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message 301: by Nicole (new)

2830527 A - Age: 20
B - Book You are Reading: The Bell Jar
C - Chore you hate: Washing dishes
D - Dessert you love: Butterscotch Pie
E - Essential start your day item: Cereal
F - Favorite author/ book: Harry Potter Series
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'1"
I - Instruments you play: zero!
J - Job title: Full time student
K - Kid(s): 0
L - Living arrangements: In a townhouse with 3 female roommates
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: like
N - Nicknames: Colie
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth:no
P - Pet Peeve: sounding pretensious
Q- Quotes you like: "The world will know peace when the power of love overcomes the love of power"
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 2 older half brother, older half sister, and 1 younger brother
T - Time you woke up today: 10 am
U - Unique thing about you: my father is a dairy farmer...?
V - Vegetable you love: broccoli (not cooked!)
W - Worst habit: biting my nails
X - X-rays you've had: not sure
Y - Yummy food you make: don't cook!
Z - Zodiac Sign: aries


message 302: by Nicole (new)

2918464 I looove On the Road. My friend told me I had to read it, and he was definitely right. Although, I have to read Dracula for my Lit class, so I'll have to put it on hold :/


message 303: by speciallyi (new)

2924611 A - Age: Almost seventeen
B - Book you are reading: Gonna start on The Magician by Michael Scott
C - Chore you hate: Wiping ketchup/sauce stains!!
D - Dessert you love:Chocolate definitely, and all types of sweet pastries (puffs & cakes!)
E - Essential start your day item: Toothbrush+toothpaste
F - Favorite author/ book: I think I have too many. First Test by Tamora Pierce
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: Cough.
I - Instruments you play: Piano, violin and a teeny bit of guitar
J - Job title: Stressed student
K - Kid(s): Not yet! But I want at least two?
L - Living arrangements: Parents & sister
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:just kidding
N - Nicknames:/th
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Nope.
P - Pet Peeve:Long nails.. especially when people start tapping them or scratch them on some surface
Q- Quotes you like: All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. -Walt Disney
R - Right or left handed: Righty!
S - Siblings: One
T - Time you woke up today:9AM+ T_T (too early)
U - Unique thing about you: I need freedom & can nap almost everywhere. Probably was a cat in my last life or something. HAHA
V - Vegetable you love: Spicy Kangkong?! Leafy veggies!
W - Worst habit: Getting worked up very easily
X - X-rays you've had: I don't know the number but I had a couple from the orthodontist & dentist.
Y - Yummy food you make: Made strawberry marshmellow cake yesterday! But I like my choc chip cookies.
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius! & Monkey.



message 304: by Tami (new)

1472968 I enjoyed The Magician and the following 2 that are out. Let us all know what you think.


message 305: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Welcome speciallyi! I had a girl in my class that would do the long nail tapping thing during class..and I used to get sooo annoyed when she would do it during tests!


message 306: by speciallyi (new)

2924611 Hey Tami!
I just finished the Magician last night!!! Pretty much enjoyed myself and can't wait to get the next few books. I actually laughed out loud at some points, the bickering is amusing. Which parts did you like? :P


message 307: by speciallyi (new)

2924611 Hi Jamie! Thanks for the welcome ^^
Yeah I totally get what you mean... I'm mostly annoyed cos long nails seem really easy to break off. Broken nails and empty nail beds are horrifying.


message 308: by Daisy (new)

2508210 A - Age: 22
B - Book you are reading: Gregory Maguire - Wicked
C - Chore you hate: I don't like any of the chores... But I hate cleaning the bathroom most
D - Dessert you love: cookie dough ice cream and everything with chocolate
E - Essential start your day item: shower
F - Favorite author/ book: Jane Austen/Pride and Prejudice
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Height: 1.63 m
I - Instruments you play: the flute (very badly)
J - Job title: medical intern
K - Kid(s): 0
L - Living arrangements: living together with my boyfriend
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: you know
N - Nicknames: not really a nickname, but most people lose the 'y' after a while
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: tonsillectomy
P - Pet Peeve: when people are late
Q- Quotes you like: "All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt" - Charles M. Schulz
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 1 older brother
T - Time you woke up today: 6.30 AM, class at 8.00 AM..
U - Unique thing about you: I name all my plants and I think it makes them live longer
V - Vegetable you love: asparagus
W - Worst habit: putting everything off till the last possible time
X - X-rays you've had: none
Y - Yummy food you make: pasta salad
Z - Zodiac Sign: depends on which magazine it is, either virgo or libra


message 309: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Welcome Daisy! love that quote! So true!


message 310: by Tami (new)

1472968 speciallyi: I like the magic parts and the dynamic between the twins. The next few books add more fun characters, you should really read them.

