Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This week they want us to talk about ourselves … ten whole new facts about me … that’s not going to be easy, but here we go!
I don’t have Pokemon Go
I feel like that’s the most important topic at the moment and I also know that you are probably being like “Whaaaat?” and I get it. How did I escape the frenzy? Well, it’s not out in my country yet, so I am not saying I will never get it, but I can’t right now. But even after that, I would probably only be able to play it outside 2 days of the month, because by then I’d be all out of mobile data. How do people just run around all month long with that?
When I was younger I preferred big books …
I obviously don’t anymore or what else would this statement be about? With my busy reading schedule and all the new releases and sequels and whatnot, I just start groaning whenever a book is more than 350 pages long. I am not saying that long books are bad, not at all! Yet, I can’t help but want to get through it quickly, even when I adore a story.
I’m obsessed with obsessing
Whenever I truly like something, I am ALL IN! Mostly I can’t stop thinking about it and then I need to express that somehow. I have been known to crochet or sow figures that looked like characters from shows. Or I just paint them … that’s also an option, although not one I have been using lately. Here’s a look at my little Sherlock:
I don’t use bookmarks
I like how they look and I would definitely collect them, but I don’t like to use them while reading. I much prefer post its or index cards, because then I can randomly take notes (of the book or something else entirely).
Love/Hate relationship with Hardcovers
I LOVE how hardcovers look, but lets face it, they are super impractical to take to work or wherever else you need to go. They are heavy, don’t tend to be very flexible and I am like immensely scared to destroy their beauty somehow. Also, major con is that they are way more expensive than paperbacks. Still, I am kind of double happy whenever I do receive a hardcover.
If I could meet any author …
… who wouldn’t have guessed that it’d be Pierce Brown? I am so very predictable in that regard. However, all my fangirling aside, if for whatever unrealistic reason (since this is just a dream scenario anyway), he wouldn’t be available, I’d like to meet either Morgan Matson, Cassandra Clare, Tahereh Mafi, Ransom Riggs, Rainbow Rowell, Sarah J Maas, David Levithan or John Green … Did I mention that I was also really bad at making decisions? They all seem like such cool people, but sometimes I am not even sure Pierce is real … just look at him!
I want to be a writer, but …
… but I suck at staying consequent when it comes to writing and editing. It’s not even that I doubt my skills (well, only half the time), but TIME! BRAIN CELLS! I don’t seem to have those very crucial things. I don’t know how others do it. I seem to have no organisational skills whatsoever when it comes to my private life.
I love getting mail!
Any kind of mail! (Except for bills and advertisement) My close friends know this and remember to send me postcards or letters whenever they are away. I tried to bombard my American friends with them after leaving from my exchange semester, but I never really got anything back. People either aren’t patient enough or they don’t want to pay for the 2 dollar stamp … I don’t know and I am not even saying that I am very good at writing letters. But man, do I love to receive it and therefore I try.
I collect notebooks
I love them so much! They are always so pretty and then I HAVE TO HAVE THEM! But … I am always scared of writing in them, because what if I don’t like what I wrote and then the notebook is messed up? However, I do have a Little Prince journal and a TARDIS dream journal (because people will confirm that I have the weirdest dreams).
I never expected to love blogging so much!
This may sound stupid and like I am running out of ideas … which I am, but lets not stray from the topic. I started blogging and in my mind I was only going to do it for a couple of weeks or months max and now we are here, three years later and I can’t even imagine life without it. Sure, sometimes there is the not so nice pressure, but generally I just love it and most of all because of the people I met here. I talk to so many of you on a daily basis and not just about books either, but about life happening. It’s such a comfort to have you all! ❤
Now, did you do your own TTT? Link back here and I will happily check it out!
I have the same strange relationship with hardcovers. I like them, a lot, and let’s be honest they are GORGEOOUS, but so unpractical and I’m always scared to ruin their beauty somehow 😦
I love notebooks as well, even if I probably don’t own that many, I tend to, well…buy them and then not write in them because I don’t know why hahha.
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I own way too many notebooks hahaha I don’t even have room for them anymore and I still want more.
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They are too pretty.
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I love reading these posts.. and add my two cents!
