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1. I hate drama in really life, but LOVE it in books.2. When I'm stressed out I read or write.
3. When I'm really mad I clean like crazy.
4. I would rather be hot than cold. (I'm always cold)
5. I love meeting new people!
1. I have to have the last word.2. I believe I've only been wrong twice in my life.
3. I'll say something and have to quote a movie/tv show/sing the lyrics of a song if it reminds me of such.
4. My itunes is filled with playlists based on different times in my life, real people and fictional characters.
5. I can't go to sleep without anything of mines thats borrowed being returned and everything being in it's place.
1. Like Larissa, I love reading YA books. I also love writing them, as I've been published a number of times and have no plans to stop.2. I hate spiders. Snakes or roaches never bothered me, but spiders...no, just...no.
3. I speak Japanese well enough, not perfectly, but quite well.
4. Diets and me just do not get along.
5. My favorite baseball team is the New York Yankees. Don't Taze me!
1. I hate snails2. I'm awful at multitasking
3. yesterday i ate 7 syrup waffles and now I feel fat
4. I hate it when my mom reads books i like
5. I'm really bad at paying attention to anything except books!
1. I can eat ice cream anytime and anywhere2. My favorite drink is water
3. I wish I owned a Zebra
4. My favorite ride at Disneyland is Splash Mountain
5. I enjoy painting!
1. I love performing/dancing on stage but the minute I have to speak in front of people, while I can do it I am INCREDIBLY nervous about it2. I had moved over 10 times in my life before I started high school (gr10)
3.Im an insomniac
4. I LOVE traveling and have been fortunate enough to go to disneyland once (when I was 12) and also a trip to Europe when I was 17 with my school (Paris, Barcelona, Madrid)
5. When I get bored standing somewhere I always end up tap dancing some how haha
1. I played women's full pad football in 2000 in Austin, Tx.2. I love, love, love to read!
3. I love my family to pieces! I have a 3 year old daughter and sweet husband who is a geologist!
4. I like ice cream!
5. I scuba dive up to 40 feet, no more.
1. My greatest book pet peeves are immature tweens, cliche romance dialogue, and historical inaccuracy.2. I can read while knitting but not while listening to loud music or in a noisy crowd.
3. I have knitted at least 100 dolls
4. I hate the smell of oatmeal
5. I have read a total of seven and a half YA contemporary books (still reading TFIOS), the rest are the Princess Diaries.
1. I'm a huuuuge animal lover and currently provide for 9 animals.2. I'm currently writing three of my own novels.
3. I've been a vegetarian for 10 years now.
4. I play mandolin and french horn, among other instruments.
5. I'm saving up with my boyfriend to move into our first house within the next year or so, and I'm very excited!
1. I'm more into physical books than ebooks (even though I don't have enough money to buy physical copies anyway).2. I'm an avid fan of RPG video games.
3. I also like watching anime and reading manga.
4. I have a passion for graphic designing.
5. I feel very stressed out and over-conscious sometimes when it's raining, especially if it's raining really hard.
1. I love alternative & electronic rock music. 2. I'm a big fan of Anime and Manga.
3. I'm very indecisive about which books to read.
4. I'm Vietnamese.
5. I've never karaoke before LOL.
Nice to meet you :)
1. I hate it when someone catches me in a moment of weakness (I rarely cry in front of others, even when I'm alone, no matter the situation I'm in - well, except for books)2. I'm kind of a control freak.
3. I don't really like crowds.
4. I love cooking.
5. I love politics and economics
Tiffanie wrote: "1. I love to read.2. Music makes my life so much better.
3. I would like to write a book at some point.
4. Many people tell me I have a big imagination.
5. speghetti is my favorite food ."
All of that is true for me except that, though I like spaghetti (yes, that's how you spell it) it is not my favorite food.
