Tag, you're it!

So Sara at DBR has "tagged me". Imogen tagged her prior - and I don't know who tagged her. So I shall continue the list!

The Rules

Link to the person who tagged you.

Share your ABCs - the quiz further down.

Tag three people at the end by linking to their blogs.

Let the three tagged people know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

Do not tag the same person repeatedly but try to tag different people, so there is a big network of bloggers doing this tag.

MY ABC

Available/Single? Isn't this the same question? I'm taken :)

Best Friend? I don't have one.

Cake or Pie? That is a very tough question. But I'd have to go with CHEESE CAKE :)!!!!

Drink of Choice? Pepsi :)

Essential item you use everyday? My Mac

Favorite colour? Kelly Green

Google? Yes? When I need to double check information

Hometown? Was: Alexandria, Va. Now: Raymond, NH

Indulgence? Penne Pasta al Vodka Sauce (Thanks Darla :P)

January or February? January. New Year with new hopes.

Kids and their names? Eventually. (g) Emma or Isabella. (b) Vincent or Patrick

Life is incomplete without...? My fiance Vince. He helps me to understand and see things. And he helps me to enjoy life

Marriage date? Someday - late August or early September, at dusk

Number of siblings? 2 - 1 older brother and 1 younger sister.

Oranges or apples? Depends upon the mood I'm in.

Phobias/fears? Ghost Hunting shows! I get scared to sleep at night! Scary movies.

Quote for today? Let go and enjoy.

Reason to smile? I got more books to read today :)

Season? Spring. In May - you can feel the new season begin .

Tag three people? I will tag Darla, Amanda, and Allison!

Unknown fact about me? I secretly write and draw.

Vegetable you don't like? I used to have a lot, but now that I'm on this diet - I really don't have one.

Worst habit? Biting my nails!

X-rays you've had? One. When I had breathing problems they x-rayed my heart.

Your favorite food? Potatoes :) GO IRISH-NESS

Zodiac sign? Gemini


I tag these three blogs:

1) Books and Other Thoughts

2) The Zen Leaf

3) Read Into This!

Arr maytes It begins....

I've copied and pasted directly from her site. So let the hunt begin! Arrrr! Please visit her site for the rules - as well as to answer. Plus she also has good book reviews and other challenges :)

Summary:

I will give you 5 questions - each have single-word answers, which you find by looking through the post that I've linked to, not necessarily DBR. Once you have found all five words, I will ask for a final word which is the answer to a final 6th question, and you will have to sort the anagram of the first letter of each answer to get the correct single-word answer. First two people to e-mail me with the right answer - comments will be deleted so others have a chance - get a surprise book sent to them. Ends at midnight on Tuesday 28th July (UK time). Everyone who guesses the word for the e-treasure gets a special award and link to their site, even if it's not correct. Note that not all the questions are sane or book-related.

Rules:

• You can guess more than once.
• All comment guesses will be deleted so others have a chance - e-mail your answer to dragonflybookreviews(a)gmail.com
• Open to people worldwide.
• You do not have to have a blog to take part - just a valid e-mail.
• Only the first two people (worldwide) get a book.
• No matter what time/day it is where you are, no entries will be counted after the bells strike midnight in the UK.
• You can help/ask for help as long as no-one gives you the correct final word, as that counts as cheating.

THE QUESTIONS:

1. Margo is a mutinous what? click here
2. What is the first name of the actor who got more screentime in the latest HP flick, as he's 'a good actor', which made Imogen pleased? click here
3. What country are the owners of this site from? click here
4. Who shouldn't be shown as nice guys in a book? click here
5. Who Googles their name? click here

The first letters of the correct answers to those questions should be an anagram of a Chick Lit. author's surname. Solve it and e-mail your guesses to dragonflybookreviews(at)gmail.com

Good luck, and have fun!

Arr maytes der be an Update on that Treasure Hunt...Arrr

Quoted directly from Sara at Dragonfly Book Reviews:
NEWS: The e-treasure hunt is posting tomorrow. 5 questions - one-word answers. You have to go on certain sites to find the answer. I will ask for a word relating to a certain book and you will have to sort the anagram of the first letter of each answer. First two people to e-mail me with the right answer - comments will be deleted so others have a chance - get a surprise book sent to them. Ends at midnight on Tuesday 28th July (UK time). Everyone who guesses the word for the e-treasure gets a special award.

I only hope I win! MWhahahahahahahahah . . . I mean. . . ARRRRR. So let the best treasurer hunter Win!

Random Reading Challenge

Thanks to Amanda over at Zen Leaf for the heads up. This is a RANDOM READING CHALLENGE!! brought to you by Caribousmom

There are 3 levels.

