Monday, October 25, 2010

You want to know about my WHAT?

So. Today is the kick off for my Getting to Know You Series.(Oh God, please let them get this reference)

This week is all about interacting with you guys. I read your blogs (those of you with blogs anyway) and you all (since you are reading this now) read my dribble. BUT we (most of you guys anyways. Some of us are good email buddies) don't really interact together. You know, commenting and what not with each other and the responding e-mails = all great! But this week is all about knowing one another. What fun is it to read someone's blog when you have no idea who they are!?(correct answer would be "little to none fun" I don't like to give pop quizzes without a little hint... or big hint.)

 Today will be all about random facts about one another, Wed. is going to be about writing facts, and Friday will be (as usual) all about the funny.

Lets kick off the Getting to Know You with a bunch of generic questions! (what could be better?)

  • Where you named after anyone? (nope. My aunt picked my name and my dad spelled it "funny" because he doesn't like double letters side-by-side...but I like it!)    
  • Do you like to write or type better? (write. Typing, I tend to ramble as its quick and easy. Writing I make everything count cause I don't want to waste the time on rambles.)
  • Do you have kids? Husband? Wife?  (Nope. Yup. Nope.)

  •  In school? Live at home(with the folks)? What grade? (Nope. Nope. Did some college for my business degree but didn't finish)
  • Do you work (besides writing-to all my writer buds)?(yep. receptionist)
  • If you were someone else would you be friends with you? (I doubt it. We would clash with each other)
  • Have you ever bungee jumped? Sky dived? (want to! Someone go with me!)
  • What is your favorite cereal? (depends on my mood but Lucky Charms and Frosted Flakes are always up there)
  • What is your favorite thing to do? (I could easily take the raunchy route but I'll show a little class and say: spending time with my 4 best buds is always my fav. but only happens a couple times a year. Or drawing. Always a good time too.)
  • Do you like to talk on the phone or text? (text. I HATE talking on the phone)
  • Do you schedule time to keep up with blogs/ write your own blogs or just wing it? (wing it, mostly.)

  • What is the first thing you notice about people? (Hair then posture then cloths)

  • Favorite sports to watch? To play?(HOCKEY!! But I'm too damn clumsy to play any sport)

  • Favorite author? (J.K.Rowling. Can't you tell by now?)

  • What book are you reading? (Currently Match Me If You Can thanks to a kick ass blogger buddy!!)
  • Favorite thing about your best friend? (Her heart. The most loving, kind, and beautiful person I have ever met)
  • Do you like piercings/tattoos? (YES!)

  • Do you have any?(expand) (11 tattoos, 26 piercings)

  • Do you have a special talent? (sarcasm? making fun of things? forgetting things? I'm good at putting on makeup actually. Wanted to be a makeup effect artist for a long while. Never worked out)

  • Cats or dogs? (cats. Have 5)

  • Something random, first thing that pops in your head!(1. I don't paint my nails one solid color, I just can't. 2. My hair is naturally blond(suck on that!) but I dye the underside layer black as I have the same disorder about my hair that affects my nail polish-can't be all one color. umm...I could win the eye-rollympics if challenged. 4.I don't like idle chit-chat. 5. my middle finger on my right hand is crooked from the second knuckle to the tip. No idea why.)  
  • Do you have a bad habit/annoying habit? I pick my nail polish off almost as quickly as I can put it on. I just stopped biting my nails about a year ago for the first time, and picking it off helps not to bite. It drives the Hubs crazy. Hates hearing me pick my nails.
  •  How do you get mad? (I tend to get really country when I get mad. And studder. Then curse cause both make me even more mad. Though I am a born and raised southern girl, I don't sound too country most of the time because I grew up with my mom mostly and she is from the north so I got this...NO accent thing going on here in the south. But get me mad I get hillbilly faster an' a pole cat skitters upa dead stump...or something.)

  • Do you have a style for yourself? (clothing) I just buy whatever I think is cute. I can't follow fashion well. I'm not a shoe loving, cloths hoarding, kind of girl. If I like a certain shoe I will wear it until they stop making them. This is not always a good policy as I tend to get stuck in a very unstylish item for long after it should be shot and killed. But...I'm happy :)

  • How do you see yourself? (nerd, prep, jock, punk, goth, emo, someone younger than me can add more subgenres b/c I really can't think of more. Don't feel confined to these options) If we go as how I'm seen I have been told I'm intimidating, scary, confident, goth, funny, and nerdy at some point in my life. So, we'll just go with that as I can't answer this one.) 

