Liebster Award

I haven’t blogged in awhile, but I have a good friend that keeps giving me reasons to be motivated to do so.  I was nominated by my good friend Foxy for a Liebster Award! This is the first time I have heard of it, so I am going to try it.

The Fun Rules:

• The nominee must link back to the blogger who nominated them.
• The nominee must state 11 facts about themselves, and then answer the 11 questions provided for them by the person who nominated them.
• The nominee must then nominate bloggers with less than 200 followers, who they think deserve the recognition, and pose 11 new questions for them to answer.

Random facts about me:

1. I broke my pinkie toe back in Junior High, and it has never healed.  I now have a double jointed toe.
2. I will be graduating from the University of Utah in spring of 2014 with my bachelors in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Disability Studies.
3. I know a good amount of Pop Culture, because of the improv team I’m on, but know the most about things that interest children.
4. When I was four I broke my arm, leg, and got four sets of stitches in the same year.  The next year I got glasses.
5.  I am a part of three "groups" that I found outside of high school. (Utah Streetpass, Rocky Mountain Muggles, Jesters Royale)
6. I hate clowns because of the movie Dumbo... Pink Elephants on parade creeped me out and gave me nightmares)
7. I LOVE cheese. No joking. Ask Scooter, whenever I'm hungry, I tend to want Macaroni and Cheese.  I'm glad that Scooter likes it as much as I do.
8. I find awesome jeans at the DI.  I'm not cheep, I'm thrifty.
9. I enjoy making things.  My favorite mediums are paper and clay.
10. I spent almost 24 hours volunteering as an extra for the movie "Last Man(s) on Earth", it just went to Sundance this year, and is going to be on Netflix real soon. It's the first movie I was in where I have my name in legit movie credits.
11. I like to people watch.  It's fun to try and figure out what people are thinking or why someone is doing what they are doing.  It also helps me create more stock characters for improv.

Answers to Foxy's questions:

1. If money/success were no hindrance to you what would you be doing for a living? Why?

Without a doubt I would be pursing something to do with theater.  It is fun, and I love the feeling of being on stage.  It is something that gets my mind moving, and creativity flowing.
2. Is there a character from a movie/book you most relate to? Who is it?

             Luna Lovegood… (Refer to this blog post for moreinformation)
3. If you turned your Ipod (or other music playing device) on right now what would be playing?

 This one is kind of funny, but it would probably be either something from a musical.  My top two that I tend to listen to the most are Beauty and the Beast (Either Home, Belle Reprise, or If I Can’t Love Her), or something from Through The Looking Glass.

4. What is your guiltiest pleasure?

Guilty Pleasure? Ha, probably watching all of those silly “reality” TV shows.  My favorites to watch are Survivor and The Bachelor.
5. What would you today tell the you of ten years ago?

Probably, “Don’t worry what others think.  Junior High is dumb anyway.  It is a time where everyone is trying to figure themselves out.  It is okay to not have a lot of friends.  If you have one good friend that accepts you for you, then you are set for life.  It is okay to sit by yourself at times.  Maybe go pick up a book if you are feeling alone at school. Be who you are, go have fun, and make sure you start off with doing theater right when you get into High School.  I promise you won’t regret that.”
6. Do you sing along to the radio? What's your favorite song to sing to?

 I catch myself singing to the radio when I am alone, driving the bus for work.  Since I work with children, we listen to Radio Disney, so you can get an idea of what I sing to.  But, altogether, I enjoy singing songs made by Disney Channel stars.  Sadly, I can sing along with almost any Justin Bieber song…
7. If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would be your first non-bill/debt paying purchase?

Since I am getting married in May, I would say buying a house.  The whole idea of renting will be fun, but I think it would even more be fun if I had a place where I could be myself.
8. Favorite vacation spot?

I’ve only been there once, but Disneyland.  I went when I was 19ish and remember the magical feeling I felt there, and the fun that I was able to have.
9. Describe your perfect day.

Doing something with Scooter, where we didn’t have to pay for a single thing.
10. What is one thing on your bucket list?

