Challenge Catch-Up

I am so bad at this. I started the month of April off with what was supposed to be a 30-Day Challenge, and promptly forgot all about it. Now it's seven-days later, and I've still only done that first day's challenge. But never fear, faithful minions, I shall catch up, with today's post, which contains seven days: Day 4, 5, 11, 12, 14, 19, and 20.



Day 4: The meaning behind my Tumblr name. My Tumblr name is "BossyBookworm," (which is my profile name on most social media) and the meaning is just what is sounds like--- I am bossy, pushy, dominating, even intimidating, I've been told! And oh, yes, I am a bookworm. Like Scout Finch, I was born reading. Simple as that...

Day 5: Five places I want to visit.  My dream vacay involves visiting great libraries & museums, especially the Smithsonian Institute, The Louvre, The Metropolitan, The British Museum, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That's just ONE trip, someday...  Now I want to go to Universal Orlando so I can see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (and maybe run into Draco Malfoy....) . I'd like to go back to some of the places I visited as a child, like Mount Rushmore, or the Grand Mesa, or the Colorado National Monument. And I want to visit Albuquerque again. I miss New Mexico.

Day 11: What's your favorite quote?  "Fall seven times, stand up eight." - Japanese Proverb

Day 12: Screenshot your desktop: 

Day 14: Provide pictures of 5 celebrity crushes: (so ( I couldn't choose just 5. big deal..)

[caption id="attachment_1976" align="aligncenter" width="241"] Been crushing on Bruce since his Moonlighting days.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1989" align="aligncenter" width="221"] As far as I'm concerned, Vincent is the ONLY Thor. [/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1984" align="aligncenter" width="274"] Dwayne Rocks my world.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1990" align="aligncenter" width="347"] Alexander is the reason I love vampires. And Swedes. [/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1988" align="aligncenter" width="236"] Oh, Captain, my Captain... Sasha is the reason I'm keeping Portland Grimm. [/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1968" align="aligncenter" width="253"] Tom just won 10,000 points for Slytherin! [/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1979" align="alignnone" width="454"] Daniel & Darren: they're Harry-Fucking-Potters!!  [/caption]

Day 19: A list of all the places you've lived:

Born in Custer, South Dakota. Topeka, Kansas until I was 11, then Grand Junction, Colorado until after high school. I lived here in Portland for a year, then went back to Colorado and went back to college; after another year I moved to Nampa, Idaho to go to school there. Two years later I followed my family to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where my younger sister was attending the University of New Mexico; our folks moved down there so she could get in-state tuition, and so did I. New Mexico was home for enough time that I was finally able to finish my BA. After that I moved back up her to the Pacific Northwest, which has been home ever since. Mostly the Portland area, but in Vancouver, as well. That's it.

Day 20: Concerts you've attended:

Barry Manilow was the first, back in 1985. The Monkees, in 86 or 87.  Reba McEntire & Brooks & Dunn.  I had tickets to see Chris Isaak at the Portland Zoo, and was so excited about it, but we didn't get to see the show; my ex got sick, and we had to take him to the ER. And Jimmy Buffett.  (This doesn't count all of the choral and choir concerts & recitals I've attended and performed in over the years!)

 

 

A 30-Day Challenge for April

In a folder on my Google Drive, I have nearly 150 "journal prompts" saved from various sources online. Some of these prompts are years old, some I saved just last week, but until now, I've never actually been prompted by any. I've decided to begin this new month by challenging myself to write each day, following this list:



Day 1: some basic things about myself:  

The basics of me? Curvy, short, bossy, crafty, and smart.  When I decide to do something, I do it to the best of my ability. Of course, I'm also lazy to the bone.

Tomorrow, some likes and dislikes!