As you may have seen, today’s my 18th birthday! To celebrate, I want to list 18 things about myself, whether it be blogging- or reading-related or something from my own life. Keep reading for a giveaway, since I’m now an Official Adult.
Shameless Self Promo:
Before I start, I find that it’s a great time to share with you my Amazon WL. I have an amalgamation of items that I want (books to office supplies to face washes), so if you want to congratulate me on reaching 18 years of life, here’s my wishlist!
My search for co-bloggers continues! My form can be found here!
And if you want to continue supporting me and what I do, you can buy me a coffee here!
18 facts about me:
- I was born at 1pm.
- I’m 5’8”. I’m SO TALL.
- I love to eat chips and salsa.
- I’m a vegetarian.
- My favorite book series in the world is Shatter Me. (And Harry Potter, of course, but I feel like it’s an automatic favorite that I don’t say that it is much.)
- I currently have $10 in my wallet.
- I have most of my books in the basement for storage as I don’t have much space in my room for them.
- I’m going to get my cartilage pierced and my second holes done soon! And maybe my nose. (For those who have their cartilages/noses pierced, did it hurt???)
- I’m getting a new laptop soon.
- I have never been to a book event or convention. Who am I.
- I don’t light candles; I just like to smell them.
- My favorite celebrity is Sebastian Stan.
- My favorite superhero is Captain America.
- I love socks that go up past my ankles.
- My favorite pen is a Pilot G2 0.5.
- I love office/school supplies shopping. Honestly, one of the best gifts you could get me is a Staples or Amazon gift card.
- I play violin and I used to play clarinet, but now I want to learn to play piano. Maybe ukulele.
- My favorite sitcoms are Modern Family, Friends, and Parks and Rec.
So there you have it—18 (arguably) fun facts about me!
As a thanks for sticking with me and my blog, I’m hosting a giveaway!
I’ll be giving away a book of choice to 1 winner from Book Depository. I’ll give away 2 books to 2 winners if I get over 1,000 entries. It will be international if BD ships to you.
Terms and Conditions:
- You must be 18 or older or have your parent’s consent to release a mailing address.
- You may only use one account to enter.
- If the winner doesn’t respond in 48 hours, i will choose another winner.
- I am not responsible for anything lost in the mail.
- This giveaway is not affiliated with Book Despository.
- This giveaway will run from July 2, 2017 at 12AM EST to August 2, 2017 at 12 AM EST.
- Read my full policy here. Good luck!!!!!
enter here!
Alice is an 18 year old college student who loves the oxford comma, television shows, and the company of dogs. She finds writing in the third person odd yet enjoyable.
Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a fantastic day!
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Thanks Kristin! 🙂
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Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉
I feel you on a lot of this. Organization brings me joy, too. Fellow clarinet player here!
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Happy Birthday! I used to play clarinet as well, but haven’t played in years!
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Thank you! 😀
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And you are tall, I am 5foot2. so you would be like a giant. I loved your 18 facts ❤
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Lololol. Thanks!
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Happy birthday! My brother taught himself how to play the ukulele and now all he does is play non stop and it drives me insane! 😉
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Thank you! That sounds like a lot of fun!
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Happy birthday Alice! I love Seb too, I haven’t seen many of his movie, but I really love him in Political Animals 😀 I also have been planning to have my cartilage pierced for so long, but never went with it because I’m scared it will hurt (and ppl said it hurt, since it’s like piercing on bones, not on softer tissue like nose or earlobes…). Let me know what you think 😀 If I win I’d probably ask for Gentleman’s Guide, it’s one of my most anticipated book of 2017!
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He’s amazing! Oh, I still think I’ll do it sometime…. good luck! 🙂
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Happy, happy, happy birthday and welcome to adulthood – sometime it’ll suck but you’re gonna have sooo much fun along the way! 😉 Also, Sebastian Stan FTW!! 😍
Thank you for a generous giveaway!! Hope you have an amazing birthday and all your dreams and wishes come true!
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Thank you so much!!!!! ❤
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Reblogged this on Shoes, Booze and Boys with Tattoos.
