Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts

Thursday, June 27, 2013

I Got Liebstered Again!!

Mina Lobo @ Some Dark Romantic nominated me for the Inspirational Liebster Blog Award! Mina is a very cool goth chick that gives tons of blogging love and is such an amazing support. We recently connected on Facebook and she cracks me up! She is definitely one to follow!!

Complete the follow steps to claim your award:
  • Display logo in blog
  • Thank and link back to your nominator.
  • Answer 11 questions asked by your nominator.
  • Share 7 things about yourself.
  • Nominate 7 bloggers.
  • Notify your nominees.

1.       What would you peg as an appropriate age of majority?
Oh gosh… this is so different all over the world. But personally, as a parent now, I would have to say 25ish. I know that seems “old” but it’s after college years and after all the “horsing around” is out of the system and maybe by then you have “sewn your oats”.
2.      What would win in a fight: math or science?
Well science has always been a love of mine but you can’t have science without math. Formulas are made of numbers.
3.      How do you feel about time travel as a narrative device?
Well, seeing how I’m currently using it in one of my WIP’s, I feel ecstatic about it. But I don’t worry about the whole meeting-yourself-thingy.
4.      If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
I always say green cause it’s my favorite color but this time I’m gonna say white. What? Too boring? Let me explain. White can supply redo’s, an empty canvas, a start over. Kind of when painters start on a new canvas, or when us writers start a new story. It all begins with a white background. Even a new blog starts out white and we change it to how we like it whether it is black, green, blue, red, etc.
5.      What’s the last movie you saw in a theater?
World War Z – it was intense!
6.      The power goes out. It will be out for several hours. What do you do with yourself?
Are my kids gone? – Find my husband ; ) If my kids are around… play a game by candlelight.
7.      Who’s your favorite fictional private eye?
Shawn Spencer from Psych
8.     What’s your greatest struggle as a writer?
Taking (quitting) breaks when I hit a snag.
9.      What one book do you think everyone should read?
It’s a series – Skinjackers  series by Neal Shusterman
10.  What song are you listening to right now?
A remake of Hurt done by 2 Cellos
11.   Where in the world would you like to be right now, and why?
West Virginia – cause I want to be white water rafting using Rivermen on a vacation with my husband, and a group of friends and family! I love white water rafting!!

Seven Things about Me

1.       I have a scar on my chin, right below my cleft, from falling on a nail when I was two.
2.      My cousin and I have matching birthmarks on our hips but on opposite sides. We also look similar to one another.
3.      Another scar I have on my inner right knee is from me kicking a soccer ball off a pier and getting my leg caught on a nail when I was 14. My boyfriend at the time had to pull my leg off the pole the nail was hammered into. My parents freaked!
4.      When I line my teeth up, my right front tooth touches my bottom teeth but my left does not. I can’t tell if my right tooth is longer or if my jaw is crooked.
5.      My eyes are hazel and tend to change colors with my mood or what I am wearing. My husband says I’m a walking mood ring.
6.      Like a few of my cousins and two of my kids, I am covered in freckles and I like them.
7.      I currently have 6 tats; one on each foot (1 for a friend, 1 for my family), one in between my shoulder blades (for my brother), one on my wrist (for my husband – not his name), one on my lower left back (butterfly), and one on my upper right thigh (for my family). Each one consists of a butterfly, Asian lettering, flowers, or abstract words. In my lifetime I’ve also had both Tragus’ pierced,  a pierced Labret (lip), my tongue pierced, I have 5 piercings in each ear, and I’ve had my hair dyed every color of the rainbow.

And there you have it, 11 questions and 7 random facts about myself.

I would give this award to more of my fellow bloggers but this has gone around several times in my neck of the blogging woods. So instead of me handing it out I would like you to tell me about a SCAR, BIRTHMARK, TATTOO, or PIERCING you have/had in a comment below!

Have a cool Thursday!

Friday, May 10, 2013

Celebrate the Monster of Things

Oh the humanity! *ripping hair out*

TGIF people, TGIF!

Once again we are blessed to have a Friday where we can celebrate and be happy with our weekly achievements. Check out VikLit and the other participants and see what we have all up too!

