The Infinity Dream Tag

Wow. Another tag! And it's about random facts again. This tag is a little wiser and requires 11 facts, so you have been warned. Thank you, Mary, for tagging me :)

~Rules~

1. Thank the blogger who tagged you.

2. Tell us 11 facts about yourself.

3. Answer the 11 questions given to you.

4. Tag 11 bloggers and give them 11 new questions to answer.

~Facts~

1. I collect agate slices. It started when I purchased on our Michigan vacation about 12 years ago, and I've strived to get one on every vacation since. I have one from Michigan, Texas, Colorado, California, Washington DC, Missouri, and Kansas, respectively. :)

2. I always look at whatever I am drinking. I don't think it's paranoia, but . . . it weirds me out not to look into the cup (or at the lid) of whatever I'm drinking.

3. I like to cook. And bake. Anything but cookies, because rolling balls and doing batches wears me out. What I actually like is the mixing stuff up.

4. I don't listen to music very often. Like at all. I'm allowed, and I have people I like, but I can't multitask with it, so . . . I just don't do it very often. ((please don't kill me))

5. I have owned 3 hamsters. Bet that was a new one for ya, huh? I had them consecutively. Valerie was a birthday present from a friend and was golden and perfect, but she died after a few months. So I got Stormy, a gray one, as a replacement and she was psycho. As in attack monster. And I thought she was entertaining at the store . . . We returned her and got Chester, an obese golden hamster. He lived for several years but had to stretch himself out to fit through the playground tubes xD

6. I adore frozen yogurt. We just got our second place locally that I've yet to try. Orange Leaf has been extremely satisfactory so far, though :) Coconut is my favorite flavor.

7. I am a pyromaniac. Look it up if you have to, but it basically equals awesome. And explains my snatching the matches at every birthday party. I have only ever sacrificed a few hairs and a roll of toilet paper to this passion.

8. I almost drowned twice. They weren't really close calls, but they felt like it. I flipped out of my swimming ring once, while trying to speed across the pool. I inhaled the water and hit the bottom of the pool as I blacked out. I saw someone jump in and I came up with my nose burning really bad. The second time, I dove to touch the bottom of a 12' pool. I forced myself to make it but panicked when I realized I was virtually out of breath and had to go back up. It took a really long time to break the surface D:

9. I have held a python. Twice actually, and I was volunteered both times (this is different than volunteering yourself). Thank you, kind zookeeper, I love you and your slimy creature, too. *insert sarcasm* Those guys are a lot heavier than they look!

10. I have never broken a bone. Actually, none of my 6 siblings have either. My dad said we couldn't because we don't have medical insurance, and so far so good :) *knocks on wood*

11. I like to wear dresses. They make me feel happy. So thank goodness I can wear at least a skirt (if not a dress) every Sunday to church.

~Questions~

1. What is your favorite season?

Fall/winter. The equivalent of jackets, sweaters, pullovers, hoodies, leggings, boots, gloves, and all that awesome stuff. None of this sweat and water sports for me!

2. If you could only eat one dessert for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Pineapple chess pie. It's easy to make and it's really good cold for any meal. :)

3. What superpower would you most like to possess?

Reading by osmosis.

4. Do you prefer chocolate or vanilla? (I'm apparently hungry right now.)

I will always choose homemade vanilla ice cream, but otherwise, everything else goes chocolate.

5. What are some books that make you perfectly and incandescently happy?

Perfectly and incandescently, hm? All the ones on my Recommendations and Reviews page. Pollyanna (and it's sequel) and Mara, Daughter of the Nile were two that I don't think I've mentioned before and liked a lot. The latter is Historical Fiction, of course :)

6. What is a movie that you enjoyed which you originally weren't expecting to like?
Prince of Persia. The critics gave it a bad rap and knowing it was based off a video game . . . I just wasn't interested. But I watched it anyway since my parents said it was actually pretty good. I ended up liking it a lot. The acting was good, and the plot was interesting. And it was almost completely clean, too. I was impressed.

7. Given the choice between leaving your family behind in order to move to a fictional world or 

staying where you lived for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

Staying where I live. Fictional worlds always have a hitch, guys ;) And, quite honestly, I don't have a huge issue with where I live. It's semi-small town. And it's Texas. It really just needs to have cooler weather and I'm set.

8. Which mythical creature would you adopt?

A pigmypuff. They've been known to sing on Boxing Day.

9. What is one of your biggest pet peeves?

*puts hands in mouth* "Are you in school?"
"No, I'm at the dentist."

*jabs mouth* "Do you go to school?"
"No."

*panicked face* "Why not?"
"I'm homeschooled. How else could I afford to be here at 11 in the morning?"

*injects amnesia* "That's nice."

I promise, it's this exact conversation every time!

10. What fictional character would you most like to have as a friend?

Neville Longbottom or Edmund Pevensie. Both of them are highly underscored and overlooked due to their shaky beginnings, but I appreciate people that truly change and stand up for their family and friends the most. They'd both be invaluable as a friend.

11. Would you rather write with a pencil or pen?

Pen for everything writerly. It'll last longer and flows smoother and it's all chaos anyway, so erasers don't matter. For school, I tend to use mechanical pencils because they're still smooth, but you can erase and make everything look all even and beautiful.

~Tags~

I have to tag 11 people. And I'm going to do it, too. No more skipping out and cheating for me! As always, you don't have to, and you can do it if you want to anyway :)

Aberdeen @ A Glimpse of Starlight
Anna @ Anna S. Brie
Emily @ A Purpose and A Promise
Emily @ Writer Emily Mundell
Faith @ Stories by Firefly!
Hannah @ HannahRodzzz
Mariya @ name is ayiram
Olivia @ Meanwhile, In Rivendell
Olivia @ Plot Therapy
Sophia @ Ravens and Writing Desks
Sophie @ The Magic in Our Words

Your questions, ladies and gentlemen. You can answer them in the comments if you don't want to do a whole post :)

1. What is your favorite month of the year?

2. When buying a book cheap, do you prefer an e-book or a used paperback?

3. If you could smell one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

4. Have you ever read a Shakespeare play (in old English)? If so, which one(s)?

5. What are your birthday traditions?

6. Do you prefer to write by hand or type things up?

7. What is your favorite style of house (cabin, modern, Victorian, beach, etc)?

8. Wide rule or college rule paper?

9. What is your least favorite chore?

10. How long have you had your blog and what is one tip you would share?

11. If you could visit one fictional world, which would it be?

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Phew! There you have it! I've been tagged yet again, but I may save that post for a week or so, to change it up a bit. Hope you enjoy the questions and are staying afloat with your word goals or whatever insanity is going on in your life ;)