YAAAY!!!

WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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And now, I have a tag that I should have done a while ago (and sorry about the difference in the font and size; I copied this off of another blog)-

1. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Europe (the whole thing)

2. Why did you start blogging?

I was told about it by Frizz, actually, and I've liked it ever since!

3. What is your ambition?

To someday be a published authoress.

4. How many siblings do you have?
Three.

5. What's your favorite subject in school?
Writing, though I haven't had it in a couple of years.

6. What is your favorite Bible verse?
I can't decide...

7. What is one of your hobbies?
Reading.

8. If someone handed you a five dollar bill, what would you do with it?

a. slip it in your wallet and think, "Ooh, this will buy me a yummy meal at Sonic!"

b. shove it in your pocket and forget about it, then while you're doing laundry you find it and say, "Hey, mom! Here's that five dollar bill I got the other day!"

c. give it to your younger sibling. It's just five dollars.

d. use it to buy that homeless man a meal.

I should do D, but probably would do B.

9. If your sibling came to you with their math book and asked for help, you'd say:

a. "Oh, here, let me help you."

b. "Too bad. I'm not good at math. Go ask mom."

c. "I'm sorry, I'm not very good at math. Can you go ask someone else?"

d. "I'm not good at math, but I'll try!"

It depends on which sibling... between C and D.

10. If you could have one of the following abilities, which would it be?

a. singing

b. sewing

c. skateboarding

d. song writing

e. guitar playing

f. swimming

g. writing

h. riding a bike

Probably E, though I do need help in G...

And now I tag...

Absolutely anyone who wants to do it!

Farewell for now,

Sorry!

I'm REALLY sorry I haven't posted recently, but NaNoWriMo has sapped up pretty much all of my time. Next month, I'll be pretty busy too, but I'll try to get a nice, long quiz up for you guys to work on. Again, sorry for the non-posting business.

Farewell for now,

QQ Winners!

Updated again~ Here is your button, Fred.

Uptated~ Here's your button, Ashley! You can comment if you want me to change it.

(I'll update this again when I have Saxon and Fred's buttons.)

Okay, and here are this week's winners for my QQ...

1st place~ Fred (my brother)

2nd place~ Saxon! I didn't expect someone (not related to me like Fred) to get so many questions right! way to go!!

3rd place~ Ashley! Woohoo! You've made it into the top three every single time so far! Good for you!

You guys can comment with specifications for your buttons.

This week's scorecard~ Fred- 17 | Saxon- 15 | Ashley- 6

Total scorecard~ Ashley- 27 | Hayley- 24 | Fred- 17 | Saxon- 15 | Vellvin- 7 | Rae B- 6 | EchoOfMercy- 3

All of you did great! I look forward to seeing answers from you guys in the future!

As you can see, Ashley won this month's total points. Woohoo! Her main blog is called Random Thoughts, which you should DEFINITELY visit at the very least, and really, it wouldn't hurt for you to follow her. In fact, it could do you good. You never know. It's mostly about...well, you'll have to visit to find out. Her other blog, Welcome to My {fictional} World, is about writing, NaNoWriMo, and other awesome stuff. Anyway, click on either of the titles to go to the blogs. Please.

And here are the quotes answers~

#1. "Hmm. Toothless. I could've sworn you had...teeth."

~Hiccup from 'How to Train Your Dragon'.

Contestants that got it right- Saxon, Fred, Ashley

#2. "Keep it secret. Keep it safe."

~Gandalf from 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.

~Contestants that got it right Saxon, Ashley

#3. C1- "Now, are there any questions?"

C2- "Yeah, I got one. How come you're wearing a dress?"

C1- "This is not a dress this is a tunic. It was the height of fashion three thousand years ago, I assure you."

~C1- Kamunrah C2- Al Capone from "Night at the Museum: The Battle of the Smithsonian'.

~Contestants that got it right- Saxon, Fred

#4. C1- "This disguise would fool my own mother!"

C2- "Yeah, but your mom ain't here."

