Okay, it's been long enough. Nerd Week is officially over. Time for me to respond to Old Whig tagging me with "the dreaded book meme."

You're stuck in Fahrenheit 451. Which book do you want to be?

The collected works of Dr. Seuss. Somebody has to do it.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?

Hell, yes. I grew up reading comic books and fantasy. One that sticks out in my mind: Dragon Magazine once had a picture of a female sorcerer on its cover - I had a crush on that picture for quite a while.

Yes, I am a nerd. I've made my peace with it.

The last book you bought is:

"The Heart of Christianity" by Marcus Borg. Yes, Borg. He presents some quite radical (I think - I'm not exactly an expert) interpretations of Christian history and theology. Alternately thought-provoking and infuriating.

I only bought it because we're having a book discussion about it at church. Before that, I can't even remember the last book I bought. I did get a couple of books about Bob LaFollette from the library recently. Does that count?

What was the last book you read, and what are you currently reading?

I'm currently reading "The Heart of Christianity," which I described above. The last two books I finished reading were "LaFollette's Autobiography," by Fighting Bob himself, and "A Knight in Shining Armor," by Jude Devereaux, which is a romance novel, but also an excellent piece of historical fiction. I'm a real sucker for good historical fiction.

What five books would you take with you on a desert island?

Liberty Bob and Mr. Pterry have both wondered out loud how come nobody ever wants a book that helps you get off the island? Well, what if you don't have enough materials to build a boat, or whatever?

I'm going with books that will help me survive while I'm there. This guy Hamstermotor had a good answer. Also, "The Worst Case Scenario."

Who are you going to inflict with this meme?

Well, I'll re-inflict Steve and Todd, since they haven't answered Old Whig yet, either.

Anybody from the Badger Blog Alliance who reads this is hereby so inflicted. Also, let's see if we can drag Grandpa John out of hiding by hitting him with it.