1. fellow-austrian here, waiting for pokemon go haha
2. thank you for the index card/bookmark tip! taking notes is something I should have picked up a lot earlier while reading.. whoops.
3. notebooks are REALLY pretty, I have a similar addiction with pocket calendars – and then I hardly use them.. meh.
tüdelü!
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Hello there, fellow-Austrian! What are the chances to see you here? 🙂
Glad you found my post a little helpful hahaha
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Thank goodness you have escaped the Pokemon Go stupidity. Sorry, I am such a hater (the pre-teenager version of myself would be disappointed)
PIERCE BROWN IS BAE ❤ Like, it's unreal how good looking and freaking funny he is (or seems after instagram stalking). Plus, he's a writer. Damn, that's like boyfriend for bookworms goals.
And hardcovers? Yeah, I own only 2 or 3 because I am no friend of being smashed in the face when I fall asleep reading
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Hahaha I don’t think you are alone in disliking Pokemon Go. There are already camps forming.
Did you watch all the Piersha videos?
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Don’t you want to meet this author? Or are you too scared of being traumatized for life, LOL?
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Don’t be offended! I was thinking more along the lines of what isn’t really possible or likely in my opinion. I don’t actually think it’s that impossible to meet up with the people I met through blogging in real life though. Does that make sense?
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Very much. And don’t worry, I was just messing with you.
By the way, I applaud you for not getting caught up in this Pokemon GO obsession. It’s a total waste of time, in my opinion, and has already led to lots of trouble: businesses and even a Holocaust museum telling people not to look for Pokemon on their premises, people using the game to commit robberies, and even one woman finding a corpse while searching for water Pokemon. I’m telling you, it’s only a matter of time before someone gets killed by being careless while playing the game.
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I heard there were people falling off bridges and running into traffic … so I am surprised no one is dead yet. However, I do think that Pokemon Go is not useless. It gets people outside and engaging with each other and that is something very few games can achieve.
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If you call staring at your screen all the time interacting.
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People do talk to each other about Pokemon. I’ve seen hilarious stories on Twitter.
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Speaking of which, I just read a Freshly Pressed (or “Discover,” as it’s now called) article about the game. The author says that after a couple of months, people will calm down a bit and the game will mostly be played by dedicated users. God, I hope that’s true! We’ve got bigger things to worry about than where we can find a Vulpix!
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totally that about hardcovers. they look amazing on my shelf, but very unpractical in all other scenarios. and who would have guessed about Pierce Brown… not me 😛
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I bet on the one day (in the very distant future) when I actually do get to meet Pierce, I will be so starstruck, I won’t get a word out. Just grin stupidly and hold out a book for him to sign or something hahahaha
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lol, yep, that seems possible 😛
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It’s very likely … but it would be such a waste of an opportunity as well.
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Receiving mail is the best thing ever!! My friend from college recently mailed me a postcard and I literally squealed with delight when I found it in the mailbox 😀 That’s definitely one of the bonuses of college– you receive a lot of mail and care packages! 🙂 Great list!
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That’s so cool! I got one carepackage when I was in France for a bit, but nothing major.
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I just returned from vacation and the first thing I did when I got home was download Pokemon Go, HAHA. I’m worried about mobile data too because my plan is super shitty… and my battery too. I’ll probably end up buying a power bank to fuel my obsession.
Also I’m not a huge author person but Pierce Brown looks hot. OMG is this appropriate, I don’t even know. But that’s seriously what crosses my mind whenever I see one of his pics. xD
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I get it though, if it were available here I would have gotten it too hahaha
He was crowned hottest YA author by buzzfeed, so I think you are good 😉
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GOOD. I actually thought he was a model when I first saw that photo HAHA.
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Same … I have to say that it helped me finally reading his books. Like, I had heard about them for a long time by then, but seeing him … made me want to read them more? Does that make sense?
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I think it’s not a surprise to anyone that you would love to meet Pierce XD
I have same hate/love relationship with hardcovers. If I could I would have every book in hardcover but it would be impratical to read and carry around.
