Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Playing Tag

I've been tagged--by Ms. Keri Mikulski! So let the game begin, here are five random things about me:

What were you doing five years ago?
I was working as a flight attendant in NYC, commuting between my apartment in Manhattan and my home in Laguna Beach, revising FAKING 19, and dreaming of the day I'd get "the call."

What are five things on your to do list today (not in any particular order)?
1. Finish this blog.
2. Eat breakfast before it's officially lunch.
3. Procrastinate.
4. Procrastinate some more.
5. Get to work on the second book in my paranormal series that as of yet remains untitled.

What are five snacks you enjoy?
Um, not much of a snacker. Does a venti chai non-fat latte count?

What five things would you do if you were a billionaire?
1. Change the world.
2. Change lives.
3. Hire a housekeeper and a team of assistants so I'd have even more free time to procrastinate
4. Take some time off to travel the world (I mean, the whole world!)
5. buy that purse I've had my eye on.

What are five of your bad habits?
1. Procrastination.
2. Buying more books than I'll ever be able to read.
3. Forgetting to get the car washed until someone writes "wash me" on the windshield.
4. Always remembering b-days--long after they've passed.
5. An out of control fondness for commas and exclamation marks.

What are five places you have lived?
1. Yorba Linda, CA
2. Mykonos, Greece
3. Manhattan, NY
4. Corona Del Mar, CA
5. Laguna Beach, CA

What are five jobs you've had?
1. Department store sales clerk
2. Jewelry maker/T-shirt painter
3. Hotel front desk clerk
4. Flight Attendant
5. Author

Five people to Tag:
Anyone who wants to play!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

That was fun! I loved the one about where you were five years ago, and our bad habits are exactly the same. I'm especially bad about buying books I'll never read, although I specialize in apologizing for missing friends' birthdays, too.

Alyson Noel said...

Hey Caryn- I feel like I should by "belated birthday" cards in bulk! Do they sell them by the carton??

Keri Mikulski said...

I love this tag.. You've lived in so many amazing places. Commuting from your houses in NY and LA.. Sounds like a blast. :) I need to add buy expensive handbags to my list.. And procrastination.. I'm with you on that one. :)

Alyson Noel said...

Hey Keri-
Commuting was really fun . . .at first, but then it got kind of old flying 6 hours just to go to work!

Anonymous said...

I don't really think i can answer 5 to all of those questions. The only jobs i've really had have been babysitting my little sister (which i don't even get PAID for... pfft... i know, it stinks) and walking my neighbor's dog , which is kind- of cool because i can be all like, "Yeah, so i'm like a dog-walker..."

My flaws, well i say "You've got to be kidding me" a lot, I'm addicted to Youtube, I can't come out of OldNavy without a huge bag (can anybody?), I can stay in a book store from the time it opens to the time it closes, and i love starbucks vanilla caramel cappucinos (spell check??).

--Emily

ps. No matter how many flaws you have, PLEASE keep writing! Because losers like me who stay in book stores from dawn until dusk like to read you're books!

Alyson Noel said...

Hello Emily-
Sorry you don't get paid to babysit your little sister--being the youngest of three, I bet my sisters said the same thing about me! Though of course I was well-behaved,obedient, and absolutely no problem whatsoever . . . :)

Let's see, my other flaws include: an extreme over usage of the phrases: No way! Omigod! You did not!

And I too just bought a stack of tank tops from Old Navy . . .

And what can I say, I have a fond appreciation for bookstore "losers"--being one myself and all . . .

Thanks for stopping by!