Comics Wrap Up - It's Much Better To Face These Kinds Of Things...

Due to a quirk of the Comics Gods, all of my comics-y goings-on this week have been in the 'Other Stuff' category.

(Dammit Loki! Stop messing with my sh**! I said I was sorry already!)

My 'Other Stuff' category is what most people would call Miscellaneous - the category where all the stuff I'm too confused or lazy busy to put into other categories goes.




There's still some very interesting cr*p going on in this week's wrap-up - so take a look! XD





Other Stuff




This week, I read a Thor tie-in novel: Thor: Dueling with Giants (UK - US) by Keith R A De Candido.

This is the first book in a trilogy of 3 kids' novels - Marvel's Tales of Asgard - and I'll be reviewing it soon. :)

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There's good news for fans of diversity in comics this week:

Marvel announced plans for a new Inhumans character and series: Mosaic. A new black superhero, Mosaic's alter-ego is a basketball player named Morris Sackett.

Elsewhere, Mark Millar has announced new runs of both the Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl series, with the title role of Kick-Ass being taken up this time around by an African-American woman.

It's uber-good that comics creators are finally waking up and smelling the under-representation in the industry, but there's still undoubtedly a ways to go.

Progress, though my dearest nerdlets! Progress!

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In #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend news:

Sebastian Stan spoke briefly about his views on Stucky; his comments were positive, and probably about as enthusiastic as you can get while towing the studio-line.

A gay porn parody of Civil War seems to have decided to use the hashtag for marketing.

I have no issues with porn in itself (as long as it's safe, sane, consensual, and non-exploitative,) but am majorly p**sed off that they're using the tag.

People have been working to get this seen as a serious campaign, and throw light of the lack of LGBTQ+ representation and relationships in mainstream media; adding porn to the mix runs the risk of cheapening the issue in the eyes of many.

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Nadia Bauman at Women Write About Comics wrote a piece about the treatment of Russian culture and history in graphic novel Codename Baboushka Vol 1: The Conclave of Death (UK - USA.)

(You can see my review of Codename Baboushka Vol 1 here.) 

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Johanna at Comics Worth Reading spread the news that awesome Welsh actor Michael Sheen will be directing a film adaptation of Dark Horse Comics' title Green River Killer (UK - US.)







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1/2 Year Resolutions Update

It's the end of June!

So I guess, given that half the year is gone already, it's time to look at where I am with those pesky bookish New Year's resolutions I made.

(Damn you attempts to improve myself!)

Reading Resolutions

• To read 200 books (Goodreads Challenge)

Well on-target for this - I've read 110 books so far, 13 books ahead of schedule, and 55% through!

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• To read at least 20 books for the Charity Reading Challenge 2016.

Yeah... don't think this one's gonna happen. Seeing as how I've read a grand total of... 1 book for this challenge.

I think it's because all the e-books and library books and new books keep distracting me.

So I'm revising my target down to 10 books. I can always put it back up again if I've got the chance.

• To read widely

Welp. This one seems to be going quite well if the range of genres I've read this year is anything to go by (and that's a lot of different genres - I think I have a problem.)

I also wrote a post entitled '6 Ways To Read More Widely' in order to help others - because I'm nice like that.

• To read at least 5 books in Welsh

Yeah... I haven't started this one.

I only mean to read like, really easy kids books, but I still haven't got around to it. Welsh is hard! ...So I kind of keep putting it off.

Even though I really want to learn more because hell, it's yr iaith (the language) of y gwlad (the land,) and it does mean a lot to me - but dude, it's a tough language to learn!

• To never, ever, stop reading in print

Still reading a lot in print, as well as reading on the e-reader. Love print!

Blogging Resolutions

• To blog regularly.

I blog almost every day - so this one is going well. Just have to keep it up!

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• To always be open, honest, and genuine in my blogging and my reviewing.

I hope you all agree that I definitely keep this in mind when blogging. To the extent where sometimes I probably tell you a little more than you wanted to know!

• To never lose sight of why I started this blog - which was to have fun, feel a bit more like a person again, enjoy reading, and encourage others to do the same.

Hopefully still doing that!

