Right so its the last day of the month so its my turn to write the blog for today (I'm Amy by the way) and its a leap year! How exciting- wont happen for another 4 years!
Anyway on with the blog for today- a memory between Laura and I.
This is a memory from maths in Year 10 (Yes maths again, but thats where the majority of the great stuff happened!) and we had Mr Clarkeee. And one lesson he hands our some sheets and goes "I'm afraid you will have to share the sheets" Me and Laura looked at each other and burst out laughing, we seriously thought he had said "sheer sheap" rather than "share sheets". Since then "sheet sharing" has become "sheep shearing" and its just stuck.
There you go...short and sweet, have a good month and I'll blog to you all again on March the 31st!
This is the blog of my life. I started it in 2010 (ish) but I am blogging every day throughout 2012 on here. I love photography, writing, music, McFly, YouTube and sleep. Blargh
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
STORY TIME IS BACK!
Right I know it is Tuesday but as tomorrow is the last day of the month, Amy is taking over my blog tomorrow as due to that, I feel as though I should make her write about a memory and not add to my Blog Story. And so I am adding this tonight. And I have 1,500 words to add due to not having added anything to this for the past two weeks. So here it is
“Oh Tom” I whispered. He looked up at me and smiled.
“So what is the plan for tonight Tee?” He asked me.
“Will is coming over in a while. We are going to order Chinese and watch some films, get drunk, play on the Wii and make fools of ourselves. And tomorrow you are going to meet Sam at the doctors. You are not going to pick her up and take her, and she isn’t going to pick you up and take you. You will meet her there. And then afterwards I will be waiting in the café round the corner. Meet me there afterwards, okay?” I said.
“Sounds perfect. I will text Sam saying that I will meet her there. I was going to go to hers and then we were going to head there together…but your plan sounds best” Tom smiled.
“Good boy. Your phone is in the living room. You can have it for the next hour but then I am taking it and your laptop so you don’t go and do something stupid” I said.
“Thank you Treasure, my girl. I would be lost without you” Tom smiled.
“I would have nothing to do if it wasn’t for you Tom, my boy” I laughed. Tom smiled before he got up and headed into the living room. “Would you like a drink?” I called out to Tom.
“Can I just have a glass of coke please honey?” Tom asked.
“Sure” I replied before pouring out two glasses. I poured a little vodka into each, just to relax the both of us. I carried both glasses into the living room and placed them onto the table. “Cheers Tee” Tom grinned, kissing my head. “No problem dude” I smiled, just as the doorbell rang. I went and answered it – finding my best mate Will stood there in a pair of trackies and a tank top. He was also carrying a tonne of alcohol. I shook my head, laughing. “What?” He laughed.
“You are a bad influence on both Tom and I aren’t you Whisky” I laughed, letting him into the house.
“They don’t call me Whisky for nothing” Will grinned before he carried the drinks through to the kitchen. “Hey Tom!” Will called out to Tom.
“Hey Will” Tom replied, turning to me and smiling.
“What are you smiling about?” I asked.
“You put vodka in the coke didn’t you? Cheers sweetie” Tom smiled, holding his phone out to me.
“That was a quick hour” I said.
“Just take it Treasure” Tom said. I took Tom’s phone and placed it in my pocket.
“You hate being called Treasure, doll face” Will said as he walked into the living room with a can of beer. “By you” I said, sitting down on the sofa.
“That’s not fair” Will muttered.
“Life’s not fair Whisky” I said as Tom sat down next to me and placed his arm around me.
“Has anyone ever told you that you two would make an adorable couple?” Will asked.
“Yes” Tom and I replied in unison. Whisky grinned.
“You two should get it on” He grinned.
“No Whisky, just no. Tombo’s my best mate” I said.
“So? Just makes it even better” Will laughed as he sat down on the other sofa.
“I won’t lie Will, I have thought about it before but I would hate it if we broke up. Would lose a girlfriend and a best mate” Tom smiled down at me. Wait, what? He’s thought about asking me out before? “Aww how cute! Would either of you like a drink?” Whisky asked.
