Paul D. Dail
nominated the Demimonde for the Liebster Award. Thank you, Paul! His post can
be found here...while you are there, have a look around. Great blog!
This is my first
nomination for a Liebster. Never knew what went into wearing a Liebster badge until now, so I thought I'd share the rules.
Here are the requirements:
- 11 random facts
about me and answer the 11 questions asked by the person who nominated me
(obviously notifying said person about this post).
- Nominate 11
other people and come up with 11 new questions. Can’t nominate the person who
nominated me.
- Paste the award
picture on the blog.
Yay! Another
shiny thing for my blog!
How I am defining myself today:
1- I am a
Whosian. I go all the way back to Doctor number 4 and I'm really sad when I think
about how number 9 said he wouldn't be in the Doctor Who 50th anniversary show.
(You can see my brandy-new Pintrest page for my Who stuff.)
2- Speaking of
Doctor Who, my favorite video is here
. I can watch this over and over. ARE YOU DISRESPECTIN' THE HOUSE OF COOPER!
3-I love talking
in different accents. Makes answering the phone at work really interesting
sometimes. Lately, I've been using various UK accents. Totally the Doctor's
fault.
4- I know how to
roller skate. Might come as a shock to you who probably think I'm just on my
arse in front of the computer all day. Psyche!
5- My kids know
more about computers than I do. I take comfort in knowing I can read an analog
clock and I say thing like "half past" and "quarter 'til".
6- I like to eat
chocolate pudding and whipped cream stuff all mixed up together. If one is on top
of the other, it's too much. *yech* Blend it or forget it.
7- I know the
internal body temperature of a Tauntaun.
8- I like writing
in pen but editing in pixels. Writing in pixels makes the backspace button so
tempting to go backwards instead of forwards.
9- I am a cat
person who lives with a dog. Sometimes I call my German Shepherd
"kitty". Drives my husband batty.
10- I only watch
the first two Harry Potter movies because they have MY Albus in them. I had a
crush on Richard Harris since I was a frosh in high school and I still mourn
the man. That's why I bought a copy of the Elder Wand when I went to Universal
Studios. (I teared up a little, too, when I saw it. My Albus!)
Here are Paul's
questions for me:
1- What was one
of the first books to have a profound effect on you (interpret as you will)?
The Silver Crown by Robert
C. O’Brien.
There were a lot of words I
didn't understand--and a bunch I couldn't pronounce--but, thirty years later, I
still think about that damn book. In fact, I just reviewed it on Goodreads
because you made me think of it. Thanks a bunch, Paul, for taking me all the
way back to that book.
2- More peanut
butter or more jelly on your sandwich?
Peanut butter.
Even though I made my own jelly, I hate when it globs over the edges. And,
while we are talking about peanut butter, it has to be the good kind. Usually
Jif or Skippy. Occasionally, it's Planters. But never, ever Peter Pan.
*shudder*
3- What’s one of
the scariest things you’ve done?
Volunteering to
be the first one to attempt a ropes course when I was on a Girl Scout camping
trip. It took every ounce of nerve to do that because I was totally a chicken
about everything. I was 14 at the time…and sometimes I still draw on that
courage to do things I find almost too challenging to attempt.
4- What’s one of
the stupidest things you’ve done?
Took my brother's
stick shift pickup and drove it up the side of a mountain because I wanted to
show off. Had no idea what I was gonna do when I got to the top. Kind of like
ninety seconds of NO GOING BACK NOW. Worst was I had to look like I knew what I
was doing the whole time so my friends wouldn't call me out.
5- What’s your
first choice: beer, wine, hard liquor, soda, other?
Tea. A good
Darjeeling, preferably a spring first flush. It should be mellow, with a hint
of fruity notes, a taste that lingers on the tongue after you swallow it.
6- For #5, your
favorite brand/style/cocktail?
Red Cat wine. Or
Boon's Farm. Ha ha…they bring out the silly drunk in me.
7- If you could
live anywhere for a year (money and/or reality are no object), where would it
be?
Disney World,
probably the top floor of the Beach Club resort. I LOVE THAT PLACE!
8- Who is one
person who has been a big inspiration to you?
Cristina Scabbia,
the female singer of Lacuna Coil. Their music takes me to the place I need to
be when writing the emotional dark stuff.
9- If you were
given the choice between losing your sight or your hearing, which would it be?
EASY. I'd rather
lose my sight. I'd learn to adapt to a sightless world as I've been lucky to
know some very inspirational sightless people. Also, I've thought about this
for years since my optometrist found a weird freckle on one of my retinas. Might
want to be cancer one day. I'd be ok if I lose my sight. I can use JAWS software to use the computer (and I'd get a Braille keyboard. The blinking cursor is the shiznit!
If I became deaf, however,
I don't know how I'd manage. A life without hearing music or voices…I can't
even consider it. What a terrible, lonely place to be...alone inside my head.
10- Speaking of
hearing, who is one of your favorite bands or musicians?
Why, I'm glad you
asked. Rush, because I heart Geddy Lee; Blind Guardian, because Hansi crushes
EVERYTHING; and Lacuna Coil, who I'm going to actually meet this Friday. WOOTS for meet and greet passes! I am taping my mouth
shut so I don't make an ass of myself in front of my muses. J
11- Have you ever
done karaoke?
Did back-up for
my brother once. Thought it was goofy. Although I sing all the time, I'd never
do it on a stage.
Here are my
nominees. Some are blogs I follow, some
are blogs who have been gracious enough to host me, and some are bloggers who
stopped by the Demimonde for a guest post. At any rate, these are some of my
favorite blogs.
Take up the
gauntlet if you will!
7
- Nikki: Nikki's Book Blog
And here's what I
want to know, nominees!
1- What is your
favorite line from a movie? (Include stage direction if necessary.
2- Name a guilty
pleasure that you'd be too embarrassed to admit to someone in person--but here
in the anonymity of the Internet, you're cool talking about it.
3- What does
unicorn blood look like?
4- Have you ever
pretended to be someone else to get out of talking to person?
5- If you could
have any one book in the world--no matter how old, how rare, how bizarre--what
would it be?
6- Do you have an
illogical fear?
7- What is your
favorite color?
8- What's the farthest
you've ever been from home?
9- Do you believe
in ghosts?
10- Who is your
favorite villain?
11- What is the
most helpful writer's blog you read?
Okay,
class…That's all for today. You have your assignments. Good luck! I'm really
looking forward to reading your blogs. I'm hoping someone has a thing for
Doctor Who…
Enjoy your shiny
Liebster badges!