This weeks accomplishments:
  • Express Yourself Meme started back up!
  • Handed out two awards: Liebster & Sunshine! I like spreading the love!
  • Did my Reflections Post for AtoZ.
  • I have all my posts for May Monster Madness done and ready to go! (May 11-17) Starts tomorrow if you are up to week long bloghop!
  • For his birthday, I'm taking the hubby out to his favorite restautant (Carrabba's) and then going to the casino tonight.
And for the Liebster award I forgot to post 11 random facts about myself so here goes:
  1. I'm a Capricorn
  2. I have moved 13 times in my life; 11 of those are from 18-34, I'm 35.
  3. If I believe in something or someone strongly enough, I will stir the pot.
  4. My favorite number is 12 and went by the nickname Fruitloop in Junior High.
  5. I like butterflies, frogs, and giraffes
  6. I have 6 tattoos I designed myself and still not done.
  7. I love 90's music but would have made a better hippy.
  8. My parents always say I was born in the wrong generation. (See hippy comment above)
  9. I used to run track, cross country, and was a cheerleader. Go maroon and gold!
  10. My favorite water sport is tubing; it takes a lot to toss me off.
  11. I think John Lennon and I would have been great friends.

Have a Happy Mother's Day and I'll see you all next week!

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Sunshine Award

Heather @ Reading, Writing and Everything In Between awarded me my second award in April, The Sunshine Award.

What inspired you to start blogging?
It looked like fun. Seriously! I wanted to share my thoughts and this looked like an entertaining way to do it.

How did you come up with the name of your blog?
I didn’t want to be pigeon-holed as a certain type of blogger and wanted to Entertain all kinds of ideas. Hence the name.

What is your favorite blog to read?
There are a few I love to read:

Tell us about your dream job.
My dream job, hmmm, probably a full-time blogger. No really! A full-time blogger! But it has to be stuff I WANT to blog about.

Is your glass half full or half empty?
It depends on my mood. Today it’s half full.

If you could go anywhere for a week’s vacation, where would you go?
Somewhere on a beach and nice weather.

What food can you positively not eat?
Cooked spinach.

Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
Milk chocolate

How much time do you spend blogging?
It depends on what it is. Sometimes an hour, sometimes a few.

Do you watch t.v. and if so, what are your favorite shows?
I do watch TV! I like Real Housewives (I know, roll your eyes), Revolution, Grimm, Vikings, Game of Thrones, Spartacus and True Blood.
I also watch Netflix series Hemlock Grove
& Amazon’s Zombieland and Alpha Dogs

Here they are again as a quick reminder:
  1. What inspired you to start blogging?
  2. How did you come up with the name of your blog?
  3. What is your favorite blog to read?
  4. Tell us about your dream job.
  5. Is your glass half full or half empty?
  6. If you could go anywhere for a week’s vacation, where would you go?
  7. What food can you positively not eat?
  8. Dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
  9. How much time do you spend blogging?
  10. Do you watch t.v. and if so, what are your favorite shows?
Three blogs (different from yesterdays Liebster award) that bring me a little sunshine...

Stina @ Stina Lindenblatt
Thanks for adding sunshine to my life girls!

Tomorrow - Celebrate The Small Things!

Friday, November 9, 2012

Super Sweet Blogger Award

If you are looking for other posts this week:






Laura @ My Baffling Brain awarded me with the Super Sweet Blogger Award!



Sweet related questions? This is my kind of award!

Cookies or Cake?
I like Cake w/out frosting. But I also love chocolate chip cookies.

Chocolate or Vanilla?
Chocolate or vanilla what exactly?
I like chocolate candies as in Reese’s or bars.
I like vanilla cake or flavoring as in coffee.

What is your favorite sweet treat?
Reese’s Piece’s or anything minting.

When do you crave sweet things most?
I would have to agree with Laura… after a large meal. I always go for something sweet after I’ve consumed something salty and filling.

If you had a sweet nickname what would it be?
My dad always called me “punkin” I’ve always been fond of it. I find it sweet.

I'm awarding this to anyone that's feeling sweet enough to tell us about their sweet tooth! I know, how generic. Thanks again, Laura!

Have a great Weekend!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Awards and Firsts


Cassie @ Cassie Mae gifted me with this awesomeness of an award.

The "Rules":
1.       Post the rules on your blog. (check)
2.       Name five of your most fabulous moments, either in real life or in the blogosphere.
3.       Name five things you love.
4.       Name five things you hate.
5.       Pass the Ribbon on to five other bloggers.

  Fabulous Moments:
Birth of my kids
My wedding
Vacation to … well … every vacay
The zombie 5k I’m doing 6/23 (I know it hasn’t happened yet but I know I’ll love it)
The moment I realized that I don’t care what people think of me and that I love who I am!

Love: besides God, family & friends…
True Blood
My phone
Movies
Dystopian books/movies
Debit Card

Hate:
Love triangles
Chick flicks unless they are comical
Ignorance
Mondays
Coffee

Jaycee @ Jaycee DeLorenzo awarded me the Stylish Blogger Award!