Daisy: I also hate people that are late. And the few times they make me late in the process is even more infuriating.


message 311: by Jenn (new)

2433969 I'm new! :) *waves*

A - Age: 20
B - Book you are reading: I've been reading "Bitch" by Elizabeth Wurtzel since August...damn college.
C - Chore you hate: Doing dishes.
D - Dessert you love: Ice cream :)
E - Essential start your day item: Anything caffeinated.
F - Favorite author/ book: The Diary of Anne Frank. It's what made me an English major.
G - Gold or silver: Silver.
H - Height: 5'4"
I - Instruments you play: Nothing :(
J - Job title: Student full-time, part-time work-study employee within the Division of Student Affairs, part-time employee at Kohl's.
K - Kid(s): None.
L - Living arrangements: In a dorm.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "fuck".
N - Nicknames: Jenn
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: I had surgery when I was 18mo. old, and I was hospitalized for cellulitis in January 2009.
P - Pet Peeve: Discrimination of any form, arrogance, chosen ignorance.
Q- Quotes you like: "In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." - Mother Teresa.
R - Right or left handed: Righty.
S - Siblings: None.
T - Time you woke up today: 8:47am....why I know that? Because I was late for work lol.
U - Unique thing about you: I'm a vegetarian.
V - Vegetable you love: Carrots.
W - Worst habit: Picking at my nails.
X - X-rays you've had: Chest/Abdomen, left wrist, left lower leg, teeth
Y - Yummy food you make: I can't cook. :(
Z - Zodiac Sign: True Blue Cancer. Woooot.



message 312: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Welcome Jenn!! How long have you been a vegetarian??


message 313: by Jenn (new)

2433969 Jamie wrote: "Welcome Jenn!! How long have you been a vegetarian??"

4.5 years. :)


message 314: by Beth (new)

2868411 A - Age: 23
B - Book you are reading: Into the Wild & The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
C - Chore you hate: Dusting
D - Dessert you love: Ice Cream
E - Essential start your day item: A hot shower
F - Favorite author/ book: Jane Eyre or Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery
G - Gold or silver: Either one
H - Height: 5'5
I - Instruments you play: Euphonium
J - Job title: Student/Librarian
K - Kid(s): Someday!
L - Living arrangements: I have 6 roommates
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Seriously?
N - Nicknames: Boonykins (I have no idea), Betharooroo
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: My bike and I had a fight. The bike won.
P - Pet Peeve: When people bite their fork while they are eating.
Q- Quotes you like: "We struck down evil with the mighty sword of teamwork and the hammer of not bickering." That was from the shoveler on Mystery Men
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 3, all older
T - Time you woke up today: 7:30
U - Unique thing about you: My dream job is to be a librarian!
V - Vegetable you love: Carrots and Green Beans
W - Worst habit: I can procrastinate like you wouldn't believe. In fact, I am filling this out in order to put off working on a paper that is due tomorrow.
X - X-rays you've had: On my head and dentist x-rays
Y - Yummy food you make: Chicken scampi
Z - Zodiac Sign: Virgo


message 315: by Matthew (new)

2954093 A - Age: 26
B - Book you are reading: An Evil Guest, Gene Wolfe and The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera and Love is a Dog from Hell, Charles Bukowski
C - Chore you hate: Tidying in general
D - Dessert you love: Kiwi
E - Essential start your day item: Shower
F - Favorite author/ book: Author is Vonnegut, hands down; Book changes weekly
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'9
I - Instruments you play: Typewriter
J - Job title: Barista
K - Kid(s): None (that I know of, fingers crossed)
L - Living arrangements: Father
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "No worries"
N - Nicknames: none I'm aware of
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Severely infected ankle following 21st birthday celebrations (good story)
P - Pet Peeve: text language
Q- Quotes you like: "I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival." - Vonnegut
"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking." - Murakami
"It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life." - Pratchett
R - Right or left handed: Ambidextrous, right side dominant
S - Siblings: 2, Twin brother and "little" sister
T - Time you woke up today: 4 AM
U - Unique thing about you: I often find myself thinking in quotes
V - Vegetable you love: Baby spinach
W - Worst habit: smoking
X - X-rays you've had: foot, wrist, hands, arm, knee, back, shoulder (What can I say? I never let a little thing like hurting myself stop me from doing something stupid.)
Y - Yummy food you make: Oh, I love cooking. Make a good seared tuna with mango/kiwi/avocado salsa, pecan encrusted chicken fingers with raspberry honey mustard, herb roasted pork chop with garlic mashed potatoes, butternut squash soup...
Z - Zodiac Sign: Leo



message 316: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Welcome Beth and Matthew!