“Yeah anything alcoholic will do” Tom replied.
“Tee babe?” Will asked.
“Nah I had best not get too drunk, I have work to do later” I replied. Will nodded before he stood up and walked into the kitchen. “Hey this was your idea and if I am getting drunk then you are too missy” Tom laughed.
“I will do after the show and I’ve written the article. It will take me half an hour to sum up the show unless I start writing it through the show which I will do” I said.
“Hmm fine” Tom muttered but he leant down and kissed my head; just as Whisky walked into the room with a can of beer for Tom. He wolf whistled resulting in a glare off of me and a wicked grin from Tom. I poked Tom in the ribs before I got up and sat down on the single chair. “Why oh why are my two best mates both guys?” I laughed.
“Because we are awesome. Plus, we haven’t even started yet” Will laughed, handing Tom the can of beer. Tom grinned before poking his tongue out at me. “Don’t you dare be influenced by that mad man Tom” I laughed.
“Oh I won’t be” Tom smiled, before turning to look at Whisky and nodding his head.
“Oh for goodness sake” I laughed, standing up and leaving the room.
“Oi doll face don’t leave” Whisky called after me.
“Yeah Treasure, honey. Come back” Tom added.
“Nah I’m gunna go have a bath” I yelled back.
“But what about Chinese?” Tom asked. Fuck. I turned around and walked back into the room.
“After Chinese I am going to go and have a bath” I laughed.
“Good girl. Right I am just going to go to the loo and then I’ll be back to order Chinese” Will said before he left the room. I smiled over at Tom before I picked up my drink. “Come here” Tom whispered, patting the space next to him.
“Why?” I asked before taking a sip of my drink.
“Because I want you to sit next to me and I want someone to hold and even though I am sure that Whisky will be happy enough to be the one that I hold, I get the feeling that he will be far too happy” Tom laughed. I sighed before placing my drink back down on the table. I walked over to the sofa where Tom was sat on before I sat down next to him. Tom smiled before placing his arm around me and pulling me close. “I apologize in advance for anything stupid that I do tonight Treesy. To the house, to you, to anything” Tom smiled, squeezing me.
“No need to babe, just chill and don’t think about anything” I smiled up at him.
“Ergh I am going to end up with such a hangover tomorrow wont I” Tom laughed. I grinned widely.
“It will just make the doctor’s appointment even more amusing. I wish I could be there” I laughed. Tom giggled. “I will probably wear my sunnies anyway but with a banging headache I will need them. And I bet Sam won’t shut up and so I’ll want to punch her” Tom said. I laughed.
“If you do please film it for the lols!” I grinned as Will walked in.
“What did I miss?” He asked, lying down on the other sofa, placing his feet up. I felt Tom tense.
“Whisky, shoes” I said.
“Oh sorry” Will muttered, sitting up and taking his shoes off. He then placed his feet back up. Tom relaxed. “We were just talking about Tom going to the doctors to meet Sam tomorrow with a raging hangover” I said.
“Ouch have fun with that Tom” Will laughed.
“Oh I will do” Tom grinned before taking a swig of his beer.
“Right I had best go get the phone and the takeaway menu” I said before I got up and headed into the kitchen. “Grab us another beer would you doll face?” Whisky called out.
“Fine. Anything for you Tombo?” I asked.
“No thanks Treasure” Tom replied. I grabbed the Chinese menu from the draw, the phone and a can of beer for Will before heading back into the living room with all three. I chucked the beer to Will before placing the phone on the table and handing the menu to Tom. I fell down next to him and grinned. “So what are you thinking about having?” I asked.
“No idea. I think we should just order a load of stuff” Tom replied.
“Sounds good to me” Whisky said.
“As long as we get duck pancakes and some spring rolls then that’s good” I laughed.
“Get us some paper Hun, I can write down what we want” Tom said. I leant over and grabbed a piece of paper from the table and handed it to Tom along with a pen.