1. I hate the feeling of paper towels against my nails2. I love to travel
3. i like meeting new people but am shy at first
4. I am one ofthe most distracted people on the face of the planet
5. I can read emotions and body language pretty well
-yaz :)
1. I live in Maine and hate lobster (among many other Maine foods)2. When I was younger I went through a Baby-Sitters Club phase and collected 90 books in the series.
3. I sort of look like Cinder from the Lunar Chronicles.
4. I love reading post-apocolyptic romance.
5. I have been dancing for 8 years.
Well, that's me! :D
1. I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and my family is still there and my sister is my best friend2. I've been in love with my husband for 33 years
3. My 2 girls are my life
4. I was a government contractor for NASA
(before I quit to stay home with my kids)
5. I studied Japanese for 15 years
(but I've forgotten so much since I never use it)
LOL, I sound more interesting in 5 points than I am in real life.
1. I talk to my dog ALL THE TIME.2. I eat breakfast food for dinner. (A Parks and Rec shout out needed to be included here).
3. I can quote "Frasier" episodes.
4. If "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is ever on TV, I watch it.
5. "Alice in Wonderland" is one of my favorite books.
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1.I never tweet2. I always forget to charge my cellphone
3. My pinky fingers are shorter than average
4. I have 2 cats, 3 dogs, a parrot, a hamster and a fish
5. They get along well.
1. I can't roll my r's (it kinda sounds like druhdruhdruh) 2. I'll be opening a magnetic bookmark shop this upcoming Friday!
3. I've started writing a book, but I still need to understand every single one of my characters before continuing my first draft.
4. I'm interested into maybe starting a Booktube but I have way too much on my hands right now & I'm not the biggest fan of editting
5. I don't exactly have a book/series that got me to read per se, I've just always loved to read :)
1. I am a slow reader (takes me about a week to finish one book) sometimes.2. I get distracted when I do my homework, average of 4 pages, and end up finishing at 10:30.
3. My room is always a mess, but I do love to clean it.
4. I am beginning to be a toy collector!
5. I spend most of my time watching Youtube, and maybe want to start my own Booktube channel!
1. I am from the south but never had an accent.2. I have 32 rules for going to the movie theater.
3. I almost crashed into Prince William's motorcade once.
4. Wil Wheaton liked one of my Tweets.
5. I always wished I could have been a fighter pilot in WWII.
1. I love Disney 2. I'm a Christian
3. My favorite colors are purple and blue
4. I got a baking set from my former teacher and one of my goals is to bake more!
5. Melody Carlson is one of my favorite authors
1. I'm obsessed with music. Concerts are my addiction. I just saw Muse 6 times when they were on tour in the US a few months ago and will be traveling to England to see another band later this year. 2. I don't have a much of a filter and never sugar coat things.
3. I love haunts but really am fascinated by extreme haunts (the kind where they touch you and you go in alone). I've only been to one so far.
4. Dance Moms is a guilty pleasure of mine.
5. I'm trying to learn calligraphy.
1. I'm Dutch-Canadian2. I love intense physical activity to help me relieve stress. The more violent the sport, the better. :P
3. My dream vacation would be either Rome, Amsterdam, or Athens.
4. I work 2 jobs: pharmacy assistant and houskeeper.
5. I'm starting school in January, 2017 to become a PSW. Once I graduate from that program, I will work as a PSW while furthering my education as a nurse. My goal in life is to become a nursing officer in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Sorry, Kaitlyn but what is a PSW?Welcome to the group!
1. I like green apples, but not red.2. I tend to listen to good songs on repeat until I find something new.
3. My favorite books are dystopian/ young adult, but my current favorite book is fantasy. (Thank you, magnificent Marie Lu.)
