Teaser Tuesdays - December 7

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C S Lewis

'My Dear Lucy,

I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand a word you say, but I shall still be

your affectionate Godfather,

C. S. Lewis'

For something different, this is not actually part of the story, but the dedication at the beginning of the book. I just found it very interesting. Not everyone reads the dedications, but they can give insights into the author and why they wrote the book that you would otherwise be unaware of.

And for another piece of trivia, do you know what the author's initials stand for?

Clive Staples!

No wonder he wanted to be called Jack!

10 on Tuesday - Favorite Characters from Television

10 Favorite Characters from Television

In no particular order:

1. Harmon Rabb (JAG)

2. Jessica Fletcher (Murder She Wrote)

3. Dr Mark Sloan (Diagnosis Murder)

4. Perry Mason (Perry Mason)

5. Christopher Foyle (Foyle's War)

6. Remington Steele (Remington Steele)

7. Charlie Epps (Numb3rs)

8. Sarah MacKenzie (JAG)

9. Benton Frasier (Due South)

10. Mike Flynn (Sea Patrol)

For my first of these I found this quite hard. I'll be interested to see what future 10 on Tuesday topics will be.

Bunny

You have your days, but you always look your best. How could somebody resist your cute little eyes?

Have you ever ...

I found this on Monniblog.

Gone on a blind date? No

Skipped school? Yes (actually it was Uni)

Watched someone die? CSI, war movies

Been to Canada? No (want to go to PEI though)

Been to Mexico? No

Been to Florida? No

Been on a plane? Yes (I want to learn to fly)

Been lost? Yes (human navigator sent me the wrong way)

Been on the opposite side of the country? Yes (lived there for 7 years)

Been to the capital of your country? Yes (but I don't remember it - I was 2)

Swam in the ocean or waded? Yes (used to live in walking distance of the beach)

Cried yourself to sleep? Not that I remember

Played cops and robber? Yes

Recently colored with crayons? No

Sang Karaoke? Yes

Paid for a meal with coins only? Yes

Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t? Yes

Made prank phone calls? No

Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose? Yes

Caught a snowflake on your tongue? No (no snow around here)

Danced in the rain? Yes

Written a letter to Santa Claus? No (I've never believed in Santa Claus)

Been kissed under the mistletoe? No

Watched the sunrise with someone you care about? Yes

Blown bubbles? Yes (did that for my last birthday)

Been skinny dipping outdoors? No

Been out of North America? Yes (never actually been in North America)

Been in detention? Sort of

Regreted something you blogged? Yes (I deleted it)

I have done ... 27/100

The things I have done are in BOLD!
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain (Flinders Peak - in the rain)
9. Held a praying mantis (no, but I have taken a photo of one - called it Bob, because as it walked up the door it bobbed)
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped (no way that's never going to happen)
12. Visited Paris (only through books)
13. Watched lightening at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch (if you count crochet)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (not something I want to repeat)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train (the Indian Pacific - 2 nights)
21. Had a pillow fight (several in fact)
22. Hitchhiked (wouldn't even consider it)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (it's called a mental health day)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb (at least I think I have)
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon (cross country races sure seemed like that in primary school)
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (the best sunsets are over the ocean)
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke (got to love that Christian Union event - they had to pull the plug to get me to stop)
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight (my 18th birthday party)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted (only drawn)
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (only as a childhood game)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching (Warnambool 2003)
63. Got flowers for no reason (Grandpa would do that eveytime we visited)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt (in the process)
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (not technically - more like a mutual agreement not to continue employment)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone (my leg 2 days before Christmas in 1992 - the worst summer of my life so far)
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper (more than once)
85. Read the entire Bible (at least twice through 'Read your Bible in a Year' programs)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (a West Indies cricketer back in the 1990's)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Rode an elephant (no, but I have ridden a camel)
What about YOU?

7 Random Book Related Facts About Me

Rel over at Relz Reviewz tagged me for this 7 random facts meme, with a twist! The 7 random facts have to be book related facts!

So here goes! I hope others will join in the fun!

1. I have loved books since before I could read. As a toddler I would "read" to anyone who would listen, and often "read" to my dolls and teddies.

2. My Mum used to review all the books that I read before I was able to read them to make sure they were OK. She doesn't do that now because I read a lot more than she does and she doesn't like all the genres that I read.

