I spent a lot of the weekend in my sick-bed.
Though the last few days seem to have gone incredibly slowly...

As for the books that most affected me, probably the ones I had read to me as a child. E. Nesbit, Hilaire Belloc and Tove Jansen are three authors that jump out.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 10:57, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I loved Hilaire Belloc.

(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 31 Jan 2011, 11:10, Reply)

I introduced a girl called Matilda to Hilaire Belloc.

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 11:26, Reply)

Did she tell such dreadful lies
That it made one gasp and stretch one's eyes?
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Mon 31 Jan 2011, 11:31, Reply)

Totally.
I did Rebecca for an English Speaking Board exam as well. Aww, happy days.
They weren't.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 31 Jan 2011, 11:45, Reply)