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Artemis wrote: "Age: 17Book you are reading: The Cry of the Icemark
Chore you hate: dishes
Dessert you love: cookies
Essential start your day item: glasses/hearing aids
Favorite author/ book: JK Rowling, Rick ..."
Welcome Artemis! I love cookies too <3, my favorite kind is chocolate chip! Hope you like the group!
A - Age: 16B - Book you are reading: Allegiant
C - Chore you hate: I like chores!
D - Dessert you love: Macrons or ice cream
E - Essential start your day item: Music (preferably classical or big band jazz)
F - Favorite author/ book: Looking for Alaska
G - Good Boys or bad boys: Good boys!
H - Hair colour: Brown
I - Inside or outside: Inside
J - Job or Occupation: Student, director, actress
K - Kittens or puppies: Kittens
L - Last thing you lost: My phone (it was in my hand, of course)
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Ugh, I have too many. It's a problem. Probably "like"
N - Nicknames: Shananigans.
O - Object on the right of you: Tissue box
P - Pets: None!
Q - Quotes you like: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/list...
R - Right or left handed: Right!
S - Siblings: A little sister
T - Time you woke up today: 7:30-8:00 am
U - Unique thing about you: I know basic hieroglyphics
V - Vegetable you love: Avacado or tomato (I know they're both technically fruits but...)
W - Worst habit: Does tripping over things count?
X - X-rays you've had: Everywhere. Literally.
Y - Yummy food you make: My bread pudding is to die for.
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
A - Age: 26B - Book you are reading: Allegiant- Veronica Roth & The Night Circus- Erin Morgenstern
C - Chore you hate: Ironing
D - Dessert you love: at the moment it is Vegan Chocolate
E - Essential start your day item:My phone
F - Favorite author/ book: Lauren Oliver
G - Good Boys or bad boys: Good Boys
H - Hair colour: Dark Blonde
I - Inside or outside: Inside
J - Job or Occupation: Operational supervisor
K - Kittens or puppies: Puppies
L - Last thing you lost: I misplaced one of my favourite rings :(
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Just saying
N - Nicknames: Zee,Zulu- haha
O - Object on the right of you: My phone
P - Pets: none at the moment
Q - Quotes you like:
R - Right or left handed: Left
S - Siblings: 2
T - Time you woke up today: I slept in today as it was a public holiday in South Africa
U - Unique thing about you: I eat a plant based diet :)
V - Vegetable you love: Most veggies
W - Worst habit: I sometimes tend to worry too much about what others will think of me
X - X-rays you've had: only at the dentist
Y - Yummy food you make: Banana bread
Z - Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Shannyn wrote: "A - Age: 16B - Book you are reading: Allegiant
C - Chore you hate: I like chores!
D - Dessert you love: Macrons or ice cream
E - Essential start your day item: Music (preferably c..."
Welcome Shannyn, I love classical music too :) Hope you like the group!
Zuleka wrote: "A - Age: 26B - Book you are reading: Allegiant- Veronica Roth & The Night Circus- Erin Morgenstern
C - Chore you hate: Ironing
D - Dessert you love: at the moment it is Vegan Chocolate
E - Essenti..."
Hi Zuleka! Great to have another leftie! Hope you love the group :)
I did the original form, but this one is super fun, and I've been meaning to fill it out :)A - Age: 15
B - Book you are reading: I'm in the middle of a gazillion books so I'll just choose one. I'm reading Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger.
C - Chore you hate: Dishes
D - Dessert you love: Cookies-including, but not limited to, chocolate chip, sugar, and peanut butter.
E - Essential start your day item: My IPod if it's a school day, I don't really have one for weekends.
F - Favorite author/ book: Oooh, tough! I'll go with Ally Carter. I love all of her YA books!
G - Good Boys or bad boys: (book character preference) Bad boys
H - Hair colour: dirty blonde
I - Inside or outside: inside
J - Job or Occupation: student
K - Kittens or puppies: I can't decide, I really can't.
