Book Couture

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Awards Edition #3

Life Is Good Award

-from the lovely Danya at A Tapestry of Words

Rules:

Thank and link back to the person that gave this award.
Answer the 10 survey questions.
Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic.
Contact the bloggers you’ve picked to let them know about the award.

Questions:
1. If you blog anonymously are you happy doing it that way; if you are not anonymous do you wish you had started out anonymously so you could be anonymous now?
Hmm, I don't blog completely anonymously - there's so much info about me on my blog - that I've revealed in the About Me section, in guest posts, and in my Behind the Blog series. And I like it that way - it's important that readers know the personality behind the blog.

2. Describe one incident that shows your inner stubborn side:

LOL - I'm sure that every argument with my parents is a proof of stubbornness. My stubborn side isn't really all that "inner", but it's not as strong as other people's.

3. What do you see when you really look at yourself in the mirror?

I see someone that I am happy with. I see myself as someone quite average and plain. I don't stand out in any way, but I'm fine with that.

4. What is your favourite summer cold drink?

Spiders!! Have you ever tried a spider (otherwise known as Ice Cream Sodas)? Put a scoop of ice cream into a glass, and add soda (for example, Coca Cola.)

5. When you take time for yourself, what do you do?

I read! Reading has always been one of my favourite pastimes, so whenever I need an escape, I delve into a book.

6. Is there something you still want to accomplish in your life? What is it?

There's definitely a lot that I still want to do with my life - check out this post here.

7. When you attended school, were you the class clown, the class overachiever , the shy person, or always ditching?
I still attend school, and I would classify myself as the quiet, shy girl that everyone thinks is smart...but isn't really. Here's the thing - because I wear glasses, work in class, and hand in my homework on time, most people automatically assume that I'm smart. Not true, people, not true.

8. If you close your eyes and want to visualize a very poignant moment of your life what would you see?

I can't think of a particularly poignant moment at this time - there have been so many significant and touching moments for me, so I can't pinpoint a particular one.

9. Is it easy for you to share your true self in your blog or are you more comfortable writing posts about other people or events?
I think that it is - everything I write on my blog comes from my heart. A lot of myself comes through in everything I say. But this is primarily a book review blog, where I talk about books, so I suppose I am comfortable doing both.

10. If you had the choice to sit down and read or talk on the phone, which would you do and why?

Seeing my blog is called Book Couture, and I blog about books, I'll leave that up to you to figure out. ;)

Recipients:

Here are the lovely people with wonderful blogs I am passing on this award to:

(Notice that I've done this in alphabetical order - so there's no discrimination. I tried not to pick people who had received this award before.)

Note: I would love it if you accepted the award I passed to you, but you are absolutely under no obligation to pass it on. It would also make my day, and quite a few other people's days if you did, though. *winks*

Versatile Blogger Award

- From 5 lovely ladies:
Hafsah @ Icey Books

Anna @ Books to Brighten Your Mood
Fiction Spark
Brittany @ Nice Girls Read Books
Kristina @ Frazzled Book Nommer

Wow! I'm flabbergasted. Thank you all so much for thinking of me - I really appreciate the award.

Rules:

Thank and link back to the person that gave this award.
Write 7 things about yourself that other people might not know.
Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic.
Contact the bloggers you’ve picked to let them know about the award.

7 Things About Me:

1. I've always wanted a pet puppy.
2. I'm always listening to my iPod. Well, not always, but you know what I mean.
3. My favourite fruit is mango, and jack fruit.
4. People often mistake my age - some will think I'm in university/college, some will think I'm in seventh grade (Year 7). It's unimaginably frustrating.
5. I often crack my ankles - weird, I know!
6. Sometimes I'll sleep with one leg outside the covers. Do you do this too? There's even a fanpage for it on Facebook.
7. I have been to two continents - Oceania and Asia.

Recipients:

Here are the lovely people with wonderful blogs I am passing on this award to:

(Notice that I've again done this in alphabetical order - so there's no discrimination. I tried not to pick people who had received this award before.)

One Lovely Blog Award

- From A Cozy Reader's Corner

Thanks very much, Cozy Reader! Check out my previous two acceptances here and here.

I wasn't thinking of passing this award again, but I knew I had to give it to Hafsah from Icey Books - http://www.iceybooks.com/, because her blog is absolutely amazing, and she did that wonderful banner for the Book Contest Directory you can see in the sidebar. She also did a background and our header, helping us out heaps. She's a wonderful gal and totally deserves this.

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