Oh god, I'd so forgotten about the Hamster Dance site! They've fancied it up considerably since it's first 15 minutes of fame.

This week's Friday Five:

1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)? When I was a kid it was non-fiction and fiction. But today I'd expand that to magazines as well - certain magazines anyway. I don't much like magazines that are fashion stuff (like Elle) or commentary or info-entertainment (like Newsweek or Time), but I love how-to magazines like cooking, decorating or craft magazines. Newspapers I prefer to read online. Less waste to recycle and no black mess on my fingers.

2. What is your favorite novel? Oof. I can't answer that - I have too many!

3. Do you have a favorite poem? (Share it!) I'm not that fond of poetry for some reason, although my sister writes poetry beautifully. I guess I've always liked anything by Tennyson or Kipling.

4. What is one thing you've always wanted to read, or wish you had more time to read? Uh, the stack of books in my bedroom that's as high as *I* am?

5. What are you currently reading? "Time Bind" by Arlie Russell Hochschild. Actually I'm reading it at a snail's pace since I keep putting it down in order to read madly for my anthropology theories course and my archeology course. I had to lay it down for several weeks. It'll probably get finished in a day during Spring Break.

And because it was pretty good and I missed it, last week's Friday Five as well:

1. What is your most prized material possession? Most prized? I don't think I have one. I have a lot of cherished things, old toys and mementos, heirlooms.

2. What item, that you currently own, have you had the longest? Honey Bear. A four inch high honey-colored teddy bear that I got when I was four years old. Her nose is held on with a straight pin, the "fur" on her tummy is all rubbed off and she still sits in a place of honor on my bedroom bookcase.

3. Are you a packrat? Oh gods yes. I still have my elementary school science class notes. No really, I do.

4. Do you prefer a spic-and-span clean house? Mostly. I get anxious with clutter because it makes me feel mentally disorganized and I like things clean. (It helps when you have allergies.) But at the same time I don't have *everything* spic-and-span. I usually reserve one room as the "boxes on top of each other, barely can see the floor, papers flowing everywhere" disorganized mess. It lets me keep the rest of the place tidy without going nuts. (Don't wanna mess with it? Shove it into the "blackhole" room.)

5. Do the rooms in your house have a theme? Sort of. There's the disorganized, chaotic, crafty, creative room. Anything goes. There's the "history and culture" living room. (Old photos, arts and crafts from around the world, etc.) The bedroom has my collection of toys: dog figurines, teddy bears, old toys I cherish still. Every picture in the room has something sleeping. The dining room is "cafe-style".

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