The Creative Blogger Award #2

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I’m currently traveling, so this is a scheduled post. At this point, I’m uncertain what my ability to access the Internet will be like while I’m gone, so I may not be able to respond to comments right away. I’ll definitely be back with regular access to the blog next week! 🙂

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I was nominated by Becca over at Shih Tzu Book Reviews! Thank you so much for the nomination, Becca. Becca is a wonderful book blogger, so if you haven’t already checked out her blog, please be sure to head on over there! 🙂

Click here to check out the first part!

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creativebloggeraward1The Rules:

  1. Thank the person who nominated you and include a link to their blog.
  1. Share 5 facts about yourself.
  1. Nominate some bloggers in return and notify them about their nomination.
  1. Keep the rules in your post to make it easy for everyone to know what to do.

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Random Facts About Me:

1. Although I can do both, I’ve always preferred baking to cooking. It’s very much like a science. I love the attention to detail and how exact everything is in baking—works well with my brain! 🙂

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2. I’ve talked before about how I would love to do voice acting for video games one day. Well, I would also absolutely love to write scripts/dialogue/storylines for video games! Basically, I really want to work in video games!

3. Speaking of video games, I am irrationally excited about the upcoming remastered version of Skyrim. It’s essentially the same game I have been playing obsessively for the last few years…but it’s so pretty…I need the pretty! 😛

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4. I have an extremely eclectic music library, but recently, I’ve expanded it even further. I have been absolutely addicted to trap and electro swing lately!

5. This is one of my favorite quotes of all time:

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I find a lot of inspiration, beauty, and meaning in it.

I Nominate:

My nominees can be found in the first part! 🙂

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The Get To Know Me Tag

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I’m currently traveling, so this is a scheduled post. At this point, I’m uncertain what my ability to access the Internet will be like while I’m gone, so I may not be able to respond to comments right away. I’ll definitely be back with regular access to the blog next week! 🙂

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I was tagged to do the Get To Know Me tag by my lovely blogger friend Anna from over at My Bookish Dream! Thank you so much for tagging me! Anna is an absolutely wonderful book blogger, so please make sure to stop by and check out her blog! 🙂

VITAL STATS

gettoknowmetagpicName: Ariana
Nicknames: Ari is the nickname that I go by most frequently. I also have a ton of random ones that certain family and friends call me (including “Ajax”, which is my best friend’s nickname for me!).
Birthday: July 18th
Star Sign: Cancer
Occupation: None at the moment.

APPEARANCE

Hair Color: Brown/Dark Brown/Red
Hair Length: Extremely long! Like down to my butt long! …I really need to get a haircut…
Eye Color: Darkish brown with some gold bits.
Best Feature: My smile? 🙂
Braces: I used to have them back in elementary school, but I don’t currently.
Piercings: Lots! 10 total at the moment, all in my ears!
Tattoos: None at the moment!
Right or Left: Right.

FIRSTS

Real holiday: For years, my family had a tradition of going to the beach for one or two weeks every summer, so the first one after I was born was probably the first real holiday I ever had.
Best friend: My first best friend was a girl that I met on the first day of preschool. We aren’t really close anymore, but we’ve still kept in touch at times over the years.
Award: I’m pretty sure it was a choral award.
Sport: I’m fairly certain my first sport was either swimming or tennis, which, coincidentally, are pretty much the only two sports that I am remotely competent at!
Concert: Okay, so I am primarily (at the moment) a classical musician that grew up in a family of classical musicians, so I’ve both been to and performed in countless classical concerts over the years. My first ever concert was most likely a classical concert, though I don’t recall what it was. At this point, I’ve actually only ever been to two non-classical concerts, but my first one of those was Maroon 5!

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FAVORITES

Film: My favorite film of all time is The Birdcage! ❤
TV Show:
My favorite TV show of all time is Frasier, but my favorite shows that are currently still airing episodes are Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Game of Thrones.
Color: Black.
Song: I definitely don’t have one favorite song! I listen to so much music, and my favorites are always changing. One song I’ve currently been listening to a lot is Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time by Panic at the Disco.
Restaurant: I don’t think I really have a favorite restaurant. I have plenty that I really like, but none really stand out as a particular favorite.
Shop: Barnes & Noble? Target? GameStop? Do those count? 😛
Books:
Way too many to list! My top three are: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and A Monster Calls.

Shoes: Converse!