~C1 Robin Hood C2 Little John from Disney's 'Robin Hood'.

~Contestants that got it right- Saxon, Fred

5. C1- "Patience is a virtue!"

C2- "Not right now it isn't!"

~C1- Evelyn C2 Rick from 'The Mummy' 1.

~Contestants that got it right- Fred

#6. C1- "Are you glad to hear it?"

C2- "I...am glad...to hear it."

~C1 Stage Actor (his character name isn't given) C2- Mary Jane from 'Spider-man 2'.

~Contestants that got it right- Fred

(This is the book quote)

#7. "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood."

~Percy Jackson from 'The Lightning Thief'.

~Contestants that got it right-

#8. "Guns. Lots of guns."

~Neo from 'The Matrix'.

~Contestants that got it right-

#9. C1- "We're not making the same mistakes again."

C2- "No, you're making all new ones."

~C1- John C2- Ian from 'Jurrasic Park: The Lost World'.

~Contestants that got it right-

#10. "And I thought they smelled bad on the outside."

~Han Solo from 'Star wars: The Empire Strikes Back'.

~Contestants that got it right- Saxon, Fred

#11. "We're superheros! What can happen?"

~Mr. Incredible/Elastagirl from 'The Incredibles'.

~Contestants that got it right- Saxon, Fred, Ashley

#12. "Blind spot? Yes. Deaf spot? Not so much."

~Gobber from 'How to Train Your Dragon'

~Contestants that got it right- Saxon, Fred, Ashley

Farewell for now.

Quotes Quiz #3!

Alrighty, here are the next set of questions. I'll re-post the rules for those who haven't participated before.

And by the way, Hayley, Ashley, Vellvin and Rae B, you guys still need to specify your button customizations so I can make them. :)

Also, this Sunday (Halloween) I will announce the winner of the month (more on that HERE)!

Rules~

1. You may ask a family member or call a friend to help you on a quote quiz, but no looking it up on the internet!
2. If this is your first time participating, I'd like it if you followed me (if you don't already). Doing so will give you two extra points, whereas posting about it will give you three points, and putting my blog button and/or the QQ button or your winner button (if you win) on your blog will also give you three points!
3. If you want to have your name put on the list of people who will participate in future QQ's, please comment and ask for me to, and I will.
4. If you guess both the person(s) who said it and the movie it's from, you get 2 points, but if you only correctly guess one of the two, you get 1 point.
5. The person with the most points (got the most questions right, unless a first-timer) wins!
6. Have fun!

(By the way, one quote here is from a book. If you can guess which one it is, even if you don't guess who said it or where it's from, you get three extra points!)

#1. "Hmm. Toothless. I could've sworn you had...teeth."

#2. "Keep it secret. Keep it safe."

#3. C 1-"Now, are there any questions?"

C 2-"Yeah, I got one. How come you're wearing a dress?"

C 1-"This is not a dress, this is a tunic. It was the height of fashion three thousand years ago, I assure you."

#4. C 1-"This disguise would fool my own mother!"

C 2-"Yeah, but your mom ain't here."

#5. C 1-"Patience is a virtue!"

C 2-"Not right now it isn't!"

#6. C 1-"Are you glad to hear it?"

C 2-"I...am glad...to hear it."

#7. "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood."

#8. "Guns. Lots of guns."

#9. C 1-"We're not making the same mistakes again."

C 2-"No, you're making all new ones."

#10. "And I thought they smelled bad on the outside."

#11. "We're superheros! What can happen?"

#12. "Blind spot? Yes. Deaf spot? Not so much."

Farewell for now,

QQ Winners!

And now, I will announce this week(s)'s QQ winners!

First place~ Hayley! Whew, second time in a row! Keep it up and you might win this month's prize!

Second place~ Ashley! Great for you!!!!

Third place~ Vellvin! YAY!!!!

And, since there was only one other person that entered, Rae B get fourth place, along with the customized button options! Congrats to you all! And don't forget, if you post your winning button on your blog, that's three points for next week's quiz! You all did a great job. :)

Updated~ Sorry I didn't post the answers, but I was in a BIG rush. Anyway, here they are...

