The Origin of My Pen Name, and WHY it is Called a Pen Name

Yes, I know; that was a very long post title. But now you all know what I'm going to be talking about, so you can skip this post if you wish, UNLESS you are one of the people who has sent me emails about revealing my pen name. I am going to tell you all about it.

Let's start from the beginning.

In the beginning, there was nothing. Then, an explosion called the Big Bang Theory...no, sorry, too early.

Let's try this again, assuming that the Universe was magically created somehow.

Anyway, a girl sat at her computer, attempting to begin a blog. However, she lacked one thing:

A pen name.

As the girl sat there, considering different names to use to disguise her real ones, her eyes fell upon a Harry Potter book.

Struck with inspiration, the girl flicked through the book...

Okay, you know what? Let's just skip that. I chose Hermione after Hermione Granger, as some of you may know. Others who haven't read the books* are probably unaware of who she is, but never mind that.

Several months later, the girl had received two or three emails asking what her real name was. For no apparent reason at all, just curiosity. Therefore, she decided to make this post, explaining why she couldn't reveal her real name.

And now, here we are, and I am making this post, explaining why I can't reveal my pen name.

When someone has a pen name, it is so that they don't have to reveal their real name. A pen name is what you use when you write/blog something for the world to see--i is, of course, entirely optional. Anyway, I used a pen name to cover up for my real name, so that it wouldn't have to be revealed. So, by revealing my real name, that would be completely defying the purpose of a pen name

So please, don't ask me about my real name again.

TTFN!!! (Comment if you know what this stands for and what awesomely awesome character says it!)

Hermione

*READ THEM NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm Very, Very Late...

On June 29, I was nominated by (again) Seana J. Vixen, a.k.a The Totally Insane Writer for...The One Lovely Blog Award--or rather, I have met an untimely "death by a mutant toaster gone haywire."  It is now July 15, and I still haven't posted. So, I'm going to do this quick and get it over with (I don't like the work, but I do love to brag that I've won something :D).
Okay. Let's do this!
Rules:
1. You have to thank the person who nominated you.
2. You have to tell 7 things about yourself.          <But I just told 10!
3. You have to nominate 15 blogs.                      <Really? 15?!
And we begin.
Thank you Seana. As I said above, I do like to brag that I've won something! So, thanks again to Seana...although I guess that the mutant toaster gone haywire has killed me by now...
And now the facts (I will try to do different ones than from the previous award).
1. I don't know what to write.
2. I still don't know what to write.
3. Thinking about what to write...
4. Still thinking about what to write...
5. Am I really this boring?
6. Sometimes, I randomly get an idea, then forget it as quickly as it came.
7. Now is one of those times.
Well! That was easy!
And now the 15 blogs.
Hannah the Banana
Bookworm/Future Author
inkdropperr
July A. Emmance
The Totally Insane Writer (It never said I couldn't...;D)
The Creative Clique
Everything Hermione! (Again, it never said I couldn't...;D)
Writer and Bookworm
Books, Books Everywhere
Blog of a Homeschooler
Sophia's Desk.
Jenny's Blog
I Waste So Much Time
Okay, so I didn't nominate 15, neither did Seana! So...shhh! 
I'll be posting more later, just needed to get caught up on everything!
Until then, apply your sparkles every night before going to bed, and you won't be eaten by a unicorn. At least, if it's on a sparkle-free diet.

Oh, Goody!