message 317: by Jayme (last edited 26 days ago, 11:13PM) (new)

2814128 A - Age: 18
B - Book you are reading: Cybele's Secret, The Rose Bride, From Rough Draft to Finished Novel, and Atlas Shrugged.
C - Chore you hate: Laundry
D - Dessert you love: Anything with chocolate!!!
E - Essential start your day item: coffee
F - Favorite author/ book:...umm right now it would have to be Robin McKinley
G - Gold or silver: White Gold
H - Height: 5'10''
I - Instruments you play: I'm a vocalist though I'm taking piano next semester
J - Job title: Soprano II section leader and Avid Tutor
K - Kid(s): None
L - Living arrangements: With my parents and fiance currently
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: That is ridiculous/That is incredible
N - Nicknames: Kitty
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Had to do this twice
P - Pet Peeve: Rude people
Q- Quotes you like: I am not yours, not lost in you/ Not lost though I long to be -Sara Teasdale
R - Right or left handed: Right handed baby :-)
S - Siblings: 1 younger sister (she just got her license)
T - Time you woke up today: 7 am (too damn early)
U - Unique thing about you: I am soft spoken but sing VERY loudly. I have gold eyes. In my head, I think in the third person.
V - Vegetable you love: Broccoli (Tomatoes too but I can never remember if they are fruits or vegetables)
W - Worst habit: Procrastination
X - X-rays you've had: On my ankle
Y - Yummy food you make: Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Chocolate Pie
Z - Zodiac Sign: Taurus


message 318: by Alessia (last edited 19 days ago, 04:29PM) (new)

2933858 A - Age: 27
B - Book you are reading: Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin
C - Chore you hate: washing the dishes
D - Dessert you love: anything with dark chocolate
E - Essential start your day item: a cappuccino
F - Favorite author/ book: Jane Austen/Pride and Prejudice and Ian McEwan /Atonement
G - Gold or silver: silver (what a weird question though)
H - Height: 1,62 m
I - Instruments you play: used to play the piano
J - Job title: student
K - Kid(s): none
L - Living arrangements: with my parents
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: uhm, I don't know...I think "probably" and "actually"
N - Nicknames: Allie, Ale, Alu, Aluccia
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: a lot of times as a medical student, never as a patient
P - Pet Peeve: too many...mostly people who do not respect queues and people who think a public library is a place to talk loudly with others and to entertain public relationships
Q- Quotes you like: "You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother." A.Einstein
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: none
T - Time you woke up today: 8:30
U - Unique thing about you: I'm quite good at imitating different accents
V - Vegetable you love: all kinds, especially peppers and eggplants
W - Worst habit: I'm a hopeless time waster and I have huge problems with deadlines
X - X-rays you've had: teeth, and my left foot
Y - Yummy food you make: I make a very good "pasta alla carbonara"
Z - Zodiac Sign:Virgo

I just noticed: procrastination and time wasting seem to be the most common problems hehe!



message 319: by Kelly (new)

2401381 A - Age: 19
B - Book you are reading: Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire
C - Chore you hate: Washing the dishes.
D - Dessert you love: I'm not really a sweets person...weird, I know.
E - Essential start your day item: A glass of milk :)
F - Favorite author/ book: Alison Weir...I have way too many favorite books to list!
G - Gold or silver: Silver.
H - Height: 5'3" or 5'4"
I - Instruments you play: Piano, really badly too.
J - Job title: Student.
K - Kid(s): None.
L - Living arrangements: An apartment on campus with three other girls.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: My speech teacher says I say "you know?" too much.
N - Nicknames: The ones I get most often are Kellbell or Kellster.
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Dehydration when I was a baby and then a minor stroke when I was in a freshman in high school.
P - Pet Peeve: People who never shut up.
Q- Quotes you like: "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Gandhi.
R - Right or left handed: Ambidextrous.
S - Siblings: Three older brothers. My childhood was interesting to say the least.
T - Time you woke up today: 11!
U - Unique thing about you: I can imitate almost every kind of accent, like Alessia above me ^ :)
V - Vegetable you love: Are carrots vegetables? Celery?
W - Worst habit: Procrastination.
X - X-rays you've had: Hips (I wore leg braces for years) and teeth.
Y - Yummy food you make: I can't cook to save my life.
Z - Zodiac Sign: Honest to God, I have no idea.


