Stolen from Estella's Revenge:
Age: Classified but it's going to increase in just a few days
Bed Size: Queen but still not large enough...3 cats plus a hubby=tiny tiny bed space.
Chore that you hate: Laundry. Neverending. When someone puts a piece of dirty laundry in the hamper after I think I'm done, moms everywhere feel my pain.
Dogs: Don't own one because I'd only want a German Shepherd or some other large creature and we just don't have a yard for one now.
Essential start to your day: Coke. Drink of the gods.
Favorite colors: Red. All red, all the time. Oh, and black.
Gold or Silver: Gold.
Height: 4'11". My brother is 6'2". Go figure. Wacky genes in my mom's family.
Instruments you play: Does the stereo count?
Job Title: On my ID it says Technology Queen so that's what I'll go with. I teach Technology to grades 5-8 at a middle school. So actually my ID should say Nuts.
Kids: Two girls, ages 20 (gasp!) and 15. Not sure how they got that old without me killing them, either accidentally or on purpose.
Live: Yep, I'm alive. In NashVegas, with the country music people.
Mother-in-Law’s name: Linda, though I still feel weird calling her that since I've known her since I was 16.
Nicknames: Taminator.
Overnight hospital stays: Only when having my girls. Even having my gall bladder out didn't require an overnighter.
Pet Peeves: Micro managers. Also lazy people.
Quote from a movie: " 'Allo. My name is Inigo Montoya. You kill my father. Prepare to die."
Right or Left handed: Right, the hand of champions.
Siblings: Younger brother whom I fought with daily growing up but love to pieces now.
Time you wake up: 5:40 a.m. This time is very precise because it's the last.possible.moment. I can sleep to and still get my daughter to school by 6:55 a.m. I shower at night and everything. I am *NOT* a morning person by any stretch of the imagination and I never will be.
Underwear: Yes!
Vegetable you hate: Brussel sprouts and cauliflower. Vile, nasty weeds.
What makes you run late: Playing on the computer.
X-Rays you’ve had: Do mammograms count? Then yep, I've had those. Plus I had x-rays when my gall bladder attacked and also when I had bronchitis a few years ago.
Yummy food that you make: I don't cook so this is a pass.
Zoo animal: Tigers...any big cat really.
~taminator40
Under a Blood Red Sky: Ramblings and Reviews
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Saturday, July 12, 2008
7 Things About Me as a Reader
My buddy Diane sent this to a booklist we both belong to, but I thought it would be fun to post on my blog as well. The idea is to just randomly list 7 things about you as a reader. Of course I probably could've thought of about 25 things, but I used the first 7 that popped into my head. And consider this your personal tag to do the same thing on your blog!
7 Things About Me As a Reader
1. I don't remember ever not wanting to read. I recall my mother reading to me when I was very little and my dad was on his way home from work. This is the greatest gift my parents gave me. My dad always said I could spend whatever I wanted on books (and I learned this lesson very, very well).
2. I used to memorize books when I was little and really couldn't read so I could "read" them.
3. I have an entire bookcase filled with books from my childhood/teen years. Those books are my oldest friends.
4. My father in law (also a bookaholic) just conceded this week that I probably have more unread books than he does. I'm not sure if this is a victory or not. :)
5. I will read just about any genre except horror. No, vampires aren't horror. I promise.
6. Sometimes I am almost overcome with despair because there are so many books I want to read and I just don't have time to get to them all.
7. I am one of the go-to people on our staff at school about books. If someone wants to know about a book, he or she comes to me. I've acquired this reputation over the course of many years--and I like it. :)
So...you're up!
~taminator40
7 Things About Me As a Reader
1. I don't remember ever not wanting to read. I recall my mother reading to me when I was very little and my dad was on his way home from work. This is the greatest gift my parents gave me. My dad always said I could spend whatever I wanted on books (and I learned this lesson very, very well).
2. I used to memorize books when I was little and really couldn't read so I could "read" them.
3. I have an entire bookcase filled with books from my childhood/teen years. Those books are my oldest friends.
4. My father in law (also a bookaholic) just conceded this week that I probably have more unread books than he does. I'm not sure if this is a victory or not. :)
5. I will read just about any genre except horror. No, vampires aren't horror. I promise.
6. Sometimes I am almost overcome with despair because there are so many books I want to read and I just don't have time to get to them all.
7. I am one of the go-to people on our staff at school about books. If someone wants to know about a book, he or she comes to me. I've acquired this reputation over the course of many years--and I like it. :)
So...you're up!
~taminator40
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Eva's Excellent Book Meme
Eva's Excellent Book Meme
Teddy tagged me for this meme, an invention of Eva (A Striped Armchair).
Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews?
The Kite Runner. For some reason I just feel it would be too gut-wrenching for me.
If you could bring three characters to life for a social event (afternoon tea, a night of clubbing perhaps a world cruise), who would they be and what would the event be?
Jamie Frasier from Outlander, Edward Cullen from Twilight, and John Marshal from A Place Beyond Courage. What can I say? I like the boys.
Borrowing shamelessly from the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde): you are told you can’t die until you read the most boring novel on the planet. While this immortality is great for awhile, eventually you realize it’s past time to die. Which book would you expect to get you a nice grave?
