1. what is your age range? 25 and a half - 26

2. gender? female

3. Do you have a favorite color? blue, green, grey

4. favorite authors/ type of book? anything except romance/city girl "Bridget Jones" type

5. what books have you really been wanting? quirky sci-fi, things on maths that explain it nicely to wimps like me who fear numbers, anything on colour, archaeology (not sensationalist archaeology of the "aliens built my pyramids" type though)

6. what type of music do you like? Irish. NOT harp, and no spoons!

7. what cds have you really been wanting? ummm, any

8. What movies (vhs is in the price range) have you been wanting? (danger due to differing video/TV formats between UK and US, as alison has pointed out) - none really...

9. what is your t-shirt size? UK 10 - 12 (US 6 - 8?)(small or medium I supppose)

10. do you collect anything? If so, what? books, but not on purpose - I just hoard them. And I'm a sucker for buying random bits of crockery (e.g. coffee cups, bowls etc from junk shops, a piece at a time)

11. what are some of your other hobbies? archaeology; computers; archaeology and computers together (my job); walking; travelling (part of work that I love); talking; red wine; 3D puzzles (but not jigsaws!); just generallly sitting round my kitchen table talking to my friends.

12. do you prefer gold-tone or silver-tone jewelry? silver

13. please include anything else you feel is important that would help your secret santa know what you would like: secret santa could probably tell a lot about me from all the threads I have posted to. I'm happy to get anything at all! (except a musical jigsaw playing harp music featuring photographs of Bridget Jones playing the spoons)