TAG WEEK: Liebster Award

Hey friends!

Today is Day 5 of Tag Week and I’m not sure if there will be a day six and seven yet so let’s see 😉

Now I’d like to thank Lais @ The Bookish Skies very much for tagging me- she’s an awesome blogger, her content is unapologetically diverse (both with representation and types of posts) and her entire blog is such a safe, dreamy place for me. I admire her and her blog so, so much, and everyone should go follow her right now because she deserves it!

The rules are pretty much to answer these eleven questions and tag some other bloggers to do it too 🙂

TAG WEEK: Awesome Blogger Award

hey loves! x

how are y’all doing? welcome to day four of tag week!!

today I’m doing the awesome blogger award, and it’s fitting that I was tagged by the VERY awesome Emma!! thank you Emma, love you!

let’s get on with the post 😉

Rules:

• Thank the blogger who nominated you (thank you, Emma!!!)
• Credit the creator- Maggie @ Dreaming Of Guatemala
• Tag this post with #AwesomeBlogger Award
• Answer all the questions given to you
• Nominate some people
• Write 10 questions for them to answer

⭐What is your favorite Disney movie?⭐

Ooh, we’re starting off with a tough one! I love so many Disney movies, but I’ll list my top five because I’m indecisive: Mulan, Moana, Princess and the Frog, and Aladdin. I can’t choose a fifth-place- I’m stuck between Frozen I and The Lion King but I think I’ll go with Lion King.

⭐Do you have a least favorite book character?⭐

Hmm, I really hate Snape (here’s a great Pin that explains why, please please read it if you even reMOTELY sympathize with Snape) but I’m going to give a new answer. This is probably cheating but I’m going to choose Edward from Twilight. It’s cheating because, well, I’ve never read the books.

i’m going to be attacked by twilight fans aren’t i oh god

He’s just disgusting and a stalker and rapey and *shudders*. I watched the first three movies with El- I think we both hate him XD.

⭐Bedtime- a reasonable hour or some early hour of the morning?⭐

I’m proud to say I actually (usually) go to sleep before midnight haha. Weird, right? I try to go to bed a reasonable hour. Because of quarantine- school starts at 10 AM, I wake up at 8- I’ve pushed that time back to get-ready-for-bed-at-11-PM.

⭐Fluffy blankets or heaps of cushions?⭐

Um, what sort of question even is this?! XD just kidding- not. Definitely fluffy blankets. My feet are ALWAYS cold (I mean it when I saw ‘always’. My brother hates me for putting it on them) so blankets are the way to go 😉

⭐Do you still have any plush toys? ( I do, it’s a whale and his name is Ghoeqphfe, pronounced ‘Jeff’)⭐

OF COURSE I DO! To be fair, my brother is still nine so obviously I have more than if I didn’t have a little sibling, but I kid you not, we own DOZENS of stuffed toys. Just the ones in my room- Polly (the polar bear, so original), Lavender (an owl), Cookie (a dog), Cherry Lime (a frog with sentimental value), and there are many others.

Also, Emma’s such a mood all the time. Ghoeqphfe is the best name for a whale XD

⭐Do you enjoy DIY and arts + crafts activities⭐

Do I enjoy them?

Yes.

Am I any good at them?

Well… that wasn’t the question so you can guess for yourself 😉 I had an obsessive phrase a summer or two ago when I had to do EVERY single DIY there ever was. My room was such a mess, smh.

⭐How do you plan your blog posts?⭐

Hahaha, you PLAN your blog posts?!?? Such a nerd.

I don’t plan them, like a cool person.

(B99 reference!)

But actually, I sometimes do! This one is planned for a week ahead because of Tag Week. I don’t have much of a method- I just type them? And schedule them? The only conscious decisions I make are scheduling them for at least several days after the previous post and trying to vary what posts I curate. For example, I try not to do multiple reviews back to back (haha, I never do reviews anymore) and I don’t post two tags at once.

Unless, of course, it’s tag week.

As you can see, we like breaking our own rules around here.

⭐Christmas or Halloween?⭐

Halloween for sure! I don’t celebrate Christmas (not just bc I’m not Christian but bc my family specifically doesn’t do much) and it’s a festive-but-boring time because it’s just like every other day, except everyone’s having fun.

Halloween though? I GORGE MYSELF ON CANDY. Also, I get to Trick-Or-Treat with friends so why wouldn’t I like that??

⭐Mugs or Candles?⭐

I’m going to have to go with mugs. As aesthetic as candles are, I actually use mugs, and they can also be aesthetic too.

