The One That's ALL About Me

This past week on their Book Girls Don't Cry...They Vent feature, Jenni of Alluring Reads, Amy of Book Loving Mom, and Giselle of Xpresso Reads did posts of random facts about themselves. Even though most of the facts weren't bookish, I actually loved getting to know each of them a little bit better, and I wanted to do the same thing. I asked on Twitter and on my Blogoversary post if anyone had any questions, so now you can get off the tenterhooks you've been waiting on and find out the answers!

Christina of Oh, Chrys asked: 

WHAT IS YOUR HAIR SECRET?

If I have a hair secret, it's probably that I don't do much of anything with it, largely because I don't have any idea how. I'm not even good at a basic braid, so my options are limited. Most days, all I do is wash it, brush it out, shake it, and then let it air dry. Ta da! Nice hair, if it's not too humid and my hair is in the mood. Bonus Fact 1: When I was in high school I hated my hair and straightened it a lot, but I'm much too lazy to bother now. Bonus Fact 2: My hair is as long now than it's ever been.

Jenni of Alluring Reads asked: 

What are you afraid of?

Fear #1: Bugs of almost any sort. Cockroaches and bees are the worst, but most of them freak me out. Bonus fact: if I see a bee in my general vicinity, I will run away, no matter the circumstance.

Fear #2: Horror movies. Seriously, they TERRIFY me. I can read horror novels no problem, but even the cheesiest or least action-filled horror movie leaves me a quivering mass.

Fear #3: Climbing ladders. This is a weird one. I suspect I died falling off a ladder in a previous life...or maybe I was pushed. I generally can't get more than one step up one before I start shaking so badly I have to get off. Yet I have no problem climbing on top of a wobbly chair to reach high things. Logical, this fear is not. Bonus fact: The only ladder I've ever climbed to the top was in my college's theater, because you could get to the clock tower and have a nice view of the quad and the Ohio River. There was much shaking and panicked mumbling involved.

Fear #4: Things around my neck. Again, I'm pretty sure a previous life was ended by strangling. I can't stand to have anything around my neck. I have to wear necklaces with really long chains, and prefer to wear lower-necked shirts, because t-shirts can even bother me.

ExperimentBL626 of Tolerably Smart asked: 

How did you get into book blogging?
I got into book blogging mostly through my terrible memory. It's something I'd been wanting to do since junior year of college, mostly for my own use, since I often can't remember what I've read or how I felt about it precisely. During the period of unemployment post-grad school, I finally decided to go ahead and start the blog and review the ARCs I'd gotten at ALA 2010. At that point, I pretty much knew nothing about the community, and my reviews were short and sort of awful. Feel free not to read them. One of my inspirations was definitely Presenting Lenore, which is pretty much the only book blog I read at the time, though I was quite active on Shelfari.

When did you become a Reader?
That's covered in my chat with Kara, so I'll direct you to that post.

Rachel of Rachel Reads asked: 

What are your hobbies outside reading?
Hobbies. Outside reading. Right. Well, there's my programs. And ummm hanging out with my friends. Yeah, I'm not really a hobby person, actually. I do go through phases where I get sort of obsessed with something, like crosswords or whatever, but mostly I just read and watch tv and am awesome with my friends. For fun, I keep the YABC catalog clean, but that's not really outside reading and is really weird, but, whatever, it calms me.

Christina of Christina Reads YA asked: 

Which time period you'd like to live in? When? 
Well, part of me really wants to live all up in the Regency, because my curly hair would make me a classy dame, and because partying with JA would be awesome, but then there's the whole cleanliness thing. Also the being married off to be some dude's property thing. So. If I were going to time travel to another time period, the 60s or so are about as far back as I can go and still have most of the modern conveniences, I think. For permanent living, where I am now isn't too bad, really.

Where in the world you'd live if given the chance to live elsewhere?
Either Germany or Ireland or England. I can speak German passably, and I'm sure I'd get it back/pick up more pretty quickly if I lived there. Obviously, Ireland and England speak English already, which is winning. The two I've seen (Germany and Ireland) are gorgeous countries, and the men are so hot and accented. *sighs* However, I am not brave enough to move abroad without a job and stuff, so that probably won't happen. SAD DAY.