L - Last thing you lost: A sock with a panda on it.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Um this is, um, hard, um (take a guess).
N - Nicknames: Kathy, Katie, Kat, the occasional Kate, Rin (pronounced like "grin" minus the "g"), Kath (My real name is Katherine)
O - Object on the right of you: Kindle
P - Pets: Minature Poodle
Q - Quotes you like: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/list...
R - Right or left handed: Left
S - Siblings: one older sister
T - Time you woke up today: 8:00 ish
U - Unique thing about you: I am kinda, sorta ambidexterous. I write with my left hand and do a bunch of things with my left hand as well, but I also play some sports with my right hand.
V - Vegetable you love: spinach
W - Worst habit: avoiding eye contact
X - X-rays you've had: ankle, finger, wrist
Y - Yummy food you make: I don't really cook, so this is slightly awkward...
Z - Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
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Olivia wrote: "Welcome Kathy. I had no idea that you were a member here. Thank you for filling this out to bring it to my attention."Oh no problem, greatness should never be overlooked.
Name: RonyellA - Age: 25
B - Book you are reading: X-Men: Mutant Genesis, Faefever and Fortunately, the Milk
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning out boxes.
D - Dessert you love: Strawberry Cheesecake
F - Favorite author/ book: Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere
G - Good Boys or bad boys: (book character preference) A little of both!
H - Hair colour: Black
I - Inside or outside: Outside
K - Kittens or puppies: Kittens
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Surreal
N - Nicknames: Ron
Q - Quotes you like: "Never Say Never
R - Right or left handed: Right Handed
U - Unique thing about you: I love looking at surreal art.
V - Vegetable you love: Corn
Y - Yummy food you make: Omelet and Chicken Pasta
A - Age: 25(For the next two hours anyway)B - Book you are reading: Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
C - Chore you hate: Vacuuming
D - Dessert you love: Peanut butter, bananas, and honey on pita .
E - Essential start your day item: My toothbrush!! I need that like people need coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: I honestly don't have one. Every book I read is my "favorite" book until I start the nest one.
G - Good Boys or bad boys: I guess good?
H - Hair colour: Redish brown
I - Inside or outside: It depends really
J - Job or Occupation: Stay at home mommy but I did get my degree in Art History so one day I'll work in a museum!
K - Kittens or puppies: Kittens <3
L - Last thing you lost: My fiance's belt.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Ya know?
N - Nicknames: Rae, mommy, and honey haha
O - Object on the right of you: My ipad
P - Pets: One orange mainecoon named Murphy
Q - Quotes you like: "You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream."-C.S. Lewis
S - Siblings: 6- four brothers, two sisters
T - Time you woke up today: 7 ish
U - Unique thing about you: Everything haha. Um I'm really nerdy, terrible at meeting new people, and I got a sewing machine for Christmas so I'm learning how to sew!
V - Vegetable you love: I'm a vegetarian so I pretty much love all of them, except for beets. I hate those.
W - Worst habit: Binge watching tv shows? I don't know. I'm sure I have one but I can't think of one right now
X - X-rays you've had: A lot.
Y - Yummy food you make: White veggie lasagna!
Z - Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Ronyell wrote: "Name: RonyellA - Age: 25
B - Book you are reading: X-Men: Mutant Genesis, Faefever and Fortunately, the Milk
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning out boxes.
D..."
I love looking at surreal art too! Have you ever looked at neo surrealist art?! Its pretty awesome (:
Ronyell wrote: "Name: RonyellA - Age: 25
B - Book you are reading: X-Men: Mutant Genesis, Faefever and Fortunately, the Milk
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning out boxes.
D..."
Welcome Ronyell :) Yummm chicken pasta sounds super good! Hope you love the group :)
Star wrote: "Name: starFavorite author: Rick riordan
Harry potter is amazing!!!
