cornflake#1

I've been getting this message a lot recently - Does anybody have an idea of what is happening?

Sometimes I'm not sure if my answer is getting through and it's becoming very frustrating

Does anyone have any general advice on how to rescue abandoned New Years resolutions?

We might start the New Year with the best of intentions, making positive efforts to change our lives. Gradually through family, work and other commitments, we find that we can't devote as much time to remaining saintly and virtuous.

Do you have any experience of getting yourself back on track - and how did you do it?

If you could choose the most handsome / beautiful, the wittiest, cleverest, kindest person to have dinner with (from any time past or present), who would you choose and why?

Alternatively - who would you never give table-room to and why?

If you had to make a choice for your ultimate meal - what would you choose?

It could be anything - no expense is too great

It could be anywhere - distance is no problem

It could be made by a special chef from anywhere and any time

How would you make your last choice memorable... tempt me!

I've joined an evening class to learn about acting.

I enjoy the improvisation part of the night where small groups have 5 minutes to improvise a short sketch on a given topic - lovers parting; meeting an old school-friend in the street, angry response to a particular situation...

Can you advise on giving the characterisation a better sense of realism and depth for an audience - I tend to get really self-conscious about it and the scene falls apart.

I hope you have a fantastic day today, but as a non-American, I'm interested in hearing - how do you think past history is or will be affecting you today and in your future?

What from your experience is the best matched component set for a new Intel-based desktop or tower based PC, and why? I'll need to get a hold of a new CPU / Motherboard / Memory / Hardisk and want the best modern components, but at a part-way sensible price.

(I don't want to get a branded machine coz I enjoy the challenge of building my own machine).

In his Sci-Fi masterpiece "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy", Douglas Adams wrote that, after pondering for several million years, the collossal computer 'Deep Thought' derived the answer to life, the universe and everything to be 42.

If you could ask, what would your ultimate question be and would you agree that the answer is 42?

(Just interested)

I'm thinking in the context of current world events. Who would you choose and where would you place them?

I realise there is a difference between fantasy and reality - but any suggestions might prove interesting for others

Thanks in advance