#vanity-scribblings

[persepinesascent]

Ok your turn! Once you get this, share 5 facts about yourself and then pass it on to ten of your favorite followers!

Looks like this draft was saved some months ago... sorry :(

Aw thanks!

1. I should be reading for my MIS class right now

2. I live alone 4 days/week

3. I am now a co-VP of marketing for my graduate school’s Net Impact chapter.

4. I am far more likely to crave gummy bears or fruity candy than chocolate, cake, or ice cream.

5. I have dealt with the same chronic lower back pain since 2006.

I'll tag the same ten peeps: bttrflywings, empolives, vanity-scribblings, forgothowtowrite, survivorsword, plumblemon, barfingunicorn, babybodoff, lanadel-ashtray, warrioryogini, anabites (yeah that's more than ten but I know that couple of you aren't going to do this so whatevs).

[meraydoe]

I was tagged by the brave & beautiful Mell (nuncvivit)

1. Always post the rules. 2. Answer the questions of the person who tagged you and write 10 new ones. 3. Tag 10 people and link them. 4. Let them know that they have been tagged.

Mell's Questions:

What was your childhood dream job when you were in Kindergarten? I really wanted to be an artist or ballerina. 

What’s the craziest thing you have done? 'Walkabout' whilst I was in College, an initiation expectation. It was a really immature, unpredictable & frightening  experience.  I don't really like to talk about it. 

Do you have any party tricks? No, I would never want all attention on me at a party

Did you have an imaginary friends as a child? No, but Mum said I apparently talked to myself a lot when I played

Is your current hair colour your natural hair colour? yes

Do you keep a dairy or a journal, if so what does the cover look like? I have kept a journal for almost a year. I have been through about 3... this cover is really boring atm, its just plain blue.. the colour of the tumblr background in fact. 

What is your ideal day? Waking up before sunrise with a positive outlook for the day, my mind would be so peaceful and skin glowing, I would go for a nice long run in the bush or beach- NO cars!  Practice some yoga outside, making/cooking a delicious breakie, spending time with my animals, reading in the sun, going out to coffee/tea with myself or a friend, watch an episode of Greys, pick some flowers and arrange them, volunteer at for a charity for a few hours, unwind with a massage or facial, and have an amazing sleep with fresh sheets :)  .... I hope no one thinks I am boring

If you could be anywhere right now where would it be? I would say Canada (but its cold over there), so anywhere where I can be useful to someone. I feel like a blob here at home

 Do you believe in love at first sight? I do believe it happens, but it hasn't happened to me yet and I don't think I will fall in love based on what someone looks like. Its what on the inside that really counts ;)

What is your favourite sport to watch? Ooooo good question Mell, hmm diving, gynmastics, swimming, tennis, athletics. 

My questions, and I am tagged nuncvivit, vanity-scribblings, anniebecomes, recoveryninja, movey0urbody, thehappycleanvegan, kelliesdeliciouslife, emergingsoul, dizzythoughtsandrecklnesslives, ti-bacio

Do/did you have braces, or any fillings, major dental work? 

Last person you told that you loved?

Are you afraid of storms, floods, fires, cyclones/tornadoes/hurricanes, tsunami?

Have you ever had an operation?

What is your middle name? 

What was/is your favourite subject at school/university?

If you could change one major decision you made in your life, what would it be?

Have you ever been on a Cruise? Would you consider it if not?

Where was your last family/bf/gf/by yourself vacation/holiday to? 

Do you wear makeup every day?

[quietmisc-blog-blog]

vanity-scribblings said: Briiiiiiiiight colours!

I really wanted it to be violet or purple but my hair wasn't bleached and all, plus my hair is black so it really can't be seen unless you see me in person or in the sunlight. :( I'll have it colored lighter in the future probably. :D

[persepinesascent]

I’m pretty sure everyone knows the rules but 11 new people, always post the rules, 11 new questions and let the people know you tagged them!
 I tagged you questions on my blog!:)

Thanks, sweetie!

1. What is the last book you read? 

Um…  Marketing Management Strategy by Kotler and Keller?  Lame, I know.  I have one more week off before school starts, in which I hope to finish Born on a Blue Day, by Daniel Tammet.