• Try to find ways to promote reading

As a Book Nerd On A Mission, I've been trying to read out in public (the big wide world!) at least once a week, even if it's only waiting for The Bestie to reach our table at the coffee shop.

People definitely seem to find this weird - particularly in Pizza Hut. I think they were about two minutes away from calling the men with the white coats.

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I've also been adding non-bookish blogging hashtags, and tagging non-bookish blogging accounts for retweets, on Twitter. That way it's not just the bookish who are exposed to my all-out zaniness.

BUT THERE'S STILL MORE TO DO.

I want to spread reading to the world! But for that, my dear nerdlets, I will need your help.

Any ideas of how to spread reading like a plague will be most welcome! AND GET OUT THERE AND READ IN PUBLIC!

• To not get stressed! - If I don't finish a post by a certain time, it doesn't matter! This is my blog, and I shouldn't be stressing about it.

Ha, yeah... working on this one. It's hard sometimes when you're trying to run your own business (most ninja assassin princesses are self-employed,) and sort out the normal life sh** and blog.

But blogging is definitely good for me mental-health-wise - hence the amount of posts I write on a weekly basis, and the amount of faffing about and bugging all of you that I do in general :)




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Month in Review(s) - June 2016

We're half-way through the year folks! Which is kind of rocking, really, because it means we're that much closer to Christmas.

(I love Christmas!)





Anyway, back to the summer-ish-ness of June, and I can honestly say I read a little bit of everything this month.

Plus it was a pretty fab month blog-wise: I reached over 750 Twitter followers, over 15k blog page-views (ARGH!!!!!) and over 30 Bloglovin followers.




AND JUNO DAWSON LIKED MY TWEET!!!!!!

(I'm a massive Juno Dawson fan - so this was kind of a fantabulously big deal to me.)

So catch up on all my reviews this month with this handy link-list (and I've added cover images, because I spoil you.)

Kids

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - Fantasy

Young Adult

Say Her Name by Juno Dawson - Horror, Ghost Story

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly - Historical Fiction, Crime

Adult

Life Blood by V M Black - Romance, Paranormal, Vampires, Novella

Landline by Rainbow Rowell - Contemporary, Chick Lit, Magic Realism, Romance* (*ish)

Graphic Novels

Codename Baboushka, Vol: The Conclave of Death - Spy, Gangster, Thriller, Crime

Klaw, The First Cycle - Young Adult, Fantasy, Superhero*, Paranormal* (*ish - there are shifters of various types and somewhat of a superhero origin story.)

The Writer Diaries - Micropoetry, June 2016

Here we are my dearest nerdlets! The little scraps of micropoetry that I've written this month, all wrapped up neat 'n' tidy in a blogpost!

(They're kind of sad poems... sorry about that! In my defence, more than one was written in reaction to various things going around me, and in the country in general, when I wrote them.)

8th June

Goodbye little bird,

I promise I loved you

I promise I cared.

Goodbye little bird -

If I could've made it so,

You would've been spared

11th June

Empty shop, empty shop, empty shop.

Reduced bank hours,

Downgraded post office,

One train an hour.

Empty shop, empty shop, empty shop.

15th June

The sky is crying -

It throws down its tears,

So we can know,

That it cries too.

16th June

A bright light burned out today

As it left it lit the way -

Said love not hate is what I say,

Hatred will not win the day

#jocox

23rd June

You think you know me.

How I wish that were true.

You claim to know me.

But I know you.






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Nerd Church - The Reaction

Stupidity won over sense. And in the last couple of days we've already begun to see the effects of the UK's decision to leave the EU.

Scotland now wants to leave the UK (I don't blame them, honestly.)

Gibraltar (one of the UK's dependencies) may end up as part of Spain.

The Northern Irish are applying for Republic of Ireland passports in droves.

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The economy took a massive hit on Friday - as soon as the referendum result was known; the stock market crashed, the pound (Sterling - our currency) plummeted in value.

Many companies are already looking at downscaling their UK operations, or planning on pulling out entirely.





Our future has been sold out from under us, and the over 65s vote was the clincher.

People who won't be here to see the effects in the decades that follow were the ones who pushed us into this.

