Here’s a blogger game to help Rach’s Campaigners get to know each other.
Here’s the deal: I’ll post 10 random facts about myself. If this kind of game interests you and you want to get to know the other Campaigners – you’ll post 10 random facts about yourself on your blog.
Oh, if you decide to play make sure to post a link to your blog in the comments so I pop over and check it out.
1. I’m originally from Brisbane Australia, met my husband in an online MMORPG and now live in Kansas, USA.
2. I can play 4 instruments (piano, flute, clarinet and guitar), sing and write my own songs. Just for myself, mind you.
3. My husband and I are owned by two corgis. Kira and Kuma. I don’t think I’ve ever loved a dog breed so much in my life. I’m seriously corgi-ized.
4. Sparkly vampires and I do NOT get along.
5. I have two tattoos on my shoulder blades. One of a dragon around a sword and the other of Rurouni Kenshin. Yes, I love anime.
6. If I don’t paint my fingernails, I bite them. So I have a lot of nail polish – a LOT!
7. As a general rule, I speed read. Yes, I mean that. If the books appeal to me, I can read three in a thirty hour period. No, I don’t get much sleep when I do lol.
8. I love MMORPG’s. I’ve been playing them since 1999 with EQ1. I’ve done podcasts about games, the most recent of which lasted almost 12 months and I stopped in May so I could write. I have to be very careful because it’s seriously an addiction and impacts my writing time greatly.
9. As long as I plan and focus, I can speed write. My fastest first draft was 90k inside of 9 days. Yes, I scared myself and hurt my wrist.
10. I lived in Germany as a child for a few years with my parents, and later for work as an adult. I’m fluent in spoken, writing and reading German.
There you go – TEN random facts about me!
Your turn 😀
K.T.
Awesome! I still play WoW but only in the evenings ><. I played EQ1 for years…I remember when instances didn't have "zone in's" and you had to fight other guilds/groups for bosses. Oh and you had to walk around and talk to ALL the npc's to find quests because no one had !'s about their heads. Ah, those were the days!
Nice to meet you!
And it took you hours to cross the world and contested and server firsts/world firsts actually meant something. And a max level crafter/character was an accomplishment. Yeah I remember those days too lol. I played on brell serilis
Nice to meet you!
Wow, talk about multi-talented…
-Aaron
Thank you. Never really thought of it that way lol. Just gives me more to procrastinate with haha!
Wow, I wish I could speed read and write like you do!
I had to have my son interpret MMORPGs for me. 🙂
Thank you. 😀 Well the speed reading is a blessing and a curse – just means the worlds stop sooner. And speed writing is one thing. Now if I could speed edit? That’d be something I’d be hella proud of hehe
Ahhh yeah massively multiplayer online role playing games 🙂 like Dungeons and Dragons but online 🙂 Fun, addictive and triggers my slight OCD lol
Sounds like you lead an exciting life, can’t wait to hear more!
Thank you! I’m not sure how exciting it is, but I’ll keep people informed hehe 😀
Hey K.T. Thanks for stopping by my blog and playing the Campaign game! It’s so fun getting to know everyone 🙂
It’s been a heap of fun. I saw you started another Game – trying to make time to play that too hehe.
I’m a percussionist! Do you have a fave among those instruments?
Here’s my link: http://asinglebell.lorsini.com/2011/09/02/blogger-game-10-random-facts/
Probably the guitar and piano. I taught myself the guitar so I could write songs a little easier. Bass guitar is probably my favourite but not as conducive to composition as my acoustic hehe.
Thanks for the link and visit. I’m going to look at your list now!
Hi K.T.-
90K in 9 days? That’s a superpower!
Here’s my 10:
http://coleenpatrick.com/2011/09/02/welcome-campaigners/
Happy campaigning!
Hi Coleen 😀 Great to meet you.
Yeah 90k in 9 days, a hell of a sore wrist, and we’re not going to talk about revision, okay? Revision is my weak point lol.
Going to go read your 10! 😀
Looking forward to campaigning with you!