3. I don't like reading science fiction or fantasy books.

4. I'm not actually sure how many books I own. I have books from when I was a child and teen in boxes in our shed, and my bookshelves are currently overflowing - 2 stacks deep in places.

5. I mostly read Christian fiction, with a few classics thrown in, plus a biography now and then, and a bit of non-fiction.

6. I generally only have one fiction book that I am reading at a time, but I usually have several non-fiction books partly read at one time (I have tried to reduce the number this year and finish a few books that I have been in the middle of for a long time).

7. I rencently discovered that I enjoy hearing books on CD. It started when I was trying to find a good book for my Auntie who can't read at the moment, but loves books.

Care to share any random facts about yourself and books?

One word

You can only type ONE Word! Not as easy as you might think. Now change the Answers to suit you and pass it on. It's really hard to only use one word Answers. You can only type one word. Send it to 7 people including the Person that sent it to you. I am very interested in your response. 1. Where is your cell phone? Handbag 2. Where is your significant other? nonexistent 3. Your hair? wild 4. Your mother? Home 6. Your favourite thing? books 7. Your dream last night? unknown 8. Your dream/goal? family 9. The room you're in? office 10. Your hobby? reading 11. Your fear? Spiders 12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Elsewhere 13. Where were you last night? home 14. What you're not? married 5. One of your wish list items? room 16. Where you grew up? Geraldton 18. What are you wearing? clothes 19. Your TV? Old 20. Your pet? Dead 21. Your computer? working 22. Your mood? exhausted 23. Missing someone? Jenny 24. Something you're not wearing? scarf 25. Favourite store? Koorong 26. Your winter? past 27. Love someone? absolutely 28. Your favourite colour? blue 29. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday 30. Who will resend this? questionable

Goldfish

How ironic!

A tank of goldfish in a fish and chip shop.

I've seen it before, but this time there's one fish that looks like it's desperate to get out.

It keeps swimming as fast as it can from the bottom to the top of the tank

to the top, sometimes jumping slightly out of the water.

There's a lid on the tank, so it can't get out, but it sure looks funny.

Does it think it will be the next to be eaten?!

Picture from Art.com

Right Place, Right Time

BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR - Only in America

BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY!!

Charlotte, North Carolina. USA. A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost 'in a series of small fires.' The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.

The lawyer sued… and WON!

(Stay with me.)

Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company, which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire' and was obligated to pay the claim! Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars lost in the 'fires'.

NOW, FOR THE BEST PART

After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!! With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.

This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest! ONLY IN AMERICA!

The Wedding Dress

When my sister Andrea got married, she asked to wear
mother's wedding dress. The day she tried it on for the
first time I was sitting with Mother in the living room as
Andrea descended the stairs. The gown was a perfect fit on
her petite frame. Mother's eyes welled with tears. I put my
arm around her.

"You're not losing a daughter," I reminded her in
time-honored fashion. "You're gaining a son."

"Oh, forget about that!" she said with a sob. "I used to fit
into that dress!"

Received from Thomas Ellsworth.

TAG YOU ARE IT

If you opened it, you have to do it. Send it back to the person who sent it to you and the rest of your friends!

Two names you go by:
1. Beth
2. Bethy

Two things you are wearing right now:
1. Pants
2. "Cranberry" top

Two longest car rides:
1. Port Augusta to Geelong in one day
2. Geraldton to Perth via the scenic route

Two of your favorite things to do:
1. Cross Stitch
2. Holding cute babies

Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. To know what I'd like to do instead of my current career
2. Husband (although a boyfriend would do for now)

Three animals you have or have had:
1. Becky the chook - her claim to fame was a double yolker
2. Smudge the cat - she was really the family cat, named after a smudge on a painting that Papa did, which he turned into a cat
3. There was a fish too, but I don't remember it's name

Two people who will answer this:
1. Jenny?
2. Anyone?

Three Things you ate today:
1. So far just my usual breakfast of porridge
2.
3.

Two people you last talked to on phone:
1. James
2. Can't remember

Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. Celebrating Amy's birthday
2. Working .... :(

Two favourite holidays:
1. QLD in 1992
2. School holidays as a child when we would go to Grandpa's farm

Two favourite beverages:
1. Tea
2. Apple cider

Four favourite fruit:
1. Bananas
2. Mango
3. Strawberries
4. Watermelon

Now, here's what you're supposed to do and please do not spoil the fun.