20 minutes later and our Chinese had arrived. We didn’t realise how much we had actually ordered until the delivery man handed Tom the 4 bags of food. He took them through to the kitchen and Whisky and I followed the smell. “God that smell is fricken delicious” Will said, taking a seat on one of the stools. I grinned, glad that he remembered that we only ate main meals in the kitchen or dining room in Tom’s house. I sat down on the seat opposite him and smiled as Tom laid out all the food at the other end of the table. “Right plates” Tom said after placing all the food out. He grabbed three plates from the side and placed them on the table. “Serve yourself guys” Tom said as he picked up a prawn cracker and took a bite from it. I looked at him eating, starving. Tom laughed at me before he held it over to me. I grinned, leaning forwards and biting into it. I giggled as I swallowed the bit of prawn cracker. I turned to Will and he had his eyebrows raised at me. “What?” I giggled.
“Oh nothing” Whisky grinned wickedly before he started piling food onto his plate. I turned to Tom who was smiling at me, finishing off the prawn cracker. I gulped. “Oh Tom” I whispered. He looked up at me and smiled.
“So what is the plan for tonight Tee?” He asked me.
“Will is coming over in a while. We are going to order Chinese and watch some films, get drunk, play on the Wii and make fools of ourselves. And tomorrow you are going to meet Sam at the doctors. You are not going to pick her up and take her, and she isn’t going to pick you up and take you. You will meet her there. And then afterwards I will be waiting in the café round the corner. Meet me there afterwards, okay?” I said.
“Sounds perfect. I will text Sam saying that I will meet her there. I was going to go to hers and then we were going to head there together…but your plan sounds best” Tom smiled.
“Good boy. Your phone is in the living room. You can have it for the next hour but then I am taking it and your laptop so you don’t go and do something stupid” I said.
“Thank you Treasure, my girl. I would be lost without you” Tom smiled.
“I would have nothing to do if it wasn’t for you Tom, my boy” I laughed. Tom smiled before he got up and headed into the living room. “Would you like a drink?” I called out to Tom.
“Can I just have a glass of coke please honey?” Tom asked.
“Sure” I replied before pouring out two glasses. I poured a little vodka into each, just to relax the both of us. I carried both glasses into the living room and placed them onto the table. “Cheers Tee” Tom grinned, kissing my head. “No problem dude” I smiled, just as the doorbell rang. I went and answered it – finding my best mate Will stood there in a pair of trackies and a tank top. He was also carrying a tonne of alcohol. I shook my head, laughing. “What?” He laughed.
“You are a bad influence on both Tom and I aren’t you Whisky” I laughed, letting him into the house.
“They don’t call me Whisky for nothing” Will grinned before he carried the drinks through to the kitchen. “Hey Tom!” Will called out to Tom.
“Hey Will” Tom replied, turning to me and smiling.
“What are you smiling about?” I asked.
“You put vodka in the coke didn’t you? Cheers sweetie” Tom smiled, holding his phone out to me.
“That was a quick hour” I said.
“Just take it Treasure” Tom said. I took Tom’s phone and placed it in my pocket.
“You hate being called Treasure, doll face” Will said as he walked into the living room with a can of beer. “By you” I said, sitting down on the sofa.
“That’s not fair” Will muttered.
“Life’s not fair Whisky” I said as Tom sat down next to me and placed his arm around me.
“Has anyone ever told you that you two would make an adorable couple?” Will asked.
“Yes” Tom and I replied in unison. Whisky grinned.
“You two should get it on” He grinned.
“No Whisky, just no. Tombo’s my best mate” I said.
“So? Just makes it even better” Will laughed as he sat down on the other sofa.
“I won’t lie Will, I have thought about it before but I would hate it if we broke up. Would lose a girlfriend and a best mate” Tom smiled down at me. Wait, what? He’s thought about asking me out before? “Aww how cute! Would either of you like a drink?” Whisky asked.
“Yeah anything alcoholic will do” Tom replied.
“Tee babe?” Will asked.
“Nah I had best not get too drunk, I have work to do later” I replied. Will nodded before he stood up and walked into the kitchen. “Hey this was your idea and if I am getting drunk then you are too missy” Tom laughed.
