Marsha
Jun 27th, 2007
Jun 27th, 2007
I rock. On toast.
The very excellent Mei has named me a Rockin’ Girl Blogger, and now it’s my solemn duty to pass it on to five other people.
- Katie, at Maylee Beezir, who is a fellow knitter, a fellow Whedonophile, and one of the nicest people I have ever known. She’s my favorite person to go to Target with. :)
- Beth, at knitsmitten, who is a fellow knitter, a fellow outdoors enthusiast, and one of the nicest people I have ever known. She also gave me a chunk of her mint plant, for which my mohito-loving husband is very grateful.
- Gina, at the Mirthful Menagerie, who is a fellow knitter, a fellow cat lover (she has five–all rescue cats!), and one of the nicest people I have ever known.) She also writes some of the most gut-bustingly funny posts I’ve ever read.
(Do you see a theme here? I am very lucky to know so many really nice people!)
- Pixie, at My Obsession with Fiber, who was my SP10 spoiler and did such a great job of choosing wonderful gifts for me. She’s been a fantastic correspondent, too!
- Knittymama, my SP10 spoilee with whom I have an uncanny amount in common. Both of us are vegetarians. Both of us use the same cloth diapers for our kids (well, not the exact same ones, since our kids each have their own sets–just trying to nip in the bud any literal interpretations out there). Both of us own omops. (If she tells me that she wrote in Ralph Nader on her 1996 ballot, I think I will pass out from disbelief.)
- Arianna, at *stars upon thars*, who was my SP8 spoilee and has so many interests (knitting, social activism, literature) that I’m amazed she has time to breathe. Plus she worked on Lord of the Rings Online, so she also rocks for geekery.
- Lynnette, at Linnet’s Nest, who was my SP9 spoiler and sent me all sorts of interesting stuff (including a ball of yarn made of pineapple fiber!). She also just put up a post that includes the phrase “farting poodle,” so she definitely rocks for that.
- JD, at jean.e.ology, who is a fellow knitter and writes amazingly thoughtful posts. We met when I stumbled across her blog and saw a recent post in which she offered to give away two extra issues of Interweave Knits that she had. She also rocks for having one of the coolest blog names I’ve ever seen.
- Imperatrix, at Peaceable Imperatrix, who is a fellow knitter and a fellow wordsmith. She gets outraged about the same sorts of things that tick me off too, but she’s much more articulate than I am about them.
Okay, okay, so I’ve listed nine people, not five. Math was never my strong suit. Besides, since I rock (on toast) I should be able to make up my own rules.
(The toast reference? It’s something very geeky that Jan and I say when we really want to emphasize the awesomeness of something. Example: Sylvia has just gone to sleep for the night, and we’re feeling all mushy-lovey about her. “Sylvia rocks…on toast.” Rockin’ without toast is pretty good. But rockin’ with toast is even better.)
Gee, thanks!
(She says, therefore disproving the whole “articulate” description.)
Thank you, Marsha for your kind compliment! You are pure sweetness. . . on toast. Thanks, too, for adding more ‘to reads’ to my knitblogroll!
Wow, I am so honored!! Funny thing is that I don’t know 5 other women to tag who have rockin’ cool blogs, who aren’t people that you picked already!
So how do I go about putting that on my blog and is there a link to the origin of the award?
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Imperatrix: “Articulate” doesn’t always mean “verbose.” So your very succinct response still fits the description! :)
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JD: Aw, thanks. I hope you enjoy reading those blogs as much as I do!
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Gina: I have no idea how it was started–I couldn’t find anything about it. I’ll e-mail the image file to you so you can do your own post!
I should add that I hope no one’s offended by being called a “Rockin’ Girl Blogger.” I’m about as anti-girly as they come and, as someone with way more social science training than is good for me, recognize the problems with that word. But for some reason the term girl here didn’t bug me as it usually does. Hmmmm. At least it wasn’t grrrrrl. That would have made me vomit, I think.
Thanks Marsha! You do rock on toast indeed. I have to admit like Gina, you have a great list here.
(blush)…Thank you. :)
I believe that the penultimate honor would be if something rocked..on toast WITH BEANS.
re: farting poodle
Why crochet one when you live with one! Doc, my 12-year-old Standard, can let off a “silent but deadly” in the middle of the night strong enough to wake you out of a sound sleep. Anybody who wants the real farting poodle experience, let me know and I’ll make arrangements.
PS Anyone read the picture book _Walter the Farting Dog_? heh
Thanks, Marsha. What a great feeling for me to find my name on your list. I take no offense at being named a Rockin Girl Blogger!
Thanks, Marsha! The farting poodle was *not* my idea, I swear! :)
Oh, the grrrlll thing has gotten to be a big pet peeve of mine too, ugh!
I didn’t vote Nadar in ‘96, I chickened out and stuck with Clinton. But I DID vote for him the next time her ran. :-) And the next….and the next….and the…. (my husband just overheard me talking about Nadar and said, “He’s not running AGAIN, is he?”)
I got so busy thinking about Nadar presidential runs I forgot to say a big THANKS!!!!