Percy Jackson/heroes of Olympus is also amazing
I LOVE to read
Remember ther is no such thing as reading to much : )"
Hi Star! I absolutely adore Percy Jackson! Enjoy the group :D
Rachel wrote: "Ronyell wrote: "Name: RonyellA - Age: 25
B - Book you are reading: X-Men: Mutant Genesis, Faefever and Fortunately, the Milk
C - Chore you hate: Clean..."
No, I haven't looked at neo surrealist art, but it sounds interesting! I'm going to check it out! Have you seen any of Henrik Drescher's works before? They are awesome!
Rachel wrote: "A - Age: 25(For the next two hours anyway)B - Book you are reading: Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children
C - Chore you hate: Vacuuming
D - Dessert you love: Peanut butter, bananas, and hon..."
Welcome Rachel! Ugh I despise beets as well, ick. Glad you joined TPT!
Thank you (: and yeah they are the worst haha.
Ronyell wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Ronyell wrote: "Name: RonyellA - Age: 25
B - Book you are reading: X-Men: Mutant Genesis, Faefever and Fortunately, the Milk
C - Chore ..."
Funny you should mention him because a friend of mine was just talking about Drescher earlier today! Before that I had never heard of him.
Rachel wrote: "Ronyell wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Ronyell wrote: "Name: RonyellA - Age: 25
B - Book you are reading: X-Men: Mutant Genesis, Faefever and [book:Fortunately, the Milk|1734..."
Really? That's great to hear! He's a fantastic illustrator and I'm sure that you will like his work!
A - Age: 24B - Book you are reading: Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg
C - Chore you hate: Dishes (Ew!!!)
D - Dessert you love: Tiramisu
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee or tea (either will do)
F - Favorite author/ book: Favorite author is between JK Rowling and Stephen King, but favorite book is To Kill A Mockingbird
G - Good Boys or bad boys: (book character preference) Oooh. Hard choice! I'm always attracted to the bad boys at first because they make the books so fun, but the good boys always melt my heart. BOTH!
H - Hair colour: Dark violet-red
I - Inside or outside: Inside for winter, outside for summer
J - Job or Occupation: Admin Assistant
K - Kittens or puppies: Puppies
L - Last thing you lost: My pen
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "Seriously?!"
N - Nicknames: Nikki, Nick, Nikki Rae
O - Object on the right of you: Cell phone
P - Pets: DJ - 1 year old shih tzu/border terrier mix
Q - Quotes you like: "A bird may love a fish, signore, but where will they live?" Danielle, from Ever After
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: Only child
T - Time you woke up today: 6:15 am
U - Unique thing about you: I sing. A lot. I took nearly 8 years of voice lessons.
V - Vegetable you love: Green beans
W - Worst habit: Biting my nails
X - X-rays you've had: Full body scan to check bone density (only one I ever had, never a broken bone. It was to determine a diagnoses).
Y - Yummy food you make: Peasant Pasta, as my family calls it. Pasta with olive oil, garlic, herbs and cheese.
Z - Zodiac Sign: Libra
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Olivia wrote: "Welcome Nikki! When did you first read To Kill a Mockingbird?"Thank you Olivia! I believe it was 7th grade. But I've re-read and re-watched the movie multiple times. It's just something that has always stuck with me. And it's always one of the first books I recommend to people.
Hi everyone, I'm Valerie from Vancouver, Canada!A - Age: 27
B - Book you are reading: Just finished The 25th Hour about 10 minutes ago
C - Chore you hate: cleaning the toilet
D - Dessert you love: chocolate
E - Essential start your day item: my dog
F - Favorite author/ book: Stephen King/ Jane Austen
G - Good Boys or bad boys: (book character preference)The anti hero (a little of both sides :p)
H - Hair colour: Brunette
I - Inside or outside: Outside
J - Job or Occupation: Hospital Security
K - Kittens or puppies: lots of both, please!
L - Last thing you lost: my mind
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Eh
N - Nicknames: ValPal, Shutterbug, Oh-no-not-you
O - Object on the right of you: Rorschach mug
P - Pets: Dog-Bandit; Cat-Tesla
Q - Quotes you like: "But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 5, want any of them?