“I will do after the show and I’ve written the article. It will take me half an hour to sum up the show unless I start writing it through the show which I will do” I said.
“Hmm fine” Tom muttered but he leant down and kissed my head; just as Whisky walked into the room with a can of beer for Tom. He wolf whistled resulting in a glare off of me and a wicked grin from Tom. I poked Tom in the ribs before I got up and sat down on the single chair. “Why oh why are my two best mates both guys?” I laughed.
“Because we are awesome. Plus, we haven’t even started yet” Will laughed, handing Tom the can of beer. Tom grinned before poking his tongue out at me. “Don’t you dare be influenced by that mad man Tom” I laughed.
“Oh I won’t be” Tom smiled, before turning to look at Whisky and nodding his head.
“Oh for goodness sake” I laughed, standing up and leaving the room.
“Oi doll face don’t leave” Whisky called after me.
“Yeah Treasure, honey. Come back” Tom added.
“Nah I’m gunna go have a bath” I yelled back.
“But what about Chinese?” Tom asked. Fuck. I turned around and walked back into the room.
“After Chinese I am going to go and have a bath” I laughed.
“Good girl. Right I am just going to go to the loo and then I’ll be back to order Chinese” Will said before he left the room. I smiled over at Tom before I picked up my drink. “Come here” Tom whispered, patting the space next to him.
“Why?” I asked before taking a sip of my drink.
“Because I want you to sit next to me and I want someone to hold and even though I am sure that Whisky will be happy enough to be the one that I hold, I get the feeling that he will be far too happy” Tom laughed. I sighed before placing my drink back down on the table. I walked over to the sofa where Tom was sat on before I sat down next to him. Tom smiled before placing his arm around me and pulling me close. “I apologize in advance for anything stupid that I do tonight Treesy. To the house, to you, to anything” Tom smiled, squeezing me.
“No need to babe, just chill and don’t think about anything” I smiled up at him.
“Ergh I am going to end up with such a hangover tomorrow wont I” Tom laughed. I grinned widely.
“It will just make the doctor’s appointment even more amusing. I wish I could be there” I laughed. Tom giggled. “I will probably wear my sunnies anyway but with a banging headache I will need them. And I bet Sam won’t shut up and so I’ll want to punch her” Tom said. I laughed.
“If you do please film it for the lols!” I grinned as Will walked in.
“What did I miss?” He asked, lying down on the other sofa, placing his feet up. I felt Tom tense.
“Whisky, shoes” I said.
“Oh sorry” Will muttered, sitting up and taking his shoes off. He then placed his feet back up. Tom relaxed. “We were just talking about Tom going to the doctors to meet Sam tomorrow with a raging hangover” I said.
“Ouch have fun with that Tom” Will laughed.
“Oh I will do” Tom grinned before taking a swig of his beer.
“Right I had best go get the phone and the takeaway menu” I said before I got up and headed into the kitchen. “Grab us another beer would you doll face?” Whisky called out.
“Fine. Anything for you Tombo?” I asked.
“No thanks Treasure” Tom replied. I grabbed the Chinese menu from the draw, the phone and a can of beer for Will before heading back into the living room with all three. I chucked the beer to Will before placing the phone on the table and handing the menu to Tom. I fell down next to him and grinned. “So what are you thinking about having?” I asked.
“No idea. I think we should just order a load of stuff” Tom replied.
“Sounds good to me” Whisky said.
“As long as we get duck pancakes and some spring rolls then that’s good” I laughed.
“Get us some paper Hun, I can write down what we want” Tom said. I leant over and grabbed a piece of paper from the table and handed it to Tom along with a pen.