What I can't understand is why everyone didn't use their vote.

I've gone on and on before about the importance of using your vote, but here, in a referendum - where every vote counts - it could have made a huge difference.

I know, I know - the voter turnout was the highest in years; certainly it was the highest turnout in my own memory, but a measly 72% just doesn't cut it with a decision this big.

Think of the difference that could have been made.

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But life goes on.

Lord knows, it'll be much harder than before. But we have to try.




Somehow, we're going to have to grit our teeth and look firmly towards hope.

Hope that we can somehow make this work without it hurting everyone too badly. Hope that we can still foster tolerance and love within our communities. Hope that we learn our lesson quickly, and manage, somehow, to bring a brighter tomorrow.

I'm rooting for you all - but this is going to be tough guys, let's not beat around the bush. Let's work together, and find our way through this... somehow.




Nerd Church is a weekly post where I have a massive rant about discuss various social, political, ethical, moral, etc. issues. And shove in random gifs.

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Mini-Review! - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Title: Inkheart

Author: Cornelia Funke

Translator: Anthea Bell

Genre: Kids, Fantasy

Series: Inkworld #1

Amazon: UK - USA

Verdict:

You know all the books you loved as a kid? All the magic and wonder that seemed unique to places like Narnia, Hogwarts, and Neverland?

This book is that feeling. This book has that magic.

Inkheart is a book about magic, and a book about books.

It has a woven enchantment to the language that manages to shine through even in translation (props to Anthea Bell, the translator.)

Meggie, the 12-year-old daughter of a book-binder, is about to find out that her father has secrets, and that some people have such a talent for story-telling that they can actually bring the story to life.

I've wanted to read this one for a while, having seen the film (UK - US) starring Brendan Fraser more than once. (Because... Brendan Fraser! Man, I love him.)

I wonder now why I put off reading this book for so long - probably just slipped to the back of my mind. I'm glad I've read it now though: it's awesome! :)

If you have ever loved fantasy, or books in general, then read this.

Yes, it's a kids book (the author's website recommends ages 9+,) but who cares? You'll love it.

And if you don't absolutely adore Dustfinger, I'm not sure we can be friends any more (just kidding - but I'll totally pout and stamp my foot.)

I've already added the next book in the trilogy - Inkspell (UK - US) - to my TBR - seriously, this book rocks.

Buy Now UK – Buy Now USA – Goodreads – Author's Site

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Friday Fics Fix - Can It Be The Way It Was?

Sometimes you read a piece of fanfiction that, for whatever reason, just feels right.

That feeling is one of the best in the world. It feels a little like this:

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(Ha, Gee's so sassy XD - fellow Killjoys will understand!)

Anyhow, this week's fic (which doesn't have anything to do with MCR - I just wanted an excuse to use that gif, because LOOK AT THE SEXY!) made me feel like that.

Let me explain something: as I've said before, fanfiction is free - it has nobody telling fic authors what they can and can't do.

OK, this sometimes backfires. And/or traumatises the reader (- the reader in this case being me.)

...But it also means that issues that the media takes and either romanticises or downplays can be exposed, raw, to the world, with the genuine passion of someone who is writing for the love of it.

There was something about this fic - the way it captures the pent-up feeling Steve feels in this situation where he's trying to care for Bucky (Yes, this is a Stucky fic,) that just rang true.

(Fangirling note:

As frequent visitors to this post-series will know, Stucky is a romantic and/or sexual relationship between Captain America and his friend Bucky Barnes.

This (relation)ship should immediately be canon (i.e. official) but Marvel is scared to do the right thing and #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend.

Sorry, had to throw my political stance in there.)

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The way Bucky's PTSD was not glamorised, and definitely not ignored, just hard and sad... it felt right.

It felt like mental health issues were being addressed; in a real way. In a way that allowed Bucky to smile one minute, and withdraw into himself the next.

And there's humour - I love the running theme of the bad puns, and Bucky's description of a drunk Steve Rogers back in the 1940s. And it will still make you feel the feels.

(Fangirling note: The feels are deeply emotional and indescribable (except by using the word 'feels') feelings.)

