January 23rd, 2010
Things That Make You Smile
The oh so lovely Katherine tagged me last week (and completely brightened my day, might I add) with a double blog award.i And so, I must write 7 things about myself, post a song and a few things that make me smile, and tag seven bloggers with a message that will make them smile. Spreading the happiness! Sounds like a plan to me. :)
Seven Things About Myself
01. I’ve kept a paper journal since January 1, 2007. I write in it every night before I go to bed.ii
02. I was inspired to start playing piano at age 4 because my maternal grandmother used to play. It was my goal from then on to be as good as she was.
03. I (like to think I) got my love of bunnies from my paternal grandfather. He lived on a farm called “Bob’s Bunny Barn”. He had hundreds of rabbits.
04. Cherries are one of my favourite foods. I could eat them by the barrel.
05. I love patterned socks. I have a pair with frogs, a pair with Care Bears, a pair with Bambi, a pair with strawberries, … I could go on and on. I figure, being a “grown up” is tough enough with managing finances and other responsibilities. I will never give up on wearing wildly childish socks.
06. My first favourite actress was Nicole Kidman. I fell in love with her during Moulin Rouge. (Still love her. ♥)
07. I was obsessed with Pokemon when I was in the 6th and 7th grade. My favourites were Butterfree, Espeon, and Mareep. Basically, I just liked the cute ones. Kind of defeated the purpose of the game, but it didn’t involve much skill anyway, hence my fixation.
A Song That Makes Me Smile
Black Hole by She & Him ♪
“It’s nowhere in here / And it’s everywhere else / That I don’t want to be
But I’m stuck here / Getting misty over you / I’m alone on a bicycle for two…”
A Few Things That Make Me Smile
Real cotton puffs.
Strawberry jam.
Balconies with cast iron railings.
Vines that grow all over old buildings.
Sniffly noses unthawing from the cold weather.
Shovelling snow while singing I Am The Cosmos by Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson at the top of my lunges.
Seven Bloggers & A Message That Will Make Them Smile
01. Joanne Angelina of The Painter’s Studio: I only just discovered her blog last week, but it’s so delightful. Not only that, she’s wonderfully sweet and has excellent taste in books. :) She highly recommends The Piano Teacher which I plan to read after I finish the current book I’m reading. I can’t wait!
02. Isadorra of Fantastique Mémoires from the Outer Space: Another recent blog discovery. For one, she has the most amazing name for her blog. And secondly, her photographs are amazing! She keeps me drooling.
03. Crissy of Mildly Free: Crissy is a good friend of mine that I’ve known online for quite some time. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say she was my long lost twin. It’s scary how many interests and loves we have in common. I can always count on her to gush with me about anything and everything. ♥
04. Brandi of Not Your Average Ordinary: Brandi is a fellow contributor at Lily and The Muse. I only wish I’d visited her blog much sooner! She’s very thoughtful, not to mention incredibly smart and worldly. I very much admire her desire to learn and thirst for knowledge.
05. Mallory of Where The Lovely Things Are: Lovely doesn’t even begin to describe her blog. It’s overflowing with beautiful things every day! I don’t know where she finds everything. I especially love her Etsy & a Movie posts which combine the wonders of various movies with treasures found on Etsy.
06. La Grenadine of Grenadine Acidulée: Her comments always make me smile. :)
07. Ally of Forgotten Sarcasm: Oh Ally, where to start. She’s been following my blog for so long, I can’t remember went we ‘met’. Either way, I’m very glad to have her acquaintance because she’s so kind and it always brightens my day to see her comments. (Hers are often the first ones on my posts, too. Talk about speediness! haha)
I always hate only picking seven people to tag for awards, because I love so many other blogs! But I try to spread the love and tag different people each time.
- The first, The Haute Mess Award and the second, she was unsure of the name of and so she combined them into one. The more the merrier! (»)
- I’ve only missed 4 days in the past 3+ years. (»)
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Glad I’m not the only one then! I have zero self control when it comes to cherries. Kind of like with candy. It’s there, and I devour. haha
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