Wow, from Australia to Kansas?! That’s quite the move. Glad to “meet” you!
Haha! Yes, a rather big move. Miss my family, but the hubby is worth it!
Looking forward to campaigning with you 😀
I thought I could speed-read, but wow! Stopping by to say Hi. I’m in your YA All Genres campaign group. Joined last minute, so I’m playing catch-up. Looking forward to connecting.
If I find a good series (and there are a lot of them) I can’t stop reading. I HAVE to know what happens next. E-books have made this much easier. But generally I won’t stop until I finish a series haha
I joined pretty late too – it’s all good. Glad you snuck in. Looking forward to campaigning with you!
Holy cow. 9 days? That’s impressive. I could not do that – ever.
I’m sure you could surprise yourself! I wasn’t aiming to do it. But I had a Fri/Sat/Sun off – my first ever point by point outline and I just got in a groove. I wrote 38k in 3 days lol. Wrist pain, hand pain, neck pain lol.
The sad thing is, my ability to revise is horrible 🙁 First draft is all well and good, but it’s just a first draft hehe.
Hello! You’re in my Dystopian/Apocalyptic group. Your number nine both scared and amused me. (Oh, and impressed. Definitely impressed). Amused because I thought to myself: Well, I could TYPE that many words in that time limit. . . just a question of having the motivation and plotting! And scared, because, well, I should think that’s kind of evident!
Haha – yes, definitely scary even for me. It wasnthe first time I’d actually plotted and outlined in detail instead of pantsing. So apparently plotting works for me lol.
The 1st draft of the 2nd will have taken me just over two months when it’s done which I’m hoping will be this Monday lol.
Thanks for dropping by! Looking really forward to the campaign!
I once played the flute. Haven’t picked it up in years and years but I still can remember all the fingerings. I can never remember where I last put my car keys but I remember that. Crazy.
I am super jealous of your speedwriting. Please share (pretty please).
Lol at #4.
I haven’t played my flute since I left Australia, 4 years ago. Mainly because it’s still in Australia lol. Hoping to get it back soon 🙁 or maybe I’ll try to save for a shiny new one hehe.
Well, speedwriting is one thing, if I could speed revise? That’d be something amazing.
And yeah #4 is #4 heheh!
Wow K. T. You are definitely a gifted individual. I always told my girls that a musician keeps the house happy! I def agree about trying to carve out some time for writing! ; )
Aw, thank you. Music is beautiful and a fantastic way to express yourself.
I’m currently challenging myself to finish my current 1st draft WIP by Monday. 71k down 19 to go… I can do this hehe 😀 Time for writing!
I love how many anime lovers I’m meeting through this campaign. Wow! 90k in 9 days. My fastest is 71k in 2 months and that’s with working full time. It sounds as if you’ve lived an extremely interesting life.
It’s fantastic to meet so many new people. (And I’m really glad others love Anime. I’m such an addict hehe). I just finished the second book in my trilogy today (first draft only) Makes 2 first drafts in 3 months.
The sad thing is… I have so much work to do lol. The first draft is such a tiny part of the process
That’s a long way to Kansas. 🙂
And corgis!! You must post pictures.
PS I’m in your dystopian group.
Yeah it’s a VERY long way to Kansas. But my husband is totally worth it. Oh corgi pictures? I will take some more and post them. It’s really time I got my photography section started.
Yay for another Dystopian writer – thank you for stopping by 😀
A speed writter; I’m impressed! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier . . .I’m still trying to get around to meet my fellow campaigners!
Hi! Thanks for dropping by. It’s fun to get to know people.
Well, I speed first draft 😉 not too sure how fast the rest of the process will be haha!
Nice to meet you! I’m a little late with my introductions, but I’m in your dystopian group. I’m the same way with my nails. If there isn’t some kind of nail polish on them, they cease to exist. 😉
Great to meet you too 😀 Yeah without nail polish, I’m kind of screwed. I see all the imperfections and little snags lol…
Looking forward to campaigning with you!