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Tell Me 2 Things - Part Deux
Very hard choice! Off the top of my head:Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Tell me the two first things you remember about being 15 years old.
The first boy I fell in love with andloosing my virginity
Tell me your two favorite summer Olympic events.
FootballPumpkin Spice Coffee
TM2 things you did as a child you wish you could do now...but grown ups don't do it
Riding on the handlebars of a friends bike. Running around the neighborhood playing morning till the street light come on.
TM2 of the best books you recall from childhood.
The Secret Garden and Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein.TM2 of your favorite outfits when you were in high school.
ALWAYS Levi cords with a comb in the back pocket and a cowl neck sweaterBellbottom pants with a midrift top
(Yep 1979 HS graduate)
TM2 comfort foods you enjoy
Finding a home I can afford in San DiegoWill I develop dementia like my parents, and if I do, how will I know the right time to take myself out of life
Tell me 2 recent happy moments
Everything leading up to my youngest daughter marriage coming up Sept 30Every minute with my grandson
TM2 plans you have for the long weekend
Falafel wraps/platters and black bean burgers.TM2 of your favorite TV series that are no longer running.
Went to the movies (Suicide Squad) and dealt with some undisclosed drama haha.TM2 concerts you'd love to see.
Paul SimonThe Beatles during the early '60s
Tell me 2 of the best birthday presents you've ever received.
A car and a diamond ring for my 16th birthday (it was my step-grandpa's 1995 Buick Century that he sold to my parents for a couple hundred bucks but hey it's still a car lol).TM2 writers you'd love to have a few drinks with.
DT said he paid no income taxes because he was 'smart'. --Not that smart!Every time DT sniffed. Loudly.
TM2 books you think would make great movies.
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner
TM2 things that make you smile :-)
Tough question! First 2 books that come to mind = Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides.(Sidebar to Robert: Hell yeah The House at the Edge of Night! I really hope someone fabulous adapts it because it could be a truly gorgeous and epic film.)
TM2 books you read after watching the movie/TV adaptation.
Another tough question because I love scary movies! I'll go with The Shining and Scream (but there are so many more).TM2 of the scariest/best horror movie villains.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - (the kidnapper guy still creeps me out)Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ( when the girl turned into a blueberry - had nightmares on that one)
Tell me two movies that you could watch again and again
(Diane: Same here for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!)The Shining and Romeo + Juliet.
Tell me the first two alcoholic beverages you ever tried.
Beer and wine coolers - I do not care for either and if I drink today it is some kind of cocktail maybe margarita.Tell me two things you did as a teen that was rebellious
Pretended I was going to church by myself, but spent the hour outside reading instead.Lied to my parents about going to see "A Man and a Woman" with my best friend.
TM2 non-fiction books you've enjoyed.
Books mentioned in this topic
Duma Key (other topics)The Jade Peony (other topics)
Knowledge of Angels (other topics)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (other topics)
Love You More (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Laurent Baheux (other topics)John Whaite (other topics)
Kate Kessler (other topics)
Gail Carriger (other topics)
Charles de Lint (other topics)
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Tell me two things that help you to relax when you are stressed