And yeah, I can confirm that you have weird dreams… at least the ones you told me about are pretty weird and hilarious
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I wish that there would be a free ebook download for every hardcover we buy. That way we would all be covered 😀 Pretty books on our shelves, untouched and gorgeous. But we also get to read them hahaha
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Yep. That would be great
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Yay! Nice to meet another person who collects bookmarks but doesn’t use them! 😉
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Hahaha glad I am not the only one who does that.
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Glad I’m not the only one that hasn’t taken that Pokemon Go plunge. I’ll probably end up getting it when it’s available in the UK but as of now I’m undecided.
Pierce Brown. If I could sit around a campfire, drinking wine and chatting with him I think I’d be set for life haha.
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I bet the UK will have it before Austria. They probably just didn’t release it worldwide because their servers were already crashing like crazy when it was just the US.
Pierce is goals on so many levels.
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I am so glad that I have unlimited data on my phone, because I play Pokemon Go so much lol! Getting mail is always fun! Same with the blogging. I actually never expected to stick with it as long as I have. I usually star a blog and give up a week or so later.
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I have unlimited data too, but not fullspeed. So, after like 5 days, apps that need internet don’t work properly without an external source of wifi.
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I love getting mail as well. Especially when it’s book-related! Your little sherlock is so cute! I want one:) I fangirl so easily and get obsessed with things so easily as well. I’m just glad I’m not alone on this. When I read ‘I don’t use bookmarks’ for a split second I was so worried you were going to say that you dog-eared your pages. I was so relieved when you said you used something else. That’s like a deal-breaker for me. My mom was borrowing my harry potter book once and she dog-eared the page and I just looked at her with a stone-cold expression and when she saw me looking at her like that she said ‘what?’ and I just pointed my finger at the book and said ‘don’t do that again’. She never has…. I get kinda sad when I get a book that is 350 pages or less, especially when it’s a stand-alone because I know I will fall in love with the stories and characters and I want it to go on forever but I know it won’t so I get kinda sat about it being over so soon. Awesome post and sorry about the long comment:)
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Never apologise for a long comment! I love getting them!
Thank you 😀 I am glad you like my Sherlock. You won’t believe how difficult it was to make his clothes. They were legit the most difficult part.
I WOULD NEVER DOG EAR PAGES! Generally, it pains me to see people do that.
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Well all the hard work was worth it. The jacket is so cute. And the scarf is beautiful
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THANK YOU ❤
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Mail is so much fun! Well, except bills. I used to love sending and receiving letters when I was younger. We didn’t have texting back then…Lol.
My TTT: http://www.anovelglimpse.com/2016/07/12/top-ten-tuesday-the-one-where-i-tell-you-all-about-my-love-of-contemporary-romances/
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LOL I did send letters even with texting when I was young XD
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Good for you! 🙂
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I recently became addicted to Pokemon go… It has definitely gotten me out of the house!!
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I don’t know if you’re subscribed to Uppercase Box, but they started doing a thing where you could sign up to exchange letters and/or postcards with other Uppercase Box members. It’s definitely had me writing more letters, and I forgot how much I loved doing it! I’ve been checking my mailbox every day to see if my pen pal has replied yet, haha.
My TTT!
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I had no idea! Thanks for letting me know. Depending on the August theme of OwlCrate, I was thinking of maybe switching subscription boxes for a change. But we’ll see 😀
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Great facts!
I really don’t get the obsession with Pokemon Go. It isn’t even out in my country yet but one of my friends has already offered to send me a link so I can download it on my phone somehow!
I am completely the same with notebooks; I actually went out and brought a new one this weekend because for some reason I needed a new notebook but had “forgetten” about the ten blank ones filling up spaces on my bookshevles! And I love blogging a lot more than I expected as well, which is good because it takes up a lot of my time now! Still I woulnd’t have it any other way! 😀
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Oh yeah, there are several ways to get the game “unofficially”. I am just not sure how well it would work.
Hahaha I always buy more notebooks too. Some of them are full by now though, so I have that excuse.
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Yeah a lot of the people I work with have it ‘unofficially’ I just don’t get the craze, and I think if I ever did get the app it’d be something I’d use all the time for the first week or so and then not at all!
