Littleonionwrites was kind enough to nominate me for this award, thank you for the virtual shout out. If you haven’t found her blog yet let me assure you it is worth checking out; she’s got HP fanfic, book reviews, and music playlists…oh my 😀 !
This is an award to help bloggers discover new blogs as such it is given to those with less than 300 followers as an opportunity for readers to learn more about them.
Here are the rules should you choose to accept the award:
*List 11 facts about yourself.
*Answer the 11 questions asked by whoever nominated you.
*Ask 11 new questions to 9 bloggers with less than 300 followers.
~You cannot re-nominate the blog that nominated you.
~Go to their blog and tell them that they have been nominated!
Factoids:
I) I am a huge fan of Halloween and homemade costumes!
This is my house all decorated for trick'or'treaters
II) I am the oldest of three, but I completely idolize and adore my younger siblings. They are both living awesome lives that I am jealous over, at least twice a year, and they have character traits I hope to develop. 8D
III) I sing in the car with my windows down 
Even though I am no where near pitch perfect 🙂
IV) I began my foray in to adult fiction with Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire. This caused my young adult obsession with horror fiction. Ah the good ol’ days when vampires didn’t sparkle 😉
V) My guilty pleasure reads are the H.P. Mallory book series, a New York best selling author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy.
How can you not want to read these books with covers like those?
VI) I am absolutely addicted to musicals, currently I am obsessed with Sweeney Todd and Once:)
VII) I have a huge sweet tooth! When I travel I am all about dessert not drinks.
Tart a la bouille
VIII) When I find the time I enjoy sewing. My next project is making boxer style shorts out of minky dots, perhaps the softest fabric ever 😀
IX) I love owls! I know weird right? They decorate my mugs, tote bags, and hang from my review mirror.
X) I want to go to a big convention and try Cos Play. My costume choice would be a keeper from Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Dark over series 🙂 Major kudos to those of you out there who actually know what that means!
XI) If I should ever get to publish my stories it will be under a pseudonym.
Q&A:
1. Do you have a favorite decade for music? Do you enjoy today’s music?
Well, right now I’m really into the music of the 60s (think Beach Boys). I cannot really explain it but these songs just put me in the mood for summer 8D. Music right now is hit or miss in my opinion. I have a few current songs in my play list (Sara Bareilles, Green Day, Florence + the Machine), but I am completely head over heels for Pentatonix! If you haven’t heard of them check them out, they are an a Capella group that won season 3 of The SingOff.
2. What is the first electronic you received/bought?
Does my Playskool record player count? It was adjustable so I could play 45s or 78s, and had a speed switch which was fun to mess with as well.
3. What do you think is the best post you’ve written?
Hard one! Okay my choice is The Hunt. I love this post! The picture I found to go with it, the back and forth of the characters, and what I hope is a twist at the end. However, it is not the post which drew the most likes or views. If you get a chance check it out I hope you like it 🙂
4. What do you do when you feel overwhelmed with too much stuff to do?
Oooo…this is a good question, and my answer is sooo telling. I escape! I will clean, watch movies, read books, anything to stop me from starting, what I imagine to be an insurmountable, task list. I do however try to head that off by setting goals on a weekly bases. I don’t always reach them, but without the goal I wouldn’t even get close 😉
5. What are your favorite books/foods/music at the moment?
I am currently reading book 5 in the a song of ice and fire saga (A Dance with Dragons), and loving it though I wish I would have read it closer to finishing book 4. I am currently working on my first author journal articles, I am a PhD student studying autoimmune disease, so I live off chi tea lattes (for caffeine) and listen to 1000 times by Sara Bareilles. I love to bake though so the best thing I made recently was brioche french toast with sweetened whip cream and strawberries.
6. Did you ever have a bad habit that you overcame? (Mine was biting my nails!)
I curse too much, but I haven’t fixed that yet
7. If time machines were created, what year would you travel to? Why?
1863, for the Gettysburg Address, and then 1920, for the 19th amendment. Though I would have also been intrigued by the shenanigans associated with prohibition 🙂
8. What was the first social networking site you joined?
Twitter, though I rarely tweet. I am also on LinkedIn for networking, and Pintrest for party and meal planning.
9. What is your biggest pet peeve?
I loathe bad drivers! Where I live right now, South Carolina, people are terrible at driving, ranked No 2 on CarInsuranceComparison.com’s list. Come on people turn signals are not just decorations! 😦
10. What book have you read that, upon finishing the book, you thought, “This had potential, but there were a lot of things I would change”?
Fifty shades darker! Every time I thought there was going to be an actual moment of plot development, it turned out to be just a transitional scene to more sex. Give it a rest already, someone’s got to be sore 😉
11. What is your favorite Internet radio app? (I’m in love with Spotify!)
I’m fairly old school I guess I just use Pandora. Though I hate the commercial breaks.
Nominated Blogs:
Questions for nominated blogs:
A. What do you love/hate the most about blogging?
B. Which literary character do you resonate the most with, and why?
C. Which book would you love to see made into a film?
D. What hobbies do you enjoy, outside of blogging?
E. What is the most beautiful picture you have ever taken? Why do you like that one the most?
F. If forced, what song would you sing karaoke style?
G. What is your favorite rainy day activity? (Mine is baking cookies and reading)
H. What post do you wish more people would have read?
I. What book/movie/song could you read/watch/listen to over and over again?
J. How has blogging changed you or your day to day routines?
K. What is your favorite taboo topic of discussion? (Mine is religion, I always what to know what people believe and why )
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I love Halloween decorating, too, and I used to have these neighbors who always go all out when decorating for the holidays.
Green Day! I love those guys 😀 I even have a Green Day shirt, lol. I also enjoy a few of Sara Bareillas’ songs, though it’s her older stuff I like the best.
The Gettysburg Address… ehh. I have mixed feelings about The Gettysburg Address because I spent a loooong time trying to memorize that thing for school when I was younger. It was crazy. I finally prevailed (and was very happy and proud), though it took a while 😀
Awesome post! I enjoyed reading your eleven facts and your answers 🙂
Oh goodness I’m not sure that memorizing the Gettysburg address would be as neat/fun as seeing it live 🙂
Thanks so much for the encouragement!
PS I’m way jealous you get through so many great books, happy reading!