#1. "Like if we get caught and killed?"

"Yeah, that would be a big problem."

~Riley Poole and Ben Gates from National treasure

~Contestants that got it right- Hayley

#2. "You are still Mr. Incredible; you can still do great things! Or, you can listen to police scanners. It's your choice."

~Mirage from The Incredibles

~Contestants that got it right- Rae B, Ashley, Vellvin, Hayley

#3. "Oh, I think I've broken something!" *Picks up a snapped carrot*

~Merry from The Fellowship of the Ring

~Contestants that got it right- Ashley, Vellvin, Hayley

#4. "I got a jar of dirt!"

~C. Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean-Dead Man's Chest

~Contestants that got it right- Rae B, Ashley, Vellvin, Hayley

#5. "Why is everybody staring at you?"

"Not me. You."

~Gabriella and Taylor from High School Musical

~Contestants that got it right- Rae B

#6. "This rock will be a tree?"

~Dot from A Bug's Life

~Contestants that got it right-

#7. "Do. Not. Cross. This. Line. With your hand."

~Kamunrah from Night at the Museum 2

~Contestants that got it right- Vellvin, Hayley

#8. "I'm just crackers about cheese!"

~Wallace from Wallace and Gromit- The Curse of the Were-rabbit

~Contestants that got it right- Ashley

#9. "Thou shalt do the dance."

~God from Evan Almighty

~Contestants that got it right-

#10. "Why does it smell like wet dog in here?"

~Carl from Van Helsing

~Contestants that got it right-

#11. "Liiiiiight-buuuulb."

~Gru from Despicable Me

~Contestants that got it right-

Tally for former and current contestants~ Hayley- 24 Ashley- 21 Vellvin- 7 Rae B- 6 EchoOfMercy- 3

You guys all did great! I hope it was fun. :)

Farewell for now,

I Need Two More People (Yes, that means you)

I need at least two more people to enter my QQ (Quotes Quiz) so that I may have first, second, and third place winners! There is no limit as to how many can enter, in case there are already two more people that have entered by the time you read this. So please, if you want, scroll down to my previous post or click HERE to read the questions and comment the answers!

(If you want to know more about QQ, read the message just below my header.)

And, Morgan is having an awesome giveaway at her blog, Dare You to Move. Hurry and enter, before it's too late!

Farewell for now,

Quotes Quiz #2!

FYI~I didn't posts the winner of the month at the end of September because I'd only done one quiz, so you have a little extra time to score up!

Alrighty, here is a repeat of the rules for the first-timers, and below them are the quotes! (There's not going to be as many this time; I don't want to run out of quotes any time soon!)

1. You may ask a family member or call a friend to help you on a quote quiz, but no looking it up on the internet!
2. If this is your first time participating, I'd like it if you followed me (if you don't already). Doing so will give you two extra points, whereas posting about it will give you three points, and putting my blog button and/or the QQ button or your winner button (if you win) on your blog will also give you three points!
3. If you want to have your name put on the list of people who will participate in future QQ's, please comment and ask for me to, and I will.
4. If you guess both the person(s) who said it and the movie it's from, you get 2 points, but if you only correctly guess one of the two, you get 1 point.
5. The person with the most points (got the most questions right, unless a first-timer) wins!
6. Have fun!

#1. "Like if we get caught and killed?"

"Yeah, that would be a big problem."

#2. "You are still Mr. Incredible; you can still do great things! Or, you can listen to police scanners. It's your choice."

#3. "Oh, I think I've broken something!" *Picks up a snapped carrot*

#4. "I got a jar of dirt!"

#5. "Why is everybody staring at you?"

"Not me. You."

#6. "This rock will be a tree?"

#7. "Do. Not. Cross. This. Line. With your hand.

#8. "I'm just crackers about cheese!"

#9. "Thou shalt do the dance."

