The Liebster Award #3

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Thank You a very many Dr Eleanore for this honour!
Please check her magnicifant site of Dr Eleanor to find out more about her writing.

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Here are the Award rules to follow:

Once you are nominated, make a post thanking and linking the person who nominated you.

  • Include the Liebster Award sticker in the post too.
  • Nominate 10 other bloggers who you feel are worthy of this award. Let them know they have been nominated by commenting on one of their posts. You can also nominate the person who nominated you.
  • Ensure all of these bloggers have less than 200 followers.
  • Answer the ten questions asked to you by the person who nominated you, and make ten questions of your own for your nominees.

Lastly, COPY these rules in the post. The word Liebster is German for the following:

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Here are my nominees:

Each of the following bloggers posses one or more of these traits.
Click on the links below to see find out for yourself and marvel in their linguistic acrobatics:

https://butismileanyway.wordpress.com/
https://stilllifewithgradstudent.wordpress.com/
http://baliinfoblog.com/
http://runwildshalan.com/
http://theharridiaries.wordpress.com/
https://imthebeginning.wordpress.com/
https://cynk.wordpress.com/
http://kaitkingthewriter.wordpress.com/
https://whenmybrainfarts.wordpress.com/
https://robertcrisp.wordpress.com/

My ten questions to answer:

    Why do you write?
    If I didn’t I would be sad.

    What is the difference between writing and blogging?
    Not much difference. Writing is writing.

    Why do think education is or is not important?
    Definitely is. It’s only complicated if you are stupid/uneducated
    Given one million dollars and your choice of how you spend it, what would you buy?
    Pay of my house loans.
    What is your favorite song or recording artist/group and why?
    Luck be a lady, Frank Sinatra. It just speaks to me.
    What is your passion?
    To become an excellent writer and a photographer.

    Cat or dog (or other pet) and why?
    Cat. Independent, personality, and they ignore you when it’s not feeding time 😛

    You are on a deserted island with a huge villa and all the comforts you could possibly wish for. What is missing, and why do you desire it?
    Nothing!

    Do you prefer sunsets or sunrises, and why?
    Both.

    Which is your preference: photographic art or hand-produced visual art (any media you choose)? Why is this your preference?
    Photographic. Check my site 😉
    You have the power to change the world. How would you proceed?
    Free lobotomy for all!

 

Nominees, please check your ten questions:

  • If someone were to make a movie about your life, who would you hope would play you?
  • What’s one of your favorite questions to ask new friends or to get a conversation going?
  • Would you ever sky dive or bungee jump?
  • Have you ever been in a fist fight?
  • What’s the best prank you’ve ever pulled?
  • What did you do on your 16th birthday?
  • What do you think is one of the most undervalued professions right now?
  • How would you explain your basic life philosophy?
  • Would you rather be hated or forgotten?
  • If you knew you would die tomorrow, would you feel cheated today?

 

Let’s keep the games going!

The Liebster Award #2

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Twice in as many days!

Thank you a many Art man!
It is always a great honour to be recognized by ones pears.
Please check this excellent blog by Art man:

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Here are the Award rules to follow:

Once you are nominated, make a post thanking and linking the person who nominated you.

  • Include the Liebster Award sticker in the post too.
  • Nominate 10 other bloggers who you feel are worthy of this award. Let them know they have been nominated by commenting on one of their posts. You can also nominate the person who nominated you.
  • Ensure all of these bloggers have less than 200 followers.
  • Answer the ten questions asked to you by the person who nominated you, and make ten questions of your own for your nominees.
  • Lastly, COPY these rules in the post. The word Liebster is German for the following:

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Here are my nominees:

Each of the following bloggers posses one or more of these traits.
Click on the links below to see find out for yourself and marvel in their linguistic acrobatics:

https://butismileanyway.wordpress.com/
https://stilllifewithgradstudent.wordpress.com/
http://baliinfoblog.com/
http://runwildshalan.com/
http://theharridiaries.wordpress.com/
https://imthebeginning.wordpress.com/
https://cynk.wordpress.com/
http://kaitkingthewriter.wordpress.com/
https://whenmybrainfarts.wordpress.com/
https://robertcrisp.wordpress.com/

My ten to answer:

What’s the last thing you think about before going to bed?
I forgot to add this and that into my writing, oh and there is a new idea again! Darn, now I need to get up and make some notes!

What’s your favorite word, in any language? It could even be a made up word, like flurble, for example. No, I don’t know what it means.
Perkele! (Finnish swear word; I use it a lot, so guess it’s sort of my favourite)

Would you want to live forever? Why, or why not?
Yes! I would like to be the ruler of the universe; P

Did you have pet when you were a child?
A mutt, dog that is.  My BFF she was.

What minor thing bothers you more than it should?
That I worry about things I cannot change.

What food will you absolutely not eat? And I don’t mean due to allergies or any other conditions, just food you plain don’t like.
Cow brains. Meat basically.

