Seriously Silly

Some silly memes:

 ABC Interview
A- Available: Yep
B- Birthday: 9/9
C- Crushing On: um, Chris Hemsworth, I guess
D- Drink you last had: Coke Zero
E- Easiest person to talk to: Anyone!
F- Favorite song: hmmm. . . I think right now it is "Falling in love at a Coffee Shop" by Landon Pigg, "Haven't Met You Yet"by Michael Buble, or Mat Weddle's Acoustic cover of "Hey, Ya"
G- Grossest memory: when a preschooler puked mandarin oranges down my shirt
H- Hometown: A2
I- In love with: no one
J- Jealous of: idk
K- Killed someone: Nope
L- Longest friendship: 20 years
M- Milkshake flavor: chocolate!
N- Number of siblings: 3 sisters, 2-in-law and 100+ Ironwolf
O- One wish: to fall in love
P- Person who called you last: Emo
Q- Questions you're always asked: How are your sisters?
R- Reason to smile: Happy Children
S- Song you last sang: this morning, in the shower I was singing "Oklahoma"
T- Time you woke up: 9:20am
U- Underwear color: not telling
V- Violent moment you had: a special needs girl attacked me in eighth grade because I was talking to my gay neighbor and she wanted to date him
W- Who Has My Heart: Cooper, my cat and Sam, my sister's dog
X- X-rays you have had: back, knee, ankle, arm, neck - never had any broken bones though!
Y- You last cried: last week after the funeral of a 55 year old woman from church
Z- Zodiac Sign:Virgo


Booktastic
1. What is the last book you read?   
I am currently re-reading Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

2. Who was your literary hero/were your literary heroes growing up? 

 The Babysitter's Club!

3. What is your favorite fiction book to share with others?
Depends on the ages of the people and what they like to read!  I used to work at Borders!
If s/he is a pre/teen or an adult who has read The Hunger Games (and liked it) I recommend

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Older Teen or Adult)

 The Suicide Collectors by David Oppegaard (Adult)

The Giver by Lois Lowry (Pre-teen+)

OR

The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson (Pre-teen+

If s/he is a child it depends on my mood, the child's reading level and the child's interests!




4. What is your favorite non-fiction book to share with others?
For adults:

 Learn Me Good by John Pearson

(I also recommend his blog: Learn Me Good)

 OR

I Am A Pencil by Sam Swope

For female children:  

Outrageous Women of the Middle Ages by Vicki Leon

OR

 The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz

For male children:

The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden & Hal Iggulden

   OR

Oh Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty by Joy Masoff and Terry Sirell

 BOLD THINGS
  I got this one from John Pearson's Other Blog: Mr. Teacher Man: Confessions of a Classroom Teacher

The bold items in the 150 below are things I’ve done:

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (Henna!)
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad – and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life