Nerdy fun fact:

Ok, Star Trek's Lieutenant Uhura is, of course, amazing! 

[Saldana and Nichols]

For a long time, there wasn't a consensus on her first name.  Eventually, it was canonized as Nyoto (which is Swahili for "star").  But!  Originally one of the names considered (and used in some sources) was... Samara!!  This made my nerd heart so happy :)

Ask my Bookshelf

A blogger friend of mine (from England :), Hannah, recently "tagged" me on her blog for this fun little blogging challenge.  Following are 16 questions I had to answer using only book titles.  I may have fudged a bit and used a few poems' titles.  Enjoy! 


1. Are you a man or a woman?  
The Odd Women [Gissing]

2. Describe yourself.
The Hobbit [Tolkien]
 
3. What does life mean to you?  
Six Characters in Search of an Author [Pirandello]

4. How are you doing?
Great Expectations [Dickens]

5. Describe your current home.  
The Little House [Burton]
 
6. Where would you like to travel?
Surprised by Oxford [Weber]
 
7. Describe your best friend.
"Bright Star" [Keats]

8. What is your favourite colour?
The Picture of Dorian Gray [Wilde]

9. What is the weather like now?
Gone with the Wind [Mitchell]

10. What is the best season in your opinion?
A Midsummer Night's Dream [Shakespeare]

11. If your life was a tv series, what would it be called?  
The Metamorphosis [Kafka]

12. What is your (romantic) relationship like?
Much Ado about Nothing [Shakespeare]

13. What are you afraid of?
The Book Thief [Zusak]

14. Aphorism for the day.
You are Special [Lucado]

15. What advice would you like to give?
"Carry On" [Service]

16. How would you prefer to die?  
At the back of the North Wind [MacDonald]


Tag:
Beks :)
 

too many options...

aah! So much to read... and I don't know where to begin.

Current rundown:

The Complete Fairytales by Oscar Wilde*

The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury*

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens*

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by the Countess of Carnarvon

haha... that should be Moments of Being [not Mrs. Dalloway] by Virginia Woolf*

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie*

Sherlock Holmes, Volume I by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle*

*started

Some random notes on this particular list... 

- a lot of 1890's-1910's... coincidence? not sure yet.

- short stories? at least 3 of those comprise of short stories--I totally expected myself to get sucked into a novel when I finished school. This is a pleasant surprise.

- Barrie and Doyle were friends and played on a cricket team together =) I happen to be fond of cricket, but am a bad observer--I was way too American in my tendency to clap and cheer throughout the match.

- this is why I should always finish a book before starting a new one =/

- all of these are British except Bradbury (because he was is a genius who transcends being an "American Author")

Well, if there's one you think I should dive (back) into, let me know. Go figure, but Sherlock is definitely the one I feel most drawn to right now...:)

Random Things...

I put my earrings on every morning as I walk to the bus.

I have the same thing for breakfast every day—toast with peanut butter and a glass of Apple Juice.

Something about children’s fantasy really draws me in—I think it’s the acceptance of wonder.

I have nearly 1800 songs in my iTunes library—nearly 400 of which are from soundtracks or musicals

I was almost born 2 months premature.

My favorite time of year is June—peonies, roses, and long, beautiful days.

If I had a car, I would take fairly frequent trips to Spokane because I find that city so relaxing.

I don’t know why, but I really have been wanting to re-watch Peter Jackson’s King Kong.

I want my long hair back.

My favorite drink at Starbucks is tall, four pump, no-water, soy chai.

I think “hopeless romantic” is a compliment.

I have 13 scarves—and I need more :)

I like cheesy, sappy movies.

My favorite place (that I’ve been to) in the whole wide world is Ponte Vecchio in Firenze.

I’ve been to over half of the United States.

I’ve shopped in a Harrot’s during my 4 hour stay at Heathrow Airport

I like conventions—I really don’t care if this plot has been made into a romantic comedy 3 times this year, I want to see this one.

My favorite flowers are coral peonies.

I am avoiding a paper :)