#sleepingexplorer rambles

once you get this you have to say 5 nice things about yourself. publicly. then pass it on to your 10 favorite followers! !

I always have to think too hard about these things.

I can keep a secret like nobody's business, no pun intended. I don't like to gossip and I try to avoid it whenever possible. I am a good cook when I apply myself and I can bake a really, really good apple pie. I (usually) like my own artwork and try to value my own talent. And I try to give support to other artists and help them value their own talent as well. And I'm kind to animals? :)

1. First thought in the a.m. - surely I can sleep a little longerzzzzzz

2. Favorite Disney film ever - I have a definite soft spot for Beauty and the Beast.

3. Last time you cried - I just finished the final season of Breaking Bad. It was heart-wrenching.

4. What would you do if you suddenly ended up in the desert - I would return my water to Shai-Hulud rather quickly, I think. I'm very pale.

5. Would you like to meet me in person - Of course, clarice82, you are a sweetheart.

6. Do you have any kids? If not, do you want any? - I have no children. maybe? Highly dependent on circumstance.

7. Create a mini ficlet out of these words: Mycroft, umbrella, shower, Mrs. Hudson, Sally, Anthea, Greg, donuts, mobile, ball, dress, and New Year's Eve - oh dear. I may have to get back to you on that one. If I can. Sorry. (How write. How do ficlet. Much dismay)

8. Last dream - I don't remember many dreams. I do have recurring dreams about an underground (literally) shopping center that exists nowhere but in my dreams... and I remember all the various shops and restaurants. I also have recurring dreams of San Francisco... kind of an AU version of it with even more weird wonderfulness than is already there, and I know all the streets and districts like the back of my hand, and I walk through it rapidly and endlessly. Those are happy dreams.

9. The meaning of life is...? - if I ever find out, I'll let you know. Or will I. I think it is different for everyone. 

“share five facts about yourself and send this to five loveliest people on this website”

I am going to make this book/literature themed because whynot.

1. I work in a bookstore, and my go-to recommendations for young adult books that can also be enjoyed by adults as this is a fairly hot thing right now are Garth Nix-The Old Kingdom trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen) and Diane Duane dduane 's Young Wizards series. They're both fantastic.

2. In high school I became obsessed with J.R.R. Tolkien, but also Percy Bysshe Shelley (and other Romantic poetry). I was and still am rather dreamy-headed.

3. I am staunchly in the camp of rereading. I will read favorite books again and again, and love them even more for it even though I know what's going to happen. There are even some favorites that I have read too many times and I will have to wait years to read them again and I almost can't wait till that day I can stand to do so.

4. My first graphic novel was Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith, and then it was the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman and a host of wonderful artists, and then I was lost for good.

5. I mostly read fiction and could seriously talk about it all day though I'm not much of a talker.. but my most beloved nonfiction read might well be Edward Abbey's Desert Solitaire. He's quite the curmudgeon and it is such a beautiful book. (Of course I might give you a different fave if you asked me tomorrrow as I'm lousy at favorites).

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hella long and perhaps tmi below the cut. you have been warned.

*mwah* hello and welcome new followers of the last several weeks... I am shy lazy about saying hi to you all. :) I tag my posts and reblogs pretty thoroughly here, or so I think, but please let me know (on anon if you wish) if there's anything you'd like me to tag for that I'm not already i.e. triggers, ships, whatever will make you more comfy. This blog is sometimes NSFW (usually due to nudity in art as opposed to random peen/porn)... I use the tag #nsfw, but if I miss anything, let me know, please don't just unfollow unless you have other reasons. I appreciate every last one of you and will do my best to accommodate every request. <333