I got a (slightly feminine) award!!

Aloha!

Hope you're all well. I've been given an award by my Irish-mob lovely Spanky! Apparently my blog is over the top, which is good? Anyway, I'm going to take it as a compliment and name a few blogs that I love.

Thanks a million Spankster! Her blog is excellent, and a little crazy, go check it out!

So, there are some tasks to complete before I can accept this lovely award! Huzzah!


part 1: answer questions:

1. Where is your cell phone? resting on my beergut (my Guinness baby, Arthur)

2. Your hair? Dark Brown

3. Your mother? insane/intelligent/Irish mother syndrome

4. Your father? brave/firefighter/handsome

5. Your favorite food? one guess....(the answer is pizza)

6. Your dream last night? didn't sleep but had a crazy doze-dream about a land where people lived on different levels connected by slides, who passed the time walking around all the time, stepping on coins. The coins went into the feet and would be picked out later, as the main source of income. The world was therefore heavily populated by wishing wells. Bit odd.

7. Your favorite drink? Coke or Red Wine or Whiskey (Jamesons)

8. Your dream/goal? A successful writing career

9. What room are you in? Grandma's living room

10. Your hobby? blogging, writing, smoking my pipe

11. Your fear? many, claustrophobia being one of the biggie

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? qualified lawyer with a published book or produced screenplay

13. Where were you last night? Grandma's living room

14. Something you aren't? narrow-minded

15. Muffins? aye...if only for the bluffin'

16. Wish list item? a car (a Mini Cooper S or an Alvis TE 21)

17. Where did you grow up? Derry, Ireland

18. Last thing you did? drank a cup of tea.

19. What are you wearing? multicoloured socks, jeans, brown canvas belt, blue and white boxers, navy long-sleeve t-shirt, white shirt, aura of awesomeness.

20. Your TV? don't own one

21. Your pets? had a wee terrier called Holly when growing up RIP, and now we all love my aunt's wolf mutt, Bran.

22. Your friends? I have many 'friends'. Some are fake and full of shit and say they're my friends, but they're the bits of dead skin who get designated Facebook Cunts eventually and who I feel nothing for. I'm very very lucky for having the sincere friends I do. They are my second family, and I love them dearly, and they don't judge me, which is the most important thing.

23. Your life? Dull and unfulfilling at the moment, but usually a crazy misadventure that I love

24. Your mood? Antsy, cooped-up and frustrated, but eternally hopeful

25. Missing someone? not really, i don't really do homesick or lonely, just once in a blue moon. I miss my big bro Ruairí and his girlfriend Hannah, but I know he's happy in Vietnam so I'm okay. I always miss my wee bro Shane, and my adorable little sister, but we chat all the time so it's okay

26. Vehicle? Nope

27. Something you're not wearing? Assless leather chaps

28. Your favorite store? Probably one of my obscure bookshops/coffee shops somewhere, I'm not sure.

29. Your favorite color? green or blue

30. When was the last time you laughed? all the time

31. Last time you cried? I tear up all the time, prob about half an hour ago reading Letters of Note, especially this one

32. Your best friend? Ruairí ÓMaolain, Sara Lynn, Sparky (the flatmate) and any of the Derry boys.

33. One place that I go over and over? The Black Lion pub in Kilburn

34. One person who emails me regularly? The Novelista Barista (one of 'The Irish Mob')

35. Favorite place to eat? In the bath.

part 2: pass the award on..

Okay, first of all, here is an award for.....

Laurie at 'Girls are Smarter then You'. It's true, they are

Jenn-Boll at You'll Grow to Love Me. That may or not be true, but she is a very funny madam, with her rampant drug abuse, her work for CIA, and her naked antics at Tufts. We're getting married at some point.

Kerstin B at 'Trouble. Thinks.' - a lovely artistic soul who makes me laugh, think and (sometimes) scares me a little. She's awesome.

Stephen K. This fella's a guy like me. A write-addict insomniac law-guy who lives in London (we actually live comparatively close together) he is a great guy. He's a lot more idealistic than I am, and is a refreshing cynicism-buster if ever there was one. If you read my blog, you should read his too, if only cos it's better :)

Ashley @ Germato. I love this blog, but I'm not exactly sure why. Anyone who describes themselves as 'Living like they were dying' is the sort of phosphorous individual whom I can call a friend.

and finally:

SARA! That's right, Lopez from 8th Continent Soy Milk. This internet-savvy social-media goddess will undoubtedly capture your heart with her boundless happiness, cool cooking vids, her Meow mix personal serenades (which I formally ask permission to publish) and her coooool job. She's moving to cali from ohio in 12 days, so go show some love and luck. She's a darling.

Enjoy your award, winners! x

in words of Spanky:

luvs it*

Awards!!!

For the first time ever, I have some awards that I'd like to offer to those bloggers with whom I have developed a connection. This is a humane award, for people who embrace all aspects of what it is that makes us who we are.

In July of this year, my uber-cool NY gal-pal, the Novelista Barista gave me one of these (thanks!!) and now it's time for me to pass on a few myself...

This is for those thoughtful, intelligent people whose blogs make me smile, give me pause for thought, stir up interesting debate, or are just completely honest. I am glad to have met you all, and look forward to more from you in 2010.

(Okay...drumroll.)

Nikki, who apart from being a new friend (and one of the only redeeming features of this year) is also an excellent funny blogger. Her FML quosts and her irrational love of tea and writing make for excellent reading.

Jay, whose thoughts (ranging from poetry and love to the zombie apocalypse) are as scattered as my own, but infinitely more interesting.

Shinay, a writer whose beautiful poetry gives me pause for thought every day.

Melanie, who, for a person who describes herself as 'lost', is a lot more clued-up than most other people and makes me ponder life, and

Mr Apron, whose blog is snarky, opinionated, stubborn, intelligent, and infinitely more commendable than 99% of all the blogs out there. He raises issues of debate, and is one of those enlightened individuals for whom identicality of opinion is not a precursor for friendship, but who values reason.


I've only given 5 out because I think it's better to be selective. There'll be lots more to follow I'm sure.

Congratulations guys, you really make blogging a joy for me.

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