memes

The Long-Ass Book Meme

November 26, 2008

Rita tagged me, and thank god she did, cause I’m running short of blogging ideas. NaPloBoMo is a real challenge!
+++INTRODUCTIONS+++
1. What’s your name?
Christina
2. Do you read a lot?
Pre-Oliver I did, now I read a moderate amount.
3. What’s your favorite genre?
Non-fiction
+++FANTASY AND SCI-FI+++
4. Do you prefer fantasy or science fiction?
Fantasy.
5. What’s your favorite fantasy book/series?
Harry Potter [...]

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A message to Obama meme

November 7, 2008

Vicky over at TGAW brought this to my attention this afternoon, and we’ve decided to start a meme. The Guardian has started a Flickr pool called “A message to Obama” where Flickr users are adding pictures with a personal statement to President-Elect Obama. The Guardian will then be publishing their favorites.
Here’s my message:

I think it’s [...]

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Brillante Weblog Award

November 3, 2008

Gotta give a shout out to Maria, who has awarded me with the Brillante Weblog.

The rules:
1. The award may be displayed on a winners’ blog.
2. Add a link to the person from who you received the award.
3. Nominate up to 7 other blogs.
4. Add their links to your blog.
5. Send a message to each of [...]

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Seven Random Things

October 26, 2008

I guess there’s another bout of stomach flu going around, cause Casa AmiExpat all had it this weekend. I swear I don’t think I ever had stomach flu in the US, but I get it 3-4 times a year here, and whenever I tell my neighbors or the doctor, I always hear, “Oh yeah, that’s [...]

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Mosaic Meme

September 5, 2008

Here’s a meme that Blythe did a really long time ago. I’d put it aside to do later, and just finally got around to it. Click on the mosaic to see a larger version.
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page of results, [...]

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Open Book Meme

February 9, 2008

Swenglishexpat has tagged me for the ‘Open Book’ meme. These are the instructions:
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open it at page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence/ phrase.
4. Blog the next four sentences/ phrases together with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig your shelves for that very special or intellectual book.
6. Pass it forward to six friends
Like [...]

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Just how privileged are you?

January 30, 2008

I got this meme from Barbara over at Home in France. It was developed for a research project (and copyrighted) by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University (see their project’s website here). They ask that you PLEASE acknowledge their copyright if you use this meme.
Bold the true [...]

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