I am awesome =D (apparently)

You understand right? Just look at them <3 *melts*

Anyway, as you may know, I met my American doppleganger in Nichole from Adventures of the Nail Friends except she is an amazing artist.

First, she drew me:

I know this is exactly what you all think of me, don't even lie. She is amazeballs xP

She also gave me this:

This is a NO RULES award. Because there are just too many rules sometimes (and I broke them all anyway).

So there's some awesome going around, and right now I just want to give it to all my Pokemon Nail peeps.

Here's AotNF original post.

And you guys should check all these awesome people out, okay? And if you wanna take this award and give it out, just send Nichole some traffic for it, okay? =)

Adventures of the Nail Friends

Nailhilism

Sparkle 'n' Shine Nails

Nails for the Sake of Sanity

Melanie's Fancies

Manifix

Racho's Nail Love

Nerdy for Nails

PokeNail Art

Kitty's Painted Claws

Helloobee

You should check them all out because they are amazeballs =]

Liebster Award #2

Hey guys! I've done this before for Deb at Beauty Ninja way back when.

On my Taylor Swift post, Noor (which means light in Farsi, I love it so hard) bestowed it upon me again =D Lucky you guys, this is probably going to get a bunch of snarking xD

The rules for this award are :
-When you receive the award thank the person that gave you it and post the link to his/her blog in your post.
-List 11 random facts about yourself.
-Answer your nominator’s 11 questions.
-Choose up to 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers
-Create eleven questions to ask them
-Inform your nominees of their award nominations.

11 things about me:

1. I watch a lot of shit TV. I think my favourite is Long Island Medium.
2. I totally believe it.
3. My problem with Sister Wives is the Mormonism, not the polygyny. Though they do have that thing where they don't "accept" homosexuals because they believe it's not their place to pass judgment one way or another. That's God's call.
4. Big Bang Theory is kind of annoying now.
5. I refuse to watch Community, get off my case!
6. I really like chocolate.
7. To follow up from last time, I did get that TA-ship, and that's what I'm doing this semester for money. I absolutely love it!
8. I'm a NeoMillionaire. =P
9. I don't like the taste of pure coffee, so when I make coffee, I add a packet of hot chocolate to make it a mocha =D
10. I've been sitting on a Rafflecopter since I hit 40 followers. I need FOUR more for 50, and then I can give you guys some goodies! I am SO EXCITED.
11.  I love wearing feathers in my hair, and braids and weird things. I think this is where my love of earrings went, since I developed an allergy for those ==. Unless jewelry's pure gold, I can't wear it. Sucks.

Noor's questions:

1. What do you prefer ? Tumblr or Twitter? TWITTER.
2. What's your favourite fragrance? I'm not super into scents because my boyfriend is really allergic but I really like Body Shop Spiced Vanilla body butter and Tea Rose oil. My mom used to wear the Tea Rose so I was super happy to find it =)
3. If you want to dwell in any city of the world, which city that could be? ROME. Please, Rome forever.
4. Who's your favourite singer/band? I have a broad range of music tastes. Mumford and Sons, Taylor Swift, Anberlin, Owl City, Our Lady Peace, Maroon 5, The Killers/Brandon Flowers, Keane, Hot Chelle Rae, The Goo Goo Dolls, Dashboard Confessional, Boys Like Girls, Blink 182, Arctic Monkeys. Those are the ones for whom I have all or almost all the albums.
5. Any celeb role model? I'm sure somewhere.
6. High heels or sneakers? Heels are sexy, but sneakers are comfy, and there's almost no reason for me to break my feet on heels ever. Wedges are my happy medium.
7. If you get a chance to be starred in a movie , who would be your co-star? JAKE GYLLENHAAL.
8. What's your biggest passion? Biology! Teaching biology at university level! Nail polish/nail art. Psychology too. Dang, I'm doing well for myself, huh?
9. What's your biggest fear? Losing Branden.
10. Your favourite brand ? Brand of what? Clothes? None. Shoes? Maybe Converse. Nail polish? China Glaze. Bra? Sentiments. Backpack? Targus. Eyeliner? Annabelle. Everything else is generic probably.
11. Most important person of your life? Branden.

