Monday, May 26, 2014

Armchair BEA || My Introduction!

Can I just start out by saying that the creators of this totally should've changed the name to Armchair BookCon when BEA in real life became BookCon? Just saying. Anyways, YES! Hello. Hi. I'm Ashley, if you didn't know, and I will be participating in Armchair BEA for the next week/few days! If you don't know what Armchair BEA is, there's an amazingly organized blog for it that can be found right HERE. I'm so amazed at how fool-proof and fantastic that blog is. I'm super OCD about organization and things that that, so the schedule and all the answered questions make me so happy.

This is my introduction post for the event! We were told to answer 5 questions from a list of 10 to introduce ourselves within this Armchair BEA community. I'm not sure what more to say about this post, so without further ado let's just into the questions.

  • Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging? Where in the world are you blogging from?

    Well, I'm Ashley. I'm a nineteen year old girl from Ohio, but no I do not live on a farm. Yuck. I'm too lazy for that. In fact, I live up North pretty close to Cleveland in a suburb that's known for being snobby and posh. But, don't worry. I'm not snobby or posh. I've only been blogging for almost 4 months and I'm so in love with this community. I've always been an active person online, so it seemed fitting to thrust myself into a community that deals constantly with something I love a lot. And, that was books! Becoming a book blogger is one of the best decisions I've made in a while. But, when I'm not book blogging or reading, I'm usually hanging out with my friends, doing musical theater or eating at Chipotle.
  • Describe your blog in just one sentence. Then, list your social details -- Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. -- so we can connect more online.

    My blog in one sentence: "Sassy book talks, reviews, hauls and other fun stuff presented in a semi-inconsistent manner." And, here are links to my Twitter, Goodreads, Tumblr, Pinterest and Instagram.
  • Share your favorite book or reading related quote. 

    "The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it."
    - J.M. Barrie from Peter Pan
  • If you were stranded on a deserted island, what 3 books would you bring? Why? What 3 non-book items would you bring? Why? 

    If I were stranded on a deserted island, I would bring Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, Cress by Marissa Meyer and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Those three books are the three most diverse favorite books of mine. With a list like that, I don't think I would get bored very quickly, if ever. What non-book items would a bring? A laptop with infinite power, a never-ending supply of Diet Coke and a tent because I'm a huge wimp and I am sure there would be scary shit out there.
  • What book would you love to see as a movie?

    I recently finished reading Nil by Lynne Matson. I loved this book in itself (although there were some slow parts), but I think it would be AMAZING as a movie. There is so much about it that allows it to translate beautifully to screen and I think someone should hop on that right now.
And, that's all the questions! I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little more, and thank you so so much for stopping by if you're new! I'm super excited about Armchair BEA. I can just tell this whole event is going to be incredibly awesome! See you soon with more Armchair BEA fun!

20 comments:

  1. Love this! Such great answers and I really enjoyed getting to officially know you a bit better! And man, how freaking true is that Peter Pan quote... I have seen that happen in my son so many times!!

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  2. I had to laugh about Ohio/farms. I'm from Nebraska originally. My introductions usually include: "No, I grew up in the city. ...No, I don't know how to drive a tractor." I'm not familiar with Nil, but it does sound like it would be a great movie!

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  3. Musical theater, woohoo!! (I'm always in the orchestra pit, but so much fun!) Have a great Armchair BEA!

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  4. The community is amazing, isn't it? Ooh, I still have to read Thirteen Reasons Why. Damn.

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  5. I'm totally on board with the whole BookCon name change!! :) Smashing idea!!
    I live in Iowa... and did not grow up on a farm, but my cousins all did so I visited one on a bi-annual basis. which was way enough for me :)

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  6. Oh Miss Peregrine would be a great choice for a "stranded on an island" read. I love that one!

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  7. First, let me say nice to meet you! I love meeting newbie bloggers, especially those much younger then myself. I love seeing the fresh, younger point of view. Every one of the books you mentioned as one to take to a deserted island is one that has been on my TBR far too long. I need to work on that.

    Lisa @Just Another Rabid Reader

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  8. Nice to meet you!!! I still need to read Cress. It's sitting all pretty on my shelf. I think NIL would make a great movie too! I loved it.

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  9. Nice to meet you! I love The Lunar Chronicles .I've neglected my poor e-book of Cress must finish it soon :) Hope you have a great week!

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  10. Lovely to meet you Ashley, so glad you are loving blogging so far, I have been wanting to read Ms. Peregrine and also Thirteen Reasons I definitely need to move them up my TBR list. I love meeting new bloggy friends so I love to talk on twitter, g-chat or anything if you ever have questions or just wanna talk books!

    Kristin @ Young Adult Book Haven

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  11. Hi Ashley! So glad to hear you've found a home in book blogging. Sassy book talks is very much welcome! ^_^

    It's perhaps good that Armchair BEA is keeping the name--BookCon is the rename for the consumer-focused portion of BEA. Glad they did so, too--it recognizes the critical importance of the book consumer in the tides of the book industry.

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  12. Hi Ashley! I really need to read the Lunar Chronicles. You guys love it and I want to know what all the hullabaloo about.

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  13. I actually did my undergrad degree in Cleveland and I was struck by the difference in the economic circumstances of the city depending on which way you left campus! I love your question answers which make me think your description of your blog as fun and sassy is probably completely accurate :)

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  14. Visiting your blog via ABEA; my YA mystery / thriller, FERAL, will release in August with HarperTeen.

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  15. Saying hello from #ArmchairBEA! Yep, I'm pretty sure there would be some scary shit out there. Tents are optimal.

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  16. I love the quote!
    And I also love that you picked NIL as a book to movie that you would like to see. I would love to see it as a movie too! I enjoyed reading it a lot!
    I would definitely take Cress with me to a deserted island as well. :D
    Hope you have a great Armchair BEA week!

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  17. Nice to meet you Ashley. I follow you on Bloglovin now and look forward to your thoughts on books.

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  18. CRESS! YES!!! It was amazing!!! Anyways, hope you're having a fab time during Armchair BEA girly!!!!! Love your quote too!!! <3

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  19. Hi Ashley, love "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" too, especially the creepy pictures. Nice to meet you.

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