Quiz Time

Posted on Jan 26, 2005 at 3:20 PM in Uncategorized

What is the…

  • Last T.V. show you watched?
  • Best T.V. show you’ve watched recently?
  • T.V. show you are embarrassed to admit out loud you watch or have watched?
  • Last album you listened to?
  • Best album you’ve listened to recently?
  • Album/artist you are somewhat embarrassed to admit out loud you like?
  • Last movie you watched?
  • Best movie you’ve seen recently?
  • Movie you are kind of surprised you liked?
  • Last book you completed?
  • Best book you’ve read recently?
  • Next book you’d like to read?

20 Comments

  1. RT Jan 26, 2005 3:26 PM

    Last TV: Buffy (on DVD)
    Best TV: The Amazing Race
    Embarrassed to admit I like: One Tree Hill
    Last album: Dandelion, Claire Holley
    Best album: Garden State
    Embarrassed to admit I like: Celine Dion
    Last movie: The Village
    Best movie: The Village
    Surprised I liked: The Village
    Last book: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
    Best book: The Brothers K, David James Duncan
    Next book: Reading Lolita in Tehran, Azar Nafisi

  2. charity Jan 26, 2005 3:38 PM

    yay! something to distract me!!

    Last TV: 15 minutes of Gilmore Girls
    Best TV: none
    Embarrassed to admit I like: The Bachelor (though i’ve missed the last few seasons)
    Last album: something in Joie’s car; Bright Eyes maybe?
    Best album: I really haven’t listened to anything new lately but U2’s “Vertigo” and EFO’s “This is Me” often makes the rounds these days
    Embarrassed to admit I like: Matchbox 20
    Last movie: Garden State
    Best movie: Garden State
    Surprised I liked: ???

    on reading … i find myself unwilling and somewhat unable to answer the last questions on reading, because i’ve been in a reading funk lately. i really need to start reading things other than blogs and on-line newspapers again!

  3. Jeremy Jan 26, 2005 3:58 PM

    Last TV: Buffy (on DVD)
    Best TV: Buffy
    Embarrassed to admit I like: Yugi-Oh
    Last album: Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack, Volume 2
    Best album: Let It Bleed, Rolling Stones
    Embarrassed to admit I like: E.L.O.
    Last movie: The Village
    Best movie: The Empire Strikes Back (DVD)
    Surprised I liked: Wimbledon (although I do like Paul Bettany, so I wasn’t too surprised)
    Last book: Dragonbone Chair, Tad Willimas
    Best book: City of Golden Shadow, Tad Williams
    Next book: Elric of Melnibone, Michael Moorcock

  4. Haley Jan 26, 2005 4:26 PM

    Last TV: SuperNanny. It was horrifying. I am NEVER having kids.
    Best TV: Joan of Arcadia.
    Embarrased to admit I like on TV: Joan of Arcadia. I feel sacreligous, but it’s a GOOD SHOW, PEOPLE.

    Last album you listened to: August and Everything After, Counting Crows. By the way, Becca, I know Claire Holley, sort of. I went to church with her husband’s family all when I was growing up. She used to perform all the time in Jackson when I was in college.

    Best album you’ve listened to lately: Futures by Jimmy Eat World.
    Album/artist you’re embarrased to admit: Mariah Carey. Yep, that’s right.
    Last movie you watched: Garden State
    Best movie you’ve seen lately: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
    Movie you were surprised you liked: Eternal Sunshine. I usually hate Jim Carrey.
    Last book you completed: A Separate Peace, by John Knowles.
    Best book you completed recently: High Fidelity by Nick Hornby.
    Next book you’d like to read: Jitterbug Perfume, by Tom Robbins.

  5. Jeremy Jan 26, 2005 5:20 PM

    “I usually hate Jim Carrey.”

    Now that’s near to sacrilegious. ;)

  6. bethany Jan 26, 2005 5:24 PM

    I’m operating on the assumption that these are all culled from things I’ve seen/watched/read in the recent past, and not just of all time (for the ‘best’ categories)

    Last TV: Technically, One Tree Hill, because the tv got left on after Gilmore Girls finished and Lindsay, Elissa, Jenny and I ended up sitting around and mocking it (sorry Rebecca)
    Best TV: Alias
    Embarrassed to admit I like: Will & Grace (but not too embarassed, because it’s FUNNY and a good show)
    Last album: I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning, Bright Eyes
    Best album: I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning, Bright Eyes
    Embarrassed to admit I like: Nothing that I’ve listened to lately… but in the grand scheme of things, Justin Timberlake
    Last movie: The Closet (French film from 2001)
    Best movie: The Village
    Surprised I liked: The Village
    Last book: As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner
    Best book: Walking On Water, Madeleine L’Engle
    Next book: Westminster Confession of Faith, Another Country, by James Baldwin, and Blue Like Jazz by some guy whose name escapes me at the moment.