⭐Do you like the How To Train Your Dragon franchise?⭐

I do! I remember watching HTTYD3 in theatres when it came out and being so nostalgic.

I Tag:

Anyone who wants to do it! I’m not going to tag anyone for the rest of the week just because I know how it feels to be overwhelmed with tags (shh… let’s pretend I didn’t run away from my tags and awards for ten months…)

My Questions:

• what’s your favorite fictional ship? as in, relationship from a tv show or book.
• current favorite color? (can be for your current mood this hour, today, this week, this month, honestly whatever makes the most sense to you)
• opinion on fast fashion vs slow fashion?
• last 5-star book you read?
• favorite blog post you’ve read in the past few days? link, please!
• how often do you wash your hair?
• have you ever thought about going vegan or vegetarian?
• favorite ice cream flavor?
• audiobooks or ebooks?
• when was the last time you looked around and felt grateful to live in your neighborhood and why did you feel like that?

I hope you guys enjoyed this! Feel free to do this tag- y’all are amazing 🙂

Do you enjoy Disney movies? Do you have tips to plan your blog posts? Night owl or early bird or in between?

TAG WEEK: Hustler Blogger Award

Hey, popcorns!

seems fitting, given who tagged me for this 😉

Welcome to day three of ‘tag week’ here at OiaM! A quick refresher: I’m doing this because I haven’t done any tags/awards in over a year and I need to catch up. Drop links below if I haven’t done anything you tagged me for over two months ago!!

I was tagged for this by the amazing Amber, who is THE BEST, and definitely one of THE sweetest (and funniest) bloggers in our community. Thanks, girl!!

I was ALSO tagged for this by Penny, and her questions are the same as Amber’s! Thank you so much for the tag, Penny, that’s really sweet of you ❤ Go check out her blog- her artwork is positively beautiful!!

This award was created by https://markanthonyswall.wordpress.com so go check out his blog and the award introduction post! 😊 Thanks, Thony!

R U L E S

1. Make Sure to include the banner in your award post. You can make it the featured photo or you can just attach it along with the blog post. 
2. Be sure to give the creator (the amazing markanthonyswall.wordpress.com) pingback on your post, so he’ll be able to read them. 
3. You can nominate numerous bloggers of your choice, but make sure it isn’t less than 5 people.
4. Answer the questions.
5. The person who’s being nominated, and who’s about to nominate can add one more question of his/her choice to his/her nominees.

Q U E S T I O N S

TAG WEEK: Mystery Blogger Award Take Two

Hey loves!

Welcome to tag week here on OiaM!

Today we’re starting off with the Mystery Blogger Award, which I was kindly nominated by the very wonderful Gayle! Thanks so much, angel ❤

Also, this tag was created by Okoto Enigmas!

The Rules

• Put the award logo/image on your blog
• List the rules
• Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog
• Mention the creator of the award and provide a link as well
• Answer the 5 questions you were asked
• Tell your readers 3 things about yourself
• Nominate 10-20 people
• Notify your nominees by commenting on their blog
• Ask your nominees any 5 questions of your choice; with one weird or funny question
• Share a link to your best post(s).

Three Things About Me

1. I care passionately about social justice! If you know me in real life (or honestly on the blogosphere too haha) you’ll know that I’m an activist.
2. I am the ABSOLUTE worst at procrastination 😉 I think it’s because I’m a Gemini? Speaking of which, my birthday’s coming soon (because I’m a Gemini hehe)!
3. I’m a vegan!! (since May 4 hahaha auspicious date, huh? BECK) I’ve been vegetarian for my entire life and recently went vegan.

My Favorite Posts

To be fair, I think everyone has different opinions on what my best post is, but here are the ones (in recent times) that I’m the proudest of!!

Why You Should Watch The Show ‘Never Have I Ever’ Now // ft. rant, bias in the media, representation matters! – this one because I really WENT OFF and somehow ended up ranting for 2000+ words

Why Feminism Sucks – this one because it’s one of my most popular posts!! I also went off (see a trend here?) and I’m proud of it 🙂

7 Of My Favorite Types of Characters – these are all quite recent, but I think I did a damn good job of organizing my thoughts! That’s always hard XD.

Gayle’s Questions

1. What could you give a 40min presentation on with absolutely no preparation?

I’ve done this before, believe it or not!! I could DEFINITELY give a huge presentation on the roots of climate change and why patriarchy, white supremacy, colonialism, and (to some extent) capitalism need to be abolished.

Somewhere in there, I would tie it to #screwthepolice (although I love B99, we must acknowledge that the police suck as a whole).