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This week's fic then, is:

The New Way It Was by SpacePunkStevie

There's some swearing, and a bunch of angst, but no sexy-times (clean fanfiction exists! It wasn't just an urban legend! It's out there people! ...OK, less coffee. Gotcha.)

Next week: I'm planning some batty cross-over shenanigans (seriously, fic writers can cross any fandoms together, and sometimes it scares me,) but if that turns out too traumatic then I'll have to come up with something else.

See you then! :)

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Comics Wrap Up - A Town Called Alice

Graphic Novels

This week, I've gone ever-so-slightly head-over-heels for Alice in Wonderland in all its shapes and forms.

I saw Alice Through The Looking Glass (highly recommend!) early in the week, and also read Jun Abe's manga edition of the first film.

This is a release from our beloved Tokyopop, recently resurrected by the grace of a major contract from Disney.

Just to make it clear this manga is made up of two volumes (oddly enough, Vol 1 (US,) and Vol 2 (US,)) and is also available in a collected edition of both volumes (US - UK.)

From what I can make out, here in the UK (and probably a lot of other countries,) it's currently only available in the collected 2-volume edition (in English, anyway.)

Apologies if any of that explanation was a load of cr*p - this is just how I understand things to be.

I read a review-copy of the first volume - and will be reviewing it very soon :)

What I can tell you right now though is that I loved it! XD

Single Issues

Comics marked * are free in Kindle format at the time of writing

I haven't read many single issues in a while, but decided to read a few short ones this week - including yet more Alice in Wonderland-style goings-on (Alice seems to be a favourite of retellings in comics.)

Beyond Wonderland #0 (of 6)* (UK - US) is the prologue to a very interesting looking series about Alice - aka Calie - a young woman who escaped Wonderland once, and is in danger from what she left behind there...

Escape From Wonderland #0 (of 6)* (UK - US) is another prologue - this one to the series that follows Beyond Wonderland.

By the time Escape From Wonderland comes along, our Alice has a very definite no-sh** attitude, and a taste for uncomfortable corsetry.













The Stuff of Legend: The Dark #1 is the first part of Volume One (UK - US) of the series.

Just from this first issue, I'd say that it's kind of like a sepia Toy Story... only with a scary freaking monster who steals children. Intriguing, no?







Other Stuff

twenty one pilots released the official video of their Suicide Squad song, Heathens. I'm actually fairly loving this song.

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Caitlin at Words and Other Beasts wrote a fab review for X-Men: Apocalypse. 

And she agrees that Quicksilver was awesome. Because he was.

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I watched this awesome 'Toon Sandwich' X-Men: Apocalypse trailer parody (and laughed a lot!)

NSFW due to swearing and adult humour, mm'k?

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The awesome comics publishers Dark Horse have launched an adult colouring book line.

The line starts with Avatar: The Last Airbender (Available for Pre-order: US,) and Serenity (Available for Pre-order: US.)

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The 100 Questions Tag

The lovely Tina at Tina the Bookworm tagged me for this, and I was like, why not? So here we are!

1. DO YOU SLEEP WITH YOUR CLOSET DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED?

I have a 1950s wardrobe that I inherited from my grandfather, and the doors have to be locked or they swing wiiiide open. So obv. I sleep with the doors closed.



2. DO YOU TAKE THE SHAMPOOS AND CONDITIONER BOTTLES FROM HOTELS?

Nope. I do take coffee sachets from the tea tray. Book nerds like coffee. XD



3. DO YOU SLEEP WITH YOUR SHEETS TUCKED IN OR OUT?

Erm - out. Because I'm not a tidy person. At all.



4. HAVE YOU STOLEN A STREET SIGN BEFORE?

No! Who does that? :/



5. DO YOU LIKE TO USE POST-IT NOTES?

Sometimes - then sometimes not. I've got a general apathy towards post-it notes; I really don't understand why so many people are like post-it fangirls/boys.



6. DO YOU CUT OUT COUPONS BUT THEN NEVER USE THEM?

I am forever forgetting I have money-off vouchers in my bag.



7. WOULD YOU RATHER BE ATTACKED BY A BIG BEAR OR A SWARM OF BEES?

I'm gonna go for the bear... I think... to be honest I'd rather not be attacked by anything!



