Since I've been torturing you guys with long entries lately, I thought I'd throw in something a little more whimsical. Some of these answers won't surprise you at all; some will.

4 things you would eat on the last day of your life:

1. Nigiri sushi (guess I'd better die in Vancouver)
2. Real vanilla ice cream with dulce de leche on top
3. A few squares of super-dark, bittersweet chocolate (Valrhona rocks my world)
4. Linguine with asparagus and cream sauce

4 CDs from your collection that you will never get tired of:

1. Jonatha Brooke, Plumb
2. Steely Dan, The Royal Scam
3. Underworld, Beaucoup Fish
4. Anything by Tom Lehrer

4 movies that you watch over and over:

1. Say Anything
2. Anything by Steven Soderbergh
3. BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice
4. Casablanca

Here's what she sent me…

Okay, here's what you're supposed to do. Copy, don't forward this entire e-mail onto a new e-mail and send it to a whole bunch of your friends after changing the answers. INCLUDING THE PERSON THAT SENT IT TO YOU. This is just so you get to know some simple facts about your friends.

My answers follow.WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Women In Love, D.H. Lawrence.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Nothing—I use an optical mouse and don't need one.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Scrabble.

FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
I subscribe to Cook's Illustrated and Fine Cooking, so I guess those.

FAVORITE SMELLS?
Roasted garlic, Chanel No. 5, and something else that I'm forgetting.

FAVORITE SOUNDS?