2. Which books or stories were part of your childhood?

I was raised on a mixture of Greek myths, fairy tales, and Tales of Wisdom.  When I was old enough to read on my own, I gravitated towards Madeline L’Engle and The Chronicles of Narnia :)

3. What is your favourite scent?

def not the stinky Mama Ramen wafting through our house right now…  Probably lilacs :)

4. List three places in the world you would like to visit, and why.

Tokyo, Australia, and Spain, because I’ve never been and they sound awesome!  And my grandfather is from the south of Spain.  Honeymoon will likely be in AUS next summer!

5. List three things you would like to do, and why.

Fully recover from the ED and PTSD (that counts as two), for obvious reasons :(  I feel like this is a weird question for a 30 year old… finish my MBA and get married (in reverse order)!

6. Do you believe in extraterrestrial life? 

Well, that’s basically been proven, I think.  Intelligent extraterrestrial life? Probably, although I don’t think it would be anything like anything we’ve ever imagined…

7. Do you have a favourite quote (or a quote you might identify with), and what is it?

hmmm.  A few…  ”Ballet is like milk: if it’s even a little bit bad…” - Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director of Boston Ballet.  Also, writing about this one got me into college:  “‘This is the hour of lead/ Remembered if outlived/ As freezing persons recollect the snow.  First, chill, then, stupor, and then the letting go.’ There is, in the end, the letting go.” - Marya Hornbacher quoting Emily Dickinson.

8. What do you enjoy doing in your downtime? 

I just spent the first of my two weeks of my “summer vacation” trying to figure this out.  It turns out that the answer is that I still don’t “enjoy” much of anything” and that “downtime” is synonymous with “downturn” for me.  I’ll leave it at that.

9.  Do you consider yourself a spiritual person?

I guess.

10. If you could change one thing about this world, what would it be and why?

Rid it of violence. So many tragedies would be prevented.

11. You have recently won 10 million dollars. What do you do with the money? 

Omg.  Pay off loans… Support important foundations, retire with S, and do charity work in dance administration, trauma survivor support, and global public health for the rest of our lives!

What a lovely note to end on!

Ok, here are my Q’s for bttrflywings, empolives, forgothowtowrite, lady-jane-doe, roadtolosthappiness, warrioryogini, retrieve-maggie, breedjoy, meanderingkite, lorraineblack, justreleaseme,

1.  What is your favorite month

2.  What movie do you next want to watch?

3.  Pets?

4.  What name would you give your inner child?

5.  What religion are you?

6.  What country do you live in?

7.  How old are you?

8.  How old were you when you first lived in your own place?

9.  What is your favorite board game?

10.  If you ever had a chance to paint your own room, what color would you paint it.

11.  How far away does your closest (relationship-wise) friend live?

[booksandtea]

vanity-scribblings answered your post: With the release of Ender's G...

I’m still torn as to whether I want to read it. I wouldn’t buy it, but I might *ahem* download. I just don’t agree with his beliefs AT ALL. And they offend me, to be honest. I don’t really want to provide him with any finances, ya know. =/

I think a lot of people are in your boat, myself included. 

[escapingintoabook]

ginny-andtonic replied to your post: Nothing quite says “I’m reading a British book"...

Whinge and whine are pronounced differently! Also. It’s called English so technically we’re doing it right & you just don’t have enough letters ;) haha

teaandsweetpea replied to your post: Nothing quite says “I’m reading a British book"...

Do you not say “whinge" in America? It means the same thing, but it’s a different word to whine and whining.

vanity-scribblings replied to your post: Nothing quite says “I’m reading a British book"...

Haha. Whinge and whine are pronounced differently. (=

So, a few pages after I posted this another character said the word whine, and my basic reaction was "I just made a really ignorant text post, someone's gonna call me out on it, but I'm too tired to go edit it". Thanks for being nice about it guys, haha. But yeah, I just looked up the pronunciation of this, and I have never heard someone use this word in my life. I'd assumed they were the same because I looked up the meaning of the word and it was the same as whine essentially and I believe one sight basically told me it was the Brit- English (I never quite know hot to say this.) alternative to whining. 

Oh well, you learn something new everyday. If anyone wants to elaborate on any differences between the words, that'd be great!