8. DO YOU HAVE FRECKLES?

Yup - across my nose *wrinkles nose like bunny*

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9. DO YOU ALWAYS SMILE FOR PICTURES?

I try to avoid pictures whenever possible! When I have to be in them, I attempt to smile but not too wide because it makes my face look chubby.



10. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE?

No idea.



11. DO YOU EVER COUNT YOUR STEPS WHEN YOU WALK?

Only when I'm walking up and down stairs! I'm such a child :)



12. HAVE YOU PEED IN THE WOODS?

No! I usually plan so that I don't have to do that! Find a public loos people!



13. HAVE YOU EVER POOPED IN THE WOODS?

NO!!!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!



14. DO YOU EVER DANCE EVEN IF THERES NO MUSIC PLAYING?

I do jazz-hands to emphasise and/or make fun of something - does that count?

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15. DO YOU CHEW YOUR PENS AND PENCILS?

Um... I stick them in my mouth a lot but I don't actually chew them.



16. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU SLEPT WITH THIS WEEK?

Ooh-err! No-one, actually.



17. WHAT SIZE IS YOUR BED?

Single. Make of that what you will ;) I'm fine with it.



18. WHAT IS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK?

I don't really mark my weeks in songs, or my songs in weeks - I just shove the music on in the background!



19. IS IT OK FOR GUYS TO WEAR PINK?

Yeah sure, dudes can wear pink. As long as it's not ugly.



20. DO YOU STILL WATCH CARTOONS?

Duh, only the cool people watch cartoons ;)

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21. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE MOVIE?

I don't know - anything Twilight, most things with Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler.



22. WHERE WOULD YOU BURY HIDDEN TREASURE IF YOU HAD SOME?

Dude, if I had treasure I'd totally spend it! :)



23. WHAT DO YOU DRINK WITH DINNER?

Usually some sort of soft drink or water.



24. WHAT DO YOU DIP A CHICKEN NUGGET IN?

I'm vegetarian, so this question is kind of irrelevant.



25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD?

Pizza. Cake. Chocolate. Recipe for life.

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26. WHAT MOVIES COULD YOU WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND STILL LOVE?

Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street (UK - US); and pretty much anything else that involves Johnny Depp or Tim Burton. Or Marvel movies.



27. LAST PERSON YOU KISSED/KISSED YOU?

Probably my cat, actually XD



28. WERE YOU EVER A BOY/GIRL SCOUT?

I was a girl guide and a Brownie and all that :)



29. WOULD YOU EVER STRIP OR POSE NUDE IN A MAGAZINE?

Nope! I'm far too self-conscious for that.



30. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE A LETTER TO SOMEONE ON PAPER?

A couple of weeks ago - I write to an old school mate a lot because we seem to actually say more on paper than we do online.

31. CAN YOU CHANGE THE OIL ON A CAR?

No, but I don't have a car or a driver's licence, so I think it's OK.



32. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE YANKEE CANDLE SCENT?

I don't know what it's called - it's a fruity orange one.



33. FAVOURITE AUTHOR?

NO. THAT IS NOT AN ANSWER I'M GIVING - IT'S TOO HARD!!!!!



34. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE KIND OF SANDWICH?

I don't know... not something I think about to be honest!



35. BEST THING TO EAT FOR BREAKFAST?

Toast or cereal - fried eggs as a treat when I'm at a hotel or whatever, because I can't cook, like, at all.



36. WHAT IS YOUR USUAL BEDTIME?

I don't know - somewhere between 11 and midnight, depending on how tired I am, when I have to get up, how interesting my book is...



37. ARE YOU LAZY?

The opposite! I have to force myself to take breaks and chill.



38. WHEN YOU WERE A KID, WHAT DID YOU DRESS UP AS FOR HALLOWEEN?

Erm... my parents had a few issues with Halloween, so I only dressed up once or twice, and that was as a teenager.

And that was last minute so I usually threw a witch outfit together. I think I was a dead bride once too.

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39. WHAT IS YOUR CHINESE ASTROLOGICAL SIGN?

Not telling you that - you'll work out how old I am!



