All right, I'm going to try a challenge and blog once a day for a month. Lets see how this goes, even though no one really reads this anyway.
DAY ONE-- Twenty Things About Me.
Seriously? This was on the list, I kid you not. That sounds so very pretentious.Honestly, I'm combining the original list's day one and two. Day one was "Introduction". If you read my blog then you already have that intro. All right, twenty list, moving on!
One-- I love to read. I mean really love to read. If I could be paid to read all day every day, I would in a heartbeat. With the exception of romance, I'll read just about anything. Right now I'm in the middle of Cloud Atlas. I also have several reading lists that I have. In the air of pure self publish-ment, my book review blog is Quill and Ink .
Two-- I can make jewelry. I prefer to work with natural stones, but I'll use anything. Well, almost anything. I've given away more of my work than I have sold. Some of my friends hire me to repair their older pieces.
Three-- Coffee! Its my favourite thing to drink. Add a good book and I will be very a content lady. Columbian beans are affordable and delicious. I've had Ethiopian beans and they are both delicious and expensive, so I don't get them often. By the way, I loathe StarBucks with a firey passion.
Four-- Spiders terrify me.
Five-- My favourite colours are blue, purple, black, and grey. I love the shadow colours. Instead of depressing me, as is common with many people, they calm me.
Six-- I'm a writer. Short stories and poems are my main forms. I use them as a type of therapy. I can create whole worlds and emotions from nothing. I love that I can do that, its my talent.
Seven-- I know how to cross stitch. I use it as a distraction when I'm on edgy and feeling like I need to self harm. I knit for the same reasons. Keep the edge off and make something, win-win.
Eight-- I love to do research. I know it sounds odd, but I do. Hunting through internet posts, encyclopedias, old tomes to find the information that I need for a project. Instead of giving a superficial report, I give a study that you can really enjoy. Or at the very least be informed.
Nine-- I'm allergic to certain meats. I can't eat mammals: pork, beef, lamb, venison. I get flu-like symptoms and am then weak the next day. Its not a terribly common allergy, but its also easy for me to avoid.
Ten-- (Half way there) Music. I enjoy almost every style of music. Classical, rock, punk, alternative, jazz... If it sounds good to me, I'll add it to the iPod. My favourite is Punk/Alternative, anything with a wicked guitar riff and killer bass.
Eleven--I'm not fond of American news coverage. It always seems to be too polite. I listen to BBC World News on my phone (yay, there's an app for that) because I feel they have more comprehensive coverage than their American counterparts.
Twelve-- I've always wanted to go on a Book Tour. I want to visit all the places that feature in my favourite stories. Sherwood Forest, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Oxford, London (specifically Baker Street), Paris, Calais (these two are from Three Musketeers), Barcelona (from The Shadow of the Wind). I want to see what the authors saw when they wrote these amazing works!
Thirteen-- I can't draw to save my life. I've tried, I really have! I would love to be able to draw like some of my friends, but nope its not going to happen. Of course, none of my friends can write like me... so there we go. I see places in my head that I want to draw but I write them instead.
Fourteen-- I lose my heat through my feet. Specifically the soles of my feet. Come summer, if I can be barefoot, I tend to feel cooler. Most people loose heat through the tops of their heads, this makes perfect and logical sense. I can walk on snow and not feel it for a few minutes. My mother thinks I'm weird. I think she's right.
Fifteen-- There's a bed and breakfast I want to stay in, all the rooms are designed after different authors. Its right by the ocean and has no wi-fi. Its lovely! And not terribly expensive. Since I'll be so close, I want to hit up Powell's Book Store too. If I ever get to go, this will be the trip I take alone! I don't want my mother flipping a wig, but I have to do something alone.
Sixteen-- I'm white, I mean burn in-the-sun-in-a-heartbeat white. SPF 45 or better and I'll probably not burn. Many of my friends are not Caucasian. My point? I HATE WHITE SUPREMACISTS!! Those freaks piss me off faster than anything. Mostly because of their complete stupidity. Genetically, the entire planet is African anyway! Follow the mitochondrial DNA from your mother, or the mutations in the DNA of the Y-chromosome from your father and you'll eventually arrive in Africa. This makes such views on race ridiculous.
Seventeen-- Recycling. I managed to get my father to recycle! And now that my local Waste Management has the bin included in your bill anyway... Mom's been reusing things for years and we still do, but getting Dad to recycle was a bit of a chore. Now a family of three adults throws away only one bag of trash a week. The rest is in the recycle bin. I'm a bit proud of this accomplishment.
Eighteen-- I collect poker cards. I like to play solitaire and enjoy using different cards to do so. I have about six different decks. Pirates of the Caribbean, Edward Scissor Hands, Green/Dark Green, and Black/Silver. The last two are the best and are pretty cool to play with.
Nineteen-- The only make-up I wear is lipstick. Covergirl has this great product that lasts all day, so I don't have to reapply. Without the lipstick, I look ill. I know because people have asked if I'm feeling all right when I don't wear lip colour.
Twenty-- Best for last! I'm a geek! I love it!! I love being completely obsessed with things. Sherlock, Avengers, Batman, Firefly, Lord of the Rings... There's more. I just love to watch the shows, read the books, make obscure references that no one else in my family seems to catch. The back stories, the simple escapism, I love it all. You ought to see my Pinterest boards, nothing but the things that I obsess over.
So there we have it, twenty things about me. Next is the meaning behind my business name. Stay frosty people!
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