2. What small gesture from a stranger made a big impact on you?

I can’t think of anything, but people who compliment my ‘maturity’ always make me feel good about myself! The people who say I’m ‘too immature’ to be dealing with hard concepts like I mentioned above?

Oh, well. Whatever.

3. How can you be a light in someone’s life this week?

I love this question! I want to make a good impact on my fam this week by making yummy things! 😉 I’ve been in a crappy mood because I’m on my period (boohoo) so here’s to hoping I get the energy soon to make some treats 😑

Or I guess I could just take the easy way and comment on people’s blog posts! That sounds fun 🙂

4. What are three words that describe you well?

Ah, the dreaded three words question.

Driven. (incredibly) Lazy. Passionate.

(interpret that in your own way- it definitely sounds like I’m a Slytherin XD)

5. If you could be invisible, what would you do?

I KNOW I should think of a better answer.

But I also know that the main use for my newfound invisibility powers will be cheating at PE when we have to run. Come on, we’ve all wanted to do this, don’t lie! XD

My Questions

1. What is a color combination (three colors) that describe your personality, and why?
2. What was the last book you read? How would you rate it?
3. When did you last cook/bake something?
4. Do you have any unpopular opinions that AREN’T bookish? Spill the tea 😉
5. What mainstream stores do you mostly shop at?

I Tag…

(by the way, I won’t be tagging people for all the tags this week!)

Ash @ Wild Honey

Anna Coleman 

Gracie @ Light in the Darkness

Emma @ AFCTL

Saania @ Saania Sparkles

Becky @ Moth of the Day

(I couldn’t think of 10-20 people I didn’t tag last week XD)

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Thanks for reading! Be prepared for multiple posts this week 😉

What do you think is my best post? What’s your Zodiac sign? Are you proud of me for writing the first post that hasn’t gone over 1000 words in SO LONG? (excluding short stories)

The Sunshine Blogger Award // very very very very late

Hey, angels!

It’s been a really (REALLY) long time (I was tagged in 2019!) since I’ve done a tag or award and I’ve been planning to do a ‘tag week’ for some time now (AKA a way for me to justify my procrastination).

For some reason, all my saved posts disappeared and this is one of the only tags I have saved! From now on I’m going to save them to a document for sure lol.

Anyways, from now on, you guys can start tagging me for tags and awards again! 😉 I know that so many people stopped tagging me because, obviously, I wasn’t doing them (I think it’s been 10 months since I’ve done one, gosh!), and honestly, thank you for doing that, friends!

I’m going to start posting tags and awards more often so if you did tag me for anything in the past, please please please drop the links below so I can actually do the tags in a ‘tag week’ of sorts.

I was tagged by Charlotte @ Bewitching Books, Ravenous Reads who is currently on hiatus but is a positively wonderful blogger whose blog content I adore! Go check out her blog and follow it right now 🙂

What book, if any, would you most love to see a prequel of?

Honestly, I feel like I have no right answer to this one! I’d really love to see a Six of Crows prequel but I still obviously want more from Rick Riordan (my favorite author ever) so I’m not sure.

We are getting a Hunger Games sequel though, so I will read it although it’s not my favorite series or anything.

Just any prequel other than for Harry Potter, please. JKR is going to find a way to be even more controversial (Dudley Dursley is a trans Latino boy with autism? I WOULDN’T PUT IT PAST HER). Anything other than Harry Potter.

What were/are your favourite and least favourite subjects at school?

My favorite subject is Language Arts although I’m generally interested in many subjects, and my least favorite subject is probably PE? I just hate physical activity, to be honest. A true bookdragon at heart.

What’s your favourite film that was released in 2019?

Hmm, that’s a great question! I, of course, loved watching Avengers: Endgame and Spiderverse (I think? Or was that 2018?! Quarantine has made everything else feel like the same!) or whatever Spiderman movie came out in 2019. I actually can’t really remember any other movies, oops, but Aladdin and Lion King were rad too (is that 2020? HELP).

What fairytale character would you be willing to trade places with?

If I’m going off of Disney, I might want to trade places with Kida, the princess of Atlantis from Disney’s film about Atlantis. She gets to be a princess of an amazing underwater kingdom?! Yes please! Where can I sign up? 😉

But other than Disney, I probably would choose the ORIGINAL story of Fa Mulan where she’s a badass warrior who DOES save her country but not with Shang and the other elements Disney threw in. Speaking of which, I’m excited about the live-action coming later this year!

What inspired you to start blogging?

