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Joined 01-24-11, id: 2718751, Profile Updated: 04-29-13

Hi, i'm not much of a writer, definitely a reader, i would read all day if i could get away with it, and have managed it once or twice (ah...good days).
I would also sleep all day if possible, but those essays won't write themselves! No matter how much I plead!

the lamp is my brother XD (it wasn't my idea first at all...i would never wear a giant lampshade as a hat...)

100 Questions

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT? On my chin, my sister’s rabbit bit me, if you visit ReillyScarecrowRocks profile: same rabbit, seriously

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? A calendar, a picture of my house, two maps of the world (I’m doing a geography degree, it’s kind of expected to have 1 at the very least), an awesome photo of the milky way taken from a cave in the Utah desert (not my photo unfortunately).

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP? I really hope not, but I have been known to elbow/attack the side of my bed.

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? Anything with a good baseline / an upbeat tempo / vaguely meaningful lyrics.

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN? 11:13pm, for the longest time I thought I was born at 5 minutes to midnight, turns out I was never that interesting.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW? A better degree, i'm pretty sure i'm getting a rubbish one.

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS? My bookshelves!! But there is only so much room in a Ford Focus.

8. WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)? Um…my laptop, it has all my photos on it!

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU? Wait…I need a tape measure…it’s somewhere around here surely…apparently not. I’m gonna guess 5’4”.

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC? Only if I can’t move/am upside down.

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK? Only if it's so pitch black that i literally can't see a thing.

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY? My dad, he’s clueless.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PERFUME FOR A GIRL? I only own two perfumes: ‘Cuba Strass’ and ‘Charlie’; both were presents so my answer will have to be: ‘Cuba Strass’ and ‘Charlie’.

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX? Not too bothered.

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO? Surely it’s supposed to be a surprise? =)

16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK? Tea, milk, two sugars, ta very much =)

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING? Cheese and yet more cheese.

18. IF YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE? A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. *drools* If you’re English it’s still ‘peanut butter and jelly’, like a title, like BLT. Peanut butter and jam just isn’t the same.

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH? Do biscuit versions count?

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST MEANINGFUL GIFT YOU'VE EVER RECIEVED? A teddy bear that belonged to my nanny.

22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY? I like some people, not all the time, but some people yes. (And my twin of course =P)

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED? Ah…if only…

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND? Cheap?

26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW? Yes.

27. WHAT KIND IS IT? I have a cat. I say that, I have a sneaking suspicion he owns me tho…

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING? Not a clue.

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU? E-mail? I’m not good at mushy stuff. =)

30. TYPE A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED: 3

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES? Decisions! Decisions! I’m no good at them!

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN? My sister, to tell her to “wake up already or we’ll be late for lectures!”

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST? People thinking I need more than 2 close friends to be normal.

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA? Indeedy.

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES? Lindt Lindor. *drools some more*

36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS? Nope.

37. FIRST JOB? Washing our car.

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL? I tried, but the sarcasm was too subtle and completely lost on my grandparents.

39. DO YOU SWEAR? Only when I’m really peeved, i recently tried to become more adept at the whole swearing thing but i sounded like a complete idiot so i stopped =)

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE FILLING THIS OUT? Stalking my sisters profile, it makes me laugh. =)

41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY? Nope.

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST? My sarcasm…did that say complimented? Oops =)

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES? No, beginning to wish I had. Oh, well.

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? A new episode of the Walking Dead!!

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT? Who said anything about kids??? You had me worried there.

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Uh…don’t think so.

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? Only shooting stars.

49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE? Whatever i find in the shower.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Of course! It makes no sense, but of course!

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Ham…with butter…if there’s no butter I don’t want it.

52. ANY BAD HABITS? Avoiding my essays. *sigh*

53 WHAT CD ARE YOU MOST EMBARRASSED TO HAVE ON YOUR SHELF? Steps! Oh no! I said it out loud!

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? If I was another person there’s only about a 1 in 6.5billion chance I would have met me, so the odds would say no unfortunately.

