Write, Wrote, Written discussion

A lot of people have been having a separate section to tell fellow Goodreaders about themselves. These people (you know who you are) have inspired me to do the same.

Let the games begin!

Okay, that was a really bad intro... but I digress..


Fact #1: I'm not really violent, in fact I try to resolve my problems like this. Except you have to be really special to get one of my favorite candies, because one does not give out candy without thought.



Fact #2: Like most kids I underwent one of the most horrifying things you could ever image (like horrifying at that age).... flash cards. I groaned every single time my mom pulled them out, it was like a death sentence. Yes, I'm over-exaggerating, but that's a fact for another time.




Fact #3: I don't drink coffee, beer, or wine -my church has a health code that I follow that abstains from such things,- so imagine for a second that drink is Dr. Pepper or something alright? But, this is something I totally would do. (Do you think that mozzarella stick comes with marinara sauce?)



Fact #4: I was never a real 'out-doorsy' kid, but as a kid my mom used to argue that I needed to get fresh air (later it turned into that I needed more vitamin D)... Needless to say, I've gotten better over time.



Fact #5: When I'm writing essays, I have this guilty habit of letting the word 'therefore' come in. I think it has something to do with the fact that I like to read them over as an old British professor and 'therefore' just seems natural.



Fact #5: I like to have conversations in my head. A lot of them, but that's OK.




Fact #6: I like to highlight. I mean, I don't have an obsession or anything, but let's just say almost everything is important in my book...

Do you abstain from tea as well? I know one lds who said she would never drink tea because God says it's evil. (She also included another mutual friend of the same faith, but he totally proved her wrong. It was rather funny.) But seriously, what's the deal? I don't understand. If anything, tea is (or, can be) better for you than dr. Pepper. HALP. I NEED TO KNOW. PLEASE.

Sora wrote: "Do you abstain from tea as well? I know one lds who said she would never drink tea because God says it's evil. (She also included another mutual friend of the same faith, but he totally proved her ..."

I mean, I completely understand why alcohol isn't okay. And also coffee, to an extent. But. But. But?!?!??!
If I didn't have tea, I would literally be dead by now. Health benefits, yo.

I like tea, but I don't drink it at all!

Emmeline, you sound just like me.

Hmm...I might just do this

I'm a Christian, I don't think that tea is evil. Or any drink necessarily. But everything should be done in moderation. And if it makes you stumble don't have anything to do with it.

Fact #7: I like ice cream, I'm not gonna lie. But, when I'm only allowed for a spoonful, you better prepare yourself for me to bring out the largest spoon in the house.



Fact #8: I take awesome selfies. It's not like a brood or anything. I'm not a big fan of the duck lip or whatever those little mouth poses are... but this definitely describes me in a nutshell. I often cringe when I see people post pictures of me.



Fact #9: I dislike math... we have a bit of in inconsistent relationship. I like it when I get it right, hate it when I get it wrong. In fact, throw out the word 'work' and replace it with 'math' and you have me.



Fact #10: I don't know what your childhood was like, but every Friday night (I believe) my brother and I had movie nights. We had a TV in the play room and a VCR. Of course we would turn up the volume, but then it was a scramble for the remote once this part got on. I swear it scared me every time it was on full blast.

Benjamin wrote: "I'm a Christian, I don't think that tea is evil. Or any drink necessarily. But everything should be done in moderation. And if it makes you stumble don't have anything to do with it."

I agree with you Ben. All things in moderation. :)

Sora wrote: "Do you abstain from tea as well? I know one lds who said she would never drink tea because God says it's evil. (She also included another mutual friend of the same faith, but he totally proved her ..."

Haha! Well, I didn't write tea mostly because it would be more of a half-truth. Mormons can drink tea. Herbal tea in moderation that is. Things like sweet tea we tend to stay away from. However some people's standards are different, for an example I grew up drinking Rooibos (an herbal tea), super good, but I always added sugar. ;) However some may not drink tea at all.

Well, I always forget that most people don't have their tea by itself. I never add anything. I suppose it's a bit of an acquired taste...
I love honeybush rooibos.
Hiiigh teeeaaa.
Anyways.

Haha! We <3 Rooibos. My mom's boss gave her Roobois tea from South Africa for a gift. It's awesome! Have you ever tried the tea Sweet & Spicy??? Kind of tastes like cinnamon, but doesn't? I think that's only tea I don't add sugar in.

Nahh. I don't really like sweet things.

