I despise that I adore you

1. What inspires you to blog?
   sometimes it's a random thought or experience; sometimes it's a book or music. Sometimes it's a conversation with a friend. Sometimes I have to force myself to sit down and churn out readable words. This has been going on for far too long to ascribe it to one source of 'inspiration.'
2. What’s the best thing about blogging, for you?
   the joy is in the playing.
   
3. What is your favourite book of all time?
   need you ask? The Brothers K, by David James Duncan. The Girl She Used to Be, by David Cristofano, is a close second.
4. It’s 9pm and for some reason you’ve been hungry all day, despite the three square meals. What do you rustle up?
   cold cereal. That happens probably 3x per week.
5. Who are three of your style icons?
   in the ideal world: Leon, Lauren Hutton, and Ziva David.
6. What’s your current favourite song/piece of music?
   
   
   
   "Hate that I Love You" by Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo.
   
   "no one in this world knows me the way you know me
   
   so you'll probably always have a spell on me..."
7. What is the last book you read?
   A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin. I'm rather shocked by how much I love these books.
8. What is your current favourite recipe?
   I make a pretty good lasagna.
9. Who or what first inspired you to set up your own blog?
   The Cat, and she who shall not be named.
10. What object could you not live without?
    I don't think that there is an object that I can't live without. It's just not like that. I like my iPod a lot. I use my phone pretty often. I love my journals. I don't like to be without a good book. But "live without"? Bah.
11. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
    God knows.
12. Who or what made you into the person you are today?
    bgm. Fluffy. Ulysses. the Cat. Michael. Heidi. Pete. Kim. The other Pete. Rob. The girls. Andrew. The Eric[k]s. The other Andy. Seymour. The other Rob. The insane Mormon. Emerald Man. Emily. T.O. Blake. The other Dan.
    But mostly me. Just me.
13. What have your learned from blogging?
    that nothing is sacred except the process.
14. Knowing what you know now, what knowledge would you pass on to your past self?
    do it. It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission.
15. Sunday roasts - lunchtime or evening meal?
    OK, yes, definitely. Bring it on. There is almost nothing better than roast beast.
16. What has been your best blogging-related experience so far?
    oh, that would be falling in love--with someone who'd fallen in love with me.

[from The Cat (almost a year ago), who got it here]