20 minutes later and our Chinese had arrived. We didn’t realise how much we had actually ordered until the delivery man handed Tom the 4 bags of food. He took them through to the kitchen and Whisky and I followed the smell. “God that smell is fricken delicious” Will said, taking a seat on one of the stools. I grinned, glad that he remembered that we only ate main meals in the kitchen or dining room in Tom’s house. I sat down on the seat opposite him and smiled as Tom laid out all the food at the other end of the table. “Right plates” Tom said after placing all the food out. He grabbed three plates from the side and placed them on the table. “Serve yourself guys” Tom said as he picked up a prawn cracker and took a bite from it. I looked at him eating, starving. Tom laughed at me before he held it over to me. I grinned, leaning forwards and biting into it. I giggled as I swallowed the bit of prawn cracker. I turned to Will and he had his eyebrows raised at me. “What?” I giggled.
“Oh nothing” Whisky grinned wickedly before he started piling food onto his plate. I turned to Tom who was smiling at me, finishing off the prawn cracker. I gulped.
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Monday, 27 February 2012
2 Weeks Of HERBIENESS!!!
Right so here we go. Two weeks of Herbie's 365 Adventure!
Day 2. Herbie went with me to meet Kat today. And we went and saw the The Chuckle Brothers and met them afterwards. Here is Herbie posing with the signed photo of them and my hat. Oh, and he's blowing the whistle! :')
Day 3 - Herbie felt very loved today.
Day 4 - Herbie watched Charlie videos with me seeing as it was a year ago today that I found him on the Tubes.
Day 5 - Herbie has been reading A LOT today.
Day 6 - Herbie went with my mum and I to watch this years MAD Panto.
Day 7 - Herbie came and watched me get my hair dyed red today.
Day 8 - Herbie doesn't want Georgia to leave!
Day 9 - Herbie took his first ever ride on a train today and he also met the Meerkats!
Day 10 - Herbie had his first ever pancake!
Day 11 - Herbie likes my new laptop, Yoshi Rory :)
(Head rotation needed) Day 12 - Herbie is trying to eat more cereal nowadays.
Day 13 - Herbie loves watching Russell Howard!
Day 14 - Herbie got a fortune cookie tonight but he didn't quite understand it.
Day 15 - Herbie wishes that he could have designed this but he didn't.
Day 16 - Herbie is currently helping me come up with an idea for a banner for McFly. I think we've got it Herbs!
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Tattoo Reprise.
Yes I know that it is Sunday and yes I know that means I should upload Herbie photo's, especially seeing as I couldn't last week but tough. That is going to happen tomorrow. Tonight I am going to go over a blog post that I wrote last year about Tattoos.
I said that I wanted a star. Like Tom Fletcher's. Well in a way I don't any more. But in a way I still do. I have taken the star idea and developed it into something else. I have been thinking about this for a few weeks and I just sketched it on paper and if I am to be honest, I have fallen in love with it.
I said that I wanted a star. Like Tom Fletcher's. Well in a way I don't any more. But in a way I still do. I have taken the star idea and developed it into something else. I have been thinking about this for a few weeks and I just sketched it on paper and if I am to be honest, I have fallen in love with it.
The bigger star is going to be a thicker outline, like Tom's tattoo. That star represents McFly as a whole group. Each individual star is each of the lads. I was going to make the stars a bit more personal and somehow make each one represent each individual lad differently (does that make any sense to you??) but I couldn't really think of how to do it and I thought that it might ruin it. The swirly lines coming out of it are just everything else related to McFly. The woosh of excitement I get when I listen to their music, the rush of happiness I get when I see them live and the wonderful people of whom I would have never met if it wasn't for them.
I also said that I wanted 'Dream' on my wrist. Now, over the past year it has flickered between that and Believe and I cannot decide which one I want which is a bit annoying. I have big dreams, so I would love to have that on my wrist to remind me every day. But then I also need reminding to Believe in things; which I don't do very often. Who knows what will happen with this one.
The next one is the 'smile' on my finger. Well...I don't think I will go for this one just yet. Maybe if I become like a professional photographer or something then maybe. Just not at this moment in time as I am unsure.
I also said that I wanted my best friend to design me a tattoo. I still would like her to do this as she is a big part of my life too.
And now I want an owl tattoo. I have recently got this strange obsession with owls and they are incredibly adorable and lovely and eeek :')
I drew this for an idea:
Right so that is it.
