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Your trip started innocently enough: a relaxing cruise in the Caribbean where you enjoy scrumptious food, entertainment and the bright sun as you enjoy your time on desk. One peaceful afternoon, you have settled in your lounge chair with a cold drink by your side, a good book in hand and Paolo, the bartender, catering to your every need.
Then, out of nowhere, a UFO appears above the ship and informs all on board that they were not being kidnapped, but each and every person was being beamed to a deserted island for one year! Now, since these are nice extraterrestrials, they are gifting each person with a few things of their choice (in addition to providing sunscreen, a place to sleep and the ability to make a fire):
- One food item
- One drink (fresh water is plentiful on the island, so you may choose another)
- One book (two if you can really plead your case)
- One album (there is a magical stereo that has electricity and speaker, etc.)
- You can also pick one other thing from your home that will be beamed over
Which items do you choose?
(I opted for kindly aliens rather than an iceberg, that’s been done already – and icebergs are not all that common in the Caribbean.)
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Potatoes for the food because you can do a lot with them.
A never ending bottle of coke zero
My kindle app on my iPhone loaded with all of my favorite books
A 32gig flash drive loaded with all my favorite music
My loved ones because I honestly couldn’t imagine being on an island without New Guy and Acheron. It would be hard for me because I would miss M*A*S*H and my other favorite shows but if there’s a tv on the island then I am set.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 5:53 am.
Love all things potato!
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:15 am.
Cheetos because I can’t seem to live without them.
Coffee. Even if I have to eat it raw.
My Nook e-reader and pray that there’s wifi.
My ipod loaded with all my favorite music.
Sorry but my dogs because I can’t be without them. I’m a huge M*A*SH fan too so that would be hard to miss.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 7:28 am.
Hey the others are cheating with their devices :p
- One food item: chocolate
- One drink (fresh water is plentiful on the island, so you may choose another): coffee
- One book (two if you can really plead your case): Uhm, the first “In Death” book
- One album (there is a magical stereo that has electricity and speaker, etc.): This one is hard, I’ll go with Enter The Haggis “Casualties of Retail” because they are eclectic and have a mix of music on that album from rock to celtic with bagpipes etc.
- You can also pick one other thing from your home that will be beamed over: My family
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:08 am.
My philosophy is if it fits in my pockets then it isn’t cheating and you might need the iPhone to call emergency services if something happens on the island.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:20 am.
I think the aliens say your philosophy is cheating.. I mean, they are being very accommodating beaming in your faves.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:49 am.
-One food item
Fruit
- One drink (fresh water is plentiful on the island, so you may choose another)
Coffee
- One book (two if you can really plead your case)
Bible-lots of stories in there
- One album (there is a magical stereo that has electricity and speaker, etc.)
One of those 70s compilation albums they sell on late night TV
- You can also pick one other thing from your home that will be beamed over
IV
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:15 am.
Food- Bagels
Drink – Coke
Album – Sting’s compilation of love songs
Book – The Bible
One other thing – My computer of course. Must write and keep up with my friends on FB.
Anyone who would limit my reading for one year to only one book is NOT kindly.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:20 am.
Fresh bread – a perfect vehicle for sweet and savory goodies I’ll have to create.
Drink – passion iced tea from Cheesecake Factory – the only reasonably portioned thing on their menu
Book -If my ereader doesn’t count, Pride and Prejudice maybe because I find something new every time.
Album – Peter Gabriel’s 3rd untitled album . An all time desert island classic that I’ve bought at least 4 times.
One other thing – Fresh Sugar lip balm. It’s an addiction.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:35 am.
Icebergs are not that common in the Caribbean… but kindly aliens are? LOL
For the food item, I’d probably take potatoes. They’re versatile. Drink, Starbucks. For a book, I’d take the biggest blank notebook I could find. Album, a country music compilation. And one other thing from home would be a pen or pencil. Sounds relaxing!
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 8:52 am.
well… yes
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:08 am.
- One food item
Pasta
- One drink (fresh water is plentiful on the island, so you may choose another)
Coke
- One book (two if you can really plead your case)
Johanna Lindsey – Gentle Rogue
Lisa Kleypas – Devil in Winter
- One album (there is a magical stereo that has electricity and speaker, etc.)
Hits of the last 10 years
- You can also pick one other thing from your home that will be beamed over
Library
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:14 am.
Clever on the library!
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:33 am.
1-2 just wouldn’t work for a year
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 4:07 pm.
I’m hanging out on your spaceship, Archer.
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 1:48 am.
Oh, good answer on the one other thing from your home! Can I take back my answer of my family
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 3:17 pm.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 4:07 pm.
food-the makings for pizza, can’t bring just one!
drink- vodka, i figure the limes are already growing there
book- the complete works of shakespear. he’s funny, sad, violent, crazy-lots of stories there
album- the who’s Tommy
from my home? i really need my pillow if i want a decent night sleep!
Hope you’re all coming with me. It would be like bringing lots of books with all the stories we can share.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:03 am.
Food: fruit salad
Drink: diet Coke
Book: Bullfinches Mythology
Smetana’s “Ma Vlast” a beautiful piece of classical music that takes you on a journey
I’ll bring Shadow. I love my cat, too, but Shadow plays more so he might keep me better company
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:08 am.