  •  What are you going to be for Halloween? Going trick-or-treating, handing out candy, or partying?(I have no costume this year. I haven't had time, unfortunately, to put one together. But I will help my mom with her's and were just handing out candy and watching scary movies this year. Skipping the parties.)
You are all so welcome to tell me all about yourselves, anything you want to share. You can answer my questions if you like too!

If you have any questions for me as well please don't hesitate to ask! 


HERE are 5 ways to make you novel inescapable.




 HERE you can make your own Undesirable No. 1 POSTER!!!
It was fun.  (see how I waited till the post was over to give you something fun to distract yourself with? I learned!)


Check back Wed for some writery-type getting to know you questions!

25 comments:

  1. I love this getting to know you idea! Hmm, I'm going to go with the first question. I was named after my great-grandfather (even though, yes, I'm a girl). So funny to think that Meredith used to be a boy's name!

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  2. Fun idea!
    I'm a geek. Specifically tech geek. And no kids. (No thanks!)
    And unlike you, I'm no good at makeup.

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  3. Awesome poster. And what? 26 piercings? Holy moly, am I afraid of needles. Tho- the hubs would like me to get a small dragon tattoo. If I get published, maybe I will...

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  4. Wow, with that many tattoos and piercings it's amazing none of them are showing in your profile pic!

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  5. That poster? You had me at Undesirable No. 1. ;)

    I do that same thing about shoes. I like what I like--can't help it. And who can really beat a good shoe?

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  6. I would totally answer all your questions, but typing with these claws is a bit of a challenge. It was great learning more about you. 26 piercings is cray... and AWESOME!!!! I only have 3 right now. I took all mine out last summer. I've only had 11 at one time though. I have 9 tattoos. Damn ... you're beating me ay everything.

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  7. crazy not cray. Told u the claws were a challenge.

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  8. Love this segment! I'll answer what book I'm reading: yours! I don't have time for anything else except critiquing yours, keeping up with blogs and writing my own book! (I'm in the middle of Graceling which I plan to pick up once some of this craziness settles down).

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  9. Great questions! Really enjoyed learning more about you. I hate talking on the phone, too.

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  10. Great getting to know you! I think you need to tell everyone what the tattoos all mean!

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  11. Love the poster! And wow, you have that many piercings and tattoos? Where are you hiding them all?! ;)

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  12. I always enjoy hearing more about the people behind the blog. I think it's cool you have that many tats and piercings. I have one tattoo and a couple piercings although I'd love to get another tattoo someday. I also hate talking on the phone but I hate texting more - I guess I'm an in-person kind of gal all the way.

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  13. You couldn't be friends with yourself? Hmmmmmm. Nonetheless, you sound like a fire-craker full of spunk and ideas. That's a great starting point for a writer.

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  14. Your King and I reference makes me happy. I was excited to see that picture in the "Blogs I'm Following" sidebar :-)

    This post is a great idea! I love tattoos and piercings and think it's awesome you have so many.

    I also prefer writing to typing, and love Lucky Charms above all other cereals.

    I might do a post like this some time, and if so, will definitely link the idea back to you.

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  15. I'm so boring next to you - three piercings and no tats. I'm just not cool enough. I don't have what it takes to pull them off. I LOVE that you do! You just upped your cool level in my book. From the cats to the tats, you're about as high as you can possibly get! ;-) Maybe I'll steal this idea for tomorrow's post and answer the questions over on my blog. Or some of them. I love the Undesirable poster. I swear you could be one of the Elves in my story. Now that I'm rewriting, I'm picturing one of them (Alfsol) as you.

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  16. You had me at 5 cats (I have 4), which I believe makes us soul mates. :)

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  17. Dems some probing questions! I'm looking forward to the answers. No cats or dogs. Just bought a guinea pig. :)

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  18. Great idea! It was fun to read about you. I may steal this at some point during November as I am trying to come up with topics i don't have to think much about for WriMo...