4. My favorite colors are royal blue, silver, and very dark pink.
5. I don't professionally dance, but I like dancing anyways.
1. I am a student in pharmacy school @Kaitlyn how do you like being a pharmacy assistant?2. LOVE to read and have now become an Indie Author too (writing my own stuff and self publishing)
3. I have a dog, he is an inspiration for one of the characters in my book.
4. I dont have a twitter account.
5. Coffee is my drug of choice.
1. I am a stay at home mom2. I am fairly small, 4'9 to be exact
3. I could live on Chinese food
4. I am addicted to Pinterest
5. I drink mass quantities of coffee
1. When I read a book that I love I can spend the whole day in my room.2. These days I'm full of stress because my finals start in a week.
3. I get excited with everything.
4. I'm addicted to chocolate.
5. The best time in my life was the 5 day trip to Thessaloniki with all my crazy friends!!
1. I vomit when I get too stressed out. (Probably something you wish you could remove from your mind about me!)
2. I have way too many fears. Bugs, rollercoasters, the unknown, driving, presenting in class, etc.
3. I don't usually have to study to pass a test; I just have to pay attention in class and I'll get an A or B.
4. Sweets are my natural-born weakness. Give me some cake and I'll be happy with you even if you ruined my life. (Just kidding, but still!)
5. Cats are also my natural-born weakness. Give me a cat and I will be occupied for awhile.
2. I have way too many fears. Bugs, rollercoasters, the unknown, driving, presenting in class, etc.
3. I don't usually have to study to pass a test; I just have to pay attention in class and I'll get an A or B.
4. Sweets are my natural-born weakness. Give me some cake and I'll be happy with you even if you ruined my life. (Just kidding, but still!)
5. Cats are also my natural-born weakness. Give me a cat and I will be occupied for awhile.
1. I'm a huge fan of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew2. I hate math!
3. Sometimes I get nervous and excited whenever I start a book ( I hope I'm not the only one )
4. I don't have a phone
5. I can't stand spiders!
♥~Zoee~♥ wrote: "1. My room is always messy, if I clean within the next couple of days it gets messy. 2. I like being alone but at the same time I don't.
3. I wish that I had a superpower that would allow me to be..."
I'm definitely with u on #5!
Seema wrote: "1. I'm a huge fan of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew2. I hate math!
3. Sometimes I get nervous and excited whenever I start a book ( I hope I'm not the only one )
4. I don't have a phone
5. I can..."
The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew were my first loves!
1. I'm a fashion doll collector. I collect Barbie dolls, Fashion Royalty dolls etc. And I customize them too. 2. I have been a vegetarian for more than ten years.
3. I'm an English major who specializes in literature. My minors are North American Studies, East Asian Studying and marketing.
4. I love to travel. Me and my twin sister Kiki Janika (who you may also have seen in this group) try to visit at least one foreign country every year.
5. I have taken dance classes for about ten years. I've tried everything from jazz and ballet to disco dance and hip hop. Hip hop and street dance are my favorites.
Seema wrote: "1. I'm a huge fan of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew2. I hate math!
3. Sometimes I get nervous and excited whenever I start a book ( I hope I'm not the only one )
4. I don't have a phone
5. I can..."
Same here! I can't stand spiders. I have like a phobia. I can't even see a picture of a spider without screaming and throwing the book/computer all the way across the room. I had a terrible time trying to make it through Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and I will never watch the spider scenes in that movie. :D
1. I hate pizza.2. My all time favorite book is The Outsiders by S.E Hinton.
3.I work at a shooting range.
4.My puppy is my world.
5.Traveling has always been my happiness.
1. My favorite color is pink. 2. I tend to procrastinate until the last minute, but still turn in my work on time.
3. I love ya fantasy, ya paranormal, and ya romance books.
4. I prefer summer over winter.
5. I wish I could dance, but I'm bad at it.
This is a bit embarrassing but if it's okay for you, i would give it a shot, please do not get offended with my tastes...1. I'm a half otaku (ok... this is weird) but depending on my mood, I would get addicted to (drawing, reading, gaming, watching or writing)
3. I rarely watch movies nor go out much and would rather spend my time at home doing my hobbies
4. My favorite types of music are those with good feelings and meaning also goes with plot of a story, i will read/watch all things that has promising plot, either wise i will just drop it.