I have been nominated for the Liebster Blog Award! Hurray!
Of course, there has to be rules so...here they are!
1. Each blogger awarded must post 10 facts about themselves.
2. Each blogger must post answers to the 10 questions their tagger left for them.
3. Each blogger awarded must tag 10 other bloggers.
4. Each blogger awarded must then set 10 questions for all the other bloggers that they tagged.
5. You may not tag the person that tagged you.
From this I have concluded that...this person loves the number 10.
All right, let's do this!
I would first like to start off by thanking Miss Seana J. Vixen--she is the one who tagged me. And now, on to the 10 facts!
1. My favorite color is sparkle.
2. I LOVE to bike!
3. My favorite teletubby is Po.
4. I detest the number 4. It's always seemed rather stuck up to me.
5. If I were a unicorn, I would be white with silver hair, and covered in sparkles.
6. I feel rather guilty, saying how I detest the number 4 on fact number 4. Ah, well. I suppose that's what it gets for being so stuck up.
7. My favorite number is 21. I'm not quite sure why, though...
8. My favorite song is Status Quo, which I'm guessing most of you (except for Zozomagozo) have heard of.
9. I am very happy right now because I'm almost to ten.
10. I have no idea what to put here.
Okay...on to answering the questions!
1. If you could enter the world of your favorite book, which book would you pick?
Easy. Harry Potter. Next!
2. If I told you a rampaging unicorn was coming your way, what would you do?
Figure Voldemort was chasing it, move aside and scream "ALL RIGHT, VOLDY, COME GET SOME!"
3. What do you do for fun?
Watch StarKid, listen to StarKid, read, draw, read, bike, read, read, read.
4. Who do you consider to be your role model?
Team StarKid.
5. What is your favorite mythical creature?
A unisus (cross between a unicorn and a pegasus).
6. Do you have favorite place you like to read, write, or do whatever it is you do?
Hmm...no, not really. I usually just do whatever it is I do (even I'm not quite sure what I do) wherever I currently am.
7. Do you enjoy cooking, or is it a disaster zone when you cook?
I enjoy cooking, and it was only a disaster zone when I tried to make pancakes for my mom on Mother's day and forgot to use cooking spray on the pan...
8. What is the most frightening dream you've had?
Okay, so I was emailing Joe Walker (of StarKid) and I was like "OMG!!! I'M SUCH A BIG FAN!!! I LOVE YOUR WORK!!!" and he wrote back "thanks, but I'm quitting StarKid." That was terrifying.
9. If you had just one day to live, what would you do?
I'm going to assume that I could do anything. Fly to Chicago and meet the StarKids, meet J.K. Rowling, run around with no pants screaming "I CAN'T AFFORD PANTS! MY COSTUME HAS TO BE AERODYNAMICALLY PERFECT!!!" and spend my last hour with my dog. Yep. That sounds like a pretty good day to me.
10.  I'd wager you're sick of answering these questions by now. What would you rather be doing?
Running around with no pants screaming "I CAN'T AFFORD PANTS! MY COSTUME HAS TO BE AERODYNAMICALLY PERFECT!!!" Or meeting StarKid. Whichever :D.
And now, since this thing will never end, onto the nominees. Yes, I know most of them were nominated by Seana, but she pretty much stole all the blogs I was going to use :(. Anyway...
1. Bookworm/Future Author
2. July A. Emmance
3. Hannah the Banana
4. Writer and Bookworm
5. Jenny Blog
6. Sophia's Desk
7. Blog of a Homeschooler
8. Books, Books Everywhere
9. The Creative Clique (yes, I know Seana contributes to this blog, but let's just keep our mouths shut and no harm done!)
10. Everything Hermione! (Hey, it never said I couldn't nominate myself!)
And finally, the questions:
1. Can you afford pants? Or does your costume have to be aerodynamically perfect?
2. If you had a choice between one million dollars or for your greatest wish to come true, which would it be?
3. What is your greatest fear?
4. What do you want to be when you grow up?
5. There are 8 dogs and 6 cats on a bus. Which is driving, and which is wearing the sombrero?
6. Did the last question make any sense?
7. Okay, the tabby was driving and the terrier was wearing the sombrero. Do you find this logical?
8. What is your favorite play/musical? If you aren't sure, then how about your favorite movie?
9. If you could meet three people--any people, a book character, superhero, whatever--who would they be?
10. I'm so glad this is the last question! Are you?
Done! Hurray!