I always have to have a notebook on hand, I pretty much have one for each of my handbags now just in case (I have a lot of handbags as well!)
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I totally get the urge to have a notebook nearby at all times. People always complain that my handbag is too heavy, but I NEED one or two notebooks and a book to read … that’s just the way it is.
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If it makes you feel better I have Pokemon Go and I’ve probably played it a grand total of twice! My roommates boyfriend and his friends are around at our house a lot (we’re all just friends at this point) and they’ll disappear out of the apartment for like 40mins at a time and when they get back we’re like ‘where’d you go?’ and their answer will always be catching Pokemon. I also LOVE big books!!! The bigger the better! Great post!! I love getting to know other bloggers like this 🙂
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I’ve read so many funny tweets about people just being out and about catching Pokemon. It’s like it’s actually coming to live. Give it another 20 years or so and we will actually have real life Pokemon, I am telling you!
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If we get real life Pokemon I will certainly play hahaha!
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That’s the spirit!
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I don’t have pokemon go either xD but I watch my brothers play and literally more than half of my university are obsessed with it. I feel the same way about hardcover books but if I did have to take a book with me, hardcovers are less likely to get ruined in my bag. I love getting mail! I’m always the one who checks it at my house but I never get any haha
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I don’t know what it is that I do, but someone I always end up with fingerprints on my hardcovers that I can’t ever remove. IT’S KILLING ME! I am seriously considering reading them with gloves.
I always check the mail too! It’s so super rare that I get mail, but when I was younger I was determined to get some somehow. So, I went and wrote letters to actors and actresses and asked for autographs. More than half didn’t even come back, but I do have some awesome autographs now hahaha
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Haha that’s so awesome. I did that once and sent to President Clinton and he (well probably not him) sent a letter thanking me for writing him haha
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That’s so cool! I only got a letter or a note back once or twice. One of the first times I did this, I sent something to Aaron Taylor-Johnson because I was crushing on him super hard. I got back an autograph and a two-page printed letter about how much he appreciates it and told me about what he was currently doing. That was so awesome.
And I got a note back from James McAvoy THREE years after I sent him something and he apologised for that hahaha
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Oh my! You got a letter back from James McAvoy and he apologize for being late?!? Wow, I need to mail him a letter haha
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If you have about three years to spare, you totally should hahaha
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Omg I have so many things in common with you! I want to be a writer but I don’t think I have the commitment. I’m also obsessed with obsessing (nice phrase) when I like something I get very intense about it. I constantly talk and talk about it to people around me to the point where I completely bore them haha I don’t play pokemon either! All my friends are playing it and I don’t even wanna try because I’m afraid I’m gonna be obsessed about it if I try 😛 Great post!
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I keep talking about things as well, up to the point where people get super annoyed and angry with me. It’s a bad habit, but I need to do it or the obsession will never go down.
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Girl, the struggle is real. I wish I had Pokemon Go as well, but sadly I don’t.
On a side note, I had the wonderful opportunity in meeting Sarah J. Maas and she was all kinds of awesome.
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Oh wow, I am super jelly that you met Sarah! Even though I still haven’t read the Throne of Glass series, she is definitely among my favourite authors.
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I don’t have pokemon go either- in fact I hadn’t heard of it until a couple of days ago (I know, I know, I was living under a rock apparently) and I don’t have either the capability or the will to play it. Ah wow I love your little sherlock! I collect notebooks too- it’s becoming a problem. And who doesn’t want to meet Pierce Brown? 😉 Ah I also wasn’t expecting to love blogging this much- and we all love you too!! ❤
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YAY! Glad you like my little Sherlock. It was a full day’s work and it paid off 😀
You totally make me blush over here ❤
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I hope you have Pokemon Go by now!! I know that it’s out in a lot of European countries now, but I didn’t really look at the list since I only searched for The Netherlands lol. Omg I hadn’t even thought about my data yet… I love getting mail too! The fun kind anyway haha. While I love email since it’s super convenient, sometimes I really wish we could go back to getting more mail!
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I don’t have Pokemon Go yet. I will download it by the beginning of next month when I have more data again. It’s kind of pointless now
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Aww no! 😦 Thankfully it’s already the middle of July!
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