56. DO LOOKS MATTER? ‘Never judge a book by its cover’, but if you’re browsing a shelf for a new book the interesting-looking ones stand out.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER? I go very quiet…then EXPLODE!!! No, that would be messy…um…I really don’t get very angry very often.

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME? When I’m at uni, my parent’s house. When I’m at home, …uni?

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? The aforementioned teddy.

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE? About 10 I have ever actually called.

62. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A KID? I’m not going to lie, but probably yes. *cringe*

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Only ALL THE TIME!!

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE? Mac ‘n’ cheese all the way!! Who cares if it’s fluorescent orange??

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL? So many, many things…

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES? Billabong? Bill-o-clock? (that one has a very odd story behind it which I can’t quite remember at this moment in time). The Bill-ster? (that one did not last long at all). Oooh, I know: ‘the one with the rounder face’. =P

67. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE BAND/SINGER? I’m loving Paramore (yes, their new stuff too) at the mo, but I don’t really have specific favourites.

68. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW/S? The Walking Dead!!! The Mentalist...other stuff

69. WHAT WAS YOUR ACT SAT SCORE? What is an ‘ACT SAT Score’? No, seriously, the only education I had in America was Kindergarden and SATs in the UK are probs completely different to ACT SATs, whatever they may be.

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Mint choc chip, wait, cookie dough, wait, mint choc chip, wait, cookie dough, I CAN’T DECIDE!!!

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES? If I don’t, I haven’t noticed yet.

72. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT? Does walking down a hill count?

73. DID YOU NOTICE THAT THERE WAS NO #64? Does that mean no mac ‘n’ cheese?!?! ARGH! *sobs*

74. WHATS THE FASTEST YOU HAVE GONE IN A CAR? 72mph; If I went any faster my driving instructor looked worried. =)

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? That’s entirely up to them. If you have managed to read this far I applaud you. Give yourself a pat on the head =)

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Uh…The All-American Rejects - ‘Move Along’, ‘tis on my youtube playlist.

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My dad i think, i may have accidentally hung up on him...or maybe my subconscious was trying to tell him something. Oo

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE/SAME SEX? Their hair.

80. FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG? ‘Where is the love’ – Black Eyed Peas, also ‘Empire State of Mind’ – Jay Z.

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE? UGG BOOTS. *bleurgh*

82. FAVORITE MONTH OF THE YEAR? August! No essays, long days, no rain, my birthday. =)

83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN? Leo of course.

85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR? I have been known to call it mush; it’s really not that bad tho. It’s halfway between blonde and brown so I really can’t decide.

86. EYE COLOR? Sort of a blue-y hazel-y colour, or you could just go with mush again.

89. FAVORITE FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT? Burgers at Burger King, chicken at KFC, and fries at McDonalds. We've decided.

90. YOU LIKE SUSHI? Eeeewwww!!

91. LAST THING YOU WATCHED? Casualty. I was catching up

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Hmm…my birthday: the perfect excuse to do whatever I want and nobody can stop me!

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS? I used to play the recorder…badly. My dad has proof on his phone in case he ever needs to blackmail me.

94. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT? Uh…Greenpeace?

95. KISSES OR HUGS? Hugs =)

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? Relationships

97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT? Band-aids, didn’t even need them.

98. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU HAVE? Me?? Own a car??? Pull the other one, it has got bells on. (Nod to Terry Pratchett there)

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? ‘The Persuader’ by Lee Child. Jack Reacher rules!!

