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10 Random Things
1. I usually read a book a day.2. I love Star Trek and Battestar Galactica.
3. I've had a crush on Spock ever since I saw my first episode of TOS.
4. I'm desperately trying to learn German.
5. I was born in Minnesota, and I currently live in Oklahoma, although I'm moving back to MN for college.
6. I watch soccer (though I usually refer to it as football) and my favorite team is Bayern München.
7. I die a little inside every time I have to buy something full priced.
8. I wear red lipstick everyday.
9. I am a complete grammar freak.
10. I refuse to buy a Nook or a Kindle, because the papery feel of a novel and the smell of old pages hold so much more meaning than an e-book reader.
1. I take the cheese off my pizza2. My favorite color is green
3. I have a sister who is 15 years older than me
4. I hate spicy food
5. I say "blasphemy" and "alas" way too much
6. My fingernails are painted a deep red color with white hearts (for valentines day)
7. I have no boyfriend and probably won't get one till after college (a soph now)
8. Rain makes me happy, but nice weather makes me happier
9. Everyone needs emergency chocolate
10. Ian Somerhalter is a hottie
1. My favorite ice cream is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.2. My favorite TV shows are The Office and Glee
3. I have a fear of dying in video games
4. The ending of Titanic makes me really mad. There were plenty of other debris that Jack could've gotten onto.
5. I love rain
6. I love accents, especially British and Australian
7. I aspire to have a library like the one in Beauty and the Beast.
8. I'm a huge Ecology freak.
9. The one song I want to learn to play on the piano before I die is 100 years by Five For Fighting
10. My favorite tea is Earl Grey
1. I'm not engaged anymore. (I have no regrets for ending my relationship)2. I'm currently dating a good girl (she's humble and makes me laugh :D)
3. I've got no time to read my book because of too much work to do so I'm moving slowly with Black Cross.
4. Moving back to my mother's place will allow me to save up some cash for my dreams.
5. I don't feel bad for myself for living with my mom again.
6. I've found that whiskey is good for relaxing (no more than 2 glasses per week and on the rocks)
7. I'm a mac user (it rocks)
8. I wanna read more than 20 books this year.
9. My right foot is going numb.
10. It's my life from Bon Jovi is a great song.
1. I am legally blind without my contacts2. I was bitten by a squirrel when I was four
3. I love cats; dogs- not so much
4. I am terrified of spiders
5. I love the way Usher dances
6. I put salt on oranges before I eat them
7. I have always wanted to be a pediatrician
8. I didn't learn how to ride a bike until I was seven
9. I have five children (four boys, one spoiled rotten girl)
10. I prefer a bath over a shower
1.Shoes are a girls best friend!2.I hate tomatoes with a passion yet I cannot live without tomato sauce
3.I've recently developed an interest in the game Modern Warfare 2 on XBOX. Seriously, I just cannot get enough of it.
4.If you wake me up before my alarm, someone had better be dying.
5.My best work is done last minute. I remained at the top of my class in school by being a procrastinator
6.I broke my printer the other day trying to squash a spider with my book "The Complete Works of Shakespeare"
7.I love curling up on the couch or in bed on rainy days
8.I LOVE manga
9.I can't tell time on a normal clock. Only digital.
10.I'm an atheist (sp)
1)I own over 4000 books.2)I have a pet cat
3)I have red hair
4)I hate mushrooms and onions
5)I play Facebook games
6)I love anime/manga
7)I love Italian food
8)I dislike most rap music
9)I am restless in nature
10)I love the outdoors
1. I love food2. I love living with my family
3. I am wheat intolerant
4. I am no good at dancing... But it doesn't stop me
5. I donate blood
6. I like to swim
7. I can eat you all under the table :)
8. I can sit in silence easily
9. I love traveling
10. I love the tv show skins
1. colour passioate red2. love dogs and cats
3. I read one book every week
4. love my job
5. love Greek food
6. it seems that I´m in love ;-)to everything.....
7. I don´t like snakes
8. I´m Finnish
9. I like traveling
10. Sometimes I do first and think after...not a very good thing....
Jamie wrote: "1)I own over 4000 books.5)I play Facebook games
7)I love Italian food
So, I noticed we have a couple things in common..(5 & 7)....but what really caught my eye was the 4000 books :) Where in the world do you put all of them?!
