Ridiculous Facebook About Me- 2

  This ridiculous Facebook 'about me' is for my dear sister-in-law Sara.

    I have 6 boys and 1 girl who's due to make her appearance in January. Sometimes I wonder why I haven't started my children's Olympian training. I need those boys to be in tip top shape, so that they can beat Michael Phelps in the 2016 Olympics.
My life goal is to be the best monkfish fisher in the whole world. Those little fish are so cute! Here's a picture:

   Aren't they beauties? My other life goal is to be a sea monkey farmer. I loved my son Benny's so much that I've found my true life calling. Those little creatures are the best things ever!
  In my free time, I like to look for antique linens. I'm not sure when that started. I also enjoy being a lady who lunches. I especially like to eat dessert. It's the greatest part of a meal.
   I also like to fall asleep on the couch about 9pm. But it's ok to do that, because I get up early and do mommy stuff all day.
   One day, I hope to learn all there is to know about legos, pokemon, and excel.

One Week Left in England

   I have one week left of my extended stay in England. I want to say it seems like just yesterday that I got here, but honestly I think that time only goes as fast as you think and I want to think that time passes slowly. That and it feels like it's been ages since I hugged my sweet puppy Stella.

Stella is always happy. And lazy.

   And then when I think of Stella, I think about how she ate one of my sandals one time, and then I think about my shoes that I miss. Ahh shoes, that I haven't worn in months! It'll be like getting a whole new shoe closet! And then there's all those clothes I haven't worn in months. A whole new closet! Yes!

   So what will I do with this week left here? I'll eat British food--mainly clotted cream--cuddle my nephews, and hang out with my people. And then be sad on Thursday night, because getting on planes makes me sad. I love to pack and travel, but I hate to go. Hopefully August will be here in no time so I can see all my people soon!

Readings

   I've read several books over the past few weeks, in the hopes that I would make my google spreadsheet a nice long list. I've made it quite the list, but sadly it's not as long as I thought it would be. Alas, I'll just keep reading, and here's what I read on Saturday.

   This past Saturday I spent a lot of time in the car with 6 of my nephews, Robby and Sara were off getting Santa's shopping done, and I brought along Across the Universe by Beth Revis.

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   Across the Universe has got to be one of the strangest books I've ever read. It's starts off in 2036 with Amy and her parents at a lab to get frozen for a journey to a new earth like planet that will take 300 years. Personally, I would have told them to keep their new planet because the idea of being frozen, while I'm still kicking, makes me feel icky or icy(ha!). The first chapter is the freezing process for Amy's parents and her last. If anyone can make it through the first chapter, then the rest of the book is worth it. I thought that the first chapter was rough, not because it was written poorly or because it was terrible, but because Beth Revis makes it seem so plausible. The believability of the book is what makes the story. In the next chapter, it's some 200 years later on board the ship Godspeed, and Elder (the chapters go from Amy to Elder's point of view), is having his leadership lessons as he's next in line to be Eldest the ship's leader when he learns about the bottom part of the ship where the icy cargo is stored. And not long after he discovers it, someone unplugs Amy's icy coffin with the supposed intent to murder her. Amy is saved and she learns all about life on the ship, and how she's been woken up 50 years too soon and cannot be refrozen. The people on the ship are mono-ethnic, have never been anywhere but onboard the ship, and all have the utmost respect for Eldest. As the book goes on, it starts to seems like an outer space combination of Brave New World (the people on the ship have strange mating practices) and 1984 (it's very dystopian). The story doesn't really have a good ending, but this is the first book of the trilogy, so I'm eager to see what happens next!

Almost there!

The other day, that day would be Friday, I went out for my run. I don't do a whole lot of distance because I'm still working on being able to run for a mile without stopping. It's on my 12 before 2012 list! And I am super happy to say that I am SO close to a mile! So so close! It's mental! I never in a million years thought that I'd be able to run an entire mile without stopping. When I finished I did a happy dance. It's what I do.

John Green's happy dance. It's a lot like my happy dance. 

(RED) Christmas Party

Obnoxious Facebook About Me for John Green

   So a year or so ago one of my best friends and I wrote each other's About Me sections. We wrote some ridiculous things with descriptive text that still doesn't make much sense at all. Well, I decided that I'd put the one that Meghan wrote for me back on my page. It is rather humourous and not at all about me. Except that part about my harmonica playing. Well, that's not really true, I don't even own a harmonica. One day...
   Back to the true meaning of this post, I've decided that it would be brilliant to write an absurd about me for random people. It doesn't matter if I know them, if they're made up, or even if they're famous. Famous is a term I use lightly, because someone who is famous to me might not be famous to you. If they aren't famous to you, then it's time that you learned about the vlogbrothers. Which you can do here at their you tube page. So here is my first not-exactly-true-life biography for someone I don't know.

     John Green


  I'm a writer. I also make videos with my brother. In these videos, we debate important topics like pizza, corn dogs, facial hair, and whether or not Red Green pooped in the nintendo. People, those are important things to think about in today's world. Especially since today's world is worried that the world might implode or explode or turn into a Kardashian.
  In my free time, I like to wander through the woods with a short person strapped to my back. Why do I do this? I'm not sure, though I am fairly confident that the short person on my back has been eating my groceries. I should really look into that guy. Oh wait, someone just told me he's my son. Fatherhood, I forgot.
   I live on an island in a sea of awesome called Nerdfighteria. It's a great place, come visit and talk about important topics like the ones listed above. Also, the only foods available on Nerdfighteria are corn dogs and pizza. But to order pizza one must have a mustache.
  I'm also the king of finding Alaska, having too many Katherines hanging out, and towns made of notebook paper. If you don't get these references, we aren't friends. Why? Because it means you haven't read my books: Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines and Paper Towns.

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