An overdue awards post!

So.  Some of my wonderful, wonderful followers decided to pass on awards, and I pretty much didn't reciprocate and pass them onto other people.  *hangs head in shame*  This was sort of in my egocentric phase, before I started looking at OTHER people's blogs, so I didn't have anyone to pass them on to.  But now that I've decided to actually ENGAGE in the community, I can now pass them on! ^_^

Written Word Review passed on the Beautiful Blogger Award AND the Bliss (Happy 101) - thank you so much, Caitlin!

Here are the rules:

Thank & link to the person that gave you the award.

Pass this award onto 15 bloggers you’ve recently discovered and think are fantastic

Contact the blogs and let them know they’ve won.

State 7 things about yourself.

SEVEN THINGS ABOUT ME:

1.  I'm very, very talkative.  If you get tired of hearing me talk, let me know. =)

3.  I think Indian food, especially palak paneer, lamb boti, naan bread, and mango lassi, is THE BEST.

3.  I am food aggressive.  So don't get between me and my dinner, or there will be casualties.  Especially if it's Indian.

4.  I've been homeschooled since the first grade.  (I'd love to see more realistic YA novels about homeschoolers, BTW.)

5.  If my dream to be a full-time writer doesn't pan out, or maybe even if it does, I want to be an ethnobotanist.  That's someone who studies how the indigenous peoples of the world use/used plants.  I'd like to work in Central/South America, so that's why I spend a lot of time brushing up on my Spanish, and also running around barefoot in the woods taking pictures of plants.

6.  I like indie stuff.  Especially music and movies.  I dress so indie/bohemian you probably wouldn't be seen with me in public.  I'll post a picture sometime so you can all have a giggle.

7.  I'm a geek and don't see a problem with it.  I read books and watch movies and memorize them word for word, then get mildly upset when people don't know what I'm talking about half the time.  Life is good.  =)

I'm supposed to pass this one on to only 10 bloggers, but seeing as I already have to pick 15, I'm just going to pass all of these on to everybody.  I also received this award from Emidy over at Une Parole - thank you!

TEN THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

1.  All of you amazing, amazing people that follow me on Twitter/follow me on my blog/or, even better, leave comments on my blog.  You make my day on a regular basis.

2.  Doing stuff barefoot.  Outside.  In the mud.

3.  Meeting my writing goals, and sometimes even not meeting them, as long as I get some writing done.

4.  Reading and re-reading good books and even some bad ones.

5. Biking.

6.  My family.  You guys rock.  =D

7.  Doing homework.  (Yes, I'm weird.)

8.  Watching deep, heavy movies that have something to say about the human condition.

9.  Watching Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek, Star Wars, Freaks and Geeks, The Young Ones, and any other number of movies or TV shows that are just plain funny.

10.  Everything else that makes me happy that I've neglected to mention.

Thank you, thank you, thank you both!  =)  I'm sorry if I'm giving you guys awards you already have, but I'll go ahead and pass these on to:

Ari @ Reading in Color

Patti @ Yay! Reads

Nita @ The Back of the Bookshelf

Taylor @ The Library Lurker

Candace @ Candace's Book Blog

Kris @ Voracious YAppetite

Betsy @ K. Elizabeth Cornwell

Leilani @ Can You Say Bookaholic?

Kelsey @ The Door to Wonderland

Kirsten @ A Romantic Enters the World

TeenageReader @ Teenage Reader

Stephanie @ Bookworm1858

Emma @ Booking Through 365

Amalia @ Good To Begin Well, Better to End Well

Dwayne & Hanna @ Girls Without a Bookshelf

Thanks again, and please pass it on!  Sorry this post was so late! =)