Hit forward, delete my answers and type in your answers.

Then send this to a whole bunch of people you know INCLUDING the person who sent it to you.

OK, I know this was originally an email, but if you care to do it, please leave a comment, so that I can see your anwers.

Meme (whatever)

Found thanks to AusJenny
I seriously considered not doing this because I already have a few on my blog, but then I realised that I haven't posted anything for a while and had been trying to find something to post (my holiday photos still aren't accessable), so I gave in and here are my answers:

1. What is your occupation? Accountant (main focus is tax)
2. What color are your socks right now? Black (I'm at work)
3. What are you listening to right now? My printer humming
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Breakfast - porriage
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Probably if I had to
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Blue
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Someone related to work (can't actually say for privacy reasons)
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes even though I don't know her that well (seeing her answers helped a little)
9. Favorite drink? Weak, white tea with one teaspoon of sugar
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? Field hockey (when my brother is playing)
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? No, I like my hair colour (even the few white hairs I've found there)
12. Pets? I had a fish and a chook as a child
13. Favorite food? Chocolate
14. Last movie you watched? Raise Your Voice
15. Favorite Day of the year? My Birthday (especially when it's on a weekend)
16. What do you do to vent anger? Slam doors, talk about it
17. What was your favorite toy as a child? Dolls, building cubbyhouses out of furniture
18. What is your favorite season? Spring
19. Hugs or kisses? Hugs
20. Cherry or blueberry? Blueberry
21. Do you want your friends to email you back? If they want, but I'm blogging this
22. What are you reading? Black Sea Affair by Don Brown
23. What is on the floor of your closet? A cupboard
24. Favorite smells? Vanilla, Cinnamon
25. Who inspires you? My parents and grandparents
26. What are you afraid of? Dogs
27. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
28. Favorite car? Mazda (should have bought one, next time I buy a car maybe)
29. Favorite cat breed? Tabby
30. Number of keys on your key ring? 10
31. How many years at your current job? 2 years and almost 1 month
32. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
33. How many states have you lived in? 2 - Victoria and Western Australia
34. Do you think you're funny? Sometimes
35. New Year's resolution? Never make them
36. Favorite vacation? Family trip up the east coast of Australia when I was 10
37. Dream Vacation? UK (including Wales)

Why we love children

Why we love children ....

OPINIONS On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, 'The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.'

KETCHUP A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's hitting the bottle.'

POLICE # 1 While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, 'Are you a cop? Yes,' I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?' 'Yes, that's right,' I told her. 'Well, then,' she said as she extended her foot toward me, 'would you please tie my shoe?'

POLICE # 2 It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy staring in at me. 'Is that a dog you got back there?' he asked. 'It sure is,' I replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, 'What'd he do?'

ELDERLY While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'

DRESS-UP A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, 'Daddy, you shouldn't wear that suit.' 'And why not, darling?' 'You know that it always gives you a headache the next morning.'

DEATH While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: 'Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.'

SCHOOL A little girl had just finished her first week of school. 'I'm just wasting my time,' she said to her mother. 'I can't read, I can't write, and they won't let me talk!'

BIBLE A little boy opened the big family Bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible. He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. 'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out. 'What have you got there, dear?'
With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'

NOW IF THIS DIDN'T BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY, GO BACK TO BED AND FORGET IT.

Friday vs Monday

2008 - Getting to Know Your Friends

Ok, so I've done a few of these, and even put one on here (I think), but here we go. I'd put some photos up from my recent holiday, but I haven't loaded them on yet, so you'll have to wait on that. In the mean time here's some trivia about me. (Yes, there are some question numbers missing, but that is how it was sent to me.)