Blog post I mention in this: http://skitzyy.blogspot.com/2011/06/tattoos.html
Over and out
Xox
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Kat Says: Disney!
I love the fact that Kat doesn't need reminding about giving me something to talk about today and she goes on to Facebook to mention it and to say that she is thinking. Then she gives me Disney, saying that she wants to hear more about my adventures in December when I went to Euro Disney.
To be honest, there wasn't much of an adventure. It took us ages to get there and I panicked as we were meant to go by Euro Tunnel but instead went by Ferry which we didn't get told about until the last minute. And then we were stuck on the coach at the Ferry port with bratty kids sat behind us kicking out chairs. Fun. Anyway we ended up getting there at what turned out to be around half 9 French time. Went to bed really.
We woke up the next day and went out to explore. Well, we went to McDonalds first for food. I didn't eat anything as I hate Maccy D's. Which is a whole other story. anyway, we then went to the Disney Studio park. It was fun. But cold. I bought a Minnie Mouse hat which was AMAZING. Ahehe. We went around and met a few characters but it was still cold and so we went to see a few of the shows. We then went and sat inside the shopping place and had chips. Amazing nommy chips. We then went into the main park and went on It's A Small World which still, to this day, I am unsure about. It was one of the weirdest experiences of my life. We then went on the Buzz lightyear ride which was amazing. And I beat my aunt. We then went to Planet Hollywood for food before going back to the hotel.
Next morning we went straight to the place where we had chips the day before and we had them again. NOM. We then went outside as a load of characters were there and so we met them. We then went back to the main park and we went to the Haunted House. I didn't like it. Freaked out before hand and had my eyes closed throughout. Wuss I am. I then sat and waiting for an hour whilst Sheena and Jade went on Thunder Mountain. We then went on this crappy boat ride. And then this Pinocchio ride that was weird. We then went and waited for the parade. And by now it had started snowing. Was lovely. Until it changed to hail and rain and it was awful. We then went back to the hotel to get changed before going out for food but I wasn't in the mood to dry off and then get dressed again to get wet again. So I said don't bother. And they ended up not bothering. And that was about it.
To be honest, it was a bit dull. I am glad I went but I am not a massive rides person and hate being on my feet a lot. I wish it would have been warmer but not too hot too.
But I do love Disney. My favourite Disney films are Finding Nemo (Okay, so it's Pixar, not the same thing, but same thing...) and Toy Story. I also love Tangled.
xox
To be honest, there wasn't much of an adventure. It took us ages to get there and I panicked as we were meant to go by Euro Tunnel but instead went by Ferry which we didn't get told about until the last minute. And then we were stuck on the coach at the Ferry port with bratty kids sat behind us kicking out chairs. Fun. Anyway we ended up getting there at what turned out to be around half 9 French time. Went to bed really.
We woke up the next day and went out to explore. Well, we went to McDonalds first for food. I didn't eat anything as I hate Maccy D's. Which is a whole other story. anyway, we then went to the Disney Studio park. It was fun. But cold. I bought a Minnie Mouse hat which was AMAZING. Ahehe. We went around and met a few characters but it was still cold and so we went to see a few of the shows. We then went and sat inside the shopping place and had chips. Amazing nommy chips. We then went into the main park and went on It's A Small World which still, to this day, I am unsure about. It was one of the weirdest experiences of my life. We then went on the Buzz lightyear ride which was amazing. And I beat my aunt. We then went to Planet Hollywood for food before going back to the hotel.
Next morning we went straight to the place where we had chips the day before and we had them again. NOM. We then went outside as a load of characters were there and so we met them. We then went back to the main park and we went to the Haunted House. I didn't like it. Freaked out before hand and had my eyes closed throughout. Wuss I am. I then sat and waiting for an hour whilst Sheena and Jade went on Thunder Mountain. We then went on this crappy boat ride. And then this Pinocchio ride that was weird. We then went and waited for the parade. And by now it had started snowing. Was lovely. Until it changed to hail and rain and it was awful. We then went back to the hotel to get changed before going out for food but I wasn't in the mood to dry off and then get dressed again to get wet again. So I said don't bother. And they ended up not bothering. And that was about it.