message 320: by Jennifer (new)

2993884 A - Age: 22
B - Book you are reading: The Next Queen of Heaven and Book 1 in the Sookie Stackhouse series
C - Chore you hate: vaccuuming!
D - Dessert you love: cupcakes
E - Essential start your day item: diet soday
F - Favorite author/ book: Catch-22, Jane Eyre
G - Gold or silver: white gold :p
H - Height: 5'1"
I - Instruments you play: hmmm...invisible drums?
J - Job title: student + student worker at library
K - Kid(s): none
L - Living arrangements: all by my lonesome in apt
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: debauchery
N - Nicknames: jen, jenny, whenifer, boone's farm
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: at least 3
P - Pet Peeve: people who don't know what a call number is
Q- Quotes you like: 'i like you like a fat kid likes cake'
R - Right or left handed: lefty
S - Siblings: 2 sisters
T - Time you woke up today: about 8am
U - Unique thing about you: i have four tattoos
V - Vegetable you love: broccoli + asparagus
W - Worst habit: snorting when i laugh :p
X - X-rays you've had: oh, lots. thumb, chest, arm, back, etc
Y - Yummy food you make: pizza from scratch
Z - Zodiac Sign: gemini


message 321: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Welcome Jennifer!! Your most overused word is great! Very original!


message 322: by Jennifer (new)

2993884 Jamie wrote: "Welcome Jennifer!! Your most overused word is great! Very original!"

thanks! I didn't realize I used it so much until a couple of my friends pointed it out....I can't help it, a little debauchery is good for the soul :)


message 323: by alicia (new)

1867317 A - Age: 19
B - Book you are reading: The Pact by Jodi Picoult
C - Chore you hate: Dusting
D - Dessert you love: Ben & Jerry's ice cream
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: Thomas Hardy
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'5"
I - Instruments you play: none
J - Job title: full-time student
K - Kid(s): none
L - Living arrangements: split between my parents and my boyfriend's.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: amazing
N - Nicknames: Licia
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: nada
P - Pet Peeve: ignorance
Q- Quotes you like: I'm a quote junkie so there's way too many, but probably "I always imagined paradise would be some kind of library."
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2. An older brother and a younger brother
T - Time you woke up today: 7:30
U - Unique thing about you: I haven't lived in a city longer than 4 years.
V - Vegetable you love: Salad lettuce
W - Worst habit: I bite my nails
X - X-rays you've had: My finger and my mouth
Y - Yummy food you make: I'm a terrible cook
Z - Zodiac Sign: Leo


message 324: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Mmm Ben and Jerry's! What's your favorite kind? I'm a big fan of Phish Food.


message 325: by alicia (new)

1867317 I love the New York Super Fudge Chunk, but I wouldn't turn down Phish Food!


message 326: by Jessica (new)

2749632

A - Age: 20
B - Book you are reading: Dear John, The Blind Side & Wuthering Heights.... i'm very ADD
C - Chore you hate: vacuuming
D - Dessert you love: cheescake
E - Essential start your day item :COFFEE
F - Favorite author/ book: i don't have a favorite author/ 1984
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Height: 5'4"
I - Instruments you play: i used to play piano. may start again soon
J - Job title: Student/waitress
K - Kid(s): eventually
L - Living arrangements: currently at home with parents...back to the dorms in january
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: like, fantastic, fabulous, f*ck
N - Nicknames: Jess, J, Jessi, Jucka
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: none
P - Pet Peeve: tYpInG liKe YoU're TwElVe. like OMFG wtf i <3 u!
Q- Quotes you like: sooo many....all in my profile. "voici mon secret, il est tres simple: one ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur. l'essential est invisible pour les yeux" -the fox, le petit prince & "laissez les bons temps rouler"
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: one brother, 17
T - Time you woke up today: 9ish
U - Unique thing about you: i'd forget my head if it wasn't attached, but i'll never forget a person once i've met you
V - Vegetable you love: carrots
W - Worst habit: I'm a compulsive liar. (although this is all true!)
X - X-rays you've had: none
Y - Yummy food you make: the extent of my cooking is break & bake cookies or boxed mac & cheese
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


message 327: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Welcome Jessica!!

How's Dear John? I've seen previews for the movie and wonder if the book is worth reading before the movie comes out!

