Fun Facts and words

I feel awful, I haven't done a fun fact or word in over a month. =( Forgive me pretty please? 

Okay, as most of you know I'm a BIG Nancy Drew fan. I own all the original 56 books, most of the Her Interactive games, some companion books, two TV series and a movie. I'm just a bit of  a fan. =D Over all that fandom I have acquired some interesting facts about Nancy Drew, some of which I'm sure ya'll know. =) 

1. In the revised version of #5 The Secret of Shadow Ranch George is teasing Nancy about liking about a cowboy and she says "What would Ned say?" but Nancy does not even meet Ned til book seven. 

2. There were two original writers of the series, Mildred Wirt Benson who wrote up to book 30, The Clue of the velvet mask, then Harriet Stratemeyer wrote the rest. 

3. Carson Drew's middle name is Campbell. The p is silent just so you know.

4. When they revised the books in the 1950's they changed Nancy's age from 16 to 18 so that she could legally drive her car in all states.

5. In all 56 books Ned gets kidnapped twice.

I hope you enjoyed this!
-Mikayla-

Fun Facts and Words

I know I have some mixed followers, some of you live in Texas but most of you do not so I wanted to do a post with fun facts about Texas. I hope I found some you did not know!

Isn't is an awesome flag? =D

Facts

Date of Statehood: December 29, 1845

Capital: Austin (A weird place, which I do not like but five of my family members work in by necessity of the family carpool.)

Largest City: Houston (The home of perpetual fog yet beautiful beaches)

Flower: Bluebonnet (Which covers the landscape during spring and it GORGEOUS)

Tree: Pecan (Which in Texas pecan is pronounced pa-con and it’s the correct way. =D )

Bird: Mockingbird (Because we mock anyone who tries to measure up. ;D)

Nickname: Lone Star State

Motto: Friendship (A very appropriate nickname. =) )

State anthem: Texas, Our Texas

Before statehood: Republic of Texas

Rank by size: 2’nd (Outdone by Alaska, but if you melt all its ice we would be first. ;) )

Things unique to Texas

H-E-B: an awesome grocery store which has quarter sodas and the nicest people. =)

Blue Bell Ice Cream: Honestly I feel sorry for you if you have never tasted Blue Bell. Its heavenly. If Jesus wanted to convince his disciples he was God he would have given them Blue Bell. They also have some very fun Texas type seasonal flavors like Pumpkin Pecan Pie and Blackberry Cobbler. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

-Mikayla-

Fun facts and words

Hey guys, I'm just sitting here listening to "Say goodbye" By Mandisa and writing blog posts. :) How are ya'll doing today? 

Here's a word for you:

Discombobulate - To confuse or take something apart

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Fun facts and words

Hey everyone! How are ya'll doing? Heres the word of the week!

Canoodle - To hug and kiss.

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Fun facts and words

Hey everyone! Here's the word of the week!

Shenanigans: A devious trick used for underhanded means or a mischievous trick. 

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Fun Facts and words

Ah, my faithful audience, your here again. Good, I've got another word for you I hope you enjoy!

Filibuster: Refusal to give up the floor in a debate to prevent a vote.

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Fun facts and words:

Bonjur! I'm here with the with a fun word for you. :) How are you doing? 

Cockamamie - Absurd, outlandish.

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Fun facts and words

Hey guys, here is the word of the week. I hope you like it! :)

Collywobbles: Butterflies in the stomach

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Fun facts and words

Hey I've got a fun word for you today and honestly I can't even pronounce it but I love the meaning of it. :) 

Abibliophobia: The fear of running out of reading material. 

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Fun Facts and words:

This post will only be amusing if you have watched "Singing in the Rain" :) 

Fact:

Donald O'Connor (Cosmo) got extreme carpet during the song "Make em' Laugh" then had to re do the whole song when the original footage was ruined. 

The man who played Don Lockwood and the girl who played Lina Lamont both of their names were Jean. Except spelled different ways. :) 

Well that's about it. Do you like facts about movies? Or do you prefer words?

Toodles!

-Mikayla-

Fun Facts and Words

Bamboozled: To be stumped on a situation. 

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Fun Facts and Words:

Furbelow: A flounce or ruffle.

Mundane: lacking interest or excitement; dull.

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Fun Facts and words:

Defamiliarization: Defamiliarization refers to a writer's taking an everyday object that we all recognize and, with a wave of his or her authorial magic wand, rendering that same object weirdly unfamiliar to us—strange even. Presto change-o, our perspective shifts and we see the object in a new way.  

Or simply put: to make something unfamiliar or strange

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Happy February everyone! Its hard to believe that the first month of 2014 is already over!  

Epic: A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation. Surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size.

Awesome: Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear. Inspiring awe. 

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Fun facts and words

Dream: A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations. A wild fancy or hope. A condition or achievement that is longed for; an aspiration. 

Quirky: Characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits.

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Fun Facts and words:

Hello everyone! I'm going to start every Monday posting a fun fact or word, today I'm going to post both just for fun. :)

FACT: Have you ever wondered why its so popular to have popcorn in the theater? It got started early on in movie theaters when popcorn venders would park right outside of a theater and sell it to people going inside, it made so much money eventually theaters began putting popcorn stands inside there buildings and making the profet themselves.

Cliché: A

 phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original 

thought. 

A

 stereotype or electrotype.

I hope you enjoyed my first post of fun facts and words!

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