I think that doing ordinances in all of the Temples in Utah would be fun.
11. If you could be anyone else for a day who would you choose and why?

This one took me awhile to come up with an answer, but I decided that there is no one I'd rather be, than me.  I'm comfortable with who I am.  Honestly, I have my own trials and struggles to deal with and don't want to find out what other people have to deal with. 

Nominees (in no particular order):

Stress? What Stress?

Amy Which Way It Goes

LivingVi-Keri-ously

Questions for nominees:

1.      What is your favorite color and why? 

2.      Who is your greatest inspiration? 

3.      What is the strangest thing you've ever eaten? 

4.      What is one talent you wish you had?

5.      If you could take a one week trip to anywhere in the world, where would you go?

6.      What is the one thing you couldn't go a single day without?

7.      What is the last book your read?

8.      Do you prefer movies that make you laugh, cry, or scream in terror?

9.      What do you want to learn to do this year??

10.  Would you go skydiving?

11.  Why did you start blogging?

HP challenge Day 25

Day 25: Nineteen years later. Are you happy how it turned out, or do you wish something was different, ie Neville married Luna?

I think it ended great. I really wish Luna and Neville ended up with each other… they just were perfect for each other… I think I’m just a big shipper for them. 

Are you happy how the future turned out for the characters?

HP challenge Day 20

(This was meant to go up yesterday... Sometimes life happens which makes it so you can't..) 

 

Day 20: If you had to meet one member of the cast, who would it be?

Well, since I’ve already met four of the actors from the cast (Fred, George, Neville, and Seamus), I’d am content… Nah, I would love to meet anyone from the trio or Evanna Lynch.  All great people and meeting anyone of them would make me happy.  If I had to meet one out of those four Evanna would trump all.

If you could meet one member of the cast, who would you choose?

HP challenge Day 15

Day 15: Who would be your best friends at Hogwarts? (Three only)

I really think I would get along with Luna, Ginny, and Hermione.  Luna is eccentric, blunt, honest, doesn't care what others think of her, and is compassionate.  With Luna I think I would be a follower and talk with her about her dad’s Quibbler.  Ginny is forceful, nice, and independent.  She is one that I could see myself being able to talk to easily.  Hermione is diligent, hardworking, and compassionate.  The three of them have their own traits that have them stand out, but all are compassionate in some form.  They are ones that I can relate to, and so this is why I could see myself being friends with these three.

Who do you think would be your best friend at Hogwarts?

HP challenge Day 12

Day 12: Fave ship.

This is probably the nerdiest question on this list… When I first read the book series I really wanted Neville and Luna to end up together.  They are both misfits in Harry’s clique.  I felt that they would be perfect together.  When I found out who they ended up marrying, I was super sad, but had to learn to get over it.

Who would be your favorite fan ship?

HP challenge Day 11

Day 11: What character would you say you are most like.

It may not surprise you that I feel like I relate with Luna.  She comes across as very "out there" and eccentric, but she is also very blunt and honest. She has a tendency to believe in things in which she has no proof.

 

What character do you say you’re more like?

HP challenge Day 7

Day 7: Favorite female character and why.

This may not surprise you that Luna Lovegood is my favorite.  She is definitely different from everyone else.  She isn’t afraid to be who she is.  When people make fun of her, she rolls with the punches, doesn’t let it affect her, and keeps going.  She is one character that is entertaining and takes you for a good laugh. 

When I first read the book I related with the character.  I even stated that I would love to play her one day.  About two years ago my work started a whole “Breakfast with the Witches,” where people could pay to come get breakfast and get autographs from people dressed as famous witches and wizards.  One of my co-workers knew I loved Harry Potter and piped in to my boss that she thought I would make a perfect Luna.  To my surprise my boss agreed and let me play Luna.  

For the past two years I’ve been paid to portray one of my dream rolls.  Every year I hear positive feedback about how that girl who played Luna was really believable.  It’s been amazing!  I absolutely love everything about Luna.

Who’s your favorite female character?