1. I find fanny packs disturbing.2. I play piano and flute and a little ukulele and oboe
3. The word that is always on the tip of my tongue is potatoes
4. I love David Bowie
5. I judge books by their cover.
6. Calculators have literally saved my life
7. I hate phones with keyboards
8. My favorite author is Alexander Dumas
9. I hate typing numbers and would rather spell them out.
ten. I like rhyming.
Daniela wrote: "Jamie wrote: "1)I own over 4000 books.5)I play Facebook games
7)I love Italian food
So, I noticed we have a couple things in common..(5 & 7)....but what really caught my eye was the 4000 books :)..."
Bookcases everywhere, double stacked plus a few boxes in the garage. Its basically my own personal library.
1. I hate talking on the phone2. I don't own a camera
3. I don't own a "smart-phone"
4. I wouldn't eat meat growing up.
5. Today I am a carnivore
6. I had to take my written driver's test twice before passing.
7. I'm really bad with geography.
8. I've never colored my hair.
9. I have to listen to ambient music to work or read.
10. I am willing to step out of my comfort zone.
Michelle wrote: "10 random things about me1. I hate wearing shoes.
2. I make twine, knotted rosaries (no beads).
3. I want to be a better gardener.
4. My dogs are teaching me how to love them. I'm a cat person!
5..."
Shoes are terrible! As are socks! I am only truly content when my feet are naked, so nice to find someone normal for once :)
I also wish I was thinner too!
Becky wrote: "Michelle wrote: "10 random things about me1. I hate wearing shoes.
2. I make twine, knotted rosaries (no beads).
3. I want to be a better gardener.
4. My dogs are teaching me how to love them. I'..."
5..."
Shoes are terrible! As are socks! I am only truly content when my feet are naked, so nice to find someone normal for once :)
I also wish I was thinner too!
I agree with you both....Shoes and socks are absolutely horrible!! Gosh, I hate wearing them....Can't wait for summer here in wintry Ohio!!!
Daniela wrote: "Becky wrote: "Michelle wrote: "10 random things about me1. I hate wearing shoes.
2. I make twine, knotted rosaries (no beads).
3. I want to be a better gardener.
4. My dogs are teaching me how to..."
I don't like shoes but I simply ADORE socks. I have about 40 pairs of socks - red, blue, with roses, every toe separate, only big toe separate, short, long, thin, thick (fuzzy), grandma's made... :D
1. I'm the biggest nerd you'll ever know2. I've lived alone since I was 16
3. One of my oldest dreams is getting a purple, shiny mini cooper. Which I WILL. Just wait. :D
4. I talk to my dad on the phone at least 4 times a day. Which brings me to number five...
5. I'm the most annoying, clingy daughter in the whole world :D which means I'm also the best, of course.
6. I can read books in 5 languages
7. I may be small, but I eat like a truck driver
8. I stay up late every night because as much as I love sleeping, I feel like it's a waste of time when I have so many books to read and movies to watch and things to do
9. I'm a huge halloween enthusiast and love dressing up in costumes
10. I'm a pretty random person
1. I absolutely love reading even though a lot of people that go to my school (high school) hate reading.2. I'm Brazilian
3. I listen to music pretty much 24/7
4. I'm single.
5. I know 4 languages
6. Love cooking.
7. Act more mature than my age.
8. I love romance novels (preferably TEEN)
9. I love watching crime shows, my favorite is Castle :)
10. Right now, I absolutely love Alex Pettyfer :)
1. My hair isn't really red.2. I know how to make your carmel machiato perfectly "or I'll make it again"
3. My favorite people are generally little old men.
4. I love novels that have an embarassing front cover.
5. I think I was born in the wrong time period. I should have been "Elizabeth".
6. I call the extra room in my house "the baby's room" even though I don't have a baby. (yet!)
7. My feet are ALWAYS cold!
8. I love to drink tea out of fancy teacups.
9. I can sing in a "classical" style but more often than not end up singing Lady Gaga in the car.
10. I believe most people are inherently good.
Sille wrote: "1. I'm left-handed2. I can't read old books republished in last few dacades - the paper's all white and doesn't smell right at all.
