Armchair BEA: Introductions 2012

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It's day one of Armchair BEA and what does that mean? Introductions! (And, well, me trying to comment much, much more than I have been.) If you aren't familiar with Armchair BEA, think of it as BEA, but from home. :)

Blurry picture? Yes, yes it is. >->

Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging?

Why hello there! :D My name is Kristin, I'm twenty-two (but it's not uncommon to hear that people think I'm younger than I am) and I'm the blogger behind Beneath Shining Stars, I Read. I live in California and here's a fact for you: Chuck Norris attended my high school. If you're attending ALA Annual in Anaheim this year, you just might run into me! But moving on! I've been blogging for nineteen months now--and no, it doesn't feel like it's been nearly that long--and originally I got into blogging because it looked like it was a ton of fun! Another one of my reasons behind getting into book blogging was the fact that I really wanted to be able to talk to other people about books! (Because sadly, my real life friends aren't as into books as I am.)

Tell us one non-book-related thing that everyone reading your blog may not know about you.

Non-book related? I'm a bit of a Whovian and a Sherlockian--which is to say, I watch Doctor Who and Sherlock (which I love entirely too much). David Tennant will always be the Doctor to me, but I really feel like Matt Smith is my Doctor. (We will not let me get into Benedict Cumberbatch's amazing voice or Andrew Scott's mind blowing Moriarty.) We won't let me get into Tom Hiddleston and how much I adore the man. Seriously, it would be a bad idea. If you follow me on Twitter, you know what I mean. Oh, and I'm actually really, really shy. If you talk to me, I'll talk to you--but usually I'm not the one to initiate conversation.

What literary location would you most like to visit? Why?

Shakespeare and Company, hands down. It looks like such an amazing bookstore and it's in Paris! But no, I don't speak French... that could be awkward.

Have your reading tastes changed since you started blogging? How?

I'd say that they have. How? I'm no longer strictly a "I must love the cover to read the book" girl and I'm more likely to branch out from what I usually read--if the plot is interesting enough.

Where do you see your blog in five years?

Hopefully still up and running! But honestly, I'm not thinking that far ahead when it comes to my blog. I'm taking it day by day and if I happen to be blogging in another five years? Awesome! If I'm not? Well, to be honest, I can't imagine not blogging! D: