This is one award I hope never to get again.
I received the wonderful Liebster award from the lovely Mel Fowler at http://adventurewrites.blogspot.com/
I love all awards, and this is no exception, but I never ever want to get it again. You only get this award if you have under 200 followers see, and if this campaign continues as it has then fingers crossed I will reach the hundreds soon enough.
Here are some other people who deserve this award, and hopefully they will soon disqualify as well.
1. Jennifer Burke Who hates writing sex scenes as much as me.
2. Kate Swenson Who is also an art teacher and therefore has three things in common with me. (she is an Aussie too)
3. Sarah Pearson Who loves empty white pages about as much as I do
4. Alynza Smith Who also had the cool idea to condense her novel onto as few pages as possible. I got mine down to one. But I had to take out all the spaces, punctuation and make it size 2. If you print it in 600dpi and have a magnifying glass you can almost read it.
5. and Tanya Walsh, another Aussie who also thinks crows are misunderstood.
Random facts:
1. I am deaf in my left ear. I tell my students this every year but none believe me until they are standing next to me asking for help and I sit there, staring blindly into space.
2. I sometimes use my deafness to my advantage. 'Hey darling,' my wife asks from the kitchen as I continue to write, pretending not to have heard her at all. 'Have you taken the bins out yet?' ......silence.
3. My son is named after the Man in Black. Work that one out.
4. I once cast a hex on a person that worked! She was a despicable human being that shared a house with me, making life a living hell. When I finally had the chance to move out, I cursed her to be exactly who she was for the rest of her life. So far the magic is working. Also, I don't really believe in magic.
5. I have many Christian friends, but I am an atheist. (God I pray this doesn't lose me followers. (I think Jesus said that in the climax of the bible)).
Thanks for stopping by. Now get back to writing. Or editing. Or drinking red wine to forget the pain of both.
T.B
Fellow campaigner stopping by to say hello. Congrats on the award and here's to hoping you'll soon disqualify for it. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteNice to me ya! I heard about your blog from Alynza! You named your son after Johnny Cash? How badass is that? I'm from TN, so I think that's extra special! And I'm an Athiest, too, so please don't feel all alone! And I even blog about it (http://cantfightthewrite.blogspot.com/2011/08/should-there-be-more-religionor-atheism.html) and I haven't lost any followers yet!
ReplyDeleteLoL. Travis, you're too funny. I've seen that one a few times too. Hopefully with the campaign you won't see it again. Congrats though. :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Congrats on the award, and that hex! I'm totally jealous - mine never work... ;-)
ReplyDeleteAlso? Nice to meet a fellow Johnny Cash fan! Does your son like his namesake's music at all (or is he too little for you to know yet)?
I'm also deaf in one ear. My right one.
ReplyDeleteAwww, thanks for this, it's appreciated. I'm now following the one blog out of the other four you nominated that I wasn't already visiting :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, you are seriously so funny, I practically died of laughter when you said that you fit your story onto one page. :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh, thanks everyone. Yet whilst I am a fan of Mr. Cash, my son was named after another man in black. I might have to organise a prize for the first person who guesses.
ReplyDeleteHello, fellow campaigner! I'm not in your group, but I still wanted to check out your blog and say, "HI!"
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award, even if you don't want to get it again. :)
Haha, this is hilarious. I too hope to never get this award again.
ReplyDeleteHello from the campaign trail!
LOL @ #5! That's awesome :D
ReplyDeleteSo your son's name is Randall Flagg? Or maybe Walter O'Dim...
Keep trying. And you are getting warmer at least. Kinda.
ReplyDeleteI'll give you a hint. The man in black has many names.
T.B
Thanks for the awesome award - love it... Wow, you did a hex on someone - I'm intrigued:)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your published story too. Sounds really good...
I ran over to the blogs you mentioned and followed them as well. Hopefully you won't be the only one who doesn't qualify for the award here soon :)
ReplyDeleteHi I'm a newbie campaigner slowly making my way around everyone. Cool blog, and congrats...I think!
ReplyDeleteI love the post title, love the post, but most of all LOVE the hex :) Brilliant :):):)
ReplyDeleteAnd I've selective memory, as effective as your deafness.
ReplyDeleteEvery Savage Can Reproduce
Glad to see that your blog is growing like mad. Loved hearing a few fun things about you, and I was happy to see that we're on the same list of the campaign! :)
ReplyDeleteI knew I signed up to the campaign for a reason! Let's hope that by doing the campaign, you don't get that award again. ;)
ReplyDeleteI just thought I'd stop by and say hello as we're both in the Aussie/NZ group. I look forward to seeing you around during the campaign.
Liked your list! My uncle's deaf in one ear -- but he does repair airplanes for a living, so...kinda comes with the territory. [g]
ReplyDeleteHey T.B., thanks for add on Google+!
ReplyDeleteHehe, I think red wine is an excellent way to deal with editing. Too bad I don't have any (red wine, that is).
Rebekah Loper
Congrats on the award! (And on never getting it again. :)) I hate writing sex scenes, too. That's why I write MG-- I will NEVER have to do it. I know. Good thinking on my part. :)
ReplyDeleteso I recieved the liebster blog award again...and again and again...and again... but I'm not passing it again.
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