40. HOW MANY LANGUAGES CAN YOU SPEAK?

Welp, English, for one.

(And Wenglish, which is like the Welsh/English dialect and slang.

It involves such lovely commonly used words as lovely, fab, crackin', tidy, lush, cwtch, dwt, bechgyn drwg, and the awesomely hybridised dirty mochyn.)

I have some Welsh - and am constantly trying to learn more but man, Welsh is hard!

I've got some Spanish - but it's kind of rusty since I haven't really used it since I was about 16.

I've got a smattering (basically a few words or phrases in): Russian, Italian, German, Latin, Greek, Arabic and Japanese.

Basically I learn a little of everything and am proficient in nothing! :)



41. DO YOU HAVE ANY MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS?

Nope. I used to have one for a card-making magazine, but they put the price up so I dropped it.



42. COKE OR PEPSI?

Coke! Diet, if possible - not because it's healthier, but because I like the taste better.

43. ARE YOU STUBBORN?

*Looks at feet*
*Looks at ceiling*
*Looks at finger-nails*
*Shuffles feet*

...Yes.



44. WHO IS BETTER: LENO OR LETTERMAN?

We don't watch those shows here, really - maybe the odd clip from them on YouTube, but nothing more than that.



45. FAVORITE TV SHOW/S

There's probably far too many to list here. A lot. Let's put it like that ;) I watch far too much TV.



46. ARE YOU AFRAID OF HEIGHTS?

Not so much the height as hitting the ground at the bottom ;)



47. DO YOU SING IN THE CAR?

Depends what music is on.



48. DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER?

Occasionally, if I feel like it.



49. DO YOU DANCE IN THE CAR?

Nope.



50. EVER USED A GUN?

No! I think my family would disown me if I ever touched a gun.



51. LAST TIME YOU GOT A PORTRAIT TAKEN BY A PHOTOGRAPHER?

Erm... probably at school. Unless you count the photographer at my brother's wedding? In which case, at my brother's wedding.

52. DO YOU THINK MUSICALS ARE CHEESY?

They def. can be.

I prefer older musicals like High Society (UK - US), Singin' in the Rain (UK - US), White Christmas (UK - US), and Alexander's Ragtime Band (UK - US).

I love anything with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye, Vera Ellen...



53. IS CHRISTMAS STRESSFUL?

Yeah, but it's worth it. LOVE Christmas!!!!



54. FAVORITE BEN & JERRY FLAVOUR?

I don't usually eat Ben & Jerry's - gonna be honest.



55. FAVORITE TYPE OF FRUIT TART?

Man, one of those open Mr. Kipling's jam tarts? The lemon ones rock.



56. OCCUPATIONS YOU WANTED TO BE WHEN YOU WERE A KID?

Writer, poet, bookshop owner, aeroplane, dinosaur, magical sparkly unicorn ;)



57. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?

Yup.

58. EVER HAVE A DEJA-VU FEELING?

Sometimes.



59. DO YOU TAKE A VITAMIN DAILY?

No, that's the way to achieve expensive urine.



60. DO YOU WEAR SLIPPERS?

Yup - I go through so many pairs; it's not a good idea to walk around barefoot when you have cats. You never know what you might step in/on.



61. DO YOU WEAR A BATH ROBE?

Usually.



62. WHAT DO YOU WEAR TO BED?

PJs or a nightie.



63. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CONCERT?

Fall Out Boy :) Oh yeah, she's a rebel ;P

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64. WALMART, TARGET, OR KMART?

We literally have none of those shops here.



65. NIKE OR ADIDAS?

Meh, basically the same to me.



66. CHEETOS OR FRITOS?

Not entirely sure what Fritos are. And I don't really like Cheetos.



67. PEANUTS OR SUNFLOWER SEEDS?

Sunflower seeds - I can't stand peanuts. Blech.



68. FAVORITE BAND?

ARGH! THIS QUESTION IS TOO DIFFICULT!!!!



69. EVER TAKE DANCE LESSONS?

I went to line-dancing club when I was in primary school. I'm such a dork!



