirts

School subject? Literature

Season? the non-winter ones

Holiday? Thanksgiving


message 56: by Joan (new)

Joan Barnett | 1970 comments What is your favorite�

Book? The Handmaid's Tale or Pride and Prejudice
Author? I don't think I really have a favorite
Food? Seafood
Dessert? Ice Cream
Candy? Peanut butter M&M's note - not peanut
Drink? Margarita
Color? pink
Movie? A Few Good Men
TV Show? Friends - still watch the reruns with my daughter
Sport/Game? Football and baseball
Musician? Adam Levine
Song?Sucker by Jonas Brothers (don't laugh - my absolute favorite song right now. Gets me in a good mood)
Animal?Cat
Item of clothing? PJ's
School subject?Biology
Season? Fall
Holiday? Christmas


message 57: by Bec (new)

Bec | 1334 comments What is your favorite�

Book? Ahhhh, just one...nooo....okay going with The Power of One
Author? Nope I don't really have a favourite author
Food? lasagne
Dessert? Golden syrup dumplings
Candy? Lyndt chocolate balls
Drink? Cappuccino
Color? Green
Movie? 10 Things I hate about you
TV Show? The Good Doctor or Greys Anatomy
Sport/Game? Netball
Musician? Nope don't have one
Song? Again, nope
Animal? Cat
Item of clothing? jumper??
School subject? WOW, I haven't been in school for a good 22 years at least...hmmm really can't remember
Season? Spring
Holiday? Christmas


message 58: by Tracy (new)

Tracy (tracyisreading) | 2573 comments What is your favorite�

Book? ummmmm..... Harry Potter, I think the first one but I love them all

Author? Chris Bohjalian is one of my favorites

Food? CHEESE!!!!!!

Dessert? Hate it :/

Candy? not a fan of candy either, LOL

Drink? Coffee

Color? Green

Movie? Currently, The Greatest Showman

TV Show? Obsessed with Good Girls at the moment

Sport/Game? I don't watch sports, but I do love to play bingo with the kiddos

Musician? No idea???

Song? Again nothing comes to mind but I love the Trolls soundtrack and I absolutely am disgusted by Ariana Grandes " Break up with Your Girlfriend"

Animal? Manta ray!!!

Item of clothing? My robe, leggings or sweats and a big sweatshirt

School subject? Done with that, thank god

Season? Fall

Holiday? Christmas


message 59: by Martha (new)

Martha (marthag503) | 495 comments What is your favorite�

Book? A Suitable Boy

Author? George R. R. Martin

Food? Mediterranean food minus shellfish

Dessert? A dessert called Katayef (fried pancakes stuffed with nuts, coconut and cinnamon, then topped with small scoop of ice cream and pistachios).

Candy? chocolate covered almonds

Drink? Coffee

Color? blue-green spectrum

Movie? Hard to remember - I don't see many.

TV Show? Stranger Things

Sport/Game? Zero, not a sports fan at all. I like playing board games with my grandson.

Musician? I don't know

Song? Changes constantly

Animal? Can't play favorites - dogs, cats, chickens

Item of clothing? Shawls and scarves I've knit

School subject? Geography and anthropology

Season? Fall

Holiday? Christmas


message 60: by Marta (new)

Marta (gezemice) | 859 comments Book?
That’s way too difficult, but perennial favorites include I, Claudius, the Harry Potter series, Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Jane Eyre, The Three Musketeers, Ready Player One, etc etc etc

Author?
Terry Pratchett!!

Food?
I can’t eat so many foods any more... but i like light foods, soups and stews.

Dessert?
Tiramisu

Candy?
Hazelnut chocolate

Drink?
Orange cinammon spice tea

Color?
Bright primary colors, especially yellow and red

Movie?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

TV Show?
Hmmm... Game of Thrones, and digging the new Good Omens!

Sport/Game?
Love watching college basketball. I do yoga and pilates for myself.

Musician?
Queen, Arctic Monkeys, Cage the Elephant

Song?
Hmm... Bohemian Rhapsody? hard to say.

Animal?
Polar bear... but pet-wise, I got two bunnies.