To be honest, it was a bit dull. I am glad I went but I am not a massive rides person and hate being on my feet a lot. I wish it would have been warmer but not too hot too.
But I do love Disney. My favourite Disney films are Finding Nemo (Okay, so it's Pixar, not the same thing, but same thing...) and Toy Story. I also love Tangled.
xox
Friday, 24 February 2012
BOOKS!!
I nicked this from Bryarly who nicked it from Kayley who nicked it from a friend of hers.
1. Favorite childhood book?
As a little kid it was The Owl And The Pussycat. I still remember that book off by heart. I also really liked any book by Jacqueline Wilson when I was a bit older (young teens). My favourite JW book was probably Candyfloss.
2. What are you reading right now?
The School Run by Sophie King
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
Nothing
4. Bad book habit?
I have to fold down the corners of the pages. I wish so badly that I could use bookmarks and I would if I had a metal one of something un-chewable. However I would find a way to chew it. I like to chew on something as I read, as I am concentrating so much.
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Nothing and I haven’t done for ages. Last one would have been from my old school’s library. I haven’t got one from my local library in ages. But I do remember going there a lot when I was younger and always reading this dog book. No idea what it was called, but it was a children’s story book and it contained different types of dogs.
6. Do you have an e-reader?
No and I don’t like them. Well, I see the point of them if you are on the move a lot but I love books and having a book in my hand. I love the fact that I have a bookshelf; and not a thing which contains a lot of books. And what happens if you lose it or it breaks? If you lose a book or it breaks (would have to be very old I am thinking…) then it doesn’t cost too much to replace.
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
I am a one book at a time person. I just can’t have several books on the go. If I am reading a book and not getting into it that quickly and I find another book that I want to read, I will put the first book away and read the other. If when I have finished the new book I want to go back and read the first then I will do. But I normally don’t.
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
Not at all.
9. Least favorite book you read this year (so far?)
Probably the last books I read, Playing Away by Adele Parks. But that is just because I have only read three books this year and the other two were absolutely amazing and I this book took me a while to get into and I hated the ending of it.
10. Favorite book you’ve read this year?
Michael McIntyre’s autobiography. Even though technically I only read the last like 3 chapters this year. But it was still so so good.
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
I have started to within the past couple of years more. I am a chic lit girl usually and even though I hate fairytale and the typical endings that they all contain, I have read a few (young teen – I know I was 15 but shh!) ghost/vampire books (NOT TWILIGHT. NEVER TWILIGHT.) and a few kind of ‘murder mystery’ type books which I really enjoyed. But that’s about it.
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
Chick Lit.
13. Can you read on the bus?
I never used to be able to; and I still can’t read in cars still but strangely I can do on trains now…
14. Favorite place to read?
Snuggled in bed
15. What is your policy on book lending?
I love lending people books as want them to go through the same experiences that I went through when I read the book. But I like to make a list of what books people have borrowed from me.
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
I have heard this phrase before but wasn’t actually sure what it meant but just Googled it and yes, this is what I do :’) and now I understand why :’) Because it looks like a dog ear :’) oh dear! I do because I don’t like having bookmarks as I end up chewing them to death.
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
Never. If I find a quote that I really like I jot it down or take a photo of it. I wouldn’t want to buy a book with writing down the margins, and so I would never do it either.
18. Not even with text books?
A bit more of a chance but I still most probably wont
19. What is your favorite language to read in?
English. I am not strong enough to read in another language
20. What makes you love a book?
I like books that have a great plot and don’t give away the story on the blurb. I like books that keep you guessing all the way through and have characters that you can easily relate to. I also like books that are from different peoples POV’s, as you can see how different people in the book feel and think and why they do the things they do.
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
As long as I really liked it then I will recommend it. I will however recommend books that I didn’t like; but warn the person that I didn’t like the book because of….(for example, ‘the ending’ or ‘a certain character’) without giving away the plot to the book.