What house are you in HP?
Ravenclaw for SURE. After that, I'm either a Slytherin or a Gryffindor, but probably Slytherin, since I'd be too lazy for all that bravery. What I am NOT is a Hufflepuff.

To quote the book you hate, what would your fear landscape look like?
It would be very busy. I listed some up above!

Kimberly of On the Wings of Books asked:

You read Ready Player One, right? What movie do you know so well you could recite all the lines for it in real time?
With my memory, I can't actually do that for anything without the movie play. If the movies playing, then Blazing Saddles, The Producers, The Princess Bride, and probably The Lion King.

Tammy asked:

Marry, shag, kill Harry Potter edition, who would you?
Oooh, no constrictions. Alright! I will marry Fred Weasley (shush book 7), shag Draco Malfoy, and kill Cho Chang.

And is there any author that makes you totally nervous to meet in person?
Hmmm, I'm pretty nervous to meet all of them actually. I just don't know what to say that isn't either totally boring or really fangirly. Maybe Karsten Knight? He's really hot, and I would hate to drool on him. :p (Let the record reflect that I have no history of such behavior.) But, in all seriousness, I've already met Kristin Cashore, John Green, and Neil Gaiman, so...

AD Starrling asked:

Where do you want to be in another 3 years, re: this blog?
O_O I have no clue. Maybe still doing this. *shrugs* I'm a planner, but only in the short term really. Thinking of the future makes me feel like I'm coming down with the vapors. *clutches vial of smelling salts*

Gillian of Writer of Wrongs asked:

If you could only watch ONE Disney movie, say, while visiting someone who owns all the Disney movies, which would it be?
DUDE, HOW COULD YOU? I'm assuming we're talking classic animated. In that case, Beauty and the Beast. If DCOM, then either Smart House or Model Behavior.

Also, if you could only pick three book boyfriends to have in your real life boyfriend harem, which would they be?
Elend from Mistborn, Henry Tilney from Northanger Abbey, and Tom Imura from Rot & Ruin. The first two are cute and wealthy and will discuss books with me at length. The latter will defend me from zombies and look damn hot doing it.

What food are you craving RIGHT THIS INSTANT?
Chick-fil-A waffle fries dipped in mayonnaise!

Lynn K. asked:

What do you think of a series with human eating titans (giants) and the humans who use Spiderman-like maneuver technology to defeat them?
*scratches head* I'm not sure if this is a thing that exists or a writing idea. I'm not opposed. All depends on the characterization!

Heather of Coffee-Stained Pages asked:

If you were a donut, what kind of donut would you be?
Boston Creme, because I'm crispy outside with a gooey center. Or something. Also, I'm super extra fattening and perhaps bad for your self-esteem. Mostly, I don't think I'm a donut, because I am not that level of appealing, but there's also no way I'm some sort of healthy donut.

Alexia Boesen of Adventures in Reading asked: 

Okay so what is your favorite movie?
A Room with a View, the one from 1987, not the BBC one from a couple of years ago which can go die in a hole.

Best kiss ever. For most hilarious gif from this movie ever, but with male nudity, go here.

Ellis asked:

Do you play or have you ever played any musical instruments?
Yes, I played the euphonium in concert band and the marching baritone in marching band for five and two years respectively.

If you had a favorite author who originally wrote their works in a foreign language that you don't know (well), would you be willing to learn that language simply to adore the genius in its original format? I imagine it might be difficult with Solzhenitsyn, for instance, because Russian is another alphabet entirely, but maybe you have a hidden talent for it ^_^
Girl, I would LOVE to learn ALL the languages and read everything in its original format. First up would be Russian and Japanese. I think I COULD do it, but I don't have the time. :(

Hannah of Irish Banana asked:

Boxers or briefs?
Well, I do not personally wear either, but I'm a fan of boxers all the way. Boxer briefs are acceptable. Dudes in briefs = hahaha no.

Jen of Jenuine Cupcakes asked:

Edward or Jacob?
Though I don't care much anymore, I was a Jacob fan back in the day, minus the part where he gets a bit creepy. But, seriously, mopey dude or hot, super tall native boy?

Steena asked:

Sum yourself up in a GIF. Just one!
Only one? GAH. You know what? I'm cheating, because that is a fact about me. So there.

On bad days.

On good days.

So there you have it. Me, in a very weird nutshell. What have we learned?