Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Things On My Bookish Bucket List


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic:

My Bookish Bucket List

1. Meet J.K. Rowling. Not only do I love her for writing my favorite book series of all time, but I think she's just a lovely, wonderful person in general. She's my idol, the author who made me to want to write magical stories.

2.  Write and publish a book of my own. I've wanted to be a writer ever since I was old enough to create and write down stories of my own. I became pretty discouraged with the whole idea while I was in college, but there's a part of me that still hopes that maybe one day I'll write a story people will love.

3. Visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and/or Leavesden Studios. Do I even need to give an explanation?

4. Read a gigantic classic. Like Les Miserablés. Or Anna Karenina. Or War and Peace.

5. Have a library room in my future home. It's my dream to have an entire room filled with nothing but books (and a cozy place to sit and read them, of course). It would also be fantastic if I could get sliding ladders on my bookshelves, too.


6. Attend BEA. Everyone has been talking about their plans for BEA for the last couple of months and I am so jealous of all of you who get to go!! Unfortunately, it's not a trip I can afford to make this year. It would have been such a cool way to celebrate my first half-year of blogging. Sigh. Oh well. I will start saving my money and hopefully I will be able to attend next year! :)

7. Go to Leaky Con. Are you beginning to notice a trend here? All I can say is Harry Potter has had a huge influence on my life, so I guess it makes sense that the majority of my bookish wishes would have something to do with it. Leaky Con sounds like so much fun and I really hope I get to go someday!

8. Visit Shakespeare & Co., The Strand, and The Last Bookstore. I. Love. Bookstores. These are just a few of the cool ones I've heard bloggers and booktubers talk about and I want to see them all. If you have any other suggestions of bookstores (or libraries) I need to see, let me know in the comments!

9. Buy all the pretty, different editions of my favorite books (including reprints, foreign covers, etc). I know it's entirely ridiculous to buy multiple copies of the same book (as many people--mostly family members--have pointed out to me), but I can't help it! Some people collect classic cars, some collect antiques...I collect books.

Annnnd, I'm totally blanking. So I guess I'll stick with my top nine bookish wishes for now. :)



12 comments:

  1. I actually have a couple of the same things on my list! Also, who doesn't want a sliding ladder for their bookshelves? =)

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  2. Love your list. I want to eventually attend BEA. I'd love a room designated to reading and my books in my house too!

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  3. I would love to read some of the gigantic classis ^like War and Piece, Anne Kareninna and so on some time ^^ If I am not doing it this winter, I definitly am next year!

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  4. I need to read some of the classics too. They are just so intimidating sometimes. I am going to LeakyCon this year (and Disney World) for my five year wedding anniversary. I am so excited!

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    1. What a cool way to celebrate your anniversary! Hope you have a great time :)

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  5. Geat list I plan on reading a gigantic classic too I tried reading Les Meiserables but failed miserably.
    My TTT
    Rimsha@Ramblings of a Bookworm

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  6. I need to read more classics soon, and I also want to have a library room and go to BEA! And I like to buy different editions of my favorite books too. :) Great list!

    Here's my TTT if you'd like to stop by: http://dragongirl28.blogspot.com/2014/03/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-bucket-list.html

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  7. I love your list! I especially love #9! I would be so amazing to be able to own all the editions of favorite books. So awesome!
    Harry Potter is also a big influence on my life. I remember beginning to read the series in middle school. :D

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  8. I've seen that Belle gif on 3 blogs now, ha! I'm convincing myself that spending £10 on a hardback copy of Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is a Totally Okay thing. Even if I do have the paperback already. This is okay yes...

    ★ Under The Mountain's Supernatural TTT ★

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    1. Yeah, since posting this and looking at other bloggers' TTTs, I've noticed that the Belle gif is very popular, haha. And yes, getting a hardback copy is definitely okay. :)

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  9. I've never heard of Leaky Con!!! It's HP related???? I will have to look that up!!

    I love how this is a Top 10 Tuesday! You may also want to link up to the original Bookish Bucket List, too!

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    1. What?! Oh, my gosh, that's crazy, haha! To answer your question, yes, it's a convention all about Harry Potter. I believe it's held every summer and this year it's in Orlando. I've never been, but I know people who have gone and they say it's a blast!

      Cool! I'll have to check that out. :)

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