rivendellrose | meme time

Snagged from a bunch of folks:

1. How did you name your pets?
Theoden was named "Jupiter" when I got him from the animal shelter, and as appropriate as that was for a big, rather round, buff-colored boy, it didn't shorten well for calling. At the time Lord of the Rings was my most overwhelming fandom, and particularly the Rohirrim, but "Eomer" didn't work... which made me think of his resemblance to Bernard Hill as Theoden, and that stuck.

Our other cat, originally The Boy's, is Random. Because his acquisition of The Boy was very random. :)

2. Poirot or Miss Marple?
Neither, really, but I've probably seen more Poirot.

3. Do you have a FB account too?
Yeah, but I tend to avoid it mostly.

4. Books - hardcover or paperback
I read mostly on my Kindle and from the library, nowadays, but am perfectly happy with whatever. Slightly prefer paperbacks for being less heavy and also generally cheaper.

5. Mobile: Windows, Android or Apple?
I didn't get a phone at all until very late, and when I upgraded to a smartphone I was very happy with my Palm Pre. Currently have a very old iPhone, but planning to switch to Android whenever I finally convince myself to upgrade.

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ironymaiden

the Palm Pre was brand new when I was working on a file management app for All The Phones. It had my favorite OS, and it felt so good in the hand, a nearly perfect size.

rivendellrose

Yes, exactly! The Palm Pre had some of the best swipe functions long before Apple thought of them (or stole them, more likely, since they only showed up on Apple after the Pre was dead and gone), and it had the best hand-feel and palm size of any phone I've ever seen. I still miss how well it fit in my hand. Those nice rounded corners and the smooth, matte back were just perfect.

nenya_kanadka

1) Does not currently have pets. Mucca's dad's kitty is named Lulu the Agoraphobic Mini-Kitty. She is both unmixy with large spaces or loud strangers, and a very small (shorthaired, black) cat. I miss her a lot.

2) Miss Fisher!

3) Ditto.

4) Mostly Kobo ereader and whatever the library or the booksale has. Agree about pb pricing!

5) I, uh, got the cheapest most basic smartphone the shop has that was an actual recognizable brand name (instead of the house knockoff) when I got my first one in 2015. I think it's an Android? I don't really hold strong opinions about what's better, though.

Awww, little black female kitties are lovely. ♥

YES. Miss Fisher is absolutely the correct answer to question 2 and now I am annoyed that I didn't think of that!

Does your library do ebook checkouts? I've had really great luck with finding stuff at mine, so I hardly ever buy ebooks anymore unless I get a really good deal on something. Which Bookbub is pretty good for, if you don't subscribe to them yet.

Oh, and if you're into sci-fi books as well as TV, Tor.com has a thing where if you sign up for their mailing list you get a monthly free ebook! It's not always what I would pick for myself, but it's a nice way to build your library, and it's usually at least something new and interesting that a lot of people in the genre are talking about.