Dare to Learn...

...more things about me. (Hehehe, that didn't make a lot of sense, did it? ;-) My dear friend Awel is have a lovely blog party at her beautiful blog inspired designs (such a pretty name ;-). The prizes are amazing, and the questions are fun, so could I resist entering? Nope. Of course not. You should all go enter - seriously, the prizes are fantabulous.

1) What's your all time favorite blog/blogger?

Don't pull that one on me - I have so many. I'll give you top three, is that fair? 1. Lynnette's Dancing Barefoot 2. Ab's Rear Window and 3. Hannah's Aspire.

2) How do you personally define forgiveness?

Forgiveness? It is when someone wrongs you in a deep way, and it hurts - and you go from hating them to actually loving them. That act of relinquishing your heartache, forgetting the deep wrong, and becoming willing to start over with that person - that is forgiveness.

3) What object of your possession has the most sentimental value in your eyes?

My pair of headphones - it symbolizes new life, new faith, and new love.

4) What song do you consider your personal theme song?

I have many theme songs with many of my different friends. Give Me Your Eyes by Brandon Heath is Hannah and me's "song", while Lucy by Skillet is Jenna and me's "song". (I have a feeling I made a few grammar mistakes in the last sentence. Hm.)

5) Do the opinions of others about you really matter to you?

It depends on who those "others" are. If they're like one of my best friends, than yeah, that person's opinion matters.

6) Do you ever make up words?

Are you kidding me? Yes. I do. I also mispronounce SO many words. My friends still tease about when, a few years back, I pronounced ignorant "ig-NOR-ant."

7) Off the top of your head, do you know what your middle name means? (You can look it up though! :)

Nope. My name, Rebekah, means captivating. I looked up what "Grace" means...well, read it for yourself.

The name Grace is a word that is used to depict Man's relationship with God (God's grace) in the form of blessings and favors as also the physical aspect of beauty seen in one's manner and bearing. The Latin word gratia means favor and as such the name may be considered to be of Latin origin. The variants of the name are Gracey, Gracy, Gracia and Gratia.

I guess that explains it then.

8) What's is something that never fails to make you smile?

My little brother. :-)

9) What person has touched your heart the most?

Oh. Man. My momma, I guess. Does God count? Hehe. Just had to ask.

10) Give a scene in a book where you really understood what the author was trying to convey.

Uh...mindblank.

11) What do you think of HTML? Is it the ENEMY or your friend?

Friend. Definitely. Don't know where I would be without it.

12) What person comments the most consistently on your blog?

I don't like picking favorites, but Memzie at The Rebuilder does the most. I love you, Memzie! :-)

13) Who is your personal hero/heroine (fiction or real, or both)? Why?

My fiction heroine is Emily of New Moon - she is just so crazy awesome, and is exactly like me in so many ways. And then my real-life (haha, like book characters aren't real-life) heroine is my momma. Of course.

14) Are you curious or are you satisfied knowing that "that's just the way it is"?

You give me "that's just the way it is" and I will drive myself crazy wondering about it for the rest of my life.

15)List the your top 5 favorite songs. Do they have anything in common? Why do you love them?

1. Lead Me by Sanctus Real. ('cause I just love it. Makes me get all teary-eyed) 2. Lucy by Skillet. ('cause it's me and Jenna's song. And it's so SAD!) 3. Tears Fall by BarlowGirl. (it makes me feel so sad about abortion )-: ) 4. Superman by Five For Fighting. (SO sad and beautiful. And it's in the perfect key so I can sing it at the top of my lungs.) 5. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables in Les Miserables (again, it's so sad, and low enough that I can sing it really loud without having to go into falsetto). Ha, I guess I must like sad songs.

16) Do you ever get into arguments with...your characters? (that's if you write a book :). And if you don't write, do you think you would?

Um, yeah. All the time. I sometimes hate my characters.

17) While reading a book or watching a movie, were you ever blown away by an unexpected plot twist? What was it and how did you react?

Yes. Yes. Yes. Harry Potter. Harry Potter. Harry Potter. Oh, and Beyond the Summerland by a somebody Graham. I threw the book across the room 'cause I was so ticked.

18) What's your personal opinion of i-designs? (orignal, I know, but I really want to know! :)

Bee-yoo-ti-ful.

19) What's your favourite color combinations?

Teal, teal and more teal.

