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some things are rlly nice and one of those things are my friends.

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home from the cutest holiday i have been on in my whole life. i miss it already, but im so happy that it happened.

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Rules: In a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag ten friends, including me, so I’ll see your list. Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them!

Tagged by the lovely Maria

(List is in no particular order) 1: Saving Francesca- Melina Marchetta This is currently my favourite book of all time which makes me laugh because I found it when I studied it in English class. (I don't really love the books I study in school as a rule) It's beautiful, touching and very very real. I love the characters for frivolous reasons but I also learnt a lot from them and the novel really just connected with me and stops me from feeling alone. 2: The Truth About Forever- Sarah Dessen Currently my second favourite book because it's hella cute and makes me happy everytime i read it. I guess it taught me what kind of friendships and relationships I could have and that the best people, the people who will stick by you, aren't necessarily found in the most obvious of places. 3: Desert Flower- Waris Dirie If you want an inspsiring, eye opening read about a beautiful, intelligent and stong woman then this is the book. I read it first when I was 9,and now 8 years later I am just as, if not more, shocked and blown away by the courage that Waris possessed. She's an inspiration for girls everywhere. 4: Elsewhere- Gabrille Zevin "And there will be other lives for unpaid debts, for one-night stands, for Prague and Paris, for painful shoes with pointy toes, for indecision and revisions... And there will be other lives for a man you don't recognize, for a face in a mirror that is no longer yours, for the funerals of intimates, for shrinking, for teeth that fall out, for hair on your chin, for forgetting everything. Everything. Oh, there are so many lives. How we wish we could live them concurrently instead of one by one by one. We could select the best pieces of each, stringing them together like a strand of pearls. But that's not how it works. A human's life is a beautiful mess.”

5: The Host- Stephanie Meyer If there is a book with more beautiful characters and heart breaking relationships I haven't found it. I cried, I was surprised, It made me question the blurred lines between supposed good and supposed evil and rethink right and wrong. 6: Tomorrow When The War Began- John Marsden This series broke my heart and this was my favourite book in it. The characters were real, the story was believeable. It almost hit too close to home to be honest. It showed love amongst war though, gave me hope that friendship and compassion and bravery really can last in the worst situations. 7: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- JK Rowling Lucky Number 7, the Harry Potter series at one point chnaged my life. New friends, new social media skills, new life values. I won't say i'm the biggest HP fan in the world but I will say that the series changed who i am- and this one just happened to be my favourite in the series. 8: Sloppy Firsts- Megan McCafferty If I was a book character this is who I would be- and i'm not saying this is who I would choose to be, this is literally who I am. Jessica Darling is the most like me out of any character I have ever read and I found it oddly comforting to read a series where she grew up and lived her life because it gave me hope that I too could live  with the same enthusiasm, passion and happiness that she did. 9: The Faraway Tree- Enid Blyton Maybe because my Granddad read it to me when I was young or maybe because it is one of the most magical books in the world but I love this story with every part of my being. 10:Noughts and Crosses- Malorie Blackman This was a book I recieved at my year 6 graduation and it made me cry and it made me mad and it taught me the meaning of the word privilege. It also taught me that love and friendship can be stronger than the political ties that separate us for our differences and that's important to me.

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questions 3?

Sigh, yet another one.

Rule 1: Post the rules

Rule 2: Answer the questions the tagger set for you, then make 11 new ones.

Rule 3: Tag 11 people and link them to your post

Rule 4: Let them know you’ve tagged them

1. Favourite class project you’ve ever done? Man this is so hard i've done so many class projects that are cool and i can't remember any of them. I'm sure i've made beautiful things with Flo but right now what comes to mind is the book I wrote with Brooklyn in year 8 that involved a bus train, a monkey butler , a nightmare and some explosions

2. Favourite thing to have on a sandwich if it is a white bread sandwich nutella. actually nutella full stop. i'm not the most sandwich person tbh.

3. Have you ever moved house? i have lived in i think 17 houses in my entire life.

4. What supernatural creature would you be? a unicorn. no i am joking i am a unicorn. either a mermaid or a witch. witches can cast spells and that would be fun but a mermaid just swims around and can breathe under water so thats cool.

5. Are you patriotic of your country? GOD DEFEND NEW ZEA---ALAND. yes. you go nz.

6. How are you feeling at the moment? very very hungry. also tired. also happy its friday and all my friends are online and im listening to tswift so happy bout that and also stressed because maths homework and also a little sad because the book im reading and pleased of my blog and warm with my scarf. lots of things but mostly hungry.,

7. Do you have a bucket list? If yes, what’s one thing on it? tessa has a bucket list and i am part of it. one thing we will do is smash glass onto the glass field.

8. Have you been to disneyland? no :(

9. Would you rather be an apple or a pineapple? if i was a pineapple spongebob would live in me. so that one.

10. What’s one thing you’ve never told anyone? gosh. i'm not sure. i will get back to you on this.

11. If your friends were animals, which animals would they be?  flo would be a white peacock, vira would be a unicornlizard, kathy would be a otter, sabina would be a cat, molly would be a sea serpent, tessa would be a horse, no a takehe , no a penguin, caitlin would be a flamingo. slush would be a baby monkey. sorry friends i forgot oxoxothis mostly turned into what birds would my friends be. #toolazytotag #dothesequestionsifyouwouldlike?

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11 questions take 2. i was tagged by tessa the terrific takehe.

Rule 1: Always post the rules

Rule 2: Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones.

Rule 3: Tag 11 new people and link them to the post.

Rule 4: Let them know you’ve tagged them.

My questions:

1. What is the best beach you have ever been to? i feel like i should say one in thailand but its probably whales bay up north. The water is warm there is a secret path and its so pretty and i have a nice memory of there, also that place just south of whangarei that place is cool i use dto go every summer with my granddad. you go new zealand and your beaches. 2. Do you prefer to take photos, or be in photos? be in them for sure. 3. Have you ever been aquajogging? well i wanted to have a break from swimming and the guy is like whatevs you can go 4 it so i went in the aqua jogging lane and imitated them holla.

4. What are you most looking forward to right now? the weekend.my future. bio being handed in. summer.

5. Best sleepover experience? i love sleepovers. rangataua was a pretty fab 5 day sleepover but im a fan of all the ones with our gang and we are all together and its great.

6. The coolest club/group/team you’ve ever been in? (it can be one you made yourself) maybe drama year nine? is that a team? thast like a troupe or main troupe then was fabulous. hilarious and humiliating memories.

7. What’s your opinion on New Zealand? best country in the entire world.

8. If you could one reality tv show, which one would it be? its like the bachelor and winner gets to date me and the contestants are all celebrities and youtubers or my choice. and we go to nice restraunts and i wear cool clothes. 

9. If you had three wishes right now, what would they be? i wish that all of my family and friends were happy and lived long and healthy lives. i wish that my dreams for the future come true and are great. i wish i had the ability to pause time so i can sleep and rest, but also to be able to pause time for those who need it like my friends.

10. Would you rather be a zoo keeper, or a firewoman/man? zoo keeper because i would be a bad fire women i would trip over and hose the wrong house.

11. In your opinion, what is the best feeling in the world? that moment at a sleepover where you are just talking or listeming and there is snacks and its warm and you have friends and everybody is just together. or that moment at the start of the summer holidays with infinite possibilities and no homework.

Have fun buddies :) thanks glen coco.