What books are on your nightstand?
- The good women of China - Xinran
- Tracing it home: Journeys around a Chinese family - Lynn Pan
- A suitable boy - Vikram Seth (not very good in-bed reading: too bulky)
- Writing down the bones - Natalie Goldberg
- Su Doku: The utterly addictive number-placing puzzle
- The complete Yes Prime Minister - Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay
- The unconscious civilization - John Raulston Saul
- The lighthouse - P.D. James
- Superluminal - Vonda McIntyre (I've finished this; should put it back on the shelf)
- Earthfasts - William Mayne (and this!)
- White dog - Peter Temple (this one, too)
- Schooling - Heather McGowan
- The whispering mountain - Joan Aiken
- Swallows and amazons - Arthur Ransome
Whew! I should learn from Her Majesty, who has her priorities right when in bed, I think:
What was the last wedding you went to? Were you in the wedding?
My own, last year, in March :)
Although it was stressful getting all the preparations done, I enjoyed it once we were in the thick of it. We wanted to have a big party for all our family and friends, and that's what we had. Nice food, pleasant surroundings, and everyone there!
I wasn't blogging at the time, I wonder how I would have blogged it...
What magazines do you subscribe to, and why?
- New Scientist. It's just so full of interesting stuff, and it arrives weekly!
- National Geographic. Lots of pretty pictures. Lately I have been considering not renewing when my subscription lapses at the beginning of 2007. Maybe I should get The Monthly instead?
- New Internationalist. For a clearer view of the lives of the majority of people in this world.
- Quarterly Essay. Does this count as a magazine? It's always thought provoking, and because of the length of the essay, each issue is covered quite extensively.
- InCite. I get this one because I am a member of ALIA.
What is your current computer desktop image? Let's see it!
It's a National Geographic image.
At work, I use this one:
I love the reactions I get to this image!
--bh