5. Most of the things I read (manga, novels) and watch (anime, movies -seldomly-) have genres that are more on action but i sometimes read/watch the romance genre.
1 - I am a wife, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and niece. I'm a member of a loving family, first and foremost.2 - I'm a dog mom, dog rescuer, dog trainer, and dog rehabilitator.
3 - I'm a writer and reader of young adult and new adult paranormal fantasy romance and contemporary romance.
4 - I'm an unemployed accountant.
5 - I'm an artist. I enjoy painting on paper and canvas board with acrylic paints and inks. I also enjoy drawing with colored pencils and pastels.
1. I work midnights.....and love it!2. I have three dogs
3. Aside from books, candle warmers and wax melts are an obsession of mine
4. I'm horrible at saving money
5.Sims 3 is still better than any other sims game (in my opinion)
1. I'm studying in university to become a primary school teacher.2. I'm extremely indecisive, so I either pick both things or nothing at all.
3. I think drag queens are one of the best artists and entertainers
4. I enjoy films only in the cinema or when I'm watching with others
5. Three places I want to go to are: Tokyo; Japan, Venice and Rome; Italy and London; England.
1. I am a vegetarian who doesn't enjoy being a vegetarian. 2. I want a tattoo.
3. My future plans: travel the world, become a writer/doc/space scientist, sleep,read and eat like hell, make millions of friends and have a house which is half a library and do something nice for the world and do thousands of satisfying sketches.
4. I love adventure sports and dangerous rides at amusement parks. Some may call me reckless.
5. I've been thinking of cutting my hair for two years (yeah) but I have not done it yet.
And a sixth fact is that I read and listen to music simultaneously. Music's my life :) I even SKETCH while listening to music. Fact number seven: I have an enormous-elephent-size myopic number in my right eye and and I hate my spectacles.
1. I am italian, I was born in Switzerland, and I live in Canada2. Books saved my life. Over and over again.
3. I learned English by reading YA fantasy in English
4. I LOVE hiking
5. I have an adorable cat named Cosmo, and I want another cat that I would name Luna!
NICE TO MEET YOU EVERYONE :D
Kristie wrote: "1. I am a vegetarian who doesn't enjoy being a vegetarian. 2. I want a tattoo.
3. My future plans: travel the world, become a writer/doc/space scientist, sleep,read and eat like hell, make million..."
I LOVE #3. That is also what I aspire to do with my life!! Also I have a tattoo and am going for a second one next week, AND I just chopped my hair. NO REGRETS. Change feels so good!
1. I wish people would know what Trigeminal Neuralgia was so they don't have that blank look when they hear I have it.2. I'm allergic to shellfish, pollen, smoke... I'm quite an 'intolerant' girl medically speaking!
3. I am severely addicted to lemon/lime/vinegar.
4. I'm involuntary bilingual. (and I love it!)
5. Love everything colorful/pastel - i need me lots of colors in my life :)
Rhys wrote: "1. I'm a nightowl. I love reading, writing and creating things at silly o'clock 2. I'm the world's worse drawer. Even matchstick men are beyond me. I really admire artists and painters
3. I could ..."
(i know how you feel. although im not so sure on what or how to do this. lol.) btw im new too so we can be newbies together.
1. I love my dog peanut.2. I''m outgoing.
3. My passion is to sing. Its my safe haven. I absolutely adore singing.
4. I love to cook dishes that come from japan.
5. I keep to my self out side of my house. I'm my own out in the world.
Bonnie wrote: "Jasmine wrote: "1. I always read ya books 2. not a fan of technology
3.I really don't like parties
4. want to travel the world
5. love to learn new things"
I don't like parties either. The smalle..."
I dont like technology either. It hates me.
2) I am a teen
3) I just got done reading Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch
4) I love Kpop
5) I like sushi