Level 1 you randomly read 6 books.

Level 2 you randomly read between 6 and 12 book and

Level 3 you randomly read 12 books.

I think I'm going to go for: LEVEL 2 which means I can read 9 random books.

The game is from Aug 1, 2009 till July 31, 2010. NO LISTS OF BOOKS!

Here is the Link to the game with the rules and other information including Mr. Linky to sign up! Good luck!

HP Reading Challenge

It seems I can't get enough challenges in! I think it's because I'm growing as a better blogger and 1)I find it a way to perhaps meet people and 2) I want to see if I actually win. I've only won 1 thing in my life. So my path to discover this new challenge first started with Darla on her blog, and then I was looking at her comments and decided to Cat's link to her blog Beyond Books, and then I found the person sponsoring the competition - being held by Galley Smith.

To sign up for the competition please go to Galley Smith's blog here. You have from Aug 1, 2009 till July 31, 2010 and you must Read all of books. I've been wanting to do this lately and I think this will help. I'll have a side link on my blog to keep track of the books I read. Good luck to all!!

Ya Challenge #9- Being Nikki

It seems I've done it again. Being Nikki is the 2nd book in the Airhead Novel series. That probably explains why I was so confused in the beginning. I should really start to check my facts :)

The book opens at Nikki's photo shot. She is advertising Stark brand deodorant while hanging off a cliff on the island of St John. She's been standing on the tiny ledge of the cliff now for hours and the ice cold water splashing her from the waves isn't helping her mood. Suddenly she just lets go and falls to the sea below. While under the water she begins to think that maybe just letting go of life wouldn't be so bad, after all it's so peaceful down here in the icy black water. Brandon her soon to be ex dives down to save her. When she's back in her hotel room warming up she gets a call from her best friend Lulu saying that there is a hot guy that has come to see her. Instantly Nikki (really Em) thinks its her crush Chris. She convinces Brandon to fly back to the states immediately while breaking up with him at the same time.

When Em (but in Nikki's body) arrives at her apartment she is let down. Chris wasn't there in fact it was a complete stranger. The stranger is blaming her for the disappearance of their mother. Nikki (who is really Em) tries to tell this gentleman that she 1)doesn't know who he is and 2) doesn't even know she has a mom. After showing her the proof that he is indeed her brother, Nikki decides to help. She tells Steven that she'll hire a PI to find their mom - really she can't because than an PI will discover that Nikki isn't really "Nikki" because Em's brain is in Nikki's body. (Confusing yet? Imagine how I felt with not reading the 1st book )

Em decides to visit her parents - something Stark Enterprise has been telling her not to do. Em is reminded by her mother that Em can't participate an the old family get togethers because she no longer looks like her old self - who died. Em runs out of the building crying and runs into Chris (her former life's crush). When he asks her what's wrong she tells him that her mother went missing. Chris says he can help if Nikki will get a password and ID from Stark, so that Chris can ruin the company.

Later back at her apartment her brother Steven learns that the real Nikki is dead and the some how Em is in her body. The start to uncover the truth behind Stark and realize it's not as polished as the ads the company produces. With the help of Chris - Steven and Em track down his mom. Just as they all thought the cost was clear Brandon, her ex and son of the CEO, blackmails her into helping him black mail his dad. Now Em has to pretend to despise Chris and follow Brandon.

Yeah. I probably should've read the 1st book. I was so throughly confused in the first 3000 chapters that I had to keep re-reading them which lead me to hate the book. As far as the plot goes it wasn't all that bad. However there were some parts in the book that I felt dragged on a little. It does make for an interesting and confusing read. I don't envy Em's situation. I hope the review wasn't as confusing as the book :)

Another fellow blogger reviewed the book as well. Check out her review here. (Sorry I couldn't find her name)

Books in this series:

1) Airhead (not read)

2) Being Nikki (just read)

3) Runaway ( May 2010)

Being Nikki by Meg Cabot. New York. (c) 2009

Treasure Hunt! Arr Maytes Treasure ho!!

Hey guys!!! Ok so Sara over at DBR (Dragonfly Book Review) will be hosting a treasure hunt perhaps on the 27th. I don't know yet but I can't wait for it to begin!!! It will give me an excuse to wear an eye patch and put a parrot on me shoulder and then start talk like a pirate :)

When I have more information on the hunt, including how to sign up - I'll repost. Or you could just stop by her blog and say hi!

Oh and I quickly googled to see if there was a pirate saying for goodbye and I saw this "Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?" It's a pick up line and it made me chuckle to myself.

I'll be seein' ya on der seas maytes . . . mwhahaha

Margo the Mutinous Pirate