20) What's your favourite comic book series?

I haven't read comic books since second grade.

21) What is the oldest book you've read? How old was it? (By old, I mean, like antique books...the manuscript doesn't have to be old, just the copy of it. :)

It is Girls Who Became Writers and it was like, early 1900s? I think?

22) What character in any movie or book, would you say is the MOST like you?

Emily of New Moon.

23) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Not a very nice question, but I would change the fact that I'm so gullible. It's annoying. My friend once told me that if you "poke" someone on Facebook, the system alerts an employee, who actually runs to the person and POKES him/her. And I believed her.

24) As a child, what was one thing that always frightened you? This could be something real or imagined! :)

The dark. I used to be so scared of the dark.

25) What's your life motto?

Job 8:21, I guess. (Go look it up, hehe)

26) As you're sitting in café, you're given a note: "It's in your best interests to meet me at 7 P.M. tonight, alone, at Pine and 4th." How would you react?

I would go to Pine and 4th, totally!

27) Name seven of your favourite books.

The seven Harry Potter books. I'm a die-hard Harry Potter fan. (I'm married to Ron, by the way. Just so you all know.) :-)

28) Name your absolutle favorite font (you can have more than one though)!

Oh, that's tough. I like SO many. Okay, I'll through a few out there. Usenet, Geosans Light, Roman Fatal Serif, Century Gothic, Miama Script, and any Pea font.

29) Have you ever cried over...a book or a movie?

Are you kidding me? Yes, yes, yes.

30) What's something that's brought you so much comfort?

My Bible. Sounds kind of sappy, but it's true.

31) Describe what you would call a perfect moment.

Experiencing the flash.

32) What's the fastest you've ever read?

Oh I don't know. Look for my name in the Guiness Book of World Records. (hehe, just kidding, I don't read that fast)

33) What's your favorite book/movie genre?

I can't stand mystery. I like romance, fantasy, and anything that's slightly spooky.

34) Do you say one word a lot just because of the way it sounds? If so, what's the word?

Phlegm. Haha. PHLEGM!

35) What's something you thought you'd hate, but ended up loving?

Running, I guess. :-)

36)Do you prefer British or American spellings of words (ex: the British favourite to the American favorite)

American, of course.

37) List a few of your favourite names.

Brittany, Luke, Emily, Joanna and Nicholas.

38) What is your favourite movie?

The Matrix. :-)

39) Imagine you're writing a story, and one of your characters keeps something buried in a box where no one will find it. What's in the box and what's its significance?

The box holds all the secrets of the world, and the character is trying to keep it hidden so the "bad guys" can't find it. The box is found, the character is terrible at digging.

40) Was this boring? (be honest! :)

Oh yes, it was terrible. I'm kidding, obviously. It was a blast. :-)

Blog Parade Winners, Empty Chairs, and Where The...

I got up at 7:30 on a Saturday morning to draw names...astonishing, huh?

The winner of The Hunger Games is Alexandra! (number 42)

The winner of the adorable tote and necklace is Jenna! (number 80)

Congratulations, you two! Email me with your addresses, and I will pack your prizes and send them off as soon as possible.

Well, what if...you don't want your prizes? Email me just the same, and I will re-draw and give your prize away to someone else. 

Thanks everyone for participating--I had a blast.
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I put my iPod on shuffle the other night, and Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from Les Miserables started playing...it is now my favorite song in the whole wide world. It's so sad, and it's directly in my voice-range so I can sing it really loud without my voice cracking (which is nice ^_^). My voice goes pretty low--the last line, I can't hit, but the rest I can.

Anyways, you all need to listen to the song if you haven't--like seriously. Your life will be changed.
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And guess what I watched last night? Where the Wild Things Are.

I'm a huge sucker for little kid books, little kid movies, etc.--and I loved this movie. It was so adorable.

Now read this. It made me cry so hard.

Max: Did you make this?


Carol: Yeah, yeah.

Max: It's very good.

Carol: We were gonna make a whole world like this. Now, everyone used to come here, but you know... you know what it feels like when all your teeth are falling out really slowly and you don't realize and then you notice that, well, they're really far apart. And then one day... you don't have any teeth anymore.

Max: Yeah.

Carol: Well it was like that.