My questions for you!:

1. PETS! Show me! If you don't have one, we can cry together. I mean, tell me what you WOULD like ;)
2. What got you into painting your nails?
3. What got you into blogging about it?
4. What's your favourite specific polish so far?
5. Is there a cause you identify with (cancer, cystic fibrosis, transgender, depression, etc, etc...)? Wanna talk about it?
6. What do you (want to) do with your life?
7. M&Ms or Smarties?
8. Are you right handed or left handed?
9. What is your first memory?
10. What's your favourite indie brand polish? If you haven't tried any, which one are you lemming?\
11. What is the strangest/most unusual dish you have ever eaten, was it good, and where did it come from (what country is it indigenous to)?

I'm nominating (more than 11, so sue me):

1. Nailhilism
2. Chester's Drawers
3. Craft Addict
4. Cremes 'n' Glitters
5. helloo bee
6. Iced Lacquer
7. Lacquer Lad
8. Lacquer Wizard
9. Nails N Stuff
10. Plump and Polished
11. Polish Me Manly
12. Simple Joy of Polish
13. Sparkyl!e Nails
14. Stick Man Nails
15. The Nail Obsession
16. Valiantly Varnished

Eleven!

I got tagged again =D By the beautiful, wonderful Deb at Beauty Ninja (she is so good to me~). This appears to be the Liebster award without the award xD

Here are the rules:

1. You have to post 11 things about yourself
2. Answer the 11 questions that your tagger set for you, and then make up 11 more for the people you tag
3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post
4. Go to their pages and tell them
5. No tag backs. 

Things About Me:

1. I love math. I don't remember if I've said this. I've done up to Calculus II in first year university and I still love math.
2. I just downloaded Gargoyles and the Wild Thornberrys and that is definitely what I am doing for the rest of the summer when I'm at home ;)
3. I just approved of my Branden spending $135 on an assortment of Dungeons and Dragon Models via Kickstarter... I'm kind of excited to see him paint them all!
4. On that note, my boyfriend has 4+ boxes of Magic Cards, and 4 armies of Warhammer (Tyranids, Undead, Orcs, Wood Elves). That's as much nerd as I can bear to tell you about in one sitting =P
5. I'm going to Owl City in September at the Commodore Ballroom and I am really excited!
6. My cuticles are gross for two reasons. First, I have a terrible habit of picking off any non-conforming skin and second, I have eczema, which dries everything out, making it more visible, which I then pick off. I thank everyone for not commenting on them =P I'm probably not going to be self conscious about it or care as much as every other nail-blogger does, so I appreciate that you're here for the purty pictures on them, rather than the slightly ratty frame <3
7. I have a lot of Julep, but I think my favourite big brand is China Glaze, and I wish it was easier for me to get them up here (for less than $8).
8. I am a rather frugal shopper. I'm just picky. If it's a shirt (tee or tank), I won't pay more than $12 for it, and usually that only if there's a BOGO deal.
9. I use an epilator for hair removal. (I dunno, maybe you were curious!) - I've had the same one for 9 years or more. It's an excellent investment.
10. I've been through depression, and I watched a couple of my friends do it too. Luckily, we made it, but I know of one guy from my high school who didn't =( If you need help, get it. The counsellors might not be your thing but something will do it. Communicate. You'll be alright.
11. I'm pretty fascinated by Schizophrenia. One of those things in psychology I would really like to study.

