Blog Award Extravaganza

I know, I know. I’m a total loser. I’ve received blog awards and not returned the favor. So – in answer to a challenge from Kate – here is a mega acknowledgment for the awards I’ve received from Kate and Kaitlin. I’m sorry if I missed acknowledging you!

Groovy Blog Award:

I received this one for “rocking the helpful posts.” I’m passing this one on to:

1. The ladies at YA Highway for their ever enlightening posts.
2. Kate for her Friday Twitter recaps of everything I missed during the week.
3. The gang over at OPWFT for their great book reviews and tips on the writing process.

Humane Blog Award:

A very cool award to receive! This one goes to:

1. The ladies at YA Highway for their support of the people affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
2. Kate for her Twilight bathroom graffiti which teaches us all some kind of lesson. Not sure what, but it must be important.

Awesomesauce Award:

The rules for re-awarding are as follows:

“Rules if You Get Sauced: Basically: define awesome, and then name 8 people you think fit that definition. You don’t have to pass the award on if you don’t want to. This is really just for my own amusement.

Awesomesauce: the quality of being awesome with ease, ie: just as spaghetti sauce flows easily from the jar, so does the awesome flow easily from them.

Awesome: Awesome, in this case, means one of two things (or both):
A. They make me choke on whatever I’m eating on a regular basis because they’re so freaking funny.
B. They generally exude an air of cleverness, wackiness, or badassry.”

And the recipients are the amazing writers participating in my blog series. Every week they’ve delivered thoughtful, awesome posts:

1. Kate
2. Laura
3. Sarah
4. Deb
5. Jennifer
6. Jamie
7. Leila

Honest Scrap Award:

The Rule:
Share seven honest things about yourself and pass this lovely gift on to seven other Honest, Upstanding and “Scraptastic” bloggers.

1. I can’t eat meat on the bone. It makes me want to hurl. My sister and I refer to this as our “Meat Phobia.”
2. I am a sci fi/action movie geek. While I love a romantic comedy, I also love a good blow ‘em up or aliens taking over the world flick.
3. I hate airports and airplanes. I’m not afraid to fly, but I travel frequently for work. All the waiting makes my skin want to crawl. Luckily, I am a plane-narcoleptic. If flying alone, I’m out before the plane takes off.
4. I love romance novels. Sappy, angst-ridden ones. Especially ones with lots of fast-paced dialogue.
5. I have a Master’s in English, and I’ve never read Moby Dick. I swear I started, but it was so brutally painful that I couldn’t make myself read on. *hangs head in shame*
6. I’ve gone out with more than one guy named Corey. Cory and Corey. Can you taste the saccharine? I will always have a soft spot for one of those Coreys, though. J
7. My mom would never let me cut my waist length hair, so I cut ten inches off in my bathroom with a pair of scissors when I was seventeen. It was my one teenage rebellion. I like to hold it up as a banner to show that I rebelled at some point in my life in a truly fantastic way.

And the recipients are…

1. Stephanie
2. Rachel
3. Kaitlin
4. Amanda (Hannah)
5. Michelle
6. Kristen (Miller)
7. Kirsten

All of these ladies are big time AW supporters! I’ve eavesdropped on many a conversation to learn from them.

Happy 101 Award:

The Rule:
Share ten things that make you happy and pass on to other bloggers.

1. My family
2. My best friend, who is also my sister
3. Driving anywhere in my convertible with the top down
4. Writing
5. Good news, esp. good news about my writing
6. Reading
7. Cooking a great meal for a friend
8. My cute apartment in the city
9. Any day that is asthma free
10. Vacation days

And the recipients are…

1. Emilia
2. Amanda (Plavich)
3. Veronique

Each of these ladies has brought a smile to my face on more than one occasion.