Hmmmm....A Tale of Two Cities? Not a Dickens fan.
Which book have you pretended, or at least hinted, that you’ve read, when in fact you’ve been nowhere near it?
Can't think of one....
As an addition to the last question, has there been a book that you really thought you had read, only to realize when you read a review about it/go to ‘reread’ it that you haven’t? Which book?
It may be Murder on the Orient Express, which my Sunday School class (a literature class) is currently reading. I'd thought I'd read it, but if I did, I can't remember much.
You’re interviewing for the post of Official Book Advisor to some VIP (who’s not a big reader). What’s the first book you’d recommend and why?
Probably To Kill a Mockingbird.
A good fairy comes and grants you one wish: you will have perfect reading comprehension in the foreign language of your choice. Which language do you go with?
French. I've always felt I'm missing something by not being able to read French.
A mischievous fairy comes and says that you must choose one book that you will reread one a year for the rest of your life (you can read other books as well). Which book would you pick?
Probably Outlander.
I know that the book blogging community, and its various challenges, have pushed my reading borders. What’s one bookish thing you ‘discovered’ from book blogging (maybe a new genre, or author, or new appreciation for cover art-anything)?
The reviewing community. I've really expanded my reviewing skills through reading others' reviews/blogs.
That good fairy is back for one final visit. Now, she’s granting you your dream library! Describe it. Is everything leather-bound? Is it full of first edition hardcovers? Pristine trade paperbacks? Perhaps a few favorite authors have inscribed their works? Go ahead-let your imagination run free.
The physicality of the books wouldn't matter so much, just that there are plenty of them and all my favorites are there. I'd need a very comfortable chaise lounge with lots of pillows, a fireplace, and a small refrigerator for goodies.
And the final portion of this assignment is to tag four others: Bookfoolery, Jeanette's Reading Blog, For the Good Times, and NutmegAkitas.
And, for extra credit, if you leave a comment letting Eva know you've done the meme with a link to the post, she will give you some link love via a big list of who's participated. Additionally, if you link back to her original post, she will enter you in a drawing to win The House at Riverton. If you're an American, this is especially exciting since it isn't going to published until April. ;) To be in the drawing, you must have posted the meme (and commented) by February 5th, which is when she is holding the drawing.
~taminator40
Teddy tagged me for this meme, an invention of Eva (A Striped Armchair).
Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews?
The Kite Runner. For some reason I just feel it would be too gut-wrenching for me.
If you could bring three characters to life for a social event (afternoon tea, a night of clubbing perhaps a world cruise), who would they be and what would the event be?
Jamie Frasier from Outlander, Edward Cullen from Twilight, and John Marshal from A Place Beyond Courage. What can I say? I like the boys.
Borrowing shamelessly from the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde): you are told you can’t die until you read the most boring novel on the planet. While this immortality is great for awhile, eventually you realize it’s past time to die. Which book would you expect to get you a nice grave?
Hmmmm....A Tale of Two Cities? Not a Dickens fan.
Which book have you pretended, or at least hinted, that you’ve read, when in fact you’ve been nowhere near it?
Can't think of one....
As an addition to the last question, has there been a book that you really thought you had read, only to realize when you read a review about it/go to ‘reread’ it that you haven’t? Which book?
It may be Murder on the Orient Express, which my Sunday School class (a literature class) is currently reading. I'd thought I'd read it, but if I did, I can't remember much.
You’re interviewing for the post of Official Book Advisor to some VIP (who’s not a big reader). What’s the first book you’d recommend and why?
Probably To Kill a Mockingbird.
A good fairy comes and grants you one wish: you will have perfect reading comprehension in the foreign language of your choice. Which language do you go with?
French. I've always felt I'm missing something by not being able to read French.
A mischievous fairy comes and says that you must choose one book that you will reread one a year for the rest of your life (you can read other books as well). Which book would you pick?
Probably Outlander.
I know that the book blogging community, and its various challenges, have pushed my reading borders. What’s one bookish thing you ‘discovered’ from book blogging (maybe a new genre, or author, or new appreciation for cover art-anything)?
The reviewing community. I've really expanded my reviewing skills through reading others' reviews/blogs.
That good fairy is back for one final visit. Now, she’s granting you your dream library! Describe it. Is everything leather-bound? Is it full of first edition hardcovers? Pristine trade paperbacks? Perhaps a few favorite authors have inscribed their works? Go ahead-let your imagination run free.
The physicality of the books wouldn't matter so much, just that there are plenty of them and all my favorites are there. I'd need a very comfortable chaise lounge with lots of pillows, a fireplace, and a small refrigerator for goodies.
And the final portion of this assignment is to tag four others: Bookfoolery, Jeanette's Reading Blog, For the Good Times, and NutmegAkitas.
And, for extra credit, if you leave a comment letting Eva know you've done the meme with a link to the post, she will give you some link love via a big list of who's participated. Additionally, if you link back to her original post, she will enter you in a drawing to win The House at Riverton. If you're an American, this is especially exciting since it isn't going to published until April. ;) To be in the drawing, you must have posted the meme (and commented) by February 5th, which is when she is holding the drawing.
~taminator40
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