Item of clothing?
I love flowery skirts and nerdy T-shirts.

School subject?
Hmmm... history and geography

Season?
Spring and fall

Holiday?
I guess I like Christmas but it is also the most stressful... so don’t really have one


message 61: by Andrea (last edited Jun 18, 2019 04:52AM) (new)

Andrea | 455 comments What is your favorite�

Book?: Oh dear, I have quite a few. The first book that I can recall as my favorite was Ann Likes Red by Dorothy Z. Seymour, and one of my last favorite novels was Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.

Author?: Again, I have so many writers that I enjoy that it is too difficult to narrow my choice down to one. Some of them are Michael Chabon, Toni Morrison, Philip Roth, Douglas Adams Wilbur Smith, Margaret Atwood, Dan Brown, Christopher Moore, Jo Walton, Haruki Murakami, Emily Brontë, James McBride, Thomas Harris, Deborah Harkness, George Saunders, Ken Liu, Joanne Harris, Don DeLillo, Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, Madeleine L'Engle, Tom Holt, Diana Wynne Jones . . .

Food?: Cheese crackers

Dessert?: I do not eat sweets anymore, but as a child I could not pass up a piping hot apple dumpling.

Candy?: In the past, I enjoyed Jujyfruits and Caramel Creams.

Drink?: Coffee

Color?: Peach and Red

Movie?: The Princess Bride, A Knight's Tale, Harry Potter, and so many others

TV Show?: I hardly watch television, but I have enjoyed the Big Bang Theory.

Sport/Game?: The last sport that I participated in was golf and one of my favorite games is Monkey Island.

Musician?: Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Debussy, Queen, Beethoven, Bowie. . .

Song?: Mr. Blue Sky, Holst's Planets . . .

Animal?: As a pet, I love dogs. In the wild, I love to watch blue jays and chipmunks.

Item of clothing?: My favorite article of clothing is a soft sweater.

School subject?: In high school, I favored math and science.

Season?: I enjoy spring and fall.

Holiday?: Halloween and Christmas are my favorite holidays.


message 62: by Veronica (new)

Veronica (ronireads13) | 816 comments What is your favorite�

Book? So many but Little Women had always been a favorite
Author? I can pick just one.
Food? Pizza
Dessert? Cake or cupcakes, any time of cake really
Candy? Gummy everything
Drink? Dr. Pepper and coffee
Color? Purple
Movie? The Sandlot and Clueless
TV Show? Too many, but love crime shows such as Law and Order
Sport/Game? Football and football (soccer)
Musician? Thats hard, but I live NSYNC.
Song? too many to name, it depends on my mood
Animal? Cat
Item of clothing? Slippers (flip flops)
School subject? Math and band
Season? Fall, I love pumpkin everything :)
Holiday? Christmas, there is something so magical about that time of year.


message 63: by Ira (new)

Ira | 354 comments Book? Too many to count. The Lord of the Rings,The Secret Garden,His Dark Materials to name a few
Author? J.R.R. Tolkien
Food? Greek food
Dessert? Chocolate mousse or caramel ice cream
Candy? Gummy everything
Drink? Ice tea
Color? Green
Movie? Too many but I have started to like Italian cinema and movies like Cinema Paradiso, Benvenutto al Sul, L'ora legatte
TV Show? Too many but Swedish crime series are usually good
Sport/Game? football (soccer), tennis, basketball and I love to dance
Musician? Mostly heavy metal like Sonata Arctica, Within Temptation, Epica. But I listen many different genres like classic rock, raggae and I relly like Josh Groban
Song?The bard song live is one of many favorites
Animal? Cat
Item of clothing?Pajamas
School subject? Math and band
Season? Spring
Holiday? Christmass or Easter


message 64: by Fee (new)

Fee | 232 comments Book? - The Cider House Rules , The Remains of the Day Once Upon a River
Author? - John Irving
Food? - Spaghetti Bolognese
Dessert? - Ice cream
Candy? - Everything sour and sweet
Drink? - Red Wine
Color? - Dark blue
Movie? - Seeking a friend for the ens of the world
TV Show? - I'm not watching much tv...
Sport/Game? - Yoga
Musician? - Chopin
Song? - I always forget the titles...
Animal? - Cat
Item of clothing? - Sweeter
School subject? - Literature
Season? - Autumn
Holiday? - Christmas


message 65: by Lieke (new)