But it's not really sweet though, that's the thing. I just don't know how to describe it... Perhaps I should get out the tea pot to refresh my memories. ;)

Sora wrote: "Do you abstain from tea as well? I know one lds who said she would never drink tea because God says it's evil. (She also included another mutual friend of the same faith, but he totally proved her ..."

Mostly they believe it that caffeine is a stimulant similar to alcohol... that's what my friend said, at least. I don't understand about why chocolate and coke is okay, but...

I like chai, green tea, a bit of herbal... And I hate "chai tea". It bugs me so much!

Yeah we try to avoid anything that's caffeine related because of the side affects it can have on your body (and also because we have be commanded to do so by a loving and considerate Father). I do drink hot cocoa even though it does have some caffeine (and that 'some' is relatively small), but like most people we drink it in moderation. It's not like I have 5 cups a day or in a week, normally we only get it in December so it's more of a 'treat' than anything else.

But I don't drink Coke. ;)

Curious.

Fact #11: Call me lame, but I was big into Pokemon when I was younger. Maybe it had to do with the fact that my favorite cousins played it, or because some of the Pokemon were cute (I am a sucker for cuteness), but the fact was - I've outgrown it and given all my cards (even the cute ones) to one of my brothers.



Fact #12: One of my family rules is that you can't play another instrument until you know the basics of the piano. Kind of like languages, it's best you know Latin so it will be easier for you to get into all the languages it branches off from (i.e. Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian...). Let's just say I've been on and off with my piano, but you would've thought by now I would at least be able to play Beethoven or Mozart right? Wrong. I dream of playing their famous pieces, but at the end of the day, I look like this:



Fact #13: I was really terrified of bees as a kid okay? Even more terrified because a bee (or whatever it was) stung me for no particular reason. But, I also hate spiders. Especially spiders with no sense of web direction.



Fact #14: I've never been into gymnastics, or cheerleading, whatever you want to call it. But, for camp one year we were competing against a group (namely it's song related) and they totally decided they wanted to have a tumbling competition instead. It was embarrassing because no one really knew anything except for the other group. They won. I felt severely cheated. (I mean how is that even fair?!)



Fact #15: I'm actually a pretty good student, I've got A's and B's in nearly every subject. But, I swear when it's quiz time I dread this happening to me:

:)

Fact #16: I've never really had a favorite subject, I could tell you my least of course, but to me school was always school so I've always had a bit differentially when it came to favorite subjects. I might favor science one year, or shrug at it the next. Currently my top two favs are history and literature. Literature because there's reading (yay!) and history because I like to read about the past. (So I guess history's like a 2 in 1 right?)



Fact #17: I've just started ballet a few months ago (haven't done it since I was 3), and I've only had to do a Grand Jete once. Don't know how it looked, but I'm pretty sure it was an epic flop.



Fact #18: Every Saturday I have dance, but my teacher has this poor habit of sometimes not saying our names when she is giving critique. So, as always, I assume she's talking about me.



Fact #19: One time I was tricked into riding a roller coaster that had high drops. There were at least eight of them. After probably screaming for my uncle to stop the ride I probably looked like this for the first few before I shut my eyes and got used to the falling sensation (thank goodness it was dark out).



Fact #20: I can only take so much mess before I go crazy, especially when it comes to my room. So I thought this particularly funny... and strangely creepy.

Charlotte wrote: "this is actually really cute and funny emmeline!"

Haha! It's nice to know my life is a comedy rather than a drama! Or in other words that I'm not insanely dull. XD Glad you're enjoying it though!

Fact #21: I love baking. Have I mentioned that before? Cakes. Lemon bars. Cookies. Brownies. You name it. Of course when it comes to cookies....



Fact #22: I'm not a big fan of Taco Bell, mostly because I always get their hardshell tacos, and by the time it gets to me the hardshell isn't exactly hard. So, Chipotle is my favorite Mexican Restaurant.



Why indeed sir! Lets.

Fact #23: I love jelly beans. Well, except for the coffee, dark licorice, and all those other combinations that taste disgusting. Where do I go when I visit my great-grandparents? The jelly bean jar. Duh. (Yes, that is a thing, it has a little dispenser and everything)

Fact #24: I like to sing, normally just random stuff (when I'm alone and no one can hear it). Some of it makes sense and is clever (to the point you want to write it down), and other times it might not be understandable. Point is, I'm just experimenting.

(Kudos to Alice if she is reading this and understands where I got it from)

XD

@ Emmeline

Me and my sister do the same thing! I randomly start singing, making up words and a tune as I go. She then joins in with beatboxing or whatever suits it XD It isn't actually that bad!

Agreed!

Adam!!! Stacey!!!! I know I'm really late but I don't care I get that reference tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo