From Talmida (and I’m sorry if it looks as if I cribbed a lot of the entries from her. There are reasons why we’re friends, you know):
8 interests in my life
- Indonesian music
- Biblical interpretation
- Languages and scripts
- Cryptic crosswords
- Spirituality
- Mountains
- Theatre
- Food and drink
8 things to do before I die
- Visit the Far East
- Get a part in a movie
- Give up smoking
- Take a skin-diving course
- Learn sofrut
- Read (at least some of) the Mahābhārata in the original
- See the Canadian Rockies
- Learn blues piano
8 books I read recently
This one is going to be a bit dull, because I have this habit of taking an author and working through him or her, especially when I’m unwell. Comfort reading.
- G K Chesterton The Innocence of Father Brown
- G K Chesterton The Wisdom of Father Brown
- G K Chesterton The Incredulity of Father Brown
- G K Chesterton The Secret of Father Brown
- G K Chesterton The Scandal of Father Brown
- G K Chesterton The Club of Queer Trades
- James Kugel How to Read the Bible (working my way gradually through this one)
- Joan Peters From Time Immemorial
8 films that mean something to me
- Princess Bride
- Chariots of Fire
- Pulp Fiction
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon
- The Parent Trap (1998 version)
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Wings of Desire
- Dead Poets Society
8 songs that mean something to me