And the movie...the movie was really sad. Like REALLY really sad. But it was so good...I want to buy it really badly.
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Bloggie-bash winners, don't forget to email me with your address so I can send the prizes to you! :)

Again, thanks to everyone who participated. It was awesome. :)

I Officially Hate MckLinky and My Answers! ;)

Did I just say "hate"? I'm sorry.

I officially hate don't understand Mcklinky.

It closed the parade on me! Good grief.

At the end of this post, I'll be listing all the links. Comment, add your link, and I will edit this post adding your link. Kapeesh? ;)

1. If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would you say?

Eccentric.

2. If you could go anywhere in the world with anyone you wanted to, where would you go and who with?

Egypt with my best friends. I would love to see those pyramids--and become a pharaoh while I'm at it.

3. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

Invisibility. Honestly, think about it for a sec: how much fun would it be to play pranks on people?!

4. What is one habit (or two ;) that you get teased about a lot?

Putting myself down (apparently I do it aaaall the time), calling out fonts (I know I do that all the time) and being so gullible it’s insane. Jenna told me the other day that she was related to Bill Gates—and I believed her.

5. What is (or are) your food obsession(s)?

Skippy’s peanut butter all the way.

6. What is the best April Fools prank you pulled on someone or that someone pulled on you?
Ach, I’ve had so many pulled on me it’s not even funny. It would be tedious to go through them all.

7. If you were an inanimate object, what would you be?

A pair of headphones. Of course.

8. Let's say you could change the world in one way. How would you change it?
Abortion being legal. Ohhhmiword I wish I could change that.

9. You have a million dollars (*gasp* ;). How do you spend it?College, car, camera accessories, a new laptop--and I would donate a lot of it to Feed My Starving Children. Oh, and did I mention Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom?

10. What is one thing that always takes your breath away? (That could mean in a good way OR a bad way)It’s never the same thing. Sometimes it’s a snowfall, a sunrise, a library, dew in the morning, a Bible verse, a page from my biology textbook—it varies. ;)

11. You are granted three wishes. What do you wish for? (Remember, you can't wish for more wishes ;)I would wish that the government would become more God-centered, that a cure for cancer would be found soon, and that I could speak twenty languages fluently. Oh, and I know I'm cheating--but I would love to have a great voice.

12. You can spend the day with one character from a book or series that you've read. Who is that character?I thought this would be really easy to answer, but in reality, it’s not. But I think I would say Moaning Myrtle from the Harry Potter series. I would love to meet her. ^_^

13. What is something odd or interesting about you that is not commonly known?I was going to say I’m really gullible, but everyone that knows me knows that, and besides I mentioned that earlier. So now, I’m going to say that I am fascinated by the brain and would love to learn about psychology.

Also, I love killing my characters, though pretty much all my friends know that. It’s so much fun. ;)

14. What is one thing that you absolutely positively cannot stand?Corny or cliché endings to books or movies. Augh, they drive me crazy. I would rather have a morbid ending than a corny one.

15. Say you commited a crime. The judge gives you a choice between sentences: twenty years of complete solitude in the mountains or never having another moment alone for the rest of your life. Your choice?I was going to say solitude, but I know I would be driven insane. So then I was going to choose the never alone alternative, but honestly? Would I really never want to be alone for the rest of my life?

I’m sticking with solitude. As long as I was able to bring along Carrey and Amanda (camera [named after Jim Carrey] and laptop).

16. What is one benefit that blogging has given you?Ohmiword, definitely meeting all of my awesome friends (Ab, Melian, Marissa, Morgan, Kylie, Lynnette, Awel, Earwen, Emily Joy, Cassie, Olive Tree—everybody. ;).

17. A perfect day in your eyes would be...?
A day filled with friends, family, Carrey, Amanda, writing, music and designing. Pretty vague but oh so true.

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Link Up! Upon My Return {Blog} Parade

Yes, I know it’s March 31st, but I’m going to be really busy tomorrow so I opened it a day early. Go ahead and link up! You will be automatically entered into my (awesome) giveaways. (click the link to get the questions)

Also: the MckLinky opens at 12:00. Just as a side-note.

EDIT! I changed the code, hope this works.

Giveaways Revealed and Blog Parade Questions

I WAS THINKING--and I decided (after much deliberation and talking with my parents) that I am going to be giving away my family's fridge (that includes all the food inside it) and our wonderful laundry machines!

Aren't you excited?!...