Lieke | 697 comments What is your favorite�

Book? Dochter van het Keizerrijk
Author? Robin Hobb
Food? Cheese
Dessert? anything with chocolate
Candy? Reese's bar
Drink? Latte Machiato
Color?Blue
Movie?
TV Show? Person of Interest
Sport/Game? Orienteering
Musician? The Script
Song?
Animal? Panda
Item of clothing?
School subject?
Season? Spring
Holiday?

At this moment, but it might be different tomorrow (or in an hour ;))


message 66: by Hilde (last edited Jun 11, 2019 12:52PM) (new)

Hilde (hilded) | 821 comments Aj; this was difficult, super hard to choose, as this changes from day to day;

What is your favorite�

Book? Impossible to choose, but I love To Kill a Mockingbird
Author? Tricky, tricky. The past couple of years I have grown very fond of Edvard Hoem
Food? Not a picky eater, and generally love food, but little beats a delicious sea food plattern
Dessert? Sorbet icecream and fruits
Candy? Salty Licorice (it’s a Scandinavian thing..)
Drink? Tea (preferably herbal or cinnamon taste)
Color? Green or blue
Movie? Also impossible to choose, so going with the same as the book
TV Show? Differs from week to week, but Strangers Things are on top right now
Sport/Game? Handball
Musician? Even more difficult to choose than favourite author, so I’ll just through out one; PJ Harvey
Song? Right now 70 road trips songs are on heavy rotation
Animal? Cats
Item of clothing? Sneekers
School subject? Math
Season? All of them have its charm
Holiday? Christmas


message 67: by AnnaNeverLands (new)

AnnaNeverLands | 15 comments Book? Hard, but i've gotta give it to Six of Crows and The Perks of
Being a Wallflower

Author? Leigh Bardugo

Food? Cheeseburgers

Dessert? Carrot cake or cheesecake

Candy? Maltesers

Drink? Coke

Color? Blue

Movie? Too many to pick from but the MCU in general

TV Show? GoT

Sport/Game? Football (European, so soccer for americans)

Musician? Queen and 1D and many more

Song? I Lived by One Republic

Animal? Tiger

Item of clothing? Hoodie

School subject? Biology and Chemistry

Season? Autumn

Holiday? Fallas (a holiday from where i'm from)


message 68: by Jenny (new)

Jenny Rojo (aleromi) | 28 comments What is your favorite�

Book? Is difficult to pick just one... I loved Del Amor y Otros Demonios, El princi-pito and Las cenizas de Angela
Author? Don't know really...
Food? 'Bandeja paisa', a typical food from my city (Medellín).
Dessert? Cheesecake, Red velvet cake
Candy? Anything with chocolate
Drink? Coffee
Color? Black
Movie? --
TV Show? Vikings was awesome!
Sport/Game? Soccer
Musician? Maybe, Silvio Rodríguez
Song? 'Te busco'
Animal? Dog
Item of clothing? Jeans
School subject? Biology, Physics, Literature... and, at the university, my favorite was toxicology.
Season? There are no seasons in Colombia, but I like when is cold.
Holiday? --


message 69: by Johanne (last edited Jun 12, 2019 03:05AM) (new)

Johanne *the biblionaut* | 1668 comments So, the first thing you need to know about me is that I´m terrible at choosing favourites...

