Hello all! This last week has been so crazy busy that I haven't been able to do more than leave random comments here and there. I finished revising my MS last Thursday night (yay! I met my deadline) and then I played hooky all weekend. Part of playing hooky involved reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children for the Fall Book Club I joined over on Tracey Niethercott's blog. There's still plenty of time to join in if you're interested! Fun, fun, fun!
So the weekend's over and today I thought I'd stop procrastinating and address some things I've been putting off.
I've put this off for the most part because I absolutely hate talking about myself. Not sure why, I guess it's just one of those things. But now, not only Alleged, but also Rachel Bean has asked the same of me. Rachel has very kindly awarded me with The Versatile Blogger Award and the Liebster Award. If you haven't met these two gals yet, you really must make a point of doing so! They are both very funny and absolutely sweet!
Thank you Rachel!!
Ten random things about me:
- My parents'/siblings' nickname for me is Kissa (this is merely tolerated and certainly not encouraged).
- Purple is my favorite color, and when writing I have this ridiculous habit of trying to make everything purple.
- I have a great love for Jif peanut butter and eat it by the spoonful.
- I grew up overseas but am 100% American.
- My toenails are blue right now and I can't decide if I look like a mermaid or a corpse.
- I like to fix things and do most of my own home repairs.
- Like a good many girls, I used to be a tomboy: racing boys on my bike and using my bare feet for brakes till my toes were bloody and raw, climbing trees and onto roofs. Hmm, maybe I was more like a monkey than a tomboy! Now I'm definitely a girly girl. Dresses, makeup --shoes, and all.
- I believe in taking care of our planet through recycling and such--but only because it belongs to God and for no other reason.
- I've been told separately by a good many friends that they hated me when they first met me. Apparently I have this unintentional snotty persona that doesn't serve me well. But somehow I manage to grow on people--you better look out!
- Don't you just love the smell of rain? I do too!
Okay, now then. Who to pass these awards on to? The last time I tried to be diplomatic about this, it completely backfired. So here goes:
Now I'm off to read up on everyone's blogs.
Aww, thanks! I'll post about this later this week. I appreciate your thinking of me!
ReplyDeleteI like the smell of rain too! Congrats on your awards.
ReplyDeleteI've Become My Mother
Ha! Isn't it funny how toenail polish looks different in different lighting. Mine were recently neon pink and I couldn't decide if I looked cute and beachy, or like a hooker.
ReplyDeleteI've gotten that same "I hated you at first" comment too. I think it comes from my shyness. People get the initial impression that I think I'm better than them because I'm not outgoing and chatty. Eventually they catch on to the fact that that's not the case at all.
I finished MISS PEREGRINE this weekend for Fall Book Club. Looking forward to your discussion/review!
Thanks for sharing all your fun facts! :)
Thanks for the awards, girl!
ReplyDeleteI've always thought rain smelled like worms, haha :)
Thanks so much for the awards!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHA! I'm so not taking the award because you just want to pay me back. :P I hate talking about myself as well (we are both VERY private people). How funny! Ooooh...that just made me think of a book idea. :P Though it will never be made into a movie because no one will give any info. LOL!
ReplyDeleteAA: OH MY GOSH, I just laughed my a** off! Laughed so hard I had tears pouring down my face! Seriously! Dang it, now I have mascara running and it's stinging my eyes--rofl, maybe I deserve it!!
ReplyDeleteE.R.: You're very welcome!
ReplyDeleteKelly: Thank you!!
Katy: Oh, a fellow book club member--I'll be sure to stop by!
Juliana: Worms! Ack!! Where might you live? Rain should smell like grass and sun, with the hint of sweet rainbow--NOT worms! :P
Kirsten: You're welcome!
Thanks so much, Lindy. It's so sweet of you to think of me. :) I'll post about this soon.
ReplyDeleteMy toenails are blue right now and I can't decide if I look like a mermaid or a corpse.
ReplyDeleteHahaha. I'd go with mermaid, personally :)
Thank you so much for the awards! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of rain as well.
Grate blog and congratulations on the awards! :)Im a new follower and on Twitter too. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the awards! I especially loved #9. It's always funny to hear what a person's first impression of you was.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteI can't actually figure out how to add it. It keeps asking me about a link instead of letting me upload it. I'll figure it out! =D
Thank you for the awards!
ReplyDeleteRain is such a refreshing thing. I love it! Even got to walk to work in a lovely rainstorm this morning.
Also, 9? I've been told I make awful first impressions too ^^;
We all seem to be tomboys and introverts and social misfits on the blogosphere, don't we? People who were always picked last, or not at all, when forming teams? There must be some deep sociology research project in there somewhere... :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lindy! I love rain too! I've just met you and I like you. So, I don't know what your other friends were thinking. I loved the random things about you, especially the color purple and the recycling thing. Whenever my family puts recyclables in the wrong basket, I want to shake them. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteHaha that line about your toenails is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteBlogger's being awful today, so sorry if several variations of this comment turn up!