<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Meghan Griffin]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://megggriffin.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Megg Griffin]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://megggriffin.com/author/lafoiaveugle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Infinity Dream Awards]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<h5>Thank you <a href="https://storyandsomnomancy.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Mari of Story and Somnomancy</a> for the tag! If you aren&#8217;t following her, you should. She&#8217;s one of my favorite reading/writing buddies, and frequently posts food that looks ah-mazing!</h5>
<h3><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>The Rules</strong></span></span></h3>
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<h5>Thank and link the blog that nominated you</h5>
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<h5>Tell us 11 facts about yourself</h5>
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<h5>Answer the questions that were set for you to answer</h5>
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<h5>Nominate 11 bloggers and set questions for them</h5>
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<h3><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#008000;"><strong>The Facts</strong></span></h3>
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<h5>One of the biggest deciding factors in my move to NYC was that I wanted to get rid of my car and never own one again.</h5>
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<h5>I refused to read <em>Harry Potter</em> for about a year or two after I heard about it for the first time because my elementary best friend told me she preferred it to <em>Animorphs</em>, my favorite series at the time.</h5>
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<h5>I am a bit of a movie snob, but I will make time for really crappy, really cheesy Christmas movies always. And I always tear up. The Hallmark Channel is currently my best friend.</h5>
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<h5>I actually win contests more frequently than a person probably should. I have won at least 5 that I can remember off the top of my head.</h5>
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<h5>I majored in English because I wasn&#8217;t skipping my Literature classes. I never had any intention of doing so, and I don&#8217;t find writing/papers to be my strongest skill.</h5>
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<h5>I crochet because I find it relaxing and productive at the same time.</h5>
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<h5>I have a mild addiction to make-up and hair products. I feel my hair is my best quality.</h5>
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<h5>I am so in love with love, but I actually don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll ever actively seek it. I&#8217;m fine with this.</h5>
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<h5>I love making lists and notebooks. I have never finished an entire notebook, and I keep them for separate things.</h5>
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<h5>I have a very healthy understanding and don&#8217;t fear death, which people tend to find weird.</h5>
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<h5>I am pretty sure I am allergic to wine, which has led my to branching out in different alcohol tastings.</h5>
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<h3><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="color:#000080;text-decoration:underline;">The Answers</span></strong></span></h3>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>How would you prefer to arrange your bookshelves?</strong> </span>As mine currently has no organization other than a very light &#8220;these books are kind of alike,&#8221; &#8220;these are kind of the same size,&#8221; and &#8220;do I want people to know that I own this?&#8221; I&#8217;d love to do by color or by rating, once I&#8217;ve read all the books I own (bahahahahaha&#8230;)</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>Are you an outdoor or an indoor reader? Or, do you read by mood? </strong></span> Hm. Right now I am a subway reader and couch reader. Prior to my move, I read while walking on the treadmill or while walking the mall primarily and still was a couch reader. So I guess this makes me an indoor reader?</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>What type of book can you never get enough of even though you probably should give it a break and move on to something else for a bit?</strong></span> Dystopias tend to always be in my books to read or currently reading. Used to be mysteries&#8230;I kind of miss mysteries. And for awhile it was post-modernism fiction. And one point it was vampire novels. So I go through pretty natural waves. I&#8217;ve been in a dystopian one since May though&#8230;.might be time to move on.</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>If you could choose the movie/TV cast members for your favorite book, who would you cast for your five favorite characters?</strong> </span>Since I&#8217;m currently reading the second <em>Grim Reaper</em> book by Christopher Moore, I think I shall cast the first, <em>A Dirty Job</em>, as it is one of my favorite books.</h5>
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<li>Charlie Asher: David Gareth Lloyd</li>
<li>Minty Fresh: Rick Fox</li>
<li>Jane Asher: Leighton Meester</li>
<li>Audrey: Rachel McAdams</li>
<li>Detective Rivera: Benjamin Bratt</li>
<li>Lily: Hayden Panettiere (especially <em>Scream 4</em> Hayden!)</li>
<li>The widows: Kate Mulgrew and Emily Kuroda</li>
<li>The Morrigan: Shay Mitchell, Natalie Dormer and Janel Parrish</li>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>If you could merge two of your favorite animals, which two would they be? (Weird question, but in my defense, I was thinking of polar bear dogs from The Legend of Korra…)</strong></span> Ooooh tough one. My favorite animals are moose and penguins, which would make a very, very strange animal. But both live in the cold, so it couldn&#8217;t be too bad? Just&#8230;quite possible ugly as can be.</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>Do you prefer hot or cold weather?</strong></span> Cold weather. But everyone says I haven&#8217;t really felt the cold weather, so ask me again come April.</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>What is your favorite fictional world?</strong></span> Harry Potter. This is my comfort, it&#8217;s like an old friend.</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>What do you usually like to do besides reading?</strong></span> I crochet — primarily hats — and I play(ed) lots of tennis. I like hiking, which has currently translated to walking the city. I love listening to podcasts too?</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>Do you tend to like having accompanying visuals/artwork in your stories or can you go without?</strong> </span>I can go without quite easily.</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>Tea or coffee?</strong></span> Hot tea, primarily of the green variety (or cold with lemonade, yum!)</h5>
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<h5><span style="color:#993366;"><strong>Angels or demons?</strong></span> I was all demons, hands down, until I just thought of Castiel. But, I think at the end of the day, I would much rather be evil without feeling consequences I guess!</h5>
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<h3><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#008000;text-decoration:underline;">The Nominees </span></span></strong></h3>
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<h5><a href="https://misfortuneofknowing.wordpress.com/about-me/" target="_blank">A.M. Blair @ The Misfortune of Knowing</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="https://akindofsinglelady.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">A Kind of Single Lady</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="https://weezled.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Weezled</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="http://susannevalenti.com/about/" target="_blank">Susanne Valenti</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="https://rabbitearsblog.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Ronyell @rabbitearsblog</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="https://anovelromance.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Caroline @anovelromance</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="https://jenacidebybibliophile.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Jeneca @ jenacidebybibliophile</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="https://samannelizabeth.wordpress.com/introduction-to-the-writers-mind/" target="_blank">Sam @ Taking On a World of Words</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="https://bookmarkchronicles.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Rae @ Bookmark Chronicles</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="http://dontyoushushme.com/about/" target="_blank">Kelsey @ Don&#8217;t You Shush Me!</a></h5>
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<h5><a href="https://crazyinsomniacbibliophile.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Poulami @ Daydreaming Books</a></h5>
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<h3><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000080;">Their New Questions</span></strong></h3>
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<h5>What is your favorite hot winter drink?</h5>
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<h5>What are your feelings on fan fiction, and which kinds do you read? (Like what series&#8230;not the kind of fanfic&#8230;)</h5>
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<h5>Can you read with noise / the tv on, or do you have to have a silent, no distraction zone?</h5>
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<h5>Who is your current fictional character crush?</h5>
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<h5>Cake, cookies, ice cream or candy?</h5>
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<h5>What is your favorite tradition of any holiday?</h5>
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<h5>Weird pizza ingredients?</h5>
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<h5>Why did you decide to start blogging?</h5>
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<h5>What&#8217;s your preferred method for relaxing?</h5>
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<h5>Zombies, vampires, or warlocks?</h5>
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<h5>Here&#8217;s $50. You can&#8217;t spend it on something practical, like paying a bill. What do you spend it on?</h5>
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