22. Favorite genre?
Chic lit
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
Biographies. I have read quite a few but I wish I would read more. I love seeing how other people have got to where they are in their lives. I also want to read more sci-fi and fantasy books like Harry Potter. Not going to lie, I have never read Harry Potter. But unlike Twilight, I don’t refuse to read it. I have three of the books but am going to wait until I have the others until I start them.
24. Favorite biography?
Michael McIntyre
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
Nope
26. Favorite cookbook?
Anything to do with cakes.
27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
We aren’t far into this year and so I am going to say Michael McIntye’s autobiography again. It just really made me think. I also thought that John Green’s The Fault In Our Stars was inspirational too.
28. Favorite reading snack?
I don’t really like eating whilst reading for some reason. I will stop and have something to eat, but I don’t actually like picking food whilst reading.
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
I don’t think there has ever been one. I refuse to read Twilight due to the hype of it. But I don’t think that I am losing out on anything. I have yet to read Harry Potter, but that wasn’t to do with the hype, that was more to do with the fact I wasn’t ever really interested.
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
I don’t tend to read critics much and then read a book. I read reviews rarely…and if they aren’t good about a book and I know that the person has the same book taste as me then it might put me off the book.
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
As long as I am honest about my feelings of the book, I don’t mind.
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose?
French. A lot of old romantic books were firstly written in French.
33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read?
I don’t think that I have ever been intimidated by a book that I have read.
34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?
Maybe Shakespeare? Or maybe that is just because that is a recent thing that I want to start reading and am nervous about.
35. Favorite Poet?
I am not really a poetry person.
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
Not many, probably about 3? I don’t know
37. How often have you returned book to the library unread?
Probably a few times when I was little?
38. Favorite fictional character?
Rebecca Bloomwood – Confessions Of A Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. Or the guy in House Rules (Can't remember his name D:) by Jodi Picoult or Augustus Walters in TFIOS by John Green
39. Favorite fictional villain?
Don’t think I have one. Don’t think I’ve read a book with a villain really in.
40. Books you’re most likely to bring on vacation?
Something new, but something of which I have read something by that author before so I know that there is a chance of me liking it.
41. The longest you’ve gone without reading.
In the past few years? A couple months probably. When I was younger probably a lot longer.
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
Wicked. It is such an amazing theatre production but I read like the first page of the book and I didn’t like it at all.
43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading?
Nothing but errant thoughts. If I'm really into a book, I probably won't even notice if someone calls my name.
44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?
Probably Confessions of A Shopaholic. There haven’t been many books that I have then watched as a film, apart from My Sisters Keeper that I hated.
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Compared to the book it was awful. I don’t get it. They are completely different, the other sister dies. It’s just wrong. All wrong.
46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
Not a tonne, but a rather lot. Probably on Jacqueline Wilson books.
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
Quite a lot. I usually end up reading the blurb, then the first chapter, then flicking, then the last sentence :’)
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
If I wasn’t enjoying it, if the grammar/spelling was awful for some reason (I have had a book like that before…) or if something happened in it that I really didn’t like.
49. Do you like to keep your books organized?
They are on my book shelf in alphabetical order of Authors first name. Then book name :’)
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them?
I’ve never had a tonne of books. All my kiddy books are up in my nans loft in boxes but I have recently got a load for Christmas and they are on my book shelf. If I enjoy them after I read them, they get stacked on my wardrobe to be boxed up and kept. If I don’t enjoy them then I will give them to a charity shop.
51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding?
Twilight and I won’t ever read them.
52. Name a book that made you angry.
The Wedding Girl by Sophie Kinsella. It was awful. But that was to do with the grammar and spelling that ruined my experience of the book but I don’t know if that was just one print run of the book, or all of them.
53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did?
All of the books that Katie Price 'wrote'. Such as Angel, Crystal and Sapphire. But then again, she didn't actually write them. She just came up with the ideas.
54. A book that you expected to like but didn’t?
There are quite a few books that I have expected to like and I like most of it but the ending ruins the whole thing.
55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
The Shopoholic series by Sophie Kinsella. I could sit and read them over and over again.
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