Reader: Rewind, Reward, Award

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Rewind, Reward, Award

An entire month ago, my girl Mal awarded me the prestigious Excellent Blogger Award.

How did I respond?

Hahahahahahaha!

I think you know.

I responded by being happy for like half an hour before returning to the bathroom mirror to check myself for suspicious moles. I am a crappy blog friend.

I wish to redeem myself today by passing the award on to others. Before I list my award-ees, I wish to clarify something: some of you, such as Em, P, Utenzi, Supajewie, Woodrow, Liz, LizB, Duchess Maggie, Horny Bitch, Jen, Jennifer and many many others, are already familiar to the small circle of my beloved readership. I pass the award on to people you may not know but should get to know due to their awesomeness.

I give this prestigious badge of honor to the following buddies:

Effortlessly Average.

Sturdy Girl.

Urbanhippie.

Dumdidum.

Benjamin.

Check these folks out. They are worth your clicks and energies.

Anyway you must know I love all of you. Obviamente.

Have a good Thursday.

11 comments:

Avitable said...: You are an excellent blogger.; February 27, 2008 at 11:54 PM
UrbanHippieMama said...: awww... i have a huge silly smile on my face. shucks... THANKS!!! :); February 28, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Snow Queen said...: Thank you so much! I'm very honoured! And thanks for leaving comments every now and then. I don't leave comments on your blog very often but you should know I am an avid reader on an everyday basis. I hope you're feeling a little better after dark and stormy week! (Loved the stunt on the vacuum cleaner, though!); February 28, 2008 at 2:19 AM
Sturdy Girl said...: wow, THANK YOU! I knew there was a reason I couldn't sleep tonight. well, a reason other than the irregularly shaped mole that changed color recently....; February 28, 2008 at 2:40 AM
Anonymous said...: Ha ha...I read the "Horny Bitch, Jen" and I thought, "Wow, she DOES know me."

I like being included in the readership circle. *blush*; February 28, 2008 at 4:39 AM
EmmaL said...: You have a happy Thursday too!; February 28, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Megan said...: Obiviamente indeed.; February 28, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Benjamin Rubenstein said...: Thanks, Nina. I'm glad you like my blog stories.; February 28, 2008 at 12:33 PM
utenzi said...: Thanks, I think, Nina. I'll give them a look.; February 28, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Jennifer said...: i love your blog, so i'm sure if you are recommending them then i will love them too, i'll def have to check them out. :) by the way in my blog roll i have you listed as Nina & Roy! ;) just a little bug humor and i have been looking forward to some new pics of roy!!
have a good one!! hugs, jenn; February 28, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Effortlessly Average said...: Wow. Thanks so much, Nina.

When I first read your comment this morning that I should drop by your place and pick up my reward, I was all like "Yeah! I'm finally going to get to use my tongue to..." well, you get the idea.

Then I came here and saw this. Now that comment makes sense in an entirely different way. heh.

But I honestly didn't expect to see my site up here. Thanks so much! I feel like that French actress at this year's Oscars who was sincerely dumbfounded that she'd won. heh.; February 28, 2008 at 2:21 PM

Who are these people?

Bibi - God bless the guy who gets Bee. I can't even think of anything obnoxious to say about her. She can eat pasta without gaining weight, she can run the ridges at Gertrude's Nose with no fear, and she is by miles the best climber of all of us. She's going to Kili with us. Hell, she'll be leading.
Buzz Elder Brother. Cross me at your peril.
Jib computer wizard, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian, stand-up guy I can count on to catch a movie and hold hands in the dark without it having any meaning whatosever. Every woman needs a man like Jib.
Joe - locquacious, flirtatious, 40-something hiking buddy - also, ex-manfriend of Pax.
Larry, WPITW - climber, hiker, badass (not in the good way, either). At a given moment, at least half of us are not speaking to him.
Liam - My nephew, whose favorite words are "noing," "Bobby," "dumptruck," "job-site" and "Daddy." He also says "obstreperous" "pulchritudinous" and "Nina" upon request.
Merry - Australian BFF spends the summers on a yacht, nannying for a celebrity couple with two children. She lives in a brownstone and she has a chauffeur. And we have no idea who she works for.
Newsy has been my friend for about 22,000 hours. Or more. I don't have a calculator. She has about 3423% more professional and personal commitments than I do, and yet she still finds time to think about me. I find this astonishing. If you knew her, you'd be astonished, too.
Pax - climber, hiker, corporate warrior, used to date Joe. Sticks by Larry in spite of his horribleness. None of us understands this.
Skatey- he rides a skateboard. He can dance. He can throw a frisbee and he's not bad at karaoke, either.
Sri - Bengali princess who, aside from kicking my ass at climbing, and aside from being a smokin' hiker, brought down the evil empire of Larry and also once told me that "even girls' are turned on my breasts." Also never turns down "one more round."
Supajewie - Long distance drinking buddy, just about the only person I know who "gets it". And no, she's not Jewish. It's a long story.
Tex - is what happens when you take a normal man, add alcohol, subtract common sense and tact, and then buy him another drink.

English Teacher Disclaimer

I teach English, and I sometimes get a emotional about grammar, punctuation, and usage. I sometimes write posts about other people's grammar - or mine. This does not mean, however, that my blog is without errors. I constantly go back and edit for typos and sometimes even... misspelled words *clutching skull and gagging*. If you find a mistake feel free to call me out on it. I will persist in making mistakes whether I attempt to catch them or not, and I will continue to be my bitchy English teacher self despite my capacity to screw up just as often as the next person... and maybe more.