#10. "Why does it smell like wet dog in here?"

#11. "Liiiiiight-buuuulb."

Farewell for now,

QQ Buttons!

Updated~If you want to know more about my QQ (Quotes Quiz), click HERE to go to my first post about it, and click HERE to learn more about the rules and prizes. The link :::MY QQ POSTS::: just below my header will take you to all the posts about QQ.

Notice~I am not trying to take anything or anybody away from Jo March's Movie Quotes Quiz, or from anyone else's. I'm just doing it for fun.

And the first place winner is...Hayley! Congratulations! (Of course, you've probably seen most movies I've seen...but still, good job!)

Here is your button, Hayley~

(I couldn't find any pictures with just the girl in the pink hat, but this is the closest I found...Tell me if you want me to change it for you, or make a different one.)

Here's Ashley's button~

And EchoOfMercy's Button~
Just let me know if you guys want me to change anything!

Farewell for now,

QQ Winners!

Alright, here are this weeks quote quiz winners!

First...

1st place~ Hayley! Congratulations!

Then...

2nd place~ Ashley! Woohoo!

And...

3rd place~ EchoOfMercy! Yay!!!

You guys may comment with your specifications on background pictures, fonts, and font colors! If you want a little more information on this, look at the post below. :) Next week I'll post the next quotes!

I have a question for you guys. Should I post the answers and/or points the contestants scored, or just keep it as it is?

Lastly, do any of you know of a blog makeover contest? I really need a permanent makeover, preferably by My Designer Girl (I love her work!) Anyone know of a contest?...

Farewell for now,

Even more!

Last night I came up with an addition to the movie Quotes Quiz idea. So, without further ado, here it is!

At the end of every month (usually two complete quotes quizzes), the person who has the most points will (1) get a 'Winner of the Month' award with the choice of the background picture, font and font color, and (2) be announced here on my blog, along with their blog button and an urging from me to visit their blog. However, if a person wins twice in a row, the person in second place will be mentioned (I will mention it if this happens). Also, every month the second and third place winners will also get their personalized awards to put on their blogs. All other participants will get an, 'I participated' button, which the first, second, and third place winners do not get.

If you have any questions, just comment!

Farewell for now,

Movie Quotes Quiz #1!

Sorry, but I completely forgot about the movie quote quiz I wanted to do! Actually, I've decided to start a weekly movie quotes contest. I'll post the quotes, and the next week I'll give the answers, and the next week I'll post more quotes! I might even throw in a bonus button for the prize! By the way, the quotes will be from both animated and live-action movies, but every once in a while, I'll make it either just animated or just live-action. Here are the rules that must be followed to participate.

1. You may ask a family member or call a friend to help you on a quote quiz, but no looking it up on the internet!
2. If this is your first time participating, I'd like it if you followed me (if you don't already). Doing so will give you an extra point, whereas posting about it will give you three points, and putting my blog button and/or the QQ button on your blog will also give you three points!
3. If you want to have your name put on the list of people who will participate in future QQ's, please comment and ask for me to, and I will.
4. If you guess both the person(s) who said it and the movie it's from, you get 2 points, but if you only correctly guess one of the two, you get 1 point.
5. The person with the most points (got the most questions right, unless a first-timer) wins!
6. Have fun!

Here are two different pictures you can put on your blog, if you want to-

and

Whew, I did so much planning I almost forgot the quotes! :P Anyway, here they are-

#1. "Some people would rather have nothing than settle for less."

#2. "Don't think you are, know you are."

#3. "Two new species in as many minutes."

#4. "Knocked over!"

#5. "Think, Danielle, think really hard."

#6. "Sully, you're not supposed to name it. Once you name it, you start getting attached to it!"

#7. "Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere."

#8."Well, he's never gonna stop bouncing, that's for sure."

#9. "Oh, that meat-lover's pizza's not loving me back at all..."

#10. "How about this- you write four copies of a letter, and I'll send my four fastest ships."

#11. "Off with their heads!" (Easy one, I know.)