3. I can juggle with 2,5 balls.
4. I wear contact lenses
5. I ca..."
This made me laugh. By the way my husband's a redhead and his beard is red.
Haha. :DI keep that in mind... which doesn't mean I don't want to see this guy with a longer bread. :D Maybe his beard is different... :D
1. I'm a mum of 2 lil gorgeous monsters!2. I love to cook
3. I'm teaching myself to knit! (Because of reading Divas don't knit by Gil Mcneil & Friday night knit club by Kate Jacobs!!)
4. I have a phobia about Birds! ( Flying vermin)
5. I'd love to go to Austrailia
6. I gave up smoking 6 years ago but miss it loads!
7. I love to read & always have my head stuck in a book!!
8. I'm a Duranie & have been since i was little!
9. I can play the Organ!
10. I've run around Brands Hatch!!
1. I retired early from teaching because cell phones drove me crazy.
2. I write three hours every day.
3. I play with my dogs three hours every day.
4. I love the beach.
5. We're moving to the Ozarks!
6. My husband writes really funny ridiculous poetry.
7. My grandson is autistic. That changes our world.
8. I miss my mom (dead now 10 years)
9. I am very optimistic about life.
10. I understand the literary establishment but that doesn't mean I like it. Indie bookstores forever! And indie authors too (I'm one)
2. I write three hours every day.
3. I play with my dogs three hours every day.
4. I love the beach.
5. We're moving to the Ozarks!
6. My husband writes really funny ridiculous poetry.
7. My grandson is autistic. That changes our world.
8. I miss my mom (dead now 10 years)
9. I am very optimistic about life.
10. I understand the literary establishment but that doesn't mean I like it. Indie bookstores forever! And indie authors too (I'm one)
1. i'm christian2. i play piano
3. i'm deathly scared of bugs
4. i'm allergic 2 cats
5. i went 2 state science fair last year and got 6th place.
6. i love flowers.
7. i hate flowers (cuz of the flies around them)
8.i loved the new book in the maximum ride series.
9.how high is the eiffel tower?
10. was this list random enough?
1. I've always wanted to have a pet pig and to name it "Bacon".2. So far I have lived in 4 states in my lifetime, and I was not raised in a military family. My accent confuses people.
3. My eyes are usually a really weird mix of colors, and they change depending on what color my hair is dyed.
4. I love taking photos but hate being in them.
5. Clowns make me nervous.
6. I have a freckle on the bottom eyelid of my right eye. True story.
7. I have a habit of saying "true story" a lot, even when I am obviously lying. But #6 is true.
8. When I was a kid I wanted to change my name to Penelope.
9. Right now I am listening to Billy Talent.
10. Sometimes I burst into song, because someone says something that reminds me of a lyric.
1. I'm addicted to Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper2. I'm polish, but I don't speak polish
3. I love writing poetry
4. I have an abnormal fear of talking to adults, so I can get pretty shy around adults sometimes
5. I feel like I'm older than all my friend even though all their birthdays are before mine
6. I can be immature at times and I make WAY too many perverted jokes or innuendos haha
7. I procrastinate WAY too much
8. I'm procrastinating my homework right now by writing this haha
9. I have no idea what I want to do with the rest of my life
10. I love Law and Order SVU!!!!
1. Love a good firm back rub/massage, HATE snuggles2. Can't and I mean CAN'T say no to mangoes, cantilopes or Pinapples - I will shamelessly sit down and eat a whole cantilope w/o embarassment.
3. Fish of Fifth for popcorn shrimp! There is no other!!
4. I have my class 4 license (24 passengers) willing to get class 2 (48 passengers)
5. Loathe the colour pink, and yet all my jammies are... PINK!
6. Love to cook, but the Hubby does it better
7. When reading I should wear a Do NOT Disturb sign.
8. I'll sadly text before calling, so sad.
9. Baking Life
10. Bad day? Mc D's for Fries!
1. I can read fast. Like i can finish a novel or 2 in a night. 2. I have to try something new once
3. I love being sarcastic but i hold back for fear of hurting peoples feelings
4. Night time is my fav time.
5.I have a book addiction. I own over 300 books and keep adding.