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Happy birthday! Thanks for the chance to win a birthday gift! A few random facts about me–I play the flute, I have a hamster named Gandalf the Gray, I have 7 Dwarf African Aquatic Frogs, and my favorite socks have pictures of sushi on them.
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Thank you! That’s so interesting!
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Who doesn’t love chips and salsa? Although I super love chips and guacamole. I don’t have my nose pierced but my friends have all said it hurts a bit. I guess it all depends on who is doing it. The guy who did my lip had me take in a deep breath and when I blew out, he pushed the needle through. I didn’t feel a thing. I guess that’s the technique some people use. Hope it helps.
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Oh, that’s really helpful! Thank you!
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Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day celebrating! And I am jealous of your tallness. I’m about 5′ 2″
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Ah, hahah, I get that a lot! Thank you!
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Happy birthday! I hope you are having an amazing day 🙂 I have never been to a bookish event either – someday we will, let’s keep our fingers crossed, right? 🙂
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Thank you so much! 😀
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Happy, happy birthday! I hope you have a great time today. And may I just say I can totally relate to your fact #11? I like inhaling candles rather than lighting them. My best friend says it’s annoying.( LOL. ) Glad I’m not the only one though. XD
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Thank you so much! 😀 Glad you can relate!!
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You’re welcome! 😁
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Happy birthday! I hope you have a healthy year.😊
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Thank you so much!!
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You’re welcome😊
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Happy happy birthday!!!!🎁🎉🎈🎊🎂
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Thank you, Tiana!
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Happy Birthday! Some random facts about me: I like to bake, I make a mean mojitos, I considered myself a cat person until college, and I have been told I look like Hilary Swank on four desperate occasions!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Happy Birthday! I can barely remember what 18 feels like. I will be 35 on July 29th. AHHH! Anyway, hope you have the most fabulous birthday ever. And i hope you get to a book convention soon!
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Wow, happy early birthday!!! 😀
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Happy birthday! I think I’d pick Salvaged by Jay Crownover. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Good luck!
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Happy birthday! I’ve been enjoying your blog for a while now, keep up the good work!!
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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Happy, happy birthday! So much happened for me when I turned 18! Hope this year is awesome for you! 🙂
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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Happy Birthday and thanks for the giveaway!
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Thank you, and good luck! 😀
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Happy Birthday! Parks and Rec and Friends are two of my all-time favorite sitcoms, too, and I’ve never been to a book event or con either, so you’re in good company on that, unfortunately we just never seem to have things like that near where I live.
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So happy you agree! Thank you! 🙂
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Happy belated birthday, Alice!! Friends is one of my favorite shows, too…and I’m a sucker for good hips & salsa!!
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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Happy belated birthday, and thanks for the lovely giveaway! 😀
Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles
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Thank you, Brittany!! Good luck ❤
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Happy Birthday! Oh, how I wish I was 18 again. I hope you have a wonderful day. I also wish I could play the violin and the piano. My grandfather used to play professionally and he wrote music for a few musicians. I love Shatter Me series also. You like me are probably so stoked that 3 more books are coming. Anyway, thank you for the giveaway and Happy Birthday again.
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Thank you so much! Good luck! ❤
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I think I would get Library of Fates if I won. I used to play the piano until I was in my late teens 😀 , I would love to play again.
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Oh, great choice! Good luck! 🙂
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A very happy birthday to you Alice! Hope it’s the best one yet! 💖
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Thank you so much!
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Happy birthday! We’re the same height aha!
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Thank you!
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Happy happy birthday lovely, I’m so happy for you! 😀
Megan @ http://wanderingsofabookbird.blogspot.co.uk/
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Thank you, Megan! 🙂
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I hope you had a happy, happy birthday Alice! ❤ sending all he positive vibes for your 18th and beyond!
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Thank you so much, Aila!!! ❤
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Happy (belated) birthday 🎉🎉 18 was one of the best years of my life so I hope you enjoy it ♥
I have a nose piercing and my had my cartilage pierced. My cartilage didn’t hurt at all, but my nose was one of my most painful piercings (I’ve had like 10 different piercings). I know a lot of people have no problem though. As unhelpful as it is I think it really comes to down to the individual and the piercer. As long as you go to a good shop I don’t think you should have any problems! Even though my nose hurt a lot it only lasted for about 10-15 minutes after I got the actual piercing. Just make sure to clean it regularly!! I have a ring in my nose now, but when I had a stud they fall out a lot so just be aware of that too!!