For this one, we’re supposed to share the last time we dressed up.

I dress up every day for work but the last time I actually wore something uber fabulous would have been for … well … probably my company’s Christmas party.

I award everyone that doesn't have either of these. Awards have been flying around the blogosphere lately and I can't keep up of who got what.

Thanks to both of you for thinking of me. You both Rock with your C-- nope, you don't have one of those. So I guess you both Rock B-- nope, you don't have those either... hmmmm. You know where I'm going with this. Right?!



Don't forget our upcoming Bloghop June 12th and 14th!

Jackie @ Bouquet of Books and I are hosting the First Fight/First Kiss Blogfest

Why is it perfect?

While Jackie adores the kissing and hand holding scenes, I’m the “give me fat lips and magical dueling any day of the week” type girl, the bloodier the better. Though Jackie also likes fight scenes; I HATE to write love scenes. I find it difficult to get in touch with my soft side. This blogfest forces many of us to work on other scenes that we may not like and make them shine.

Also what happens after a good argument? - Making up!

Share your 1st FIGHT and 1st KISS scenes in your MS’s or WIP’s. Crack open your current project or dive back into an old one. We want to feel what your characters feel. From the sting of their first fist-to-the-face to the tingling taste of their first kiss.

If you’re not a writer, please share with us your real life firsts. We want to read and experience them all!


The First Fight/First Kiss blogfest will go as such: 

  • Post 1 will be on Tuesday, June 12 - Share with us your 1st FIGHT scene on your blog. It can be physical or verbal, fists or magic, vampires or zombies, fictional or non-fictional. Whichever you want to share.
  • Post 2 will be on Thursday, June 14 - Share with us your 1st KISS scene on your blog. It can be a peck on the cheek or a full fledge kissing session. Whatever you would like to tell us.

Details for the First Fight/First Kiss blogfest:

  • Follow Jackie @ Bouquet of Books & myself if you haven’t already. (We will follow back)
  • Sign up using the linky thingie below.
  • Display the gorgeous First Fight/First Kiss Blogfest button on your blog. Go grab our button on the left sidebar.
  • Post your 1st fight entry on June 12, 2012.
  • Post your 1st kiss entry on June 14, 2012.
  • Hop around to the other blogs and comment on their wonderful 1st fight and 1st kiss scenes.
Prizes? Absolutely! Jackie and I will each pick our favorite scene from each day. That’s 4 prizes total, folks. What are the fabulous gifts for the winners? $10 email-giftcards to Amazon or Barnes & Noble so you can choose that book you’ve been wanting or download it to your Kindle or Nook.

Monday, May 21, 2012

ROAK, Awards, and 20 Honest Statements

Andrea @ The Enchanted Writer gave me some major props in her ROAK post here, along with many other awesome bloggers! Go check her out.









Now on to the Awards!

Laura @ My Baffling Brain bestowed upon me the Kreativ Blogger Award!

So a huge shout-out to her and all of her awesomeness!

And this award goes to...
The Enchanted Writer
A2Z Mommy and Whats In Between


Cassie @ Cassie Mae presented me with the Real Trooper Award.

I was so excited for this award. I saw this on another bloogers page and covetted it. And then YAY! Go see what Cassie is all about.

And this award goes to...
Bouquet of Books



Lastly the sharing part...
Instead of doing the Random Facts about myself I am going to spice it up with 20 Honest Statements Hazel @ Pablo's Angel did and inspired me to the same. It involves listing 20 things you want to say to certain people but you know that you never will. You can't say who they are either.

1. Please don't pretend to like me in front of watchful eyes.
2. F*ck off!
3. Take this job and shove it!
4. If I wanted to be walked all over I'd lay down at the front door.
5. I actually loved you.
6. I'd rather be somewhere else.
7. I'd rather be hanging out with someone else.
8. You need to brush your teeth.
9. Stop complaining about your weight when you are shoving ho-ho's into your piehole.
10. I stopped playing your games a long time ago.
11. When are you going to get over yourself.
12. You might think your sh!t don't stink but your farts are killing me.
13. You look at me like that one more time and you're gonna get b!tch slapped.
14. Have you stopped pretending yet?
15. Just cause we're family doesn't mean I like you. (<-- This has nothing to do with MY side of the family)
16. I dare you.
17. Can you smack your face into my hand?
18. You should NOT be wearing that.
19. You're a b!tch. Period.
20. If you look at the twins one more time, you're gonna get two black eyes and I won't be using my hands.

Ok - so some of these I WOULD probably say - but still - you get the point.

Happy Monday!