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CURRENTLY

Feeling: Tired! 😛
Single or Taken: Single.
Eating: Nothing at the moment.
Thinking about: This blog post! And the trip that I have coming up.
Watching: Right at this moment? One of my favorite streamers on Twitch playing the new Hitman game.
Wearing: A comfy, book related t-shirt (of course!) and shorts.

FUTURE

Want children: Not sure at the moment. Definitely not right now, but in a few years, who knows?
Want to be married:  Yep, definitely!
Careers in mind: First and foremost, I want to be a writer! Possibly a book and film reviewer, and I want to continue creative writing no matter what. I’m also very interested in screenwriting/filmmaking and voice acting.
Where you want to live: I’d love to live somewhere in Europe one day, probably in London or Prague.

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN…

God: Is it okay if I say still questioning/settling into my beliefs?
Miracles: I do sometimes, yes.
Love at first sight: Not love at first “sight”, but I definitely believe in love at first meeting/social interaction!
Ghosts: No, not really.
Aliens: It’s less that I believe in them and more that I really hope they exist! Haha 😀
Soul Mates: Totally!
Heaven: Yes.
Hell: No.
Kissing on the first date: Sure, why not, as long as you’re both on board with it!
Yourself: On a good day! 🙂

I Tag:

Heather @ The Sassy Book Geek

Zezee @ Zezee with Books

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Emma @ The Terror of Knowing

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The Versatile Blogger Award #2

I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by Mariana over at Book is Glee and Becca over at Shih Tzu Book Reviews. Thank you both so much for the nominations! Make sure to stop by and check out both of their blogs.

Click here to check out the first part as well!

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versatilebloggerawardThe Rules:

Show the award on your blog.

Thank the person that has nominated you.

Share 7 different facts about yourself.

Nominate a number of blogs of your choice.

Link your nominees and let them know they are nominated.

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Random Facts About Me:

1. I absolutely adore recommending books (not surprisingly!) and buying books for my friends and family. Introducing people to new novels and sharing the joy of reading makes me incredibly happy!

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2. I have a secret (not really 😛 ) desire to be a voice actor, particularly in video games.

3. My favorite movie of all time is The Birdcage. No matter how many times I watch this movie, I never get tired of it and it never fails to make me laugh my butt off. It’s also my favorite movie to quote, probably because I’ve basically memorized the entire script at this point.

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4. I am a total gamer…not necessarily a good one…but definitely one.

5. I play a huge variety of video games, my favorite kind being open world RPGs like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout, but I also enjoy a good adventure/puzzle game now and then. I love the Nancy Drew video games—it is one of my favorite series of all time. My dad got one for me and my mom to play together when I was about eight years old and I’ve been playing them ever since.

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6. I never watch anything actually on television anymore—I watch everything on Netflix, Amazon, etc. Because of this, I have completely lost every last bit of tolerance I ever had for commercial breaks.

7. No matter how in denial I am about it, I am not a coordinated human being…

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I Nominate:

My nominees can be found at the end of the first part! 🙂

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The Creative Blogger Award

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I was nominated by the awesome Rachel over at (bargain)bookbliss! Thank you so much for the nomination, Rachel. She is a fantastic book blogger so if you haven’t already checked out her blog, be sure to head on over there! 🙂

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creativebloggeraward1The Rules:

  1. Thank the person who nominated you and include a link to their blog.
  1. Share 5 facts about yourself.
  1. Nominate some bloggers in return and notify them about their nomination.
  1. Keep the rules in your post to make it easy for everyone to know what to do.

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Random Facts About Me:

  1. Along with writing, reading, and film, art is one of my biggest passions. I’m not particularly good at painting or sculpting, but I love drawing/sketching and graphic design.

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  1. When I am not writing or reading, I am probably doing something musical. I have been singing for over 15 years. I also have played four instruments (piano, violin, guitar, and recorder) and I plan on starting electric violin sometime in the near future.
  1. I desperately want to become a writer and filmmaker, and one day move to London so I can work there.

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  1. I am pretty much obsessed with anything to do with superheroes/super villains/comic books, particularly if it has to do with Marvel. I own far too many comic book related items, and the next story I plan on writing is all about super villains.

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  1. I love anything to do with color and creating designs and patterns with it, which partially explains my recent obsession with adult (theoretically, I am one now) coloring books. Seriously, they are the best!

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I Nominate:

Kayla @ bookedsolid1989

Jessica @ Mud and Stars

Ana @ Ana Reyhs

Michelle @ Mishi-Reads

Rachel @ One Little Bookshelf

Nick @ The Paper Dragon

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