Author MeMe! (we just can't get enough, can we?)

So, once again, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to do another MeMe. And since it's book-related like the last one, I don't feel too bad putting it up here. (that and we were tagged three times, so I felt obligated).

We/I/Whoever you want it to be were/was tagged by Ambeen (The Ravenous Reader), Jordyn (a new discovery! Man I love meeting new people! haha), and Hope.

Here are the rules (well, they're more like boundaries than actual rules): Link to the person that tagged you (check!), post the rules somewhere in your meme (that's what I'm doing here!), answer the questions (I'm getting to it!), tag six people in your post (picked them already), let the tagees know they’ve been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog (will do), let the tagger know your entry is posted (if I must...).

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1. Who’s your all-time favorite author, and why?

Well, that's actually a very difficult question, because I like different authors for different reasons. JK Rowling is an obvious choice because of how she created an entire world from her own mind, with names of creatures, places, and characters that fit perfectly. Maureen Johnson because along with extravagant books such as The Bermudez Triangle and Suite Scarlett (my two favorites), she writes an astoundingly hilarious blog--and that is a very good quality, my dears, that I feel I must attribute to Libba Bray as well. Which reminds me, I enjoy her work because it's written incredibly well, with characters, descriptions, and dialogue that feel real, familiar, and perfectly flawed (that's an oxymoron for you!). Last, I feel I must mention John Green, who has the qualities of both the last two (a funny blog, incredible writing), and he has a brother named Hank (who the eff is Hank?) with which he creates the most fascinating and hilarious videos I've ever seen on youtube. Plus, he is the creator and god of Nerdfighters.

Long-winded enough for you?

2. Who was your first favorite author, and why? Do you still consider him or her among your favorites?

I think my first favorite author was either Roald Dahl, or JK Rowling. I can't be positive, because I've been reading since I was 2 and...a half? Three quarters? Something like that, and can't pinpoint every amazing children's author out there. But as a child, I did completely envelope myself into books like Matilda, Witches, and The BFG, all of which I still believe I own today...somewhere...*goes off to search for them* Well, those, and the Harry Potter series which I didn't start until sometime after the third had already come out, but I remember as being the first time I'd decide 'Hey, here's a great series, here's a great author, here's some of the best written work I've ever read.' So, yes, one of them I still do consider among my favorites. (Don't worry Roald, I still love you, but I don't read you anymore, not really).

3. Who’s the most recent addition to your list of favorite authors, and why?

Most recent is probably either R. A. Nelson, or John Green. I just began my infatuation with John and his books in January, after reading Looking For Alaska and discovery Brotherhood 2.0, so I guess he's the most recent as far as when I first read his books. I first read an R. A. Nelson book (Breathe My Name) in November, I think, so I guess that means he comes before John Green, but I didn't decide he was one of my favorites until I just recently (as in about two or three weeks ago) read Teach Me, so that makes him after John Green, too. They're tied. That's my final decision.

4. If someone asked you who your favorite authors were right now, which authors would first pop out of your mouth? Are there any you’d add on a moment of further reflection?

JK Rowling
Sarah Dessen
Maureen Johnson
John Green
R. A. Nelson
Lemony Snicket
Libba Bray
Jodi Picoult

upon further reflection (my, that mirror is shiny!):

James Patterson
Catherine Ryan Hyde (not sure, because I've only read one of hers, but it was amazing)
Stephenie Meyer
Sara Shepard
E. Lockhart
Elizabeth Scott (just after one, I'm hooked)

So now for the tagging part of this mission...
uno: Tasha (And Another Book Read)
dos: Steph (Reviewer X)
tres: Aella
cuatro: The Opinioned Reader
cinco: Teen Troves
seis: Sam (Words Speak Volumes)

That was really difficult, because everyone's done it already!

So now, I shall commence in the last two parts of the rules.

Heather

EDIT: Reviewer X is having a contest for How NOT to Be Popular!!! Check it out!

Special BOOK-related Meme That I Just Couldn't Pass Up

So that was a long title. I might as well have called it supercalifragilisticsexpialidocious (sp?) and called it a day. I'm sure you didn't read the whole title, did you? You just saw the words 'BOOK' and 'MEME' and jumped for joy. I know you. That's exactly what you did.

I was not-so-much tagged by Heather (haha, that's me!) Brewer.

So, here are the rules for this spectacular heap of brilliance:

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment to the person who tagged you once you've posted your three sentences.

Got it? Good.

Nearest book to me that I can open to page 123 and the plot wouldn't be wrongfully revealed to me is...The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray!! Weird that I should have this in the computer room...I don't normally. Normally this large hunk of awesome sits in my room, on my bookshelf...hmmm....that's odd. But, ANYWAY, back to the meme. Let's see...pg 123...sentence five...

"A lady I've seen in my dreams before. She's a magician's assistant or a medium of some sort, for I see her with a Dr. Van Ripple, an illusionist. She writes on a slate as if in a trance--a very odd message."

Wow, those lines are so suspenseful. Gemma says them, btw, if you couldn't tell. I mean, it's obvious, but, you know...

This is an awesome meme.

Who do I tag? I tag The Story Siren, Reviewer X, The Ravenous Reader (ambeen), The Book Muncher, and Aella from the Maelstrom. That is five, right? I haven't been very good at counting today...

♥Heather

More memeage.(Caroline, because she knows that Heather thinks it's cute to cover up her posts with posts that have the SAME TITLE to confuse her.)

We have been Memed. Again. This time by Aislinn Ai of that trio of malicious relatives. Different Meme this time. Either way, though, we're never going to escape this vicious cycle of memes. We should change our name. We are no longer Plenty of Paper. We are now known as "Plenty of Cyber Surveys".
Here are the rules for the Mutating Meme.
-Copy and paste the questions, then fill in your answers. Post this on your blog, livejournal, etc. There’s a catch, though. You have to change/add a question from the meme you were tagged with.
- Post the rules.
-Link to the person who tagged you.
-Tag 3 people, by commenting on their blog.
-Link back to the original (http://maelstrommedeia.blogspot.com/2008/03/mutating-meme.html) to see how much it has mutated.
And so, for the questions:

1) If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
I would change my last name to Swan, so that I could have adventures.
2) What is your least favorite food?
Hard tacos... *flinches in disgust*
3) Are there any songs that get stuck in your head really easily? How do you get them out?
Yes. There are. Love Song. The one that says, "I'm not going to write you a love song." Several times. Which is dumb, because the song is a love song. So obviously you have written this person a love song, so HE WINS. And Caroline loses, because she hates that song and is forced to sing it at a really loud volume to make it go away, which doesn't work. For songs I actually like, I usually write the lyrics down.
4.) If you could be (or are) a mythical creature, what would it be (or what are you)?
You caught me. I'm actually a shadowhunter. That's why I've been to New York twice in the span of three months. I was kicking ass in Cassandra Clare's fictional universe. I am the fourth to the love square in City of Ashes; Jace has fallen madly in love with me. It's really difficult, trying to fight off his persistant advances, especially with those golden and luminous eyes of his.
5.) What do colors taste like?
Skittles, obviously... Taste the rainbow, anyone?
6.) Name three (or more if you like) fawesome words.
Wonderaculous, a word that I coined myself and that Heather has no legal rights to. I'm thinking of getting a patent. Blurbing. Abyss. I also think that fawesome is a pretty fawesome word. Any word made up by Scott Westerfeld rocks, in my book.
7) What kind of toothpaste do you use?
Crest Whitening Expressions Vanilla Mint.

I tag http://thepageflipper.blogspot.com, theravenousreaderreviews.blogspot.com, and The Story Siren.

<3 Caroline