What does the word ‘comfort’ mean to you?
Home, loving family and friends.

What makes you smile, no matter how grumpy you’re feeling?
A dirty joke.

What personality trait or quirk of yours do people notice the most?
 My resonating voice and belly laughter?

Is it really better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all? Also, how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? (Ok, ignore that second question)
Maybe. Not too fond of ‘the pining love’ prospect.

For the nominees, please check these ones:

Would you rather…

  1. Watch, Star Wars, or Star Trek? Use whichever moves you find most relevant.
  2. Read on a Kindle or paperback book? This question is a starter for many possible conversations on reading, favorite books, technology, libraries, bookstores, and more.
  3. Go to a play or musical?
  4. Go to the theater or a movie?
  5. Hike or bike?
  6. Wear jeans or chinos?
  7. Have a Margarita or Pina Colada?
  8. Drink a glass of Guinness or Fat Tire?
  9. Crash with friends or stay in a hotel?
  10. Visit Europe or Mexico?

Let’s keep the games going!

The Liebster Award

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Thank You for the honour Breath of Freshness!
It is always heart warming to be recognized by your fellow writers.
Please check out this excellent site! And just like the name states, sample some Breath of Freshness!

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Here are the Award rules to follow:

Once you are nominated, make a post thanking and linking the person who nominated you.

  • Include the Liebster Award sticker in the post too.
  • Nominate 10 other bloggers who you feel are worthy of this award. Let them know they have been nominated by commenting on one of their posts. You can also nominate the person who nominated you.
  • Ensure all of these bloggers have less than 200 followers.
  • Answer the ten questions asked to you by the person who nominated you, and make ten questions of your own for your nominees.
  • Lastly, COPY these rules in the post. The word Liebster is German for the following:liebster-award-quote

Here are my nominees:

Each of the following bloggers posses one or more of these traits.
Click on the links below to see find out for yourself and marvel in their linguistic acrobatics:

https://lonebeaut.wordpress.com
https://theblogofkarthi.wordpress.com
https://nooryak.wordpress.com
https://revrevolving.wordpress.com
https://fimnorawestcaw.wordpress.com
http://dremiller.com
https://viajandoabarlovento.wordpress.com
https://jabrushblog.wordpress.com
http://wanderwomanblog.com
https://barbaragreenemannandlucy.wordpress.com

My ten questions to answer:

1. Which famous person from the past would you have lunch with. Why?
Einstein: I would ask him: “Yo, Einy! E=MC2: Fascinating!”

2. What do you consider to be your superpower?
La Gun with the fastest bullets. Do you need me to explain any further?

3. What character would you like to be in a novel? Hero, Villain or Other?
Definitely the villain, much more to work with and I could finally let my full evil out, with permission of course 😉

4. What would you like to invent?
A teleportation device. “Beam me up Scotty, as fast as you can!”

5. Which is better Marvel or D.C comics?
Being a diplomat, my response would be they are equally compelling

6. Have you ever howled at a full moon? Would you?
Yes and I do it every full moon and sometimes, even without the moon.

7. What is your favourite movie of all time
Nuns on the Run: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane. Men in drag, catchy plot, lots of funny one-liners. What more does one need to be entertained?

8. We don’t choose our names, if you could choose what would you name yourself
Something with an X in it. Everything is always cooler with an X.

9. Do you see the glass as half full or half empty?
Depends, what poison are you serving?

10. What is your favourite comfort food?
Can I have some more chocolate, please!

For you nominees, here are my ten questions:

  1. What is one of your favorite quotes?
  2. Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
  3. What do you feel most proud of?
  4. What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up?
  5. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
  6. What is your strongest personal quality?
  7. When was the last time you had an amazing meal?
  8. The best part of waking up is?
  9. When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time?
  10. If you were president, what is the first thing you would do

Let Games Continue!

Nomination for a Versatile Blogger Award!

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Nomination for a Versatile Blogger Award!

I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by NOORYAK

Thank you Nooryak!  It is an great honour to be recognized by my fellow bloggers i.e. writers.

The rules of this nominations are:

Thank the person who gave you this award, and include a link to their blog. Next, select 10-15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly. Nominate those 10-15 bloggers for the Award — you might include a link to this site. Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things/facts about yourself.

First, the nominations:

Lucile de Godoy

I Read Encyclopedias for Fun

Cee’s Photography

Level Whimsicality

Bali info

Eleanore’s Ramblings

Smiley like I mean it

My red page

Diem T. Allik

Girl, Unoccupied

Seven facts about me:

I am a self proclaimed closet writer
I am a trekker: LLAP! (Hope you are watching Mr. Nimoy)
I read and write fiction
I have a love /hate relationship with TV shows
I am very visual. Every story starts with an image; a photograph or vision in my head
I love poetry
I am in my third rota starting up with creative writing in almost fifty years

WRITING 101

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