Okay... I've been sticked by Danimal who should probably know better given the absence of literature from my life in the past few years except for the occasional MacWorld or Electronic Musician. So expect this to be about as lame and disappointing as possible...

You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
I've never read it. I'm not even really sure what it's about except that books get burned at that temperature and that sure is a lot of degrees.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
For sure. Um... well I had a bit of a cursh on Mattie Silver in Ethan Frome. But I think it was more that I just really wanted to be in love with someone in that way. I'm sure there's a better one but that was the first to come to mind.

The last book you bought is:
Managing & Using MySQL. How cool am I?

The last book you read:
I'm cheating a little on this one. I think that a book I am actively currently reading should count. Poe gave me The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien which I am loving. I do like reading, I just don't make time for it. Now I am making time for it and enjoying myself.

What are you currently reading?
Ya see? I cheated above and now I get caught... damnit!

Five books you would take to a deserted island:
This should be funny. Prepare to head back to high school.

• The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
• Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
• Catcher In The Rye By J.D. Salinger
• The Authoritative Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Waterson
• My Life Story by me

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons)? And Why?
I'm a little stuck here because I truly don't know too many people who maintain a blog really. So because of my flailing Gothamist connection:

• Tien Mao - He shares quite a bit of useful and sometimes bizarre snapshots on life in NY and wires sports and other columns for Gothamist. I'm curious as to what he reads.
• Joe Schumacher - Another Gothamist dude of the weather variety. Hi Joe!
• I wasn't kidding. All who I know who blog seem to have done this already... and it's not that many people. If you would like to be here, I suppose I am allowed one more so post a comment for me

Current stick path as it got to me: Barrie unleashed the stick on 3/7/05 - Amanda - scooterdeb - Brian - Karma Police - Evelio - Ivy - Suzanne - Jeff - Patricia Lockwood - Frank - Amy - Steve - Ginger - Scopylaw - AI - jose - grey - danimal - me