Book meme: Day 18!
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algWhen I got my hair trimmed, I also swapped my anti-frizz shampoo for one of those "good for curly hair!" shampoos, and now my hair's natural curls are flying free. I think they need mousse, honestly, because they are still frizzy, but that's okay.
Unlike a lot of people in the world, I really love my hair. I think I have great hair. It looks good short, it looks good long, it looks good at every length in between. It's very difficult to manage, because sometimes it's curly, sometimes it's wavy, and sometimes it's straight, plus it's super thick and fine, and I have a lot of it. It's heavy enough that even at the length it is now (chin) when I put it into a ponytail, I get a headache. (That's why I wear a french braid so often.) And I have a lot of silver hair that doesn't take dye. So, I mean, it's not all glory and orange tulips, but I don't mind it. It's my hair.
And today it is super curly! Those curls are solely from going to sleep with wet hair. Pretty nice, huh?
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Nope, don't have one. I do not often think of books as discreet scenes, so it's difficult for me to pull up very specific scenes in my memory unless they are super powerful -- and even then I can't often think of the exact scene with its exact words and descriptions; I usually just have a vague impression of what happened in it.
Plus I sat here and tried to think of beginning scenes, and when I went to check the books, I realized that the scenes I thought of are none of them the scenes at the beginning of a book, but the first scenes that struck me as truly representative of the characters/situations.
Memory is a funny thing!
Other days of the book meme:
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?
Unlike a lot of people in the world, I really love my hair. I think I have great hair. It looks good short, it looks good long, it looks good at every length in between. It's very difficult to manage, because sometimes it's curly, sometimes it's wavy, and sometimes it's straight, plus it's super thick and fine, and I have a lot of it. It's heavy enough that even at the length it is now (chin) when I put it into a ponytail, I get a headache. (That's why I wear a french braid so often.) And I have a lot of silver hair that doesn't take dye. So, I mean, it's not all glory and orange tulips, but I don't mind it. It's my hair.
And today it is super curly! Those curls are solely from going to sleep with wet hair. Pretty nice, huh?
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Nope, don't have one. I do not often think of books as discreet scenes, so it's difficult for me to pull up very specific scenes in my memory unless they are super powerful -- and even then I can't often think of the exact scene with its exact words and descriptions; I usually just have a vague impression of what happened in it.
Plus I sat here and tried to think of beginning scenes, and when I went to check the books, I realized that the scenes I thought of are none of them the scenes at the beginning of a book, but the first scenes that struck me as truly representative of the characters/situations.
Memory is a funny thing!
Other days of the book meme:
Day 01 - A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 - A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 - The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 - Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 - A book or series you hate
Day 06 - Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 - Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 - A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A book that disappointed you
Day 12 - A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 - Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 - Your "comfort" book
Day 16 - Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 - Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 - Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 - Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 - Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 - Most annoying character ever
Day 24 - Best quote from a novel
Day 25 - Any five books from your "to be read" stack
Day 26 - OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 - If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 - First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 - Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 - What book are you reading right now?