6. I like to go out to breakfast or lunch by myself with a book to have alone time.
7. Coffee or tea makes me happy when im stress
8. I have a cat who has 4 different eye colors and thinks she is a dog.
9. I named my cat after a comic book character.
10. I read archie comic books
Alicia wrote: "1. I can read fast. Like i can finish a novel or 2 in a night. 2. I have to try something new once
3. I love being sarcastic but i hold back for fear of hurting peoples feelings
4. Night time is m..."
i have a dog that thinks she's a cat
1. I'm mortified of Sea Weed. 2. I'm addicted to Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth.
3. I'm married to an Airman.
4. My two cats are my children.
5. I'm learning Mandarin Chinese.
6. I'm majoring in History.
7. My lucky number is 13.
8. I grew up on a farm.
9. I love reading Shojo manga.
10. I love Japanese Rock music.
Alicia wrote: "1. I can read fast. Like i can finish a novel or 2 in a night. 2. I have to try something new once
3. I love being sarcastic but i hold back for fear of hurting peoples feelings
4. Night time is m..."
Hahaha! I have a cat who thinks he's a bird. Will leap up onto me and perch on my shoulder like a bird. Would be great if he weighed similar to a bird though
Kristin wrote: "1. I'm mortified of Sea Weed. 2. I'm addicted to Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth.
3. I'm married to an Airman.
4. My two cats are my children.
5. I'm learning Mandarin Chinese.
6. I'm major..."
I love Shojo manga!
hello.im not sure how this website works but i have been trying desperately to find a book.im looking for a book i read in elementary school.it was a book involving a child terrorist.the main character is a boy, he and his friend discover that a girl in their school, posing as a duchess from another country,is part of a terrorist group.they are all young.i don't remember much from the book except for three things.in the begining, one of the main characters school mates is poisoned, when she adds salt to her soup during lunch.the "salt" was like some sort of tester to see how the poison worked, the "duchess" put it there. she only was knocked out, she didnt die. after that the book says the terrorist was being driven home by her like driver, she has the salt shaker.then in the end, the boy and the girl have become friends, hes helping her like escape her family cause i guess she doesnt want to be a terrorist anymore.she tells him a story about how she was trained in the desert.her friend died during their training, and she had to leave her there to die or she would die too.then somewhere in the middle, the boy finds a doll and notes that it resembles the girl.(the focus of the book is his finding this place where the doll ended up being.some kind of underground secret thing, he and his friend find,then he discovers about the girl,etc.)oh and also at one point there is a bombing.but not a big one.i dont think anyone was hurt.thats all i remember.it was an incredible story.like seriously insanely good for a book in a n elementary school library.it one that one award where there's a big gold circle thing on the book.
1. I hated school but now I'm a teacher2. I text & Facebook almost as much as my children (who are late teens)
3. I want to live in New Mexico
4. I love performance art
5. I still think of joining the peace corps
6. I love reruns of Fawlty Towers
7. My son has opened up all kinds of new music: Entwine, Skillet & lots of other stuff I never thought I'd even life
8. I'd rather go to a funeral than a wedding. Unless I was hungry.
9. I love both Jean-Luc Godard & Harry Potter
10. I'm always excited about something but my life is anchored in my kids.
1- I rock back and forth when I am excited or scared, always have since I was little.
2- My husband has to call me several times if I am concentrating.
3- I can never sit still.
4- My thoughts are random but I was very precise at work.
5- I need quiet time to re-organize in my head.
6- I love to read all the time.
7- I love to sit at the third row of the movie theater. Fill my whole peripheral vision with the screen.
8- I cry at the drop of a hat. Please hold onto it tight.
9- I've taught myself crafts, painting and appreciation.
10- I LOVE life.
2- My husband has to call me several times if I am concentrating.
3- I can never sit still.
4- My thoughts are random but I was very precise at work.
5- I need quiet time to re-organize in my head.
6- I love to read all the time.
7- I love to sit at the third row of the movie theater. Fill my whole peripheral vision with the screen.