T - Time you woke up today: 8pm yesterday (I'm a graveyard-er)
U - Unique thing about you: Crazy memory for song lyrics
V - Vegetable you love: corn
W - Worst habit: chocolate
X - X-rays you've had: hips, ribs, hand, teeth
Y - Yummy food you make: cookies
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries
Nikki wrote: "A - Age: 24B - Book you are reading: Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg
C - Chore you hate: Dishes (Ew!!!)
D - Dessert you love: Tiramisu
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee or tea (either will do)
..."
Hi Nikki, glad you joined :) I love to sing too!
Valpal wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Valerie from Vancouver, Canada!A - Age: 27
B - Book you are reading: Just finished The 25th Hour about 10 minutes ago
C - Chore you hate: cleaning the toilet
D - Dessert you love:..."
Welcome to TPT, Valpal! That's neat that you come from a large family, I've always wished I had a big one!
Name: CeliaAge: 13 (and almost 14!!!)
Country I come from: Spain.
Book currently reading: American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
Dessert you love: Whatever that contains chocolate :P
Favorite author/ book: Uhmmm... Difficult... I loved Wuthering Heights and I loved Divergent, Legacy, The Hunger Games, Story of a second... Huh, impossible to say.
Hair colour: Brown
Hobby: Writing, singing and playing the piano, reading is more like the meaning of my life.
Kittens or puppies: Puppies all the way.
Last thing you lost: An umbrella.
Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "Well..."
Nicknames: Cori
Pets: A dog (And my pou)
Quotes you like: "If you don't know where you want to get to, then any road will take you there". - Cheshire Cat (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carrol)
Right or left handed: Right handed.
Siblings: A sister (who drives me mad)
Worst habit: I talk with books.
Yummy food you make: I make fabulous cookies and cupcakes
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Celia wrote: "Name: CeliaAge: 13 (and almost 14!!!)
Country I come from: Spain.
Book currently reading: American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
Dessert you love: Whatever that contains chocolate :P
Favorite author/ bo..."
Hi Celia, glad you joined! Wow, that's neat that you're from Spain-I've always wanted to go there!
Olivia wrote: "Welcome Celia! How do you like American Gods so far? I've heard great things about it, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet." I just finished it and I liked it. It was quite good, actually, I didn't know if I was going to like it or not but it turned out to be a page turner (hahaha)
Kathy wrote: "Celia wrote: "Name: CeliaAge: 13 (and almost 14!!!)
Country I come from: Spain.
Book currently reading: American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
Dessert you love: Whatever that contains chocolate :P
Favor..."
Thanks! I'm trying to speak english, but maybe some things sound weird. Please correct me if so.
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Well, english's quite a popular language, so I don't think you will have any problem. :) My english's not great, I don't understand some comments or sentences in the discussions, so I just try to figure out what they mean.
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Thanks, anyway, I'll do my best. (I think that's the way it's said, ain't it?)
A - Age: 50+B - Book you are reading: Brightest Kind of Darkness
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the bathroom
D - Dessert you love: Anything with caramel in it
E - Essential start your day item: Probably my cell phone. I can count on at least one of my college kids having a must share moment.
F - Favorite author/ book: I’ve loved different books that have touched me depending on my stage of life. I’m looking forward to experiencing more treasures.
G - Good Boys or bad boys: (book character preference): It depends upon my mood. Sometimes I’d like to reach into the pages and shake the bad boy to his senses.
H - Hair colour: Medium brown
I - Inside or outside: Outside
J - Job or Occupation: I was a stay at home mom. Now with my kids at college I’m figuring out the next stage of my life.
K - Kittens or puppies: Puppies
L - Last thing you lost: My mind. I’m sure it is in one of the boxes my kids took to college.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Really?
N - Nicknames:
O - Object on the right of you: My Kindle
P - Pets: Our 14 year old Cocker Spaniel past away in December on the day my twins came home for winter break.
