Anything But Books Tag

This tag started on BookTube. The goal of it is to talk about anything but books. No mentioning books. That will be difficult because my life is 78% fictional, but I’ll give it my best shot.

Anything But Books

1. Cartoon(s) you love?

As a kid, my favorite was Rocko’s Modern Life. I guess I’ve always been amused by absurdity and vague sexual innuendos. Nowadays, my favorites are The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, and South Park. They don’t bother being vague about their sexual innuendos.

2. Your favorite song right now?

“White Flag” by Joseph. It’s basically my theme song. It should start playing every time I walk into a room.

3. What could you do for hours (that isn’t reading)?

Hiking, watching Game of Thrones, getting lost down Internet rabbit holes, blogging, napping.

4. Something you love that your followers would be surprised by?

I hate the term “followers.” Can’t we just be friends? You make me sound like a cult leader. I’m flattered, but I can’t accept that responsibility.

I’ve had this blog for 4 years. There’s very little you don’t know about me. I tend to overshare. Um . . . . Have I told you that I like watching people play The Sims 4 on YouTube? I was obsessed with The Sims as a teen, but I haven’t owned a good computer since I was 17, so I can’t play it myself. When I’m bored, I watch other people play. If I ever get a good computer and The Sims, you’ll never see me again. Just assume I’ve been sucked into a fantasy world and go on without me.

5. Your favorite things to learn about?

Creepy history, corpses, plagues, cults, serial killers, capital punishment. All that normal stuff. On the less-morbid end of the spectrum: nature, living off the grid, wilderness survival, writing, dogs, food.

6. Something unusual you know how to do?

Mush. The human in white is 16-year-old me.

7. Something you’ve made in the last year?

Does food count? It probably shouldn’t because I don’t “make” food. I put premade food in the toaster oven and hope it doesn’t catch on fire. Do blog posts count? I’ve made lots of those.

8. Your most recent personal project?

Learning how to run. I’ve always been the world’s worst runner. Just ask my former gym teachers. If you saw me flailing down a path, you’d still say I’m a terrible runner, but I’m making progress. Slow, painful, humiliating progress.

9. Something you think about often?

Refer back to question #5 and then ask yourself, “Do I really want to know what’s inside Aj’s head?” Things I think about often: politics, catastrophic failure, my overflowing inbox, money, my weight, nachos, what to put on this blog, my dogs being old, my parents being old, nachos again.

10. Your oddly specific favorites?

Hugging my dogs first thing every morning. Finding a perfectly hilarious meme. When my photos aren’t blurry. S’mores on a campfire. Getting packages in the mail.

11. The first thing that pops into your head?

Shortbread cookies with fudge stripes on them.

Do you want to do this tag? Consider yourself tagged.