One of my best friends, Vaishnavi, was a blogger and I was inspired to start a blog because of how much I loved her’s ❤ I’m so glad I made that decision!

What’s one piece of advice that you think all new bloggers should know?

This may be controversial, but this is what I think will help you grow your blog the most:
what’s more important than posting two or three times a week and then disappearing for three weeks without any posts is posting consistently and regularly, even if it isn’t the most often.

Also, hot take, but posting multiple times a day when you normally space out your posts a lot more isn’t really a good idea! It’s best to schedule that post for around a week later so you don’t feel burned out.

Believe me, all my old posts were incredibly sporadic.

If you could meet anyone, past or present, who would it be and why?

This question always makes me pause.  I really want to meet AOC- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez- (she’s in Congress in the USA) because she’s in a field that I’m really interested in going- public policy and humanities- and she fights relentlessly for things I believe in like a Green New Deal, stopping climate change, and gender equality. She’s one of my role models and I want to be able to make a wide-spread change in the country/world like she has been!!

What’s your favourite lesser-known, or talked about, book?

Ooh, so I highly recommend Every Other Weekend, a book that came out in February 2020 that is definitely less talked about. The romance is the cutest thing ever and it made me cry, too. ❤ My review is linked above!

Which fictional character do you most admire?

Just one?! If I have to just choose one, I’m going to choose Reyna Avila Ramirez-Arellano from the Riordanverse.

She was written as a totally badass character who never experienced love and comfort but slowly learned to trust others and I love her so much!!

What generally beloved character gets under your skin?

Maybe this is cheating, but I hate Snape. Yes, I know, a lot of others do too, but I used to be a Snape sympathizer and I know many people still are so this should count. He’s a horrible, abusive person.

What are your goals for 2020?

Jokes aside, I really want to have a productive year.

This sounds extremely vague, and it is, but I know I’ll know if I had it or not.

Also, I want to continue being vegan for the rest of the year! I went vegan after being vegetarian for all of my life last week, and I’m hoping I can stick to it (it helps that everyone in my fam is vegetarian and has always been).

My questions:

How have you been passing time during quarantine?

Do you have any family recipes?

What widely-beloved author’s work do you hate?

Do you have any unpopular opinions?

Do you bullet journal?

If you had one wish from a genie and it had to be selfish (no solving world peace, sadly) what would you choose?

How would you rate your 2020 from 1 to 10, and why?

Have you accomplished any of your goals for 2020?

I tag:

Lucy @ Oh Lucy Style

***** @ Bludgers And Broomsticks (sorry I couldn’t resist XD)

Arshia @ Words From Adaria

Ash @ Starlight Strands

Beck @ Smellfoy Reads

El @ Elated Books 

Amber @ Amber’s Reads Online

I hope you guys enjoyed this (once again, I am unable to write a post below a thousand words, cheers to that) and if I tagged you, don’t feel pressured to do it! Don’t forget to drop down links to posts that you tagged me in down below. Feel free to tag me in future tags/awards if you want to 😉

Also, if you’re an Asian/Pacific Islander blogger who is reading this post, please comment down below and reach out to me via my contact page! I’m planning something super cool for this AAPI month but it’ll only work if ALL of you who identify as AAPI and are reading this reach out to me! 

The Versatile Blogger Award!

Heyy people! I just got nominated by the sweet, amazing Ariana who’s blog you neeeed to check out rn so thank you dear! Lots of love 💙💙💙 xxx. This is my second award- check out my first one, The Mystery Blogger Award right there.

The Rules:

• Thank the person who nominated you
• Link to the blog of the person who nominated you
• Share 7 facts about yourself
• Nominate 15 more bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award

My Seven Facts (shortened to six. because 6 is the best number everrr)

1. Just like Ariana, I wear my watch EVERYWHERE. eVeRyWhErE.
2. Booksssss are lifeeee. You probably know that by now if you’re following me XD
3. Food is *almost* as great as books. DESSERTTT.
4. Even though I love food and books, I literally won’t survive life without family and friends. That includes my blogging friends. I love you guysss 💙
5. Blue hearts are better than red hearts and THAT’S A FACT. 💙 but I still love ya, red hearts ❤
6. Art! I can’t draw very well, but I’m a lottt better than before. Colors are awesome!

Nominees:

(I won’t make it to 15 whoops)

These are people who are either always sweet/my bestie (hey El how’s your dayyy)/I’ve been talking to them recently.

El

Vaishnavi

Amber

Grace

Nicole

Gracie

Kiwi

Kriti

Isabel

Sophie

It isn’t necessary to do, but I’d love to see all your posts!