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Say G'Day! Age, name and what celebrity you most look like
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Sep 18, 2013 11:01PM
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Hi everyone :) I'm Em but some people call me Frankie. I'm 18 and as far as I know, I don't really look like any celebrities hahahaI'm from Melbourne and the past 4 months have been an endeavour in rekindling my love for reading. As you can tell from my 2013 reading goal, it's going pretty well :p
I write as well. Mostly fanfiction and fantasy though this year for NaNoWriMo I'm thinking of trying out Science Fiction.
Feel free to add me as a friend, it's always nice to see what other people are reading :) Hope you're all well!
Hi there. My name is Debbie. I live in Adelaide. I am a Clinical nurse and work in an Emergency Operating theatre. When I am at home I spend my time running after 2 little boys or I have my head in a book. At people say that I look like Drew Barrymore, but honestly I dont see it :)
Hi ladies, I'm Jen, I live on the Central coast of NSW. I am a stay at home/work at home mummy of two and a computer draftsman in the kitchen industry! I have a gorgeous but firery red headed 3yo girl and a 5yo boy with a wonderfully vivid imagination. My hubby bought me a kindle for Christmas a couple of years ago and I imagine he regrets that decision because I haven't put it down since! Best present ever I say. It's introduced me to a world of fantastic stories, many book boyfriends and fun new friends.
I read a range of genres but I gravitate towards paranormal, dystopian, new adult and avoid YA and sci-fi. I do love me an alpha male wrapped up in a love triangle :)
As for my celebrity doppelgänger.. I am the spitting of Miranda Kerr ha ha (I wish). I did hear Reece Witherspoon a bit in my younger days but not so much recently unfortunately
Hello. My name is Phrynne and I live in Sydney. I'm a preschool teacher so I also spend my time running around after three, four and five year olds but I get to leave them behind at the end of each day! I read a lot of paranormal, dystopian and sci fi but I also love good mystery and crime and also classical fiction. I wish I did look like a celebrity but I'm afraid not!
Well Phrynne in your profile pic you look a lot like Salem from Sabrina. Lol!
Emily wrote: "Hi everyone :) I'm Em but some people call me Frankie. I'm 18 and as far as I know, I don't really look like any celebrities hahahaI'm from Melbourne and the past 4 months have been an endeavour ..."
I love the nickname! I get 'slim' a bit. Love LOVE boy nicknames for girls :) One of my daughters is 'Bear.' lol. But that's because she looks like a koala
Debbie wrote: "Hi there. My name is Debbie. I live in Adelaide. I am a Clinical nurse and work in an Emergency Operating theatre. When I am at home I spend my time running after 2 little boys or I have my head..."Hi Debbie. I have a few nurse friends-seems like such a difficult job! I was a practice manager for a few medical centres-the longest in a Molescan. I live in Mackay where we have THE highest melanoma rate in the world.
2 boys! I just need one of them. I keep getting girls!
So if you're an emergency ward nurse, do you share my distress for motorcycles? Lol
Phrynne wrote: "Hello. My name is Phrynne and I live in Sydney. I'm a preschool teacher so I also spend my time running around after three, four and five year olds but I get to leave them behind at the end of each..."We like the EXACT same genres. Except maybe sci-fi, I'm iffy with sic-fi.
Okay I better go. I'm Sammy. 30 (for 2 more months...sssshhhh) year old mama from Mackay North Queensland. They say 'central' but screw that-Rocky can stay in it's space and we'll stay in ours!I have three daughters, 8,4 and 10mo. They drive me batshit crazy but I love them :) My eldest is my step, but I've been her mummy too since she was 1 so there's no distinction between her and 'my' kids for either of us. Her mum lives in Townsville so we drive back and forth allll the time-but this year she's moved in with us for a change and I wasn't prepared to be a school mum just yet so it's hectic!
I'm technically a stay at home mum, but I'm rarely home and if I am I'm cleaning or writing. I never have time for books, movies etc but am slowly trying to find books that take me out of myself again. I'm a karaoke hostess (KJ) and have joined a musical theatre group this year, was the bad girl in Hairspray now a ho in a dinner theatre show. So much fun!