And here are the questions Deb asked me:

1. What is your favorite magazine? I think my favourite magazine is one I used to get as a kid - World by National Geographic. It's fun and full of facts and gorgeous images... I was a Kratt's Kreatures addict.
2. What is your favorite snack? CHIPS. Have we been over this? Potatoes! POTATOES IN EVERY WAY. Sour cream and onion chips, fries, scalloped, baked omg everything all the time in my mouth. IN MY MOUTH.
3. What is your favorite time of day? Can I be really specific? Y'know when you wake up and the sun is streaming through your window and the temperature is perfect like in late spring? So you get up and get ready perfectly refreshed and walk to where ever you need to go? Yeah that.
4. Which do you prefer-gold or silver? Gold! I can't wear silver anymore, my skin hates everything but gold.
5. What is your favorite holiday? See, I love dressing up for Halloween, but ever since I started having Christmas with Branden's family, it's become my favourite. I love buying people presents, the food, the presents for me, more food. Omg the food. Yeah. /drooling
6. What type of music do you like to listen to? I have no idea. The bands for whom I have all the albums are Anberlin, Arctic Monkeys, Owl City, Hot Chelle Rae, Keane, Three Days Grace and Taylor Swift. Figure that one out!
7. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? Anywhere from four hours to ten minutes, depending on how long I walrused around in bed before I had to leave. If I have to make lunch, I need at least 40 minutes to get it all done.
8. How long does it take you to get ready for bed? I don't have a night regime, we'll say 5 minutes in case I brush my teeth. Otherwise I just strip all and flop.
9. How often do you wash your makeup brushes? Lol never? I don't use a lot though.
10. How much do you spend on beauty products a week? Not much! I go on binges and spend up to $25 I guess, but that doesn't happen often. My purchases have mostly been Julep Maven boxes.
11. How many of your personal friends know about your blog? Whoever has facebook. I tend to spam it =P

Here's everyone I'm tagging:

1. Alyson at Beads. Nails. Food.
2. Elizabeth at Did My Nails
3. Michelle at Ehmkay Nails
4. Alyssa at Frugal Polish
5. Karine at Karinea0a
6. Crystal at Nail Noise
7. Pryanka at Nail Sparks
8. Kayono at Neues vom Kellerkind
9. Maribeth at Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarders Unite
10. Spektor at Spektor's Nails
11. Jenn at I Like My Polish Black Just Like My Metal
12. BONUS: Ameerah at Valiantly Varnished

Now for my questions to all the ladies I've tagged:

1. What's the weirdest thing you've tried to attach to your nails?
2. What outfit or clothing item do you own that makes you feel super sexy?
3. Do feel like you need to do make up to leave the house?
4. How much water do you drink per day?
5. What are you superstitious about?
6. What's your favourite colour? Are most of the things you own in that colour?
7. What do you consider to be your thriftiest buy to date?
8. What terrible-for-you shows do you love to watch?
9. Munchies! What do you crave?
10. Pets! Show me?
11. Do you have any other buying addictions? What are they?

Liebster Blog Award

Zomg another one? I can't believe I've made such great friends through blogging! This comes on the tail of a bad day (therefore turning it around and making it awesome) when someone I knew called me boring (not my blog, not my interests, ME) because I blog about poutine, cupcakes and nail polish. =(

ON THAT NOTE I was nominated by Beauty Ninja (omg I don't know her name yet ;_;) AND Jen the Polished Zombie and they are just so amazing, you have no idea.

SO here's the rules!

1. Post 11 facts about yourself.
2. Answer the questions the tagger has asked you and then create 11 questions for the bloggers you nominate.
3. Choose 11 people with less than 200 followers to give this award to and link to them.
4. Go to their pages and tell them.
5. Remember... no tag backs!!