Also yes Parks and Rec!!!!! Best show on TV.
And thanks for the giveaway 😀
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Thank you so much! And thank you for telling me about your experience! I might just get my cartilage pierced because I’m not sure I could handle a nose piercing anymore!
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Happy Birthday!! I have never been to a book event or convention as well. But mostly because I don’t feel comfortable in crowds and well, I live in Indonesia while all of those wonderful book events and conventions from authors I love are happening either in the US, Europe, or Australia 😦
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Thank you so much!
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Happy, happy birthday, Alice!! 💓✨ I’m so happy to see that you are treating yourself with new piercings, a laptop (a blogger’s dream), etc. Thank you so much for the giveaway & I hope you had a special day to yourself! (:
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Thank you so much!! ❤ Good luck!
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Happy Birthday!!!! (hum, in France, 18 years old = the civil majority age =p)
Thanks for this giveaway !
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Thank you! Good luck! 🙂
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Belated happy birthday, you tall glass of water! Hahaha hope you love being an “Official Adult”…and as Monica said, “It sucks, you’re gonna love it!”
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Thank you so much! ❤
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Happy Birthday :))
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Happy birthday!!! Thank you so much for this opportunity:-)
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Thank you! Good luck!
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Happy birthday – I hope it’s a fantastic one! I have double lobe, cartilage, and double nose (soon to be triple) and cartilage hurt the worst of all three. The nose piercing was surprisingly less painful than I thought it would be.
I’d love to get the UK additions of Becky Chamber’s books if I win!
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Thank you, Maggie! Good luck! 🙂
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Happy birthday! 🙂
I don’t really like dogs but I love my own dog named Bruno, he was a gift from my tutee. I love collecting sticky notes, pens, and notebooks.
If ever I’ll win, I hope so, I’m thinking of any of the following: Asylum by Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin, or books by J.K. Rowling.
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Thank you! Good luck!
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Happy birthday! Wishing you a year filled with love, laughter and books 🌻
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Thank you so much!
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I wish you a wonderful and happy birthday, Alice! 😀 😀 Let us know if you were super spoiled and got lots of presents, or if anyone checked your WL and bought you sth 😉
And thank you for the giveaway! I’d love to win a classic, as I don’t have many of them 🙂
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I did actually get something from my WL! Thank you!
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Hey!! What an amazing giveaway.. a book of the winner’s choice ..if I’d a choice, i would like ILLUMINAE by Jay Kristoff!!
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Thank you! Good luck!
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Happy birthday!!! I’m also a vegetarian (have been for 7 years) and my favorite superhero is Captain America too! 😊
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Thank you! 🙂
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Belated happy birthday!!!! ❤ I love school supplies shopping + Modern Family & Friends as well haha!
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Thank you! 🙂
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I hope you had a wonderful birthday that included lots of school supplies! 🙂
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Hahaha, thank you, Nicole!
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Happy (super) belated b-day, Alice! 😀 😀 😀 Thanks for sharing those facts about you. You wanna know something? We share so many of them! Especially numbers 1, 4, 10, 11 and 16 – I thought I was the only one! ahaha
And thanks for the giveaway! I think I’d pick ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS if I was the winner. Fingers crossed!
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Thank you! Good luck!
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Another Friends lover! HIGH FIVE, PLEASE. That’s my all time favorite sitcom! I can watch the episodes over and over and over again, and never get tired of them! In fact, my night time routine is actually watching an episode *yeah, I do this every day*
Hope you had a wonderful and happy birthday, Alice! Welcome to adulthood – quoting Monica Geller: “Welcome to the real world! It sucks. You’re gonna love it!” ahahaha
PS: thanks for the giveaway! I don’t know which book I’d pick, but I’d probably go for a classic, as I don’t have many of them 🙂
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Thank you so much – I love that Monica quote! Good luck! 🙂
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