Food: Peanut butter toast
Drink: tea, with sugar and milk
Book: The Complete Works of Shakespeare
Album: ow! Only one??? Beatles Blue collection
from home: my dog
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:36 am.
One food item: Bacon. Fat & Protein, and goes well with just about everything.
Drink: Dr. Pepper
Book: Hmmmm….”Remember When” by Judith McNaught. My favorite book of all time. Hopefully, we can find some plastic so we can trade books between islands. You know, a book in a bottle
Album: ’90′s Rock..I don’t remember the name, but DH brought home a cd a couple of years ago of 90′s songs.
From home: DH. He’s too handy to not leave behind. Besides all of those romantic sunsets in the Caribbean. I’d miss him too much
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:58 am.
Food- Chocolate… you just can’t live without it…
Drink- Would have to be Tea
Book- I would take my Kindle downloaded with every book I have ever read and then some.
Music- Elvis All time No. 1′s
One Thing- A man to cater to my every wim…..
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:12 am.
Food – live chickens (eggs & drumsticks)
Drink – Diet Coke
Book – LotR trilogy (that’s three, but surely the aliens will understand that they go together)
Music – score to Pirates of the Caribbean III (hoping it will help me find a sea turtle to ride to freedom)
One Thing – book: “How to Construct a Raft from Chickens & Empty Coke Bottles” (or blank notebooks & pens so I’d get some *&^# work done)
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:52 am.
- Food: Chocolate.
- Drink: Perrier
- Book: How to Survive on a Desert Island, For Dummies
- Album: The Very Best of Queen
- One additional item: Library
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 1:07 pm.
GAH! What was I thinking?! I should have put English Breakfast Tea for my drink of choice.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 4:40 pm.
chocolate
coffee
Surviving book for non-sea food lovers
anything by Straight-no-Chaser
wifi access!
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 2:18 pm.
1. Pasta. Brownies, if the aliens are nice enough to allow me a dessert.
2. Wine.
3. Stealing Heaven, and also a nice new diary.
4. Adele 21
5. It’s a toss up between a knife and bug spray. Maybe I can hide the knife on me somehow, and then I can still bring my bug spray.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 2:38 pm.
One food item – must have chocolate
- One drink (fresh water is plentiful on the island, so you may choose another)- Iced Tea
- One book (two if you can really plead your case)I don’t know if I could choose so I hope they let me take my kindle and hope there is somewhere to charge it
- One album (there is a magical stereo that has electricity and speaker, etc.)Another hard decision. If I can’t have my I-pod then maybe the Beatles
- You can also pick one other thing from your home that will be beamed over-my camera
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 2:53 pm.
Hmm, if freshwater’s plentiful, it must mean that fresh fruit is plentiful.
Food – a goat for goat cheese, which makes everything taste better.
Drink – lemonade
Book – Pride and Prejudice
Album – Snow Patrol’s A Hundred Million Suns
My other item would be my dh because he’s clever enough that we’d be living like Swiss Family Robinson in no time at all.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 3:00 pm.
Food- 2-inch thick steaks that self-replicate
Drink – decaf apricot tea
Album – The Essential Journey
Book – SAS Survival Handbook (yes, I own a copy) and The Anthology of all Goddess Books because hey, if the aliens can beam us to a desert island they can darn well create an anthology for me!
One other thing – My DH holding a First Aid Kit. Between his brains/brawn and first aid we can survive anywhere. And like Amanda I would miss him too much.
I am all for a year with no internet. I use it too much at work to miss it any time soon! Can has desert island please?
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 3:12 pm.
Food – Reeses Peanut Butter Cups – Hey, protein and dessert in one perfect bite!!
Drink – Diet Dr. Pepper
Album – My mp3 player is loaded and ready to go
Book – He Loves Lucy – Susan Donovan and Anyone But You – Jennifer Crusie
One other thing – My TBR pile.
BTW, are the kindly aliens paying my bills while I am on this island?? Just wondering . . .
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 9:48 pm.
Food – Breads
Drink – Raspberry tea
Album –
Johann Sebastian Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos / 4 Orchestral Suites – The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock by Johann Sebastian Bach, Trevor Pinnock and The English Concert (1989) – Box set
book – The Complete Works Of Jane Austen
One Other Thing – My library including the empty notebooks and pencils. I might catch up on my reading and actually write something.
I survived many unaccompanied tours as a military wife. That time alone makes you appreciate each other. Now it is my turn and he can stay home withthe pets and kids.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 10:06 pm.
Food – Domino’s Hand-tossed Pepperoni Pizza
Drink – Milo’s Iced Tea
Album – The Complete Works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Book – Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
One other thing – The overstuffed roll around duffel bag I brought back from Nationals in Anaheim. It is jam-packed with signed books (many of them by Goddesses) and might just tide me over for a year.
Posted on August 11, 2012 at 11:00 pm.
- One food item: A huge chocolate cake.
- One drink: Diet Coke.
- One book: Hmmmm. I always read Georgette Heyer’s The Black Moth when I’m down — it always does it for me, so that one.
- One album: That’s a tough one, but right now I’m listening to the soundtrack to the Pirate’s of the Caribbean.
- You can also pick one other thing from your home: Hot Cop. Just to keep my feet warm.
Posted on August 12, 2012 at 1:53 am.
How is it that only ONE person picked wine as their drink…….. Ametuers all of you……….. Goddess must have wine.
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 4:04 am.