    Haley, I really love Joan of Arcadia. I actually don’t find it to be at all sacrilegious – I’ve watched with a fairly critical eye, and I have had very few quibbles with how they present God.

  7. kerri Jan 26, 2005 5:25 PM

    Last Tv show: Karen Sisco
    Best Tv show: Joan of Arcadia
    Embarrassed to admit I like Tv show: Celebrity Poker Showdown
    Last album: U2’s “All that You Can’t Leave Behind” (I think that’s the right title!?)
    Embarrassed to admit I like: Not really embarrassed about it, but the closest I can think of is Dean Martin (Now RICKY Martin would be embarrassing)
    Last movie watched: Wimbledon
    Best movie seen lately: In Good Company
    Movie surprised I liked: The Village (didn’t think I liked it much, but liked it more after pondering it)
    Last book completed: Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Balliet (this is a middle-school-age book)
    Best book completed recently: Under the Tuscan Sun, by Frances Mayes
    Next book I’d like to read: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, by Lynne Truss (currently reading, actually; does that count?)

  8. Haley Jan 26, 2005 6:03 PM

    Thanks, Bethany. I feel affirmed in my Friday night addiction. I think Joan of Arcadia is a really great show which raises some excellent questions and gets a lot closer to the truth than most other things on TV, but I’ve had one too many people give me the look that says “And now we know you are not truly Reformed,” when I have said I like that show.
    And hey, Jeremy, if you like Jim Carrey, you should watch Eternal Sunshine. You will be thrilled to know that he can actually act in addition to his finely-honed skills of acting like a six-year-old. Now I will wait to be struck down by lightning. ;)

  9. Megan Jan 26, 2005 7:38 PM

    Last TV: 24
    Best TV: 24
    Embarrassed to admit I like: Everybody Loves Raymond
    Last album: Evita soundtrak
    Best album: U2, All That You Can’t Leave Behind
    Embarrassed to admit I like: The Monkees
    Last movie: Hotel Rwanda
    Best movie: Hotel Rwanda
    Surprised I liked: Saved!
    Last book: Bel Canto by, Ann Patchett
    Best book: Peace Like a River by, Leif Enger
    Next book(s): Reading Lolita in Tehran by, Azar Nafisi and Princess: a true story of life behind the veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson (the second is for my book club)

  10. Kristen Jan 26, 2005 8:52 PM

    * Last T.V. show you watched? Extreme Makeover, Home Edition
    * Best T.V. show you’ve watched recently? CSI Season 2 on DVD
    * T.V. show you are embarrassed to admit out loud you watch or have watched? Supernanny.
    * Last album you listened to? U2/Vertigo
    * Best album you’ve listened to recently? U2/Vertigo
    * Album/artist you are somewhat embarrassed to admit out loud you like? N/A — If I like it, I like it!
    * Last movie you watched? Dodgeball
    * Best movie you’ve seen recently? Ummm… I don’t know!
    * Movie you are kind of surprised you liked? Stepford Wives
    * Last book you completed? I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe
    * Best book you’ve read recently? The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
    * Next book you’d like to read? The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis

  11. sarah Jan 26, 2005 8:53 PM

    Last TV: Gilmore Girls
    Best TV: Alias
    Embarrassed to admit i’ve watched: The O.C. (it was on in someone’s room, and everyone in my hall is becoming infatuated with it, and i had to see what all of the fuss was about…happy to report that i strongly disliked it.)
    Last album: Sufjan Stevens presents Greetings from Michigan – The Great Lake State
    Best album: The Arcade Fire – Funeral
    Embarrassed to admit I like: Queen, the song “I Want to Break Free” (it’s a good one for dancing)
    Last movie: Man on Fire
    Best movie: Finding Neverland
    Surprised I liked: Man on Fire (expected it to be awful, and it wasn’t.)
    Last book: A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
    Best book: The Journey to the East by Hermann Hesse and A Movable Feast by E. Hemingway
    Next book: Siddartha by Hermann Hesse or My Antonia by Willa Cather

  12. katie m Jan 27, 2005 12:18 AM

    Last T.V. show you watched? Alias
    Best T.V. show you’ve watched recently? Alias
    T.V. show you are embarrassed to admit out loud you watch or have watched? Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, Will and Grace (not too embarassed)
    Last album you listened to? Maroon 5
    Best album you’ve listened to recently? n/a
    Album/artist you are somewhat embarrassed to admit out loud you like? Peter, Paul, and Mary
    Last movie you watched? Ella Enchanted
    Best movie you’ve seen recently? Finding Neverland
    Movie you are kind of surprised you liked? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    Last book you completed? the namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
    Best book you’ve read recently? the namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
    Next book you’d like to read? interpreter of maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

  13. bethany Jan 27, 2005 7:02 AM

    Katie, if you liked The Namesake, you should definitely read Interpreter of Maladies. I think it’s better, in many ways. Although I suppose it’s not fair to compare them, since The Namesake is a novel and Interpreter of Maladies is a collection of short stories. But still, it’s a great book.