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7.10
2. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
4. What is your favourite TV show? Can't decide right now - love JAG, but have to wait for the DVDs, or Remmington Steel - wish that was on DVD
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Porriage - plain or with apple & cinnamon, and sometimes with flaked almonds
6. What is your middle name? Rebekah
7. What foods do you dislike? Seafood
8. What is your favorite CD at moment? Depends on my mood - Steve Messer's Strange Country or Michelle Tumes or The Gregorians
9. What kind of car do you drive? Nissan Pulsar
10. Favourite sandwich? cheese & potato crisps
11. What characteristic do you despise? dishonesty
12. Favourite item of clothing? Ug boots
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? UK - including Wales
14. Favourite brand of clothing? No brands really, depends on what's comfortable and affordable
15. Where would you retire? Somewhere in the country (not sure really that's a long time away)
16. What was your most recent memorable birthday? my 18th - 4 parties, 3 cakes!
17. Favourite sport to watch? field hockey (when my brother is playing)
18. Furthest place you are sending this? USA
19. Person you expect to send it back first? no idea
21. When is your birthday? early next year
22. Are you a morning person or a night person? morning - but not too early (that is not before 7 am)
23. What is your shoe size? depends on the shoes and which foot you are talking about
24. Pets? none
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? I just got home from a holiday!
26. What did you want to be when you were little? Nurse, Mum, Artist
27. How are you today? Tired but happy
29. What is your favourite flower? forget-me-not (then violet)
30.. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? October 23rd (after 5.15pm)
33. What are you listening to right now? 89.9 Light FM
34. What was the last thing you ate? lunch
35. Do you wish on stars? sometimes
36. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? blue I think, or maybe purple
37. How is the weather right now? cold, but not freezing, cloudy
38. Last person you spoke to on the phone? someone from Tourism Victoria (I think her name was Shannon)
39. Favourite soft drink? Creaming Soda or Raspberry
40. Favourite restaurant? It used to be Sizzler, but they went out of business in Vic
41. Hair colour? a very nice, rich brown
42. What was your favourite toy as a child? The lounge room furniture and blankets - great for making indoor cubby houses
43. Summer or winter? Winter (summer gets too hot)
44. Hugs or kisses? hugs
45. Chocolate or Vanilla? That depends - Vanilla for milkshakes, both for icecream
46. Coffee or tea? Tea (coffee makes me feel sick)
47. Do you want your friends to email you back? If they have time
48. When was the last time you cried? I got a bit teary today
49. What is under your bed? A lot of stuff - board games, material, photos ...
50. What did you do last night? Stayed at my brother & sister-in-law's place, watched TV, did some cross stitch
51. What are you afraid of? dogs
52. Salty or sweet? can't decide - depends on what I want to eat at the time
53. How many keys on your key ring? which one - I have two with 2 keys, and one with about 6
54. How many years at your current job? 2 (next week)
55. Favourite day of the week? Friday
56. How many towns have you lived in? 4 in 2 different states
57. Do you make friends easily? not really
58. How many people will you send this too? a few
59. How many will respond? at least one less than I send it too, because they sent it to me
60. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? it's fun and interesting, so yes

One Word

ONE WORD ONLY!

Not as easy as you might think. Now copy, forward, or post this and change the answers to yours and pass it on. It’s really hard to only use one word answers.

1. Where is your cell phone? handbag

2. Your significant other? waiting

3. Your hair? brown

4. Your mother? hugs

5. Your father? fan

6. Your favorite thing? butterflies

7. Your dream last night? gone

8. Your favorite drink? tea

9. Your dream/goal? children

10. The room you’re in? office

11. Your ex? nonexistent

12. Your fear? blindness

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? country

14. Where were you last night? home

15. What you’re not? thin

16. Muffins? pumpkin

17. One of your wish list items? room

18. Where you grew up? Geraldton

19. The last thing you did? emailed

20. What are you wearing? black

21. Your TV? old

22. Your pets? none

23. Your computer? calculator

24. Your life? boring

25. Your mood? impassive

26. Missing someone? Mum

27. Your car? pearl

28. Something you’re not wearing? coat

29. Favorite store? Koorong

30. Your summer? hot

31. Like(love) someone? family

32. Your favorite color? blue

33. Last time you laughed? yesterday

34. Last time you cried? unsure

35. Who will re-post this? clueless

Found this thanks to AusJenny

Ponder This

Ponder This

A bus station is where a bus stops.

A train station is where a train stops.

On my desk I have a work station .........

The Wheels of Life

6 Random Things

6 things about me ...
1. I have been out of Australia but not off the continent (Try finding Hutt River Provence on a map).
2. I can't fit anymore books on my bookshelves but I keep buying them.
3. I've never had a boyfriend :(
4. I know a lot of random things (like how blue cheese is made).
5. I don't sing in the shower (very often).
6. This year I'm falling in love with Jesus even more than in the past.

Thank you Amy for tagging me!

As for the rest of you, consider yourself tagged and please leave your 6 things in a comment if you want to.