Mm. Cheesecake. I love cheesecake. Do you have any Cheesecake Factory's near you? I love their food AND mostly their cheesecake! :)


message 328: by Jessica (new)

2749632 Hi Jamie! I saw the preview & that's why I got the book. I love it so far...i read 160 pages last night alone. I always like reading the book before i see the movie (why i'm reading the blind side too)
and I LOVE the cheesecake factory. I can't go too often or i'll be 400 pounds. They're portions are so huge!




message 329: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Haha I know..I always take my food home from there and eat it for like 2 days. And I saw their nutritional menu and the food is SO bad for you! lol..I don't care too much. It tastes SO good!


message 330: by Natanya (last edited 12 days ago, 06:02PM) (new)

599117 A - Age: 18
B - Book you are reading: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
C - Chore you hate: washing dishes
D - Dessert you love: Brownies
E - Essential start your day item: toothbrush & toothpaste
F - Favorite author/ book: There's no way I could just pick one book. My top authors are probably Margaret Atwood and Haruki Murakami.
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Height: 5'5"
I - Instruments you play: None. When I was younger, I was too impatient, and now I'm not really interested in learning how to play one.
J - Job title: Student / University Representative (I work for our annual fund, calling alumni)
K - Kid(s): In the distant future
L - Living arrangements: Dorm, with a roommate (with whom I unfortunately do not get along)
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "Um"
N - Nicknames: Nat, Tananananana, Nug, various others over the years (but I just go by Natanya)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None
P - Pet Peeve: people whose cell phones make a sound (instead of vibrating) every single time they receive a text message (also, "ignorance," like a number of people have said, though I consider it more something that greatly angers me than merely a pet peeve)
Q- Quotes you like: "On ne voit pas qu'avec le coeur. L'essential est invisible pour les yeux." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Le Petit Prince (just realized that's the same as Jessica's...how coincidental)
R - Right or left handed: lefty!
S - Siblings: younger sister
T - Time you woke up today: 10:30am
U - Unique thing about you: I adore comparative literature...it makes me so happy...
V - Vegetable you love: edamame beans
W - Worst habit: Interrupting
X - X-rays you've had: I fractured my back a little over a year ago, so I had an x-ray for that (followed by a bone scan then a CT scan). Other than that, just at the dentist.
Y - Yummy food you make: I'm not much of a cook, nor do I enjoy cooking/baking (I do love eating, though)...
Z - Zodiac Sign: scorpio


message 331: by Yesenia (new)

1696311 Hi group, I like this A-z idea!
A- Age: 22
B - Book you are reading: Rebecca
C - Chore you hate: cleaning the litter box/ picking up dog sh*t
D - Dessert you love: cookies, all of them.
E - Essential start your day item: baked goods, orange juice
F - Favorite author/ book: undecided/Hard Times
G - Gold or silver: white gold
H - Height: 5'1 on good days
I - Instruments you play: ukulele, keys, harmonica
J - Job title: freelance videographer, educator, mentor, clown
K - Kid(s): not any of my own, but i have many kids that depend on me
L - Living arrangements: back home until i go back to school or get a job (yikes)
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "you know what i'm sayin" "tight" "sweet" "f*ck" and "naturally"
N - Nicknames: Yes, yesi, jill, jiggles, jigg-o, nena, squishy..the list continues.
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: emergency room visit- they called it a near synchope. i called it extreme fatigue due to my thesis being due :D
P - Pet Peeve: liars, disrespect
Q- Quotes you like: see my page
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 2 brothers: 25 &11 and a 2 sisters: 24 & 10
T - Time you woke up today: 7 a.m.
U - Unique thing about you: i am clairvoyant
V - Vegetable you love: caulliflower, squash
W - Worst habit: smoking, flatulance
X - X-rays you've had: knee, chest, dental
Y - Yummy food you make: chicken dishes, pupusas, tamales, pancakes
Z - Zodiac Sign: Pisces



message 332: by Yesenia (new)

1696311 Natanya wrote: "A - Age: 18
B - Book you are reading: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
C - Chore you hate: washing dishes
D - Dessert you love: Brownies
E - Essential start your day item: toothbrush & toothpaste
..."


whaat, my best friends nickname is Nug, which turned into Nugsen, nugwald, nugalito, etc hahaha, how funny


message 333: by Tami (new)

1472968 Yesenia, my nephew is called squishy by everyone, well, except me and my mom.


message 334: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Welcome Yesenia!! How are you liking The Unbearable Lightness of Being?


message 335: by Natanya (new)

599117 Yesenia wrote: "whaat, my best friends nickname is Nug, which turned into Nugsen, nugwald, nugalito, etc hahaha, how funny "

That's funny. I got that nickname because one of my friends was trying to say, "Nat, I want a hug," which became "Nug, I want a hat."

