Well, I did a great meme during Blogathon 2006, so I thought I’d post it here again (even though it’s 2 years off . . . the answers are close to the same):
20 Years Ago: (age 2)
My mom read to me allll the time! I’ve been a big fan of books and reading since day one. There’s also a really cute picture of me when I was about 2 1/2. I’m sitting in a big rocking chair, and my little brother is in my lap (he’s about a month old), and I’m “reading†a book to him . . . and the book is upside down.
10 Years Ago: (age 12)
When I was this age, my punishment was getting the TV taken away, it wasn’t being grounded . . . It was taking my books away. I HATED it. Also when I was 12, I started to write a book, which I finished when I was 13. It’s a for real book – think Baby-Sitter’s Club genre. I’ve gone back and read it, and while it needs a LOT of work, I have actually really considered doing something with it . . .
5 Years Ago: (age 17)
At 17 I was a senior in high school, and I was getting so burned out on all the school reading that I kind of quit reading for pleasure. I hated it, because I looooved to read. I just couldn’t do it.
3 Years ago: (age 19)
At 19 I was kind of in the same place as I was at 17. I had tried to get back into reading after graduation, but when I went to college I majored in English and theatre . . . so was reading CONSTANTLY for class. I just couldn’t get myself to read for pleasure.
Last Year: (age 21)
I decided to heck with it about school reading, and every time I had a break from school (fall break, spring break, Christmas, Easter, you name it) I would read about a book a day. I still do that.
This Month: (age 22)
Now I have started grad school, so I’m working at finding a balance between reading for pleasure and reading for class. It’s been difficult. Becoming active in Bookcrossing has helped.
3 Favorite Reading Locations:
- my bed
- outside by the pool at home in FL
- the coffee shop at school3 Reading habits:
- when I start a book, I will usually finish it in the next 24 hours
- if I’m in public, I HAVE to be listening to music while I read
- I have 2 bookshelves full of books that I haven’t read3 Things that distract me:
- other people
- movies
- schoolwork3 Favorite Book Beverages:
- Diet Coke
- cup of coffee
- espresso-y drink from Starbucks3 Favorite bookmarks:
- my mother makes bookmarks, so my favorites are all beaded bookmarks made by her!So . . . what about YOU?
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