#johnnarock

1. If you could pick up and go visit anywhere tomorrow (for, I don’t know, let’s say… two weeks), where would you go?

Paris. With some side train trips where I get to wear a hat and a cape. 

2. If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

I often convince myself that I can just magically speak languages I don't know and that I can just pick up an instrument and know how to play it. So far this has not been the case. So, I don't know what this superpower would be called (delusions of grandeur?) but that one.

3. What’s the first book you remember loving?

When I was quite young I really liked The Littles and used to build traps so I could trap them when they came out of the walls. I also really loved Brambly Hedge which is about mice. Apparently, it's out of print in the US, but I found a really nice copy in London and got it as a baby gift which made me happy. 

4. If you could only see/engage with one of the following, film, TV, theater, or books for the rest of your life, which would you pick and why?

TV! My first and oldest best friend. Out of all my children I have always loved it most. I like the long-format storytelling and I think, especially at the moment, that's where the best stuff is happening. I would like my own TV show. 

5. What’s your favorite kind of cookie?

Sugar cookie dough. I like the chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin at Levain. Although, I prefer to pick around the chocolate or raisins so I can get to the dough part. I like the lemon cookies a lot at Ben's cookies in London. 

6. What book(s) are you currently reading?

Anna Karenina. Finally. 

7. What’s your favorite curse word (if you have one)?

Fuck. 

8. What’s your favorite winter accessory? (Either for warmth or aesthetic value.)

Well, hats of any sort and I got a couple this year that I like a lot. I like things with fur. I'd really like a big white fur hat. I haven't found the perfect one yet. 

9. What’s the weirdest (I’ll let you define “weird”) museum you’ve ever been to?

Hmm I don't know if I've really been to any that are that weird. Although, I have been to a museum or two or three in Mongolia which I guess is a little off the path given that they're in Mongolia. 

10. How do you feel about plaid?

How don't I feel about plaid. I'm highly supportive of plaid. 

11. Did you sleep with a stuffed animal as a child, and what was it? Do you still have it?

Yes. I slept with a bear named Old Bear that my mother currently has (he's pretty fragile at this point) and a bear named Pooh that I have and who is sitting next to me. 

And now for my additional questions.

1. If you could trade lives with any fictional character who would it be and why?

2. If you got to have a theme song that was played every time you walked into a room, what song would you pick?

3. If you could trade lives with any real person who would it be and why?

4. Who do you think should be the most fascinating person of 2013?

5. What was your first favorite movie?

6. If you could receive a first edition copy of any book which would it be?

7. What is the best gift you've ever given?

8. What are the top 5 places you'd like to visit?

9. Is there any sort of lesson you did as a child that you regret quitting (i.e. piano lessons)?

10. What is something(s) from another era that you wish we still did today?