8- I cry at the drop of a hat. Please hold onto it tight.
9- I've taught myself crafts, painting and appreciation.
10- I LOVE life.
1. I love my video games.2. I have one pet, a dog.
3. I Collect Tamagotchis
4. Yeah, I know I'm lame.
5. I have mainly 2 best friends.
6. Anime and Manga are fun to watch and see.
7. I'm 5'5"
8. I'm a young teenager
9. I'm Mature.
10. And Immature as well. It's good to be both c:
Matemati wrote: "Alright!1. I'm Italian
2. I'm living in Egypt right now
3. I love sushi
4. I hate sitcoms
5. My favorite animals are cats
6. I hate going to bed early
7. I used to love Maths, but I majored in Fo..."
love sushi and cats too!
1. I'm Costarrican2. I'm a gumaholic
3. I have 5 cats
4. I know I just sounded like a cat lady x3
5. Anime is awesome
6. Love to draw manga and eat sushi
7. I'm scared of what's in the darkness
8. I am living in Spain and I hate it...
9. Cotton candy is also awesome
10. Even though I'm mature I am veeery hyperactive =3
#1. I'm Canadian#2. I LOVE shojo manga and anime
#3. I also like animated movies (my favorites are Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Toy Story.)
#4. I'm still in school
#5. I like RPGs such as Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.
#6. I cry at sad movies.
#7. 37 is my lucky number.
#8. My name isn't really Jewelz (you think?) but Julia
#9. I used to play hockey, volleyball, soccer and softball all at one point in my life.
#10. I LOVE GOODREADS!
1) I think patriotism is a product of a primitive human herd-instinct2) I dont think it's heroic to enlist in the army, instead i think that people who are stupid enough to kill and die for political purposses that they dont fully understand themself, should be protected from their own ignorance instead of being exploited
3) I think religion is for people who needs answers, but are to stupid or lazy to search for them themself.
4) I'm sure the world would be a better/safer place if there where no religion
5) War movies makes me angry and sick to my stomach, glorification of death is against my beliefs.
6) I read books in english to save money.
7) Nietsche is my favourite philosopher
8) i admire people who succeed in being enlightened and happy at the same time
9) i think USA is the most dangerous country in the world
10) I just stopped smoking, and it's affecting my mood
Brandt wrote: "1) I think patriotism is a product of a primitive human herd-instinct2) I dont think it's heroic to enlist in the army, instead i think that people who are stupid enough to kill and die for pol..."
I'm sure I could argue with you non stop and yet agree with everything you say :) good luck with giving up smoking!
Random facts about me.. there are a lot of those :)1. I am diagnosed with OCD - not that extreme kind of OCD, were you wash your hands in fifteen minutes after each time you go to spend a penny. I'm just.. you know.. OCD! And I really can't concentrate on conversations when the TV's on!! :(
2. I am gigantically tall! And If that wasn't enough, I have an obsession with high heels. (But i never wear them when I go out, 'cause I'm afraid to fall and get injured -- I just like buying them)
3. I am a firm believer in prince charming. That he is out there somewere just waiting to ride off in the sunset with you..
4. I am a obsessively excited person!!
5. I like to study about wierd medical problems, if anyone would complain about ache, I'll be prepared to spout out 18 things that could be wrong with them. Because I am way to paranoid!
6. Mom mom suspects that I might be a horsewhisperer because I bonded with Enchanting Midnight (My little -or rather gigantic- horse) who was a bone kicking, never resting, fence jumping typical stallion. And I'm apparently the only person, fey or even horse, that could go near him!! And well, I can't say that I'm not honored... But I don't think that I am a horsewhisperer!
7. I over organize and over think and over analyze. I need to, OCD remember?
8. I dance around, jump and crying out of happiness -- And usually ends up scaring people-- everytime I get straight As on my report card!!
9. I am the most competitive person I know. But I'm not good at sport, I don't know how those two things connect but...
10. I speak fluent danish, french, german and spanish- But I am terrible at writing french, german and spanish- and understands Swedish and norwegian- reason beeing that we love to take trips to both Sweden and Norway. And my best friend lives in Sweden so that's a big help!