70. IS THERE A PROFESSION YOU PICTURE YOUR FUTURE SPOUSE DOING?

Dude, what kind of a question is this? Does it matter???? (Unless they're president of the universe or something, and then I'll be like 'HELLO!')

I don't really plan on ever getting married - so I guess it's kind of a redundant question.



71. CAN YOU CURL YOUR TONGUE?

Yup.



72. EVER WON A SPELLING BEE?

Nope. Never even been in one - we don't do spelling bees that often here.



73. HAVE YOU EVER CRIED BECAUSE YOU WERE SO HAPPY?

Sometimes I can laugh so much I cry... does that count?



74. OWN ANY RECORD ALBUMS?

Nope. The parents do.



75. OWN A RECORD PLAYER?

See previous answer ;)



76. DO YOU REGULARLY BURN INCENSE?

No, but I've got candles. And I limit what my parents are allowed to burn - ok, that sounds a lot worse than it is.

Let me just point out that my parents are not pyromaniacs, ok? Ok.



77. EVER BEEN IN LOVE?

Don't think so. I love everyone though, which is fine by me :)



78. WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN CONCERT?

Panic! At the Disco - me and The Bestie are going to see them later in the year so that we can complete the Holy Emo Trinity (we've already seen FOB & MCR in concert.)

I have the bestest Bestie for scoring us tickets! XD

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79. WHAT WAS THE LAST CONCERT YOU SAW?

Fall Out Boy again - I've seen them three times! Love them so much :)



80. HOT TEA OR COLD TEA?

I don't like tea. I like chamomile tea, peppermint tea, and fruit teas though.



81. TEA OR COFFEE?

COFFEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(You may've guessed, but I like coffee!)

I'm one of the only British people in existence who hates tea. Blech!



82. SUGAR COOKIES OR SNICKER DOODLES?

I really don't know what these things are.

Are sugar cookies the same as chocolate-chip cookies? Or just biscuits in general?



83. CAN YOU SWIM WELL?

No! In a life-or-death scenario I could probably manage some pathetic flapping and splashing, but generally I've got a really bad fear of swimming and/or large bodies of water. 

I absolutely hate the feeling of floating - every time I start to float I stick my legs down to find the bottom of the pool or whatever.



84. CAN YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH WITHOUT HOLDING YOUR NOSE?

Yeah.



85. ARE YOU PATIENT?

*Laughs long and hard* ...No.



86. DJ OR BAND AT A WEDDING?

I really couldn't care less.



87. EVER WON A CONTEST?

Probably... over the years... I can be quite lucky, on occasion ;)



88. HAVE YOU EVER HAD PLASTIC SURGERY?

Nope, and not ever planning to.



89. WHICH ARE BETTER: BLACK OR GREEN OLIVES?

Black - I just prefer them.



90. CAN YOU KNIT OR CROCHET?

I knit a bunch.

I don't crochet because I can't get the hang of it and my mother kept yelling at me when she was supposed to be teaching me.

She taught The Bestie though, and The Bestie's mum taught me knitting, so I guess we're even. ;)



91. BEST ROOM FOR A FIREPLACE?

A cold one, I guess! ;)



92. DO YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED?

No, not really. I mean, stuff changes, but at the moment I have no plan to ever get married.



93. DO YOU LIKE TO READ?

If not I'm running the wrong blog!

94. WHO WAS YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CRUSH?

Ha, yeah... not going there!



95. DO YOU CRY AND THROW A FIT UNTIL YOU GET YOUR OWN WAY?

No, but I used to have full-on tantrums when I was younger. It wasn't pretty.



96. CLOTHES OR MAKEUP?

If I had to choose between the two, definitely clothes. I'm allergic to most makeup. And I really need clothes - I wear clothes until they fall apart, basically.



97. DO YOU WANT KIDS?

Never say never - but no, I don't want kids!



98. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOUR?

Orange - it's bright and weird, like me! :)



99. DO YOU MISS ANYONE RIGHT NOW?

Not this minute, no.

100. WHO ARE YOU GOING TO TAG TO DO THIS POST NEXT?

(You don't have to if you don't want to!)

Emily @ The Paperback Princess
Olivia-Savannah @ Olivia's Catastrophe





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