Book? Seriously? You want me to answer that??? My favourite recently read is Monsters of Men
Author? Right now: Patrick Ness. Also Haruki Murakami, Kenneth Bøgh Andersen and Cecilie Eken.
Food? I´ll have to say cheese in all its forms.
Dessert? A tie between panna cotta and lemon meringue pie.
Candy? Liqourice and chocolate
Drink? Coffee and champagne
Color? green and blue
Movie? My neighbour Totoro can be watched many times.
TV Show? Would you call TV series a Tv show? If so, a tie between Game of Thrones and Umbrella Academy. Otherwise I enjoy quiz shows.
Sport/Game? Football (soccer) to watch and play for fun. And skiing.
Musician? Right now I listen to Eels, Anna Calvi and Bob Hund (a Swedish band)
Song? 50 ft queenie by PJ Harvey and Because the night - Patti Smith (and Bruce Springsteen)
Animal? hmmm. Sea Turtles. And cats.
Item of clothing? Anything comfortable. And I like shoes.
School subject? Nothing really stands out. I liked reading but not much of that happened in class.
Season? Summer
Holiday? Christmas


message 70: by Samantha (new)

Samantha | 1486 comments What is your favorite�

Book? Ugg this is hard, for a long time it was Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man but I read it so long ago I barely remember it any more. The book that comes to mind most now is The Last Place You Look.
Author? This is ever changing but going with Kristen Lepionka
Food? Hot Crispy French Fries with a big side of ketchup
Dessert? Cookies
Candy? chocolate covered almonds
Drink? Wine
Color? Green
Movie? Independence Day
TV Show? Big Brother
Sport/Game? Do video games count? Then I would go with the Zelda games
Musician? Bach
Song? Simple Song by the Shins is up there.
Animal? Cats
Item of clothing? my grey Allbirds
School subject? Psychology
Season? Fall
Holiday? Christmas


message 71: by Holly (new)

Holly | 58 comments Book? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Author? Roald Dahl
Food? Tomatoes or pizza
Dessert? Tiramsu
Candy? Skittles
Drink? Margarita or Tea
Color? Navy Blue
Movie? Dirty Dancing
TV Show? Ghost Adventures or Dead Files
Sport/Game? Football
Musician? Bon Jovi or NKOTB
Song? When I See You Smile by Bad English or Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Animal? Tiger
Item of clothing? Yoga Pants
School subject? Social Studies
Season? Spring
Holiday? Christmas


message 72: by Tabitha (new)

Tabitha (ellornaslibrary) | 65 comments What is your favorite�

Book?
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The first book I loved in an indescribable way, and that made me realize my passion for writing.

Author?
Hmmm I don't really have a favorite author. I like too many.

Food?
Mashed Potatoes. I could eat potatoes everyday and not get tired of them.

Dessert?
Probably ice cream. Any flavor besides vanilla.

Candy?
Reese's Pieces

Drink?
Mountain Dew.

Color?
Hmmm most shades of blue.

Movie?
Between Emperor's New Groove, Zootopia, the LotR trilogy, or the HP movies.

TV Show?
Can't decide lol too many to list.

Sport/Game?
Don't really have a fav, but in terms of like it'd be between MMA and Overwatch League.

Musician?
Again, too many to list.

Song?
Oh, I've never been able to choose a favorite. Too many to list.

Animal?
Penguins. I looove penguins.

Item of clothing?
During winter it's between scarves or big, fuzzy sweaters. During summer probably either light, flowy dresses or hats that shield my face from the sun.

School subject?
History! =D I love learning new things, and writing/reading in historical settings, and so forth.

Season?
I've always been stuck between Fall and Spring. The more tame months in terms of weather.

Holiday?
Christmas. Not for any religious reason, but I absolutely love the cheer and music and decorations.


message 73: by Desiree (new)

Desiree Germain | 25 comments What is your favorite�

Book?
There are so many!!

Author?
Again, difficult to choose an overall favourite but I've recently finished both books by Celeste Ng and have been completely fascinated by both.

Food?
Chocolate

Dessert?
Also chocolate, or anything with chocolate

Candy?
Chocolate, especially peanut butter cups.

Drink?
Tea/lately also bubble tea (since a great new place opened near my apartment).

Color?
Red

Movie?
Can't say I've ever had a real favourite movie

TV Show?
That is hard - I think I would say Crazy Ex Girlfriend because the music has become so frequently listened to in my life!

Sport/Game?
Swimming? If that counts

Musician?
I don't think I have one

Song?
As above

Animal?
I don't have a real favourite... Played with some otters recently and thought they were pretty cute.

Item of clothing?
Hoodies/warm things

School subject?
English

Season?
Summer

Holiday?
Christmas


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