#12. "Hey, ho, what's that sound, all the mammoths are in the ground."

#13. "Do your very best not to scream."

#14. "It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!"

#15. "Dude. I'm from Detroit."

And there you are! I really hope you enjoy this post, and also the future ones! If you have any suggestions for improvements, or just ideas, they are greatly appreciated!

Farewell for now,

Day 30 (and the very last!)

Wow, I can't believe this is the very last challenge post! It went by so fast... Anyway, I've been thinking and thinking and thinking of a motto or philosophy, and I didn't think of one until today (9/17). So I am again a day late. Ugh. And it's the last one, too! Well, I looked up a random quote in a book, and here it is- "Be friendly to all and a burden to no one. Let your manner be courteous, your forgiveness willing, your promises true, and your speech wise."

Farewell for now,

Day 29

Hopes, plans, and dreams I have for the next 365 days... Well. I (think you know this one) really, really, really want to publish a book, or rather take the first steps to getting one published. There's a hope, plan, and dream all in one.

Wow, now that I think of it, I can't think. I mean, can't think of anything else I'm really wanting to accomplish in the next year. :) I mean, well, I would like to finish 9th grade, and I'd like to read a lot of books (including those on my Kindle [yes, I did finally get it!]), and I'd like to go hunting this fall, and I'd like to get something while I'm hunting this fall, and... Wow, I guess I do have more things I'd like to do this next year! How 'bout that...

Farewell for now,

Day 28

Oooh... I think I have a pretty good scar-tellin' story. There's a scar on the tip of my ring finger of my left hand. I got it from unsheathing a knife my next-to-oldest brother had just bought. The irony of the whole thing, though, was that my mom had told me just before to not cut myself. I assured her I wouldn't, and then, holding it in just the 'right' way, I slid the knife out. I had put my ring finger just at the spot where the blade was coming out. Actually, I didn't feel anything (which means it was deep), except that the tip of my finger was cold all of the sudden. I think when I saw it, I was thinking, "Wow. That's bad." Anyway, there's only a roughly 6 mm scar left to tell the tragic tale. (Yes, I did measure it. Call me weird if you want, but I was kinda curious.)

Farewell for now,

Day 27

I know Jillian at His Handmaidens has chosen this particular physical feature, and probably others, but I like it, and I use them the most- hands. You can do so many things with them, and very few things without them. One of my favorite thing to do with them is (you guessed it) writing.

There are also many unique things to do, like make a really weird face (for instance, look at the picture below).

And there you go, with the 27th challenge post! Wow, I'm almost finished! That went by fast...

Farewell for now,

Day 26

Here's a childhood memory of mine- I remember going on a homeschool field trip to a sort of amusement park thing a looooong time ago. All I really remember is walking into a large whale's mouth and seeing Jonah inside. But, sadly, no one can back up my memory, because everyone I've asked that I think went there doesn't remember! I'm sure it wasn't a dream, because I also remember it being very warm, and lots of times my older family members and friends wouldn't go on a ride with me. :( Oh well.

Farewell for now,

Day 25

In today's post, here's a recipe for y'all. I hafta warn you, though, I'm copying it from a card my brother wrote, and his handwriting isn't the greatest, so if your lemon bars end up coming out burnt or green, it isn't directly my fault.

Lemon Bars

2 C. plus 4 Tbsp. flour. Separate.

1 C. butter-softened

1 C. powdered sugar

4 eggs

1 C. sugar

6 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. baking powder

Instructions-

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine the 2 C. flour and butter and powdered sugar. Press into 13x9" pan. Bake 20 minutes.
3. Beat eggs w/mixer. Add sugar; blend well. Add lemon juice; beat well. Add baking powder and 4 Tbsp. flower; beat well.
4. Pour mixture over hot crust; do not let cool. Bake 20-25 minutes. Dust top with powdered sugar.

And there you are! Hope you enjoy it!

