1. Thank the person that gave you the award in a blog post & link back to their blog.
2. Pass the award on to 15 bloggers you follow.
3. Include 7 random things about yourself in your post.
4. Notify your nominees by leaving a comment on their blog.
SEVEN RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME
1. I'm a Youth Services Librarian that hates kiddie songs.
2. I hope to one day open a coffee shop with Phil -- We have the name picked out & everything.
3. My sister & I are planning on getting matching tattoos of roses for our Abuela on our feet.
4. I've had my nosed pierced for the past seven years.
5. For some reason I'm always on vacation during my father's birthday (August 24th).
6. I feel really bad when I can't find what a patron is looking for.
7. My favorite comfort meal is buttered elbows with chunks of mozzarella.
The amazing Jake from Fresh To Death nominated me for a Liebster Award and obviously I accept, so here we go!
TO ACCEPT THIS FUN AWARD YOU MUST...
1. List eleven things about yourself.
2. Answer the eleven questions that the tagger asked.
3. Create eleven questions of your own for the people you nominate.
3. Choose up to eleven bloggers & link them to your post.
4. Go to their page and inform them of the nomination.
5. Absolutely NO tag backs.
6. ONLY tag bloggers with less than 200 followers. ELEVEN THINGS ABOUT ME
1. I am the youngest librarian on staff at my job.
2. I've been dating Justin for almost nine and a half years.
3. I hate going outside when it rains because I hate getting wet.
4. I love side-scrolling Mario games.
5. I was originally a psychology major in college.
6. I love cemeteries, haunted places and ghosts.
7. I sleep on top of my blankets instead of underneath.
8. My favorite comic is Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore.
9. I have the Dewey Decimal number 027.6623 tattooed under a stack of books on my ankle.
10. I collect records and listen to them on my Crosley CR249 BK Keepsake USB Turntable.
11. I am constantly looking for a book stamped with the date March 4th, 1985 on it.
MY ANSWERS TO JAKE'S QUESTIONS
1. What is your favorite band?
Incubus. I'm actually going to see them for the 7th time next Wednesday night.
3. What is the first music video you ever remember seeing?
Hmm... Memories of "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot pops into my mind but I don't think it was the first.
4. Do you sing?
I do. I was a dubbed a first soprano in high school with a decent range.
5. What is your least favorite musical genre?
Classical.
6. Do you play an instrument?
Nope. I tried learning how to play flute when I was in elementary school, but that didn't work out for me. Neither did learning how to play piano which sucks because my father teaches piano part-time. 7. What is your favorite song?
I don't have one favorite song. I have favorite songs by artists and bands. Here are my favorites from my favorite bands...
8. If you could go to any concert in the world, what would it be?
I'd love to go to one of those big European rock concerts.
9. If you could have one talent without putting forth any effort, what would it be?
I don't actually know... Is that bad?
10. Who is your biggest celebrity crush?
I love Jason Segal.
11. If you could trade lives with anyone in the world, who would it be?
I wouldn't want to trade lives with anyone permanently, but I'd like to see what it would be like to Lady Gaga or Nicki Minaj for a day. MY ELEVEN QUESTIONS FOR MY BLOGGERS
1. What do you want to be when you grow up?
2. What is the last book you read?
3. If you could change anything about yourself would you? What would you change?
4. Who is your favorite superhero?
5. It's midnight and you want a snack, what do you grab to eat?
6. Celebrity "Marry, Fuck, Kill" go!
7. What is your favorite accessory?
8. Do you collect anything? If so what?
9. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
10. Do you owe anything library fines?
11. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child? ELEVEN BLOGGERS I'M TAGGING
1. Emily from Tea Tree Vintage
2. Jessica from Living The LA Life
3. Jessie from Young Georgia Love
4. Elise from The Jersey Flower
5. Lou from Foxy Whiskers
6. Cait Emma from Linen & Leaves
7. Maggie from Finding Myself
8. Lenni from Imprimatur/At The Quill's Mercy
9. Meghan from Adventures In Mediocrity
10. Leila from Confection
11. Bibliotecher from Confessions From The Information Desk
If you remember I posted a few weeks ago that I was nominated for the Most Fascinating Awards: Librarian Blog, well I didn't win but I did make their top fifty at number thirty-one! So thank you to all of you that did vote for me and congratulations to Ms. Yingling Reads who won!
An article you wrote in 2011 titled A Rarity... Good Parenting... has earned your blog a nomination for aFascinationAward: 2012's Most Fascinating Librarian blog. The comments posted in response to your post prove that your content not only inspires your audience, but it also creates discussion around your posts, both of which are requirements for the nomination of a Fascination award.
As a nominee of this award, you will receive a $25 restaurant gift card and full permission to display the "Nominated" emblem on your website.To learn more about the contest, the rules, or the prizes, click here: 2012 Fascination Awards Rules & Prizes.
To get started:
Accept your nomination and receive your $25restaurant giftcard by replying to this email by Friday February 24th (11:59 PM EST).
Claim your "Nominated" badge to display on your blog: Nominated Badge
Voting begins February 27th at 12:01 AM (EST). The blog with the most votes by March 6th at 11:59 PM (EST) will win the grand prize, a $200 restaurant gift card.
