Simon at Stuck in A Book shared a fun meme this week, detailing some of his favourite creative things 'by the letter' -- and encouraged readers to leave a comment if they wanted to play along. I jumped in and was assigned the letter N.
So here are my favourite things... starting with N.
Favourite book...
But history, real solemn history, I cannot be interested in. Can you?”
“Yes, I am fond of history.”
“I wish I were too. I read it a little as a duty, but it tells me nothing that does not either vex or weary me. The quarrels of popes and kings, with wars or pestilences, in every page; the men all so good for nothing, and hardly any women at all — it is very tiresome: and yet I often think it odd that it should be so dull, for a great deal of it must be invention. The speeches that are put into the heroes’ mouths, their thoughts and designs — the chief of all this must be invention, and invention is what delights me in other books.”
Favourite author...
I'm going back to childhood here and saying Edith Nesbit -- 5 Children and It was a repeated reread for me in my younger years -- I even had my wishes all sorted out just in case I ever ran across a psammead!
Favourite song...
Puccini's Nessun Dorma sung by Pavarotti. Glorious.
Favourite film...
eNchanted April
(I am cheating a bit but this is my favourite movie, and the only N I could think of!)
Favourite object...
I can't seem to think of a solid N favourite, but I'll share an N that I enjoy --
NITTLES
Otherwise known as the string of &#@%*#@*!$@*! in comic books :)
Not only does it entertain me that this implied string of swearing has a name, that name makes a perfectly good swear word in itself. Try it, it has the perfect combination of hard sounds and compression of meaning.
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Well, N was a tough letter but I enjoyed this exercise! Check out Simon's post for all the others who played along and see their lettered choices too.
How have I never heard of nittles?! It has instantly become my new favorite word. A great list.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa -- I hope you get lots of use out of nittles ;)
DeleteLove your picks! Northanger Abbey is one of my favorite books, too. And Enchanted April is such a great movie. I got assigned the lovely letter 'O' and I'm still working on my post for it. The object's turning out to be the hardest. Wish me luck. :)
ReplyDeleteYikes, O would be even harder than N was! Good luck. Look forward to seeing your completed list...
DeleteIt took a bit, but I finally managed it. Yay for 'O'...I'm posting it tomorrow. :)
DeleteI loved all your responses, especially eNchanted April. That was a fantastic movie.
ReplyDeleteWasn't it though? :)
DeleteWhat fun. You cheated big with Enchanted April but it's such a lovely movie and book you can be forgiven :) And thanks for letting me know what those @%$# words are called!
ReplyDeleteHehehe... well, it sounds like "N"! Have fun with nittles, I always like knowing the names of odd things :)
DeleteGreat choices. I never knew what "nittles" was -- but now I do!
ReplyDeleteAnd I like E. Nesbit, too. She wrote a real good one that starts with "N", as in, The Enchanted Castle.
Ooops, now I'm cheating, too!
My letter was "F" and this was a fun meme.
I love "N"chanted everythings! Going over to check out your F words now... ;)
DeleteOooh, Northanger Abbey was a runner-up for favourite book pick for me, it was so fun to read. And 'nittles' is a great word to learn!
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