Jamie -- The Unbearable Lightness of Being was my book; Yesenia's reading Rebecca.


message 336: by Yesenia (new)

1696311 :D hahaha thanks for the welcome. tami, thats too cute, they call me squishy because i guess im comfy like a squishy pillow, and Jamie Rebecca is going great.


message 337: by Tami (new)

1472968 Their squishy came from Nemo. When Dori calls the little jelly fish Squishy.


message 338: by Matt (new)

1569525 I see you're located in Ithaca, Natanya—are you a Cornellian, perchance?


message 339: by Natanya (new)

599117 Yep, I am. Just started this year.


message 340: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Natanya wrote: "Yesenia wrote: "whaat, my best friends nickname is Nug, which turned into Nugsen, nugwald, nugalito, etc hahaha, how funny "

That's funny. I got that nickname because one of my friends was trying ..."


WOW! I knew I was tired but I didn't think I was that out of it! Thanks! Sorry about that.

Yesenia--Have you ever read My Cousin Rachel? It's by the same author of Rebecca and I really enjoyed it!



message 341: by Kallie (new)

2960680 A - Age: 21
B - Book you are reading: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
C - Chore you hate: scrubbing dirty dishes
D - Dessert you love: chocolate chip cookies
E - Essential start your day item: COFFEE
F - Favorite author/ book: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (subject to change)
G - Gold or silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'5
I - Instruments you play: voice?
J - Job title: Adolescent Counselor/Student
K - Kid(s): none
L - Living arrangements: 3 roommates in a 4 bedroom apartment on campus
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "True Story"
N - Nicknames: Kal, KP
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: went back to the hospital a week after I was born
P - Pet Peeve: actions done to spite others
Q- Quotes you like: "How you do anything is how you do everything" T. Harv Eker
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: one brother
T - Time you woke up today: 8:30am
U - Unique thing about you: I have sung for an audience in 8 different countries
V - Vegetable you love: green beans
W - Worst habit: picking at my nails
X - X-rays you've had: many on my feet and hands because of joint problems
Y - Yummy food you make: eggplant parm
Z - Zodiac Sign: taurus



message 342: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Kallie..how are you liking The Book Thief??


message 343: by Kallie (new)

2960680 I like it so far, I'm less than 100 pages in, but it has caught my attention. Have you read it?


message 344: by Alessia (new)

2933858 Welcome Kallie! Eggplant parmesan is one of my favourite food but I was never able to make it as yummy as my dad's. Can you do it Italian style? :)


message 345: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Kallie wrote: "I like it so far, I'm less than 100 pages in, but it has caught my attention. Have you read it?"

Yes, I have read it! We actually read it for one of our group reads a while ago. It became one of my favorites!


message 346: by Kallie (new)

2960680 My eggplant parmesan is very basic because I'm not a very good cook, but I think it's pretty tasty. :-)


message 347: by Alicia (new)

2665622 A - Age: 24
B - Book you are reading: The Rum Diary (Hunter S Thompson)
C - Chore you hate: vacuuming
D - Dessert you love: cheesecake
E - Essential start your day item: a shower
F - Favorite author/ book: Chuck Palahniuk and John Steinbeck
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Height: 5'9"
I - Instruments you play: none
J - Job title: civil engr
K - Kid(s): a goofy puppy
L - Living arrangements: a studio on the outskirts of town
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: interesting
N - Nicknames: aleeetcha, schu, freckles
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: nope
P - Pet Peeve: when people drive for several blocks with their turn signal on (either signal WAY too early or forget to turn it off)
Q- Quotes you like: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
R - Right or left handed: righty
S - Siblings: younger sister
T - Time you woke up today: 9am
U - Unique thing about you: I hiked the Grand Canyon in a day with my dad when I was in HS (the trip was my HS graduation present)
V - Vegetable you love: brocolli
W - Worst habit: mumbling
X - X-rays you've had: broken wrist, stress fractures in both legs, knee,...
Y - Yummy food you make: desserts are my best
Z - Zodiac Sign: Pisces


message 348: by Jamie, singer of the job searching blues (new)

1518370 Haha Alicia, I hate when people drive with their turn signal on for an extended amount of time!!


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