Eleven facts about me (these are so much fun)

1. I'm studying towards my Bachelor of Science in Biology (Cell and Molecular) right now. My goal is to work somewhere where I do not have to talk to anybody that is not also paid by my employer (read: Lab Technician). To get there, I'm stuck in Customer Service jobs. Whoopee!
2. I like to watch people and analyze behaviour. This means I'm minoring in Psychology of course!
3. I really want blog followers, but I realize that if I refuse to have a blog dedicated to certain ordained things, people probably won't come back because of all the random crap. Oh well! I'm grateful to my 26 so far and amazed anybody would even want to keep along with me. Thank you guys!
4. I love cartoons. As a kid I watched DragonBallZ, Pokemon, Digimon, Medabots, Classic Spiderman, Sailor Moon, Blue's Clues, Escaflowne, Fruit's Basket... That's all I can remember right now. I still love cartoons. I gravitate towards Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, American Dad and Futurama without realizing it.
5. I like to draw, but I don't think about it often, therefore it's kind of been neglected. It makes me sad sometimes.
6. Last weekend I played Lords of Waterdeep with Branden, Philippe and our friend Kevin. I never would have guessed my life would come to nerd games in a basement on a Saturday night =P
7. I'm currently trying to lose weight. I did really well for the first two weeks and lost six pounds, but I'm having a bit of trouble now, hovering around 160lbs. I want to be 140 - 145lbs. It's hard. My measurements aren't bad though =) 36-31-42!
8. I can speak Farsi (Iranian) and Japanese, which is a weird combination, but after French (mandatory for Canadians) I was done with Latin-based languages and took Japanese. I am Iranian by descent =)
9. I hate film adaptations of books. I'm watching Game of Thrones and it's just reminding me why. Jon Snow is such a wangsty mouthbreather in the show. Hate it, hate it, hate it. Joss Whedon is the god of writers. They shoulda had him adapt the screenplay. And bring back Firefly (fuck you Fox!).
10. I have an interview type thing today! I'm hoping to get a TAship (teaching first years!). WISH ME LUCK AGAIN. Gah.. I fail pretty hard at interviews usually x_x
11. I need a job so I can swap! I wanna swap! SWAP WITH ME =D (but not yet, I need money first x_X)

Beauty Ninja's questions for me

1. What's in your makeup bag right now? Oh boy, here we go. Rimmel pink lip gloss, the name of which has rubbed off; ELF Lip stain/gloss combo in Luck Lady; CoverGirl Outlast lipstain 440; ELF lip gloss in Arousal; Estee Lauder Lipstick in Maraschino; Lancome lipstick in Ooh La La Metallic and Creme De Marron, ELF cover up in Beige, ELF Lipstick in Flirtatious; WetnWild Lipstick in 410D (my favourite); L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara Carbon Black; Softlips clear lipgloss (name rubbed off); Estee Lauder Lip Pencil in Spice Writer; Annabelle Pencil Eyeliner in 73 Black, 159 MilkyWay, 109 Lotus, 172 Curacao, 110 Fiesta; Almay Purple Amethyst Julep Crystal Nail File; Tweezers; Eye Pencil Sharpener; Nail Clippers... Wow, that's a lot. And I don't even use half of it. I'm gonna cross out the things I'm taking out now =P
2. What form of eyeliner do you prefer and why--gel, pencil or liquid? As noted above, pencil! It's the easiest for me to do, that's all. I wish I could use liquid since it looks so much better but pencil is easier and less messy.
3. Why did you start blogging? To vent my teenage wangst =P You'll notice the nail posts started rather recently and are still peppered with said wangst even though I'm 23 now...
4. Do you have any pets? What are their names? (I know most will, this is an animal loving community) ;) I WISH I HAD PETS. The joke is that I practically have my boyfriend's family's pets because I'm always there anyway so we (tee hee) have two dogs, one is a cocker spaniel poodle cross named Blackie (he came with that name). He's a spoiled little cuddly brat dog who begs for food and has seizures once in a while =( The other one is a newer addition, a year old Labrador/Golden Retriever cross (3/4 lab, 1/4 golden, so he has feathering and is a little leaner than purebred labs) named Zorro who HAS JUST MET YOU AND LOVES YOU unless you're in the house and he's never seen you before, in which case he's a big noisy chicken. Here they are!! =D