So those were a few of the milelong list of my random facts.. And If you actually read it I would be stoked, but I understand if you didn't. It was ridiculously long and yeah, wierd!!
Ali wrote: "Random facts about me.. there are a lot of those :)1. I am diagnosed with OCD - not that extreme kind of OCD, were you wash your hands in fifteen minutes after each time you go to spend a penny..."
"5. I like to study about wierd medical problems, if anyone would complain about ache, I'll be prepared to spout out 18 things that could be wrong with them. Because I am way to paranoid!"
LOL one of my family members constantly watches these weird medical programmes and everytime he gets a tiny ache or pain or a little wee cough he thinks he's got some incurable disease or something. Makes for a lot of doctors visits haha
1. I love putting fashion outfits together in my head.2. I love Lady gaga cause she is not afraid to be herself.
3. I did not finish reading Harry Potter because I can not bring myself to end the series.
4. I lost my will to read for about a year.
5. My new favorite series is The hunger games trilogy.
6. I am trying to become a teacher.
7. I want to learn how to play the bagpipes so I can play for my Itsmama in heaven.
8. I have love vampires but I hate all of the hype they are getting write now.
9. I have a sad addiction to teen mom ^_^'
10. Me and my brother are 17 years apart.
10 random things1. I'm under 5 feet tall
2. I have a 1 year old baby boy
3. I don't get a chance to read as much as I'd like to
4. My favorite girlie movie is the "Notebook"
5. I will never cook or eat liver
6. I've read Anna Karenina
7. I live in Mississauga, Ontario
8. My favorite colour is red
9. I love to read children's books to my son (I probably love it more than he does)
10. I hate lima beans
1. reading is my passion and life2. I can tie a cherry stem with my tongue
3. I have a cat who pretends to play the harp
4. Forever and always DAMON
5. I love dancing in the rain
5. I think I could be a lawyer
6. I want to travel the world
7. Every time I watch the Titanic I cry
8. I love the show Bones
9. I wish i could fly....:)
10. Peace is my motto
1. I reread my favorite books every 6 months (not all at once. there's a rotation).2. I am kind of obsessed with soundtrack music.
3. I am an aspiring writer.
4. I play violin.
5. I'm kind of sick of snow right now because it is Spring Break, yet there is snow outside.
6. I was very upset when Friends ended and am praying that they will have some sort of reunion in 2014.
7. Chicago is where I want to be.
8. I do not like bananas.
9. I don't go to the same high school that my sister went to even though we have lived in the same house since she started kindergarten.
10. I am 1/4 Japanese, but my school thinks that I am Hispanic.
1. I am not a animal lover.2. I hate summer. But LOVE winter.
3. I am a fan of new kids on the block and Selena (RIP)
4. I'm Christian and a feminist.
5. I'm Mexican <3*
6. I dislike comedy (I can only stand That 70's Show)
7. I'm a serious person (which brings me back to: I don't have a big sense of humor)
8. I hate cooking.
9. I don't like socializing.
10. I am a realist.
1. I'm obsessed about just one thing- books :)2. I already know what my answer will be if a fairy of genie grants me a wish- to have a painless death :D
3. I hate shopping- for clothes.
4. I hate chocolates and sweets, actually i hate anything that's cold or sweet- like icecream.
5. I have only ever had crushes on characters from books- Artemis Fowl, Jace Herondale, Edward Culen to name a few.
6. I have never read a classic in my whole life as a bookaholic.
7. I think court hearings are fun.
8. I love veggies (no, seriously).
9. I love the color light blue.
10. I am a teenager but as people constantly remind me, i act nothing like one.
Book freaks
Books mentioned in this topic
The Winter King (other topics)Magic Breaks (other topics)
Burn for Me (other topics)
The Cell Phone Swap (other topics)
The Road from Coorain (other topics)
2. I adore kaze Hiakru
3. I root for Yuki
4. My favorite band is Relient K
5. I love old comedies
6. I play the coronet
7. I am currently readin a story called The Result on fanfiction.net
8. I've never had a crush
9. My favorite ice cream is mint chocalate chip
10. My friends are realy important to me