I was nominated for the mystery blogger award (again) (as the title says; see the first rendition here) by C.M.! Thank you kindly, my friend. (Readers, go check out her blog.)
I was also… sort of… nominated by Lemon. (She said she wasn’t going to nominate me because I’d already been nominated… so she left it open to anyone who wanted to do the tag… and after reading the questions she asked her nominees, I decided I wanted to answer them.)
the rules
- Put the award logo/image on your blog.
- Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
- Mention the creator of the award and provide a link as well (this award was created by Okoto Enigmas).
- Answer the five questions you were asked.
- Nominate ten – twenty people.
- Notify your nominees by
commenting on their blogslinking to their most recent posts. - Ask your nominees any five questions of your choice with one weird or funny question.
- Share a link to your best post(s).
C.M.’s questions
What is one vice you must fight against the most often?
I struggle with procrastination, and with having absolutely no motivation to do things I know I should and must do.
Which fictional character can you relate to the most and why?
- Hermione Granger — she loves to read and visit the library (and other reasons that are harder to articulate).
- Janner Wingfeather — he’s an oldest sibling and shares my vice of selfishness and my desire to protect
- Jo March — she loves to write and wants to make it her career, and she’s passionate and emotional and dramatic
- Anne Shirle — she sees beauty all around her and loves adventure
- Emily Starr — she declares she can’t help writing
Pick three historical figures you wish to meet and have tea/coffee with. What you would discuss with them?
J.R.R. Tolkien, Teddy Roosevelt, and Lazarus.
Tolkien because I want to talk about Middle-earth and inventing languages and worldbuilding and faith. Teddy Roosevelt because I just read about him in history and he sounds absolutely fascinating (I’d just ask him to tell me about his adventures, then sit back and enjoy the show). And Lazarus because, well, don’t you want to know what it’s like to die?
What story world would you choose to live in until your dying breath? (Yep, there’s no goin’ back.)
That is SUCH A HARD QUESTION.
I think I’ll go with Lemon and say Goldstone Wood because there are so many amazing places to explore. But Middle-earth is a close second.
What is one movie you wish more people would watch? (Or a book if you’re really not into films.)
Some of my favorite movies that I wish more people would watch:





Lemon’s questions
What is your preferred weapon of murder? With fictional characters, I mean…what else would I mean?
Iocaine powder. Because if I were to murder someone, I wouldn’t want my weapon to be traceable.
Do you prefer fiction, nonfiction, or poetry (to read, write, etc.)?
To read, I prefer fiction (though I do enjoy some nonfiction — Adorning the Dark and Death by Living in particular — and I recently wrote a post all about the poetry I like to read.)
To write, I also prefer fiction. Poetry takes a lot of work to perfect.
If you could be one age for a day, what age would you be and what would you do?
Eighteen. And I’d vote. Assuming it was an election year.
(I am, in fact, going to vote this fall. It will be the first presidential election at which I am old enough to do so, and I am very excited.)
Or eleven and go to Hogwarts.
Or fifty, and go on an adventure with Gandalf.
Do you ship Earnin and Imraldera? (if you don’t know who they are or don’t know the answer, it’s easy: it’s yes, you do)
It’s easy:
Yes, I do.
Which of your bloggery buddies (alliteration always amazes) would you end and why (back to murder, we are!). How would you cover it up?
You, for creating this question *glares at Lemon*
Ha, no, I couldn’t kill anyone, least of all my blogging buddies.
I nominate…
Madeleine @ The Introverted Raconteur
christina @ christina and camera
anyone who hasn’t been tagged for this award yet (:
I ask my nominees…
- What is your favorite mystery book?
- What is your favorite mystery movie?
- What is the most mysterious thing about you?
- Why do you think this tag has is called “the mystery blogger award”?
- this question is a mystery. react to its mysteriousness.
my best post
Until next time, my friends, go be mysterious!
Awww, *is so honored* Not only did you answer my questions but you also decided to kill me! *feels so appreciated because you know people love you when they want to kill you, right?*
But your answers were super fun to read! And now I want to watch some of those movies..
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Go do so!
You are appreciated.
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Ooh, thanks for tagging me! Your questions are so perfect, too. 😀
Emily Starr is SO RELATABLE, isn’t she? Her burning drive to write. ❤
Talking to Tolkien would be amazing. I feel like he'd be really nice, too, and happy to talk. And oh my goodness, I'd love to sit down and listen to some Teddy Roosevelt adventures. So interesting. So much story material.
How someone can not ship Eanrin and Imraldera I am really not sure…
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You’re very welcome!
I think the only people who don’t are the ones who haven’t read the series. In which case, we just tell them to read it (:
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I loved reading your answers! “Or fifty, and go on an adventure with Gandalf.” YES.
Also Iocaine powder. Very good choice.
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Thank you 🙂
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Thanks for nominating me. 🙂
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You’re very welcome!
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Thank you so much for answering my questions for this tag as well as Lemon’s!! I absolutely loved reading all of your answers – will have to put those movies on my TBW since I haven’t seen any of those except BELLE (which is amazing all around). 🙂
Procrastinator here as well. It’s hard to remain motivated and persevere…
Oooh – I love Hermione and Jo and Anne (I think you meant Shirley? The name looks cut off). Have you watched the 2019 version of Little Women? Evelyn and I were talking about it and we agreed that it is the ideal version and probably better than the book. 😉 The cast and script are amazing.
You’re right – Middle Earth vs. Goldstone Wood *would be a hard choice. 🙂 Wouldn’t it be just the coolest thing to visit with Earin and Imeraldera?! ❤ (And needless to say, I'm a shipper for Earin and Imeradera as well. But it's certainly entertaining to see them together until they're official.)
I like your picks for historical people, I do. 🙂
IOCAINE! YES.
Congrats on being able to participate in your first presidential election year! 🙂 I love to be able to vote to improve the state of our nation.
I found Lemon's final question disturbing, and was wondering how anyone would answer it. Haha – you did it beautifully, Maya!
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Thanks for pointing that out! Yep, I mean Shirley (: I’ve watched that version but personally prefer the PBS Masterpiece one (except for Amy. Florence Pugh was perfect.).
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🙂 No problem! Oh, really? For some reason I didn’t connect to the cast of the PBS version very much so I never finished watching it…
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Fun post! I’ve seen Hello Dolly! It’s one of my favorite musicals!
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Cool! What other musicals do you like?
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“Iocaine powder. Because if I were to murder someone, I wouldn’t want my weapon to be traceable.”
i am
never
messing with you
ever
also your answers were gold
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thank you
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