Q - Quotes you like: “True strength is when you have a lot to cry about, but you choose to smile and take another step forward instead." ~C. Tang
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 1 sister, ten months older.
T - Time you woke up today: 8a.m. to the smell of the French toast my husband was making. Yum!
U - Unique thing about you:
V - Vegetable you love: Corn on the cob coated in butter and salt
W - Worst habit: I’m sure my husband could supply a list.
X - X-rays you've had: Broke my right arm.
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My favorite genres are young adult and fantasy.
Your name: BernieAge: 46
Birthday: May 24th
Where you are from (country only): UK
Favorite song: Lots that include Echo Beach by Martha & the Muffins, Mrs Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel, Roxanne by The Police and many many more.
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite books: Anything by Nicholas Evans, The Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough, Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard, The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw.
Favorite authors: Nicholas Evans, Linda Gillard, Ali Shaw.
Do you like Harry Potter: Yep, the books that I've read I've enjoyed.
Hobbies: Reading, Blogging, Going Out.
Pets: Koi fish and others in an outdoor pond.
Weirdest thing about you: I'm a control freak.
Hair color: Dark Brown, with natural grey but that's all covered in hair dye.
Eye Color: Green with brown specks.
Height: 5 foot 1ish.
Random fact about you (optional): I have a better selection of books than our local Library according to a friend. Why doesn't that surprise me!
Thanks for inviting me to join the group. :-)
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That would have to be the first one I read by him, which is The Horse Whisperer.I've just realised I answered the old questions, perhaps if I get time later on today I'll come back and do the A to Z ones as well just for fun. :-)
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A - Age: 37B - Book you are reading: dead centre (andy mcnab) audiobook and blood will tell (Samantha young) ebook I think this might be a DNF :(
C - Chore you hate: most of them
D - Dessert you love: ^ that
E - Essential start your day item: earl grey with a slice of lemon (heaven)
F - Favorite author/ book: andy mcnab/James Herbert/Jane Austen seriously I can't pick just one author fav book has to be day of the triffids by John Wyndham or possibly pride and prejudice
G - Good Boys or bad boys: (book character preference) got to love a bad boys
H - Hair colour: brown
I - Inside or outside: outside
J - Job or Occupation: custom baby carrier maker
K - Kittens or puppies: both are equal in my eyes
L - Last thing you lost: my mind?
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:f@#k
N - Nicknames: welly
O - Object on the right of you: beats headphones
P - Pets: a puppy called Lily and a hedgehog called spike
Q - Quotes you like:
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 1 sister
T - Time you woke up today: 10.30
U - Unique thing about you:
V - Vegetable you love: carrot
W - Worst habit: reading all night
X - X-rays you've had: ankle, teeth, chest
Y - Yummy food you make: curry
Z - Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
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Hi Helen, I'm new as well and didn't manage to answer the A to Z questions. Welcome to the group too.
Hi I'm the only person I know with a hedgehog too lol he is a African Pygmy hedgehog. He isn't the most interactive pet what with him being nocturnal, sort of like a prickly giant hamster. :)
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Book you are reading: The Cry of the Icemark
Chore you hate: dishes
Dessert you love: cookies
Essential start your day item: glasses/hearing aids
Favorite author/ book: JK Rowling, Rick Riordan
Good Boys or bad boys: (book character preference) good
Hair colour: brown
Inside or outside: outside
Job or Occupation: detassling
Kittens or puppies: both
Last thing you lost: one hearing aid
Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: what
Nicknames: Tif, Amber, Artemis
Object on the right of you: desk
Pets: dogs, cats
Quotes you like: seeing isn't believing, believing is seeing
Right or left handed: right
Siblings: sister
Time you woke up today: 6:45
Unique thing about you: I tend to be scared to talk to people
Vegetable you love: carrots
Worst habit: biting nails
X-rays you've had: none
Yummy food you make: cookies
Zodiac Sign: Pisces