  14. bobw Jan 27, 2005 8:34 AM

    Last TV: While you were out
    Best TV: ACC Basketball
    Embarrassed to admit I like: PGA Golf
    Last album: Chris Rice – Short Term Memories
    Best album: Indelible Grace 3
    Embarrassed to admit I like: TMBG – “No!”
    Last movie: Girl with a Pearl Earring
    Best movie: Eternal Sunshine
    Surprised I liked: umm…..I’m surprised I didnt like Lemony Snicket
    Last book: Girl with a Pearl Earring
    Best book: The Big Picture Story Bible
    Next book: Color

  15. Andy Jan 27, 2005 10:28 AM

    Last T.V. show you watched? UNC v. Miami
    Best T.V. show you’ve watched recently? Frasier
    T.V. show you are embarrassed to admit out loud you watch or have watched? ABC Nightly News
    Last album you listened to? Guster: Keep It Together
    Best album you’ve listened to recently? Guster: Keep It Together
    Album/artist you are somewhat embarrassed to admit out loud you like? My music tastes are impeccable thank you!
    Last movie you watched? Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    Best movie you’ve seen recently? Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    Movie you are kind of surprised you liked? N/A
    Last book you completed? The Twenty Years’ Crisis: 1919-1939
    Best book you’ve read recently? Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamont
    Next book you’d like to read? The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers

  16. adam Jan 27, 2005 1:59 PM

    Last T.V. show you watched?
    headline news

    Best T.V. show you’ve watched recently?
    ultimate zoo

    T.V. show you are embarrassed to admit out loud
    you watch or have watched?
    i don’t watch much television

    Last album you listened to?
    how to dismantle an atomic bomb

    Best album you’ve listened to recently?
    how to dismantle an atomic bomb

    Album/artist you are somewhat embarrassed to
    admit out loud you like?
    any bubblegum pop music

    Last movie you watched?
    troy

    Best movie you’ve seen recently?
    eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

    Movie you are kind of surprised you liked?
    mean girls

    Last book you completed?
    the life of pi

    Best book you’ve read recently?
    the life of pi

    Next book you’d like to read?
    good question. i don’t know.

  17. michellew Jan 27, 2005 2:41 PM

    Last T.V. show you watched? Alias
    Best T.V. show you’ve watched recently? Alias
    T.V. show you are embarrassed to admit out loud you watch or have watched? Little House on the Prairie
    Last album you listened to? Indellible Grace
    Best album you’ve listened to recently? Chris Rice-Short Term Memories
    Album/artist you are somewhat embarrassed to admit out loud you like? I generally like CCM music!
    Last movie you watched? Girl with a Pearl Earring (disappointing)
    Best movie you’ve seen recently? In America
    Movie you are kind of surprised you liked? hmm…not sure
    Last book you completed? Love Letters, L’Engle
    Best book you’ve read recently? Love Letters, L’Engle
    Next book you’d like to read? Reading Joy Luck Club now, like to see the movie after I’m finished.

  18. lindsay Jan 31, 2005 7:52 PM

    -will and grace
    -arrested development
    -i’m embarrassed that i stooped so low as to watch ‘one tree hill’ with bethany, elissa, and jenny. still, it was pretty funny, in a very not funny sort of way, if you know what i mean.
    -sam roberts, we were born in a flame
    -arcade fire, funeral
    -shania twain, yes. guilty pleasure, i admit. I ADMIT!
    -frequency
    -in good company
    -frequency (not great, but not your average sci-fi thriller, either)
    -journey to the east, hermann hesse
    -orthodoxy, gk chesterton
    -blue like jazz, donald miller (i’m on the second chapter!)

  19. Brad and Andrew Feb 5, 2005 10:35 AM

    Last T.V. show you watched?
    Seinfeld

    Best T.V. show you’ve watched recently?
    Distraction – TV game show on Comedy Central.

    T.V. show you are embarrassed to admit out loud you watch or have watched?
    Real World Road Rules Challenge
    (for the record we’re not embarrassed)

    Last album you listened to?
    Nirvana: In Utero

    Best album you’ve listened to recently?
    Interpol: Antics

    Album/artist you are somewhat embarrassed to admit out loud you like?
    Kelly Clarkson – since U been gone

    Last movie you watched?
    Way of the Gun

    Best movie you’ve seen recently?
    Harold and Kumar Go to White Caslte

    Movie you are kind of surprised you liked?
    Trailer from Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior
    In theatres in only six days.

    Last book you completed?
    Debt of Honor

    Best book you’ve read recently?
    Paper Inserts in the Nirvana Box Set

    Next book you’d like to read?
    Clear and Present Danger

    -Brad and Andrew

  20. RT Feb 5, 2005 12:32 PM

    If I was in Psych 101, like back in high school, I’d do my semester project on public admission of embarrassment. My interest is quite piqued after reading all these reponses!

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