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  19. * Where you named after anyone? No. Mom just liked the name Shannon (probably cuz I'm Irish)
    * Do you like to write or type better? um, type - but it's close
    * Do you have kids? Husband? hubby and 3 kids
    * In school? I'm a high school English teacher w/ a master's degree in education
    * Do you work? see above :-)
    * If you were someone else would you be friends with you? definitely!
    * Have you ever bungee jumped? Sky dived? No, no, and NO!!!
    * What is your favorite cereal? Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds
    * What is your favorite thing to do? read, watch Dr. Who, and watch sports on television (baseball, hockey, and basketball)
    * Do you like to talk on the phone or text? Both are fine, but no biggie
    * Do you schedule time to keep up with blogs/ write your own blogs or just wing it? wing it, mostly.
    * What is the first thing you notice about people? Hair and smiles
    * Favorite sports to watch? To play? I watch baseball, hockey and basketball. I play nothing.
    * Favorite author? James Dashner, Brandon Mull and Cornelia Funke
    * What book are you reading? an ARC of Across the Universe!! Squee!
    * Favorite thing about your best friend? Her heart. The most loving, kind, and beautiful person I have ever met (I stole your answer)
    * Do you like piercings/tattoos? No
    * Do you have any? No
    * Do you have a special talent? I'm the queen of cheer
    * Cats or dogs? 1 dog, 2 cats
    * Something random, first thing that pops in your head! I love coffee and baseball!
    * Do you have a bad habit/annoying habit? I swish my foot across the mattress - back and forth, back and forth - when I'm falling asleep
    * How do you get mad? It takes a lot to get me mad, and then it takes me a while to get over it.
    * Do you have a style for yourself? What you said! :-)
    * How do you see yourself? I'm a bit of a people-pleasing do-gooder, I think. :-)
    * What are you going to be for Halloween? A mother LOL.

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  20. Thanks again everyone!

    And thanks, Crammarc

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  21. I love this, and you're right, it makes a big difference knowing more about the people you read about!

    I was named Amie because my mother spent her summers growing up in France when she was young, and it means 'friend'. She thought it would bean interesting twist on the regular spelling, and my father was relieved she'd backed off from some of the crazier options she'd been floating.

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  22. I ove my best friend's sarcasm and my middle name was after my mother's mother - Betty.

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  23. Amazing poster!!! Love it!!! I am so going to do this tonight!!!

    On with the questions! (Shannon saved me already having them listed!)
    * Where you named after anyone? No. They were hoping for a boy, wanting to name him James Ryan, instead ended up with me.
    * Do you like to write or type better? Type... so much faster. My thoughts move faster than my fingers, even while typing 97 wpm
    * Do you have kids? Husband? Hubster
    * In school? Nope
    * Do you work? Yup. Data Analyst.
    * If you were someone else would you be friends with you? Heck yes, Myself Rocks!
    * Have you ever bungee jumped? Sky dived? No. Used to want to. Now I think it's insane.
    * What is your favorite cereal? Changes from day to day. Today... Rice Chex
    * What is your favorite thing to do? Just one? Impossible. Answering silly questions.
    * Do you like to talk on the phone or text? Text...phones make me nervous
    * Do you schedule time to keep up with blogs/ write your own blogs or just wing it? Without structure I'd die.
    * What is the first thing you notice about people? Personality.
    * Favorite sports to watch? To play? Anything in the stadiums, I like cross country.
    * Favorite author? Susan Elizabeth Phillips, JK Rowling.
    * What book are you reading? (Shannon is lucky!)I am reading an ARC of The Near Witch
    * Favorite thing about your best friend? Her Personality.
    * Do you like piercings/tattoos? Ears yes. Others no.
    * Do you have any? Ears
    * Do you have a special talent? Talking... being funny (at least I think so)
    * Cats or dogs? 2 cats
    * Something random. Bubble Bath Brainstorming
    * Do you have a bad habit/annoying habit? When excited, stressed or cold I rub my hands together and squee. It's strange. I can't stop.
    * How do you get mad? I'm a quickly angered person. More frustrated actually. A quick yell fest and I'm done. Nothing scary.
    * Do you have a style for yourself? Affordable.
    * How do you see yourself? Awesome. That was way easy.
    * What are you going to be for Halloween? Little Dead Riding Hood.

    This was fun! Loved the HP Poster... perfect way to end it!

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