I'm married and hubby and I own a small business. I'm constantly on the go. I read everything I can, no discerning between genres really, I surf, i was an adult competitive cheerleader for 8 years (a flyer) and I LOVE throwing parties!
Oh and I get a mixed bag of celeb comparisons-some say Reece too but probably because I have a strong jaw, lol. ;)
hi, my name is Meyrnah (pronounced merina)and im thirty something....im a mother of four - 3 girls and 1 boy. Im a part time teacher and most of the time im a little crazy!! ive spent so much time with children that i fear i can no longer string sentences together coherently or socialise! i like writing childrens stories and maybe one day will try young adult too.
i love reading and enjoy young adult, fantasy, thriller, classics and romance too.
people have told me that i look like winona ryder but that was BC - Before Children!!
Meyrnah wrote: "hi, my name is Meyrnah (pronounced merina)and im thirty something....im a mother of four - 3 girls and 1 boy. Im a part time teacher and most of the time im a little crazy!! ive spent so much time..."
Nice to meet you Meyrnah! Have you had any published?
Meyrnah wrote: "hi, my name is Meyrnah (pronounced merina)and im thirty something....im a mother of four - 3 girls and 1 boy. Im a part time teacher and most of the time im a little crazy!! ive spent so much time..."
Ha Ha Ha Meyrnah, I totally hear you! I said goodbye to the BC version of myself 5 years ago. Even when I do find myself on an outing with friends, without kids, I find myself almost pointing and saying "look a train is going by" or "look the garbage man left the lid open" (my kids are obsessed with the garbage truck)or shortening words.... yesterday I asked the woman at a café for some 'narny bread" Lol
Good reads is my saviour! I can have adult conversations with out being tooo mature if you know what I mean.
Nice to meet you! Although I get frustrated with YA I do love the storylines as well as fantasy and Thriller
thank sammy, its nice to be a part of an aussie group. i hope i can keep up with you guys!no i havent had anything published yet..i'll keep trying though. im hoping to take some time off work next year and really focus on writing
nice to meet you to Jen! how funny asking for narny bread! my problem is sometimes pulling out a pair of socks from my handbag or barbie legs or something totally ridiculous and embarrassing!i do try to read more adult books but i always find myself going back to young adult.
Don't get me wrong I read a lot of YA - Hell, curiosity for Twilight is what made me pick up a book for the first time in years and then rekindled my love of reading. some YA's are just younger than others. Sone of my favourite Paranormals are YA
I know what you mean, I generally stay away from those that are too corny and predictable. Ive never read paranormal. What are some good ones? And are they "heart-thumping jumping out of your skin" scary?
Meyrnah wrote: "I know what you mean, I generally stay away from those that are too corny and predictable. Ive never read paranormal. What are some good ones? And are they "heart-thumping jumping out of your skin..."Nah!
I am getting so picky about my YA. t gets dogged a lot but I think Twilight has set a bar none other can reach.
S.K. wrote: "I am getting so picky about my YA. t gets dogged a lot but I think Twilight has set a bar none other can reach."I have 75% enjoyed The Selection and The Elite by Keira Cass though
Meyrnah wrote: "I know what you mean, I generally stay away from those that are too corny and predictable. Ive never read paranormal. What are some good ones? And are they "heart-thumping jumping out of your skin..."When I think Paranormal, I picture anything not of this world not only things that goes bump in the night I have read a few sweet Angel paranormal romances and stories of the Fae but might fave at the moment are mermaids (thanks to S.K's
The Marked Ones
But if your after scary I liked these with strong female leads. Not jump outa your skin scary but definitely heart thumping at times with a hint of romance
You read the infernal devices by Cassandra Clare did you read The mortal instruments? I love that series
I am such a dropkick. Jen I only just realised that you were MY Jen! (Ha ha like the possessive there? Lol) You changed your pic! I can see you! *Waves*
S.K. wrote: "I am getting so picky about my YA. t gets dogged a lot but I think Twilight has set a bar none other can reach."I agree that twilight set a high bar and so many 'copycat' books are out there.But in regards to her actual writing I find Stephanie Meyer is not as well written as some others - although I did read the series about three times!
