Hey There, Hi There

Yes, it's me again, in less than a month. I go, girl.

So, I'm in the midst of a scan at the hospital, except I'm home now, having been shot with nuclear dye, and I get to go back in a few hours for the scan, and again tomorrow for a repeat of the scan. Somehow, a lot of red tape got mixed up in this, and I'm pissed off today, which I haven't been for a long, long time. I also can't eat all day until the scan is over. I'm not happy. I am hungry.

The Empress did a book meme yesterday that I'm going to do some of here. First question:

Hardcover or paperback, and why?

Well, well, well. I have no preference, generally, between hc and p. I do have a preference for e. Yes, I've enjoyed the ebooks since they were first available, but now, I'm going to say it's my preference. Here's why. I like that they provide their own light source (the iphone and ipad do), which means I can read in the dark, which I love to do. I like that the font size can be changed to suit the reader. And lately, I've become more aware that really, e is the ecologically sound way to go. The only drawback to the e is that you have to buy them, you can't borrow them easily, so ts expensive. I try to find cheap books, or use discount and such.

The author, alive or dead, that I would love to have lunch with, and why?

First, Shakespeare. I've got a lot of questions for Shakespeare. Next, probably John Steinbeck or Ernest Hemingway, likewise, questions. For a nice, pleasant, funny lunch, however, I'd have to go with Fannie Flagg.

The smell of an old book reminds me of ...

My library, of course. And the bookshelf in the spare bedroom at my Aunt Rose's house when I was a kid.

If I could be the lead character in a book, I would be ...

Jo March, of course, from Little Men. She's the teacher and nurturer I always wanted to be, even, when I first read the book, consciously.

No answer to the favorite quotation question; there are too many to list.

Excuse me, I have to go hydrate now for the scan later. I have to be well-hydrated and empty (it's a stomach scan); they told me to take a laxative the night before, but hey. I have Crohn's Disease, laxatives are my mortal enemy. I'm a walking laxative. (TMI?) I'm not liking these hospital people so much at the moment.