5. What is your favorite food? EVERYTHING. But to narrow it down probably potatoes. Potatoes in ALL ways - baked, fried, mashed, skins, chips, anything. I could eat potatoes all the time, which is probably why I have to lose 15lbs now lol.
6. What is your favorite vacation spot? I don't know =( I've only ever been on vacation maybe two or three times, but I know I definitely want to go back to Rome, Italy, and one day a tropical beach destination where I can live in the water <3
7. What blog do you look forward to reading every single day? SO MANY, but the top, top, tippy top one is probably I Like My Polish Black Just Like My Metal. Jen is such a personality!
8. If you could buy any luxury beauty product, what would it be? I don't know what this means. Laser Hair Removal maybe? Does that count? 
9. Who is your favorite makeup artist? No idea, I don't do make up so much.
10. What would your dream profession be? Biology Researcher! Something in genetics that I'm super passionate about where I don't have to talk to anybody who is not also paid by my employer.
11. What are your daily makeup items that you can't live without? I don't really have any. I like carrying it all with me (see #1) but I need my Blistex Lip Medex since my lips can end up really dry and painful sometimes. Right now I'm really loving my Body Shop Spiced Vanilla body butter and mango lip butter though.

Jen's questions for me

1. Who? Me!
2. What? I'm awesome!
3. When? All the time!
4. Where? EVARYWHERE!
5. Why? Because =)
6. What is your silliest, most irrational fear? Y'know those singing Christmas trees with the big googly eyes that light up and dance around? Yeah. Those. Terrifying.
7. What drives you? My immense fear and loathing of forever living at home.
8. So the zombie apocalypse is upon us. I, being me, am their zombie queen. Would you shoot me or let me unlive, seeing as I'm a totally cognizant zombie and have no interest in eating you. Only if you protect me from other zombies. Otherwise I'll be the first one out anyway, so you don't have to worry about me killing you =P
9. What gives you peace? My boy-toy <3 And books, and the big fluffy unicorn on my bed. And cats. And Zorro. I guess it's good there's a bit of a list, huh?
10. If your life was, or could be a movie, which one and why? How to Train Your Dragon. Because um, dragons. And probably unicorns too!
11. Toilet paper roll, over or under? Over, there is NO other way!

My questions for nominees

1. What is there to do for fun in your town on a weekend?
2.  What are your favourite stores to shop in?
3. How are you going to manage to think up 11 questions?
4. How would you describe your "style"?
5. Why did you start blogging?
6. Do you have other blogs for other topics?
7. What's your most used social media? (Twitter, Facebook, etc)
8. What's your favourite dessert?
9. What food have you tried that you were surprised you liked?
10. Do you have any guilty pleasures? What are they?
11. What genre of books do you gravitate towards?

Blogs I'm nominating

1. Neues vom Kellerkind
2. Nail Noise
3. Ehmkay Nails
4. Annabelle's Makeup
5. Nail Sparks

That's all I've got, because everybody's nominated everybody else that I would have x_X SAD. (BUT THESE BLOGS DESERVE IT SO HARD)

Versatile Blogger Award - one more!

I found one more worthy for The Versatile Blogger Award. Check her out!

I don't know what this award is called! =D

Oh my! I'm so honoured! I can't believe I have two already. This is from the amazing Beauty Ninja (look at that name! How could she not be awesome?)

 According to BeautyNinja, "Basically this award means for being natural and putting enjoyment before competitiveness."

Here are the rules:

Add the photo of this award

Link back to the person who nominated you

Nominate 10 Bloggers

Tell me what makes you hooked on following a blog
I am attracted to colourful and eye-catching nail art, flamboyant personalities and bold opinions. I like anything that can teach me something new, and make me see something (usually fashion) in a way I didn't think of before. Like our BeautyNinja, I also appreciate someone who takes a bit of time to appreciate her commenters.