Jen wrote: "Meyrnah wrote: "I know what you mean, I generally stay away from those that are too corny and predictable. Ive never read paranormal. What are some good ones? And are they "heart-thumping jumping ..."thanks for the recommendations Jen, I will try reading them hopefully. I also really liked The Mortal Instruments and Im annoyed that I've had to wait for so long and still haven't finished the series!! I liked the Infernal Devices better only because it was set in old London and Im a bit of a romantic!
Sammy is your book only available as an ebook? I cant find it as a paperback...boo hoo..I dont own a kindle thingy or whatever they're called :(
Nice to be in a group where it's okay to say you like Stephenie Meyer without getting shouted down. I have probably read her books more times than any others because each time a new movie came out I went back and read the series again!
Phrynne wrote: "Nice to be in a group where it's okay to say you like Stephenie Meyer without getting shouted down. I have probably read her books more times than any others because each time a new movie came out ..."Hi everyone I'm baaaacccckkk from my tropical paradise!
Phrynne is drives me MENTAL how lethal people are about Twilight! Gah! Especially the fans who were fanatic once and now claim to be over it, or the people who set out to read it with their mind made up that it's a joke already. It sold MILLIONS! It broke hearts! It made people crazy happy! What's the point of dogging it, you know?
I don't like Harry Potter but I don't bag it out. It's just not for me.
There's nothing technically incorrect with twilight and it's a wonderfully engaging story. The fact that they sparkle is the launch point for mockery but my god-are we reading an encyclopaedia or a fantasy?
Lol I shouldn't get started...it winds me up so much, lol.
I don't think she's the best writer-but I don't see why she has to be mocked either. If I met SM I would drop to my knees and worship at her feet for bringing the Cullens into the world.
My book is only available as e-book sorry. I'm getting to the print part, but it'll take awhile to find a printer I trust :)
Jen I spent the WHOLE weekend on the island Link and Ivyanne go to in Three Rings ;)
Meyrnah wrote: "Jen wrote: "Meyrnah wrote: "I know what you mean, I generally stay away from those that are too corny and predictable. Ive never read paranormal. What are some good ones? And are they "heart-thump..."Meyrnah wrote: "Jen wrote: "Meyrnah wrote: "I know what you mean, I generally stay away from those that are too corny and predictable. Ive never read paranormal. What are some good ones? And are they "heart-thump..."
I loved Infernal devices 1 & 2 but just couldn't get into the the 3rd for some reason. I know, we have to wait till march I think for the final Mortal Instruments. I cant even remember what happened at the end of the last one. I think it ended with some angst between Magnus and whats his name. Did you see the movie?? I loved it :)
S.K. wrote: "Jen I spent the WHOLE weekend on the island Link and Ivyanne go to in Three Rings ;)"So jealous S.K! I hope you had a nice break... you've definitely earned it! I hear that region is beautiful! See many coconut trees? *winks*
Jen wrote: "S.K. wrote: "Jen I spent the WHOLE weekend on the island Link and Ivyanne go to in Three Rings ;)"So jealous S.K! I hope you had a nice break... you've definitely earned it! I hear that region is..."
Yeah I got a pic of one ;)
Phrynne wrote: "Nice to be in a group where it's okay to say you like Stephenie Meyer without getting shouted down. I have probably read her books more times than any others because each time a new movie came out ..."That's exactly what I did!! I had to re-read the series to get myself back in 'twilight' mode! I even went to all of the midnight screenings of the movies! There's nothing quite like reading Twilight for the first time..
Everyone should be comfortable to say what they feel here. This is what I like about Goodreads; you get a wide variety of opinions, thoughts and feelings about various books and it just goes to show that everyone is different. It's not Facebook where everyone is trying to fit in or be the same as others.
Jen: I cant even remember what happened in that last book! im going to have to read the whole series again before the final book comes out! (I used to be much better at remembering things..BC!!!)As for the movie, i haven't seen it yet although i would love to. the trailer looked really good.
