How Fun!

First of all, that strawberry shortcake looks yummy ^_^

Second of all, thank you Lisa (Lisa Loves Literature is her blog) for thinking of me for this award!  If you get a chance during the day (or night, whichever) you should definitely hop over and pay her a visit.

Thirdly, I have questions to answer and bloggers to nominate!  I'm supposed to tell you seven random facts about me and nominate fifteen bloggers.  I'm not sure if I'll reach fifteen, but I'll really try!

Seven Random Facts That You May or May Not Have Wanted to Know About Jude Rosenberg

1. I'm obsessed with the cello.  I have never come anywhere near learning it (except maybe for the violin) but it's at the top of my recently updated list of instruments I want to learn to play.

2. I keep lists.  To-do lists, shopping lists, lists of songs, lists of possible senior quotes (there will be a post as we get closer to the due date asking for your help in narrowing down my choices), lists of R-rated movies that one of my friends and I need to see over the summer, goals, lists of things to accomplish during the summer, lists of new books to read... you name it!

3. I pride myself on being considerably patient, no matter what the situation.

4. I sleep with many objects in my bed.  Mostly stuffed animals and books (hey!  They need company too!  I just move them if their hardcover binding gets in the way)

5. I make my own cards instead of looking to the Hallmark section in my local Wal-Greens (free advertising, you're welcome).  It's just more fun that way and I feel like it's more personal than Hallmark could ever be.

6. I've done this on a number of occasions... in order to fully understand what exactly they're talking about, I will go back to season one of a TV show (Buffy) or the first YouTube video (The Vlog Brothers) that was ever made and watch every single episode/season/video until I reach the end or the most current.  I've spent weeks of my time doing this.

7. I have many projects and ideas (all possibilities) floating around my head and if I had to put a numeric value on how many of those plans are actually accomplished, I would say 10-20%.

Nominated Bloggers That Totally Deserve This Award

1. Chapter Chicks

2. Cheezyfeet Books

3. I Swim for Oceans

4. Oktopus Ink

5. That's What Liz Read

I'm going to stop there because I haven't followed very many new bloggers lately.  Plus, I have to contact everyone.  

Thank you again for this lovely award!  

Thanks for reading and have a lovely weekend!  Stay cool.

--Jude

Oh My... An Award for Me?

I have been honored with my second Stylish Blogger Award! Thank you Jessica at ::Musings + Teen Librarian:: and also to Liz H from Tangled Web of Me! (I highly recommend that you take a peek at these blogs if you haven't already).

There are some things that I must do in order to accept this award. They are as follows:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award (check)

2. Share 7 things about yourself

3. Award this to some of your newly discovered blogs

4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award!

Easy enough... So here we go!

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Seven More Things You Might Not Have Known About Jude Rosenberg

1. I pack my lunch before I go to school because school food is slightly gross.

2. Last night, I had about three old dreams thrown into one, and they weren't good ones...

3. I always check out library books in bulk (between 10 and 14), regardless if I end up reading them or not.

4. I've always wanted to learn how to ride a unicycle and swim with manatees.

5. I hate spiders and box elder bugs with a passion.

6. I really don't think Minnesotans are human... it's so freaking cold in the winter and blistering hot in the summer, I don't know how we brush those facts off.

7. Before I die, I want to hold a Koala bear, pet manatees and wombats, travel to Europe and Australia, be a published writer, and meet Regina Spektor and Jack's Mannequin, among other things.

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Great! So now that that's done, I get to pass this award on to some other bloggers! They are as follows:

1. Avery's Book (and Other Fun Stuff) Nook

2. Supernatural Snark

3. Musings From the Slush Pile

4. Icey Books

5. Hobbitsies

(P.S. You should definitely go and check out these wonderful bloggers if you haven't had the chance to already)

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Sorry for the short list this time.

Thanks for the award and have a great weekend, everyone!

--Jude

I Done Got An Award!

I'm so excited! I have been honored with a second award!

Thank you, Janine @ Me The Booknerd! If you haven't already, you should definitely check out her blog.

So, there are some things that I have to do in order to fully accept this award. They are:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award.

2. Share seven things about yourself.

3. Award to fifteen recently discovered great bloggers.

4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award!

Seven Things About Jude Rosenberg

1. I'm a Junior in high school

2. My favorite board game is Life

3. I play these instruments actively: Clarinet, piano, and some guitar; I have attempted to learn these instruments: Violin (which was fun) and bass guitar (which I miss)

4. I'm very competitive when it comes to games (of the virtual or real-life variety)

5. I love Tim Burton's movies. They're so creepy and wicked cool!

6. I like reading books about death or life after death. It probably sounds like I have a bit of a problem, but I don't. I just find those kinds of books fascinating.