Farewell for now,

Day 24 / Eldarwen's giveaway

The Bourne Identity. That's a movie I'm pretty sure at least some of you wouldn't think I'd love. I just watched it, along with the second and third one, for the second time last week. I'd forgotten how good they were! I think I might just have to put that series up to my favorite series and movie(s). (And by the way, we use Clearplay for it!)

Maybe some of you who know me more are really thinking, "Yup, that sounds like the type of movie she'd like, knowing her," but I don't know that, so I chose it anyway.

By the way, Eldarwen is having a 500th post giveaway which includes a really neat-looking Eldarwen-made bag and a pretty wallet. To go to her blog, you can click HERE.

Farewell for now,

Day 23

A way in which I want to be remembered?...Uh...I'd want to be remembered as a..................................................................................................................................................writer. Bet you couldn't see that one coming. ;) Yup, it was probably totally unexpected. But I would like to be remembered as, if not an actual has-at-least-one-book-published authoress, at least someone who loves writing.

Because y'all know how much I love it. Come to think of it, almost every challenge post I've written has been either about reading or writing. Huh, imagine that. :)

Farewell for now,

Day 22

For a website, I've (obviously) chosen NaNoWriMo. But it's not the main site, like on the button above. It's the YWP (Young Writer's Program). If you want to write a novel but don't have the right motivation, I strongly suggest this! If you have any questions about it, you can comment and I'll answer all questions if I can. Here's the link-

http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/

And here's the main site, if you want it-

http://www.nanowromo.org/

Farewell for now,

Day 21

One thing (of many) that I do differently than most people would be that I never stop reading at the end of a chapter. I stop a couple sentences into the next chapter first. I don't really know why, but I just do. :/

Farewell for now,

Day 20

For me, reading would totally be a hobby. There is rarely a day that goes by when I haven't read at least a little. And loving to read makes it even better.

Yup, that photo is pretty much how it is.

Farewell for now,

Day 19

Well, my mom said that a talent of mine would be drawing. I don't know who else has chosen this already, so I'll do it. One thing about my drawing, though, is I can't just come up with something out of my head and have it turn out even mildly good or how I wanted it to be. Kinda like this-

(That's not something I drew, by the way.) I can only draw copies of other people's work. Not trace it, but just look at the drawing, and sort of imitate it. Anyway, that's my post!

Farewell for now,

Day 18

I think a time when I felt passionate and alive was when I was while I was doing NaNoWriMo, because I honestly love writing.

And writing a thousand words every single day for a whole month was bliss. I can't wait until this coming November, when I'll get to do it again. Click on this link: HERE to go to my writing blog and get information about NaNoWriMo.

Farewell for now,

Day 17

For today's challenge, I was supposed to pick out an art piece, and so I looked through my e-mails for an amazing art piece, and I found it-

Isn't the detail amazing? And get this- it's all made completely out of sand! Here's a different view of the same thing-
I though that it was totally adequate enough to put on. Hope you liked 'em!

Farewell for now,

Day 16

I really can't think of a song that's makes me cry. Not even the happy kind of tears. So I guess I'll just name another song... Rugs from Me to You by Owl City. That song didn't make me cry, but I like it, and I thought that I should probably post about a song. Anyway, there it is!

Farewell for now,

Day 15 / Blissful Makeover

Updated! There's a great giveaway at Bliss! Just reading the button will tell you everything about it. You really should enter if you need or want a complete blog makeover! Below's the button, and you can click the link above to go to the post.

I'd say that a person I admire would be Agatha Christie. She was an amazing writer. All of her books are so complicated and so good, it's--well--amazing!

I think she even got knighted (I think that's what it's called) by the Queen of England for writing such great books. I admire her because she's such a good writer, and because I love writing myself.

Farewell for now,

Day 14

For a vacation I'd like to take, I'd love to go to Europe and stay there for about a month, just visiting a bunch of different places. Oh, that would be sooo fun!

In France, I'd go see the Eiffel Tower-

And Big Ben in England, and many more things-
Including the Roman Colliseum-
And lots more!

Hopefully I will get to go there someday....

Farewell for now,