...I'm only joking. Here are the real prizes... (kudos to my Momma who bought them for me ;)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

(there was a gift recipt...I know I stuck it in the book, but I can't find it to save my life...)

It's spanking new and hard-cover--I was so tempted to keep it. ;)

...and an ADORABLE canvas tote and necklace!

(They were both on sale for killer prices--I can't ever resist that. ;)

Now for the questions...

Note: Sorry for the confusion about the fifth entry. Answering the questions on your blog IS the fifth entry.

1. If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would you say?

2. If you could go anywhere in the world with anyone you wanted to, where would you go and who with?

3. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?

4. What is one habit (or two ;) that you get teased about a lot?

5. What is (or are) your food obsession(s)?

6. What is the best April Fools prank you pulled on someone or that someone pulled on you?

7. If you were an inanimate object, what would you be?

8. Let's say you could change the world in one way. How would you change it?

9. You have a million dollars (*gasp* ;). How do you spend it?

10. What is one thing that always takes your breath away? (That could mean in a good way OR a bad way)

11. You are granted three wishes. What do you wish for? (Remember, you can't wish for more wishes ;)

12. You can spend the day with one character from a book or series that you've read. Who is that character?

13. What is something odd or interesting about you that is not commonly known?

14. What is one thing that you absolutely positively cannot stand?

15. Say you commited a crime. The judge gives you a choice between sentences: twenty years of complete solitude in the mountains or never having another moment alone for the rest of your life. Your choice?

16. What is one benefit that blogging has given you?

17. A perfect day in your eyes would be...?

Start thinking up your answers! Get ready to post about them April 1st-10th. :)

(My new blog look is being perfected...in the next week or so, it should be finished. :)

Upon My Return {Blog} Parade (yes, that means giveaways ;)

Hey. I hope you still remember me. The break was nice, and I needed it.

(Florida was incredible--I promise a lot of pictures will be uploaded here, as well as a few right here.)

Anywayserz, Kat told me to do something fun when I "come back". That got me thinking--and I've decided to host a blog parade (as you know from the title, of course).

Appropriately, my blog parade is called Upon My Return {Blog} Parade.

{EDIT}: I apologize for the non-working-ness (^_^) of the code...I think I fixed it.

<br /> <br /> <a href="http://bekahsbubblyblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/upon-my-return-blog-parade-yes-that.html"><img vspace="none" hspace="none" alt="The Wordcrafter" src="http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss350/writerforchrist_97/BloggieParadeDraftSeven.png" /></a>

The rules are simple. Answer a few questions and WAH-LAH! You are entered into two fantastic giveaways! (You have to realize that I won't be able to spend two hundred dollars on this blog parade--I doubt I'll be able to spend fifty. I just bought my camera, as you know, so I'm re-pooling my allowance--can't spend a whole lot on giveaways. But still--a giveaway is a giveaway. ;)

I have no idea how many people will enter, so I'm going to bribe you all a bit (that's allowed, right? ;). Starting at 20 particapants, when every ten more link up, I will add another giveaway. The more people particapate, the more giveaways there are.

How to get extra entries: (not including answering the questions, of course--you gotta do that ;)
1. Add the bloggie-bash button to your sidebar.
2. Follow this blog if you came upon it from the button.
3. Follow my photography blog (I ♥ followers, I'm not ashamed to admit it. :).
4. Leave a comment. (I also ♥ comments.)

You can get, at the maximum, 5 entries! Now tell me that ain't a good deal. ^_^

I will be posting the questions in a new post tomorrow (I'm warning you ahead of time: I'm a big procrastinator. So it may easily be a few days after tomorrow.). You can think up your answers and post about them starting April 1st, 12:00 p.m. {Central Time}. (There will be an April Fools question. ;)

Upon My Return {Blog} Parade will end April 10th, 12:00 p.m. {Central Time}.

Get ready to link up. :)

Make sure to check back here often for the questions and some more information on the giveaways.

Also, wondering what the giveaways are? Think coffee, a good book, some graphic design stuff, and a nice blank notebook...Oh, and pens, of course. Something along those lines. (Not only am I going shopping sometime soon, but I'm gonna scrummage around the house for something decent to add to the stockpile.)

Oh, and I almost forgot to tell you--I'm re-designing my blog-look. Yes, yes, I know, I just got a fantastic one a few weeks ago...but I'm yearning fall. ;)