With book 3 of the infernal Devices, I actually got very emotional and cried at the end; although I was disappointed with the ending!
I haven't read any of the Mortal Instrument books-I want to but I keep finding something else that captures my interest which is dumb-because they're all literally lined up behind me on our shelf thanks to hubby. Same with P.C cast, Richelle mead, Charlaine Harris...every YA parnormal romance you can think of is waiting to be read because husband is a junkie but...ugh...all those black covers....the white writing, the shirtless men and angel wings...it's driving me insane. I am such a Twi-Hard. I'm not constantly on forums or writing fan-fiction or anything but I hold those books, and movies, SO close to my heart. Edward Edward Edward...and The Cullens...they slay me the way Buffy (the show) did.
Edward. ...sigh. who doesn't dream of Edward! Wish my husband was more like Edward in some ways! I think you will find yourself addicted to the Mortal Instruments if you start reading the books as she writes very well. I got stuck at number 5 and it took me ages to read it. I felt like she didn't really need book no.5. But im still hanging out for the last book as I need to know how it ends.
I am going to get there. Something else just keeps catching my eye first!
I just heard there is a Vampire Diaries movie out early 2014. you can see the trailor on the goodreads Oct newsletter
ok i'm just going to butt in and introduce myself randomly in the middle of everyone's conversations because i'm so late in joining... !yo! my name's hayley, i live in melbs but i'm originally from the blue mountains in nsw :)
more than ten separate people during high school said i looked like cate blanchett... idk, it's hard to say myself..
i have a pretty wide interest reading-wise, and would read literally anything i can get my hands on. that includes a large amount of fanfiction based both on book and tv series... ahh the hours i've spent on ff.net... :)
Hi Haley, Nice the meet you! what's your fave fan fiction? Oh and I meant to say earlier, Vampire Academy not Diaries and I'm off topic AGAIN, sorry ;)
Hey Hayley, welcome to the group :) I think you do look like Cate Blanchett! A much younger version of course!
Hi Hayley welcome aboard! Melbourne is so lovely! I went there for a few weeks for cheerleading nationals once and I just wanted to drag all the architecture back here with me!Mind you, I think I went during 'crime week' or something, lol. Was less intimidated in NYC.
Hmmn I feel like I'm answering this after absolutely everyone else, but it's late and I can't sleep (again) and I figure better late than never :) I'm Rosemary (obviously, haha), aged 19, currently studying at uni. What else? Oh yeah, I'm also from Melbourne.
Celebrity lookalike question I always feel too awkward answering - of course people tell you that you might look like someone, but I never seem to agree. In an ideal world though, it would be great to look along the lines of Vivien Leigh/Kaya Scodalario or anyone I'm currently inspired by fashion-wise (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kristen Bell).
Am I supposed to say something about books here too? I guess that would make sense, haha, seeing as how it is goodreads. I probably should. Favourite book ever, as in life-changing level, is Gone With The Wind. Apart from that, I'd put Harry Potter as my favourite series, not gonna lie. I also have a penchant for a bit of Shakespeare and George Orwell-type stuff, but I'm also a massive fan of the less impressive stuff (that is notably easier to read, let's be honest) - Agatha Christie, Georgette Heyer, Richmal Crompton's William books. In terms of Australian authors, I honestly haven't read a heap, and what I have read is mostly YA. We're talking John Marsden, Melina Marchetta.
Other obsessions: Buffy & Guns 'N Roses. Go figure haha, a bit eclectic.
Hi Rosemary, welcome!wow! you've got quite a variety of favourites there. I remember reading 'Gone With the Wind' back when I was in high school - a very long time ago now that i'm starting to doubt that such a time existed in my life... Well I loved that story too, it was my all time favourite for a while until I read "The Power of One".
Hello, P.J. here - an Aussie Author making it big in New York. I am excited to announce the release of my second novel on 12-Dec-2013.Goodreads: '...the impossible has been done...a really great novel inspired by a really great novel.'
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Welcome P.J! It's so exciting to hear your second novel is being released. sounds like a very intriguing story - what a great idea. hope its a successful release :)
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