What? no 100?? Oh, I get it, leave it on a cliffhanger why don’t you…

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The Things I Deal With by chariots99 reviews
Drabbles! 100 words of awesomeness! NOW: Tom will NEVER be hired to work for MI6, not as long as Blunt is Director. And this is why.
Alex Rider - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 42 - Words: 7,000 - Reviews: 370 - Favs: 133 - Follows: 107 - Updated: 1/10/2013 - Published: 5/8/2011 - Alex R./Cub - Complete
Somewhere by Storage-Jar reviews
"Where did you say we were again?" "Somewhere." "That's hardly an answer! Admit it, we're lost." - Welcome to the Land of Somewhere, or, the Sahara Desert. T for some swearing.
Alex Rider - Rated: T - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,044 - Reviews: 18 - Favs: 52 - Follows: 15 - Published: 11/23/2011 - Alex R./Cub, Wolf - Complete
Crying Poppies by ForeverChasingDreams reviews
His life has changed drastically, and today is a time to remember. Red can symbolise many things, but this year, the sea of red shows only respect.
Alex Rider - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,357 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 43 - Follows: 10 - Published: 11/12/2011 - Alex R./Cub, Ben D./Fox - Complete
Home by psychedout9 reviews
"Alex, we're home." And though unorthodox it may be, they were just happy that Alex had finally found his.
Alex Rider - Rated: T - English - Angst/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,551 - Reviews: 21 - Favs: 56 - Follows: 29 - Published: 7/9/2011 - Alex R./Cub, Helen R.
Whirlwind by randomfluff reviews
A chance encounter with a mysterious girl makes Wolf's December just that bit more special. Now he'll just have to find out exactly who she was and why she knew him. Surely he won't regret it later, surely? Silly and a bit slashy. No OCs. Twoshot.
Alex Rider - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 11,699 - Reviews: 35 - Favs: 141 - Follows: 37 - Updated: 12/27/2010 - Published: 12/16/2010 - Alex R./Cub, Wolf - Complete
Why by Drayconette reviews
Alex Rider had his character and talents that made him a perfect spy long before his uncle's fateful death. A series of flashbacks to explain why. Not fully AU, but unique version of events including Ian, Jack, Tom, school, SAS, and more.
Alex Rider - Rated: T - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 9 - Words: 14,798 - Reviews: 143 - Favs: 278 - Follows: 73 - Updated: 11/27/2010 - Published: 8/8/2009 - Alex R./Cub - Complete
Unsung Hero by Purple Gal reviews
For just that moment Alex Riders eyes reflected years of loss, pain, and grief. But he saw an end and Alex accepted what was to come." Alex completes his mission, saves his comrades but pays the ultimate price... Warning Character Death
Alex Rider - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,747 - Reviews: 28 - Favs: 119 - Follows: 29 - Updated: 4/22/2010 - Published: 4/21/2010 - Alex R./Cub, Wolf - Complete
Thoughts of a Boy, Shot by InkyWombat reviews
Tom intercepts an intruder on the morning of his 15th birthday. He gets shot. Not character death. Minor swearing. A fanficiton to celebrate my 15th birthday. Please read and review. One-shot. Mild drabble like qualities. Avoid excess consumption. :D
Alex Rider - Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,710 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 19 - Follows: 3 - Published: 12/8/2009 - Tom H., Alex R./Cub - Complete
Punishment by St. Danger reviews
The K-Unit is in trouble during a retraining session at Brecon Beacons. As punishment, they are locked in an empty house with Cub. And what was that about handcuffs? Oh no... Oneshot. Written for Spyfest 2009.
Alex Rider - Rated: T - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,715 - Reviews: 41 - Favs: 266 - Follows: 83 - Published: 12/1/2009 - Alex R./Cub - Complete
Chilled to the Bone by vballmania23 reviews
Oneshot. "It was only after a few days that the assassin had been woken up by haunted brown eyes..." Alex Rider affects everyone he meets - even the assassin sent to kill him. Centers around the events at the end of Scorpia.
Alex Rider - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 318 - Reviews: 21 - Favs: 103 - Follows: 15 - Published: 5/27/2008 - Complete
Dead Embarrassing by amitai reviews
For the people who wanted to see Alex sit through The Talk. Alex and Wolf are about to be executed, and Wolf, being quite nervous, starts on a rather embarrassing subject. Enjoy! COMPLETE
Alex Rider - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,472 - Reviews: 318 - Favs: 823 - Follows: 135 - Published: 3/29/2007 - Complete