7. My favorite type of school assignment is project because it involved little steps to come up with one big and beautiful results. I don't feel like I'm wasting my time with projects.

I'm passing this award on to:

1. Blkosiner's Book Blog

2. Life in a Bowl of Soup :)

3. Misadventures of a Teenage Bookworm

4. Owl Review a Book

5. Phaedra's Multipurpose Blog

6. The Tealeaf Review

7. Words and Whispers

8. The Slowest Bookworm

9. Silver's Reviews

10. Lost in the Library

11. Frazzled Book Nommer

You guys are all amazing :D

Thanks for reading!

--Jude

To My Pleasant Surprise

Guys! Guys!! Guys!!! I have some wonderful, happy, exciting news for you! "...It's Like a Whirlwind Inside of My Head..." has received it's first award! Thank you to Caroline from Words and Whispers for thinking of awarding it to me. I am truly honored.

There are a few things that the new recipients must do should they decide to accept this award. They are:

1. Thank and link back to the person that gave this award.
2. Answer the 10 survey questions.
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic.
4. Contact the bloggers you’ve picked to let them know about the award.

Now for the questions:

1. If you blog anonymously, are you happy doing this; if you are not anonymous, do you wish that you had started out anonymously so that you could be anonymous now?

• I'm anonymous, in that I don't use my real name. I'm very happy doing this. My pen name is like a security blanket, but people still seem to respect me for it. It feels like it's working out really well for me! I have no regrets. Plus, this way, if I decide that I want to use my real name, that's still an option for me.

2. Describe on incident that shows your inner stubborn side.

• I'm sure there are plenty... I've been told that I contradict everything, but I don't believe that to be true (see? There's a contradiction right there). My memory is horrible, but my "inner" stubborn side usually comes out when I absolutely do not want to do something.

3. What do you see when you really look at yourself in the mirror?

• The person that wants to keep everyone happy. The soft-spoken one. Someone thoughtful, with their wheels always turning.

4. What is your favorite summer cold drink?

• Pink lemonade is my summer buddy! Actually, that's a lie. Pink lemonade is my buddy year-round.

5. When you take time for yourself, what do you do?

• When I take time for myself, I'm usually by myself. If I'm feeling especially girly, I'll paint my nails and that whole thing, but on any other day, I'll take time to draw or work on something I actually want to do. I might even get my typewriter out!

6. Is there something that you still want to accomplish in your life? What is it?

• Are you kidding? There's so much that I want to do in life. Here's a little list for you. It's just the top five:

1. Become a published author

2. Become a photographer for National Geographic

3. Graduate college

4. Travel abroad for a year to Europe and/or Australia

5. Be a photojournalist

7. When you attended school, were you the class clown, the class overachiever, the shy person, or always ditching?

• (I'm still in school ^^ ) I would say that I'm a mixture of the class overachiever and the quiet person. I enjoy putting forth all of my effort into the various projects that I do for school (my stop-motion, my government picture book, etc.). But I'm also rather quiet while doing all of this. One guy in my precalc class asked me, "What's the highest number of decibels that you've hit?" If that doesn't prove my point, I'm not sure what will.

8. If you close your eyes and want to visualize a very poignant moment in your life, what would you see?

• I would have to say making rabbit houses (long story) during recess in elementary/middle school. It's how I became friends with one of my current best friends.

9. Is it easy for you to share your true self in your blog or are you more comfortable writing posts about other people or events?

• I'm pretty flexible with what I post about. I enjoy writing about books, but I feel like my personality comes out in those reviews. That doesn't scare me at all.

10. If you had the choice to sit down and read a book or talk on the phone, which would you do and why?

• No offense to my real-life friends out there, but I would rather read. It's not that I'm anti-social... no, that's not the case at all. I feel like I can't communicate with the spoken word as well as I can with the written word. I think it has to do with the thought process that goes into what I have to say. It's just simpler to write it down.

Now for the cool part! I get to pass this award on to fifteen other bloggers that I've started to follow recently. You guys really deserve it! Everyone should go and visit them when they have the time!

1. Supernatural Snark

2. Alyssa, Jake, and Gregory @ Teens Read and Write

3. Julia @ That Hapa Chick

4. Avery's Book (And Other Fun Stuff) Nook

5. Down the Rabbit Hole

6. Elena's Book Cafe

7. Hobbitsies

8. Holes in My Brain

9. I Read Banned Books

10. Icey Books

11. Lauracea

12. Prue's Book Blog

13. Owl Review a Book

14. The Book Cafe

15. The Paperback Princess

Thanks for reading!

--Jude