Now for the blogs I'm passing this award on to:

1. Karinea0a
2. Frugal Polish
3. Kelsie's Nail Files
4. Polish All The Nails
5. I Like My Polish Black Just Like My Metal
6. Miranda's Makeup & More
7. Spektor's Nails
8. Polished Prisms
9. Obsessive Cosmetic Hoarder's Unite!
10. Annabelle's Makeup

 There are so many amazing blogs I follow now so choosing was really hard! Thanks again to BeautyNinja!

Versatile Blogger Award - update

I updated this post with a few more bloggers who are awesome - Alyssa from Frugal Polish and also the Beauty Ninja! Check them out!

Versatile Blogger Award

So I'm floored that somebody would actually want to award me for anything I write here but Hannah at Polished Prisms (whose fabulous spring challenge I'm slowly, slowly completing) nominated me after my April Showers nails =P

Weee! Thank you Hannah! You should go visit her, her nails are pretty amazing - and start and complete her challenge! It's really fun =D

The rules are:
1. Nominate 15 fellow bloggers who are relatively new to blogging
2. Let them know that you have nominated them.
3. Share 7 random facts about yourself.
4. Thank the bloggers who have nominated you.
5. Add the Versatile Blogger Award picture to your post

I DON'T HAVE 15 BLOGGER FRIENDS.

1. I do have Nicole at Observations of a Wallflower. She posts a lot of really interesting things. Not often enough for sure though! POST MORE NICOLE.
2. I have a friend going through art school who posts as Ellemar at Talking Bird. She's been busy but her art is fabulous.
3. MY FRIEND ANIANIANIA STARTED A BLOG. Last month. And didn't tell me. MORE NAILS!
4. Alyssa from Frugal Polish whose blog sings to my dirt-poor practical little heart and gives me hope of having pretty nails without spending $20 a bottle =D
5. The Beauty Ninja is another fantabulous blogger with really nice swatches~ Get in on it!
6. Valiantly Varnished has been blogging for a while it looks like, but doesn't have that many followers SOMEHOW. This blog is where I found the Connect The Dots dupe from AquaDaisy!

Seven random facts....

1. I'm a university student studying cell biology. I've worked in retail from 16 years old and with my degree I hope to never talk to people again.
2. My walls are my scrapbook. There's postcards, business cards from people I've bought from (Etsy mostly), photos, logos cut out from boxes, drawings and quotes from me and my friends, tickets from movies, planes, museums, and probably a lot of other stuff hiding in between. When I move out I'm taking it with me though it might get confined to a wall instead of all of them =P.
3. I never delete anything I post. Even if I regret it, whatever I posted was true at the time and if I feel stupid for it, then it's going to stay to serve as a reminder to not do stupid things. I also tend to regret deleting the things I delete, so clearly my judgment on the matter isn't amazing. Therefore it stays.
4. On that same note, I try very hard not to censor myself. That's why I'm sorry to people who are following this as a nail blog, because there's gonna be a lot of other junk that comes with it in subscribing to me. Sorry. It might be entertaining though. If you haven't noticed yet, I tend to spit fire.
5. I love reading. Recommend me books! My favourite authors include Terry Pratchett (READ HIM), Anne McAffrey, Mercedes Lackey, Jacqueline Carey, Anne Rice and Neil Gaiman (READ HIM TOO).
6. I've had some form of online blog for about 8 years. It's really painful to read the angsty crap I used to write, but see 3. x_x;
7. I listen to all types of music, and I am ashamed to say it includes Ke$ha and Katy Perry. However, I will happily admit to loving Taylor Swift, Anberlin, Hot Chelle Rae, Blink-182, Arctic Monkeys, Keane, Maroon 5, Our Lady Peace, Owl City, and Three Days Grace. Lost in You by Three Days Grace is the song that reminds me of my boyfriend ("our song"?) because whenever it comes on the radio we both sing along without thinking about it.

That was hard. (It took me two days).