Sharing the Bounty

Despite all the blog comments I've read to the contrary, I never believed that anyone *actually* rolled around on the floor laughing (ROFL) at a post until I started reading Halushki.

I've never met a more eloquent or witty kapusta head. Which is saying a lot, since the rivalry between Poles and Lithuanians goes all the way back to the middle ages.

I like Jozet so much, that I defeated my award/meme/linking phobia to give her a ROLF Award for this post, which had me ROFLMAO, spewing coffee on my monitor, and peeing in my pants all at once.

Please now, go forth and read Jozet at Halushki.

Link Love on the Lam

Guess what I saw at the post office the other day?



"Suspect hovers around the five foot mark, and was last seen wearing a leopard print leotard with crazy stripe leg warmers. Suspect is not armed, but considered dangerous. Distinguishing features include a minuscule post-skin tag removal scar on the inner left nostril and unusually lustrous hair."

Can you freakin' believe it?

I did return those dang library books, I just haven't paid my (greatly discounted) fine yet. Sheesh.

I'm going to go under the radar for awhile until this whole thing blows over, so posting will be light for the next few weeks.

But before I go, I also have some long overdue bling to pass on. The last thing I need is my mug on the front of blogging's Most Wanted list, as well. I am already being tailed by the meme police.

I received this Reflective Blogger award (shaddup!) eons ago from a person who asked to be nameless, and I would like to pass it on to Chani at Thailand Gal, because she is a reflective blogger if there ever was one. Peace, Chani!



Works for Mom bestowed upon me the Community Blogger award and I want to pass it on to Liv at Madness, Madness I Say! Girlfriend is all about the communi-tay and she is also one of those amazing bloggers who responds to every comment left on her posts!


Painted Maypole and Oh, the Joys tickled me pink with the "Blogging that Hits the Mark" award. I would like to launch this award at Heidi of Viking Conquest and at Avery Gray because their blogging is splat-tastic!


Sugarplum's Mom gave me the "You Make Me Smile" award, and I am passing it on to Janet at Three and Holding. I find that, in general, Canadians make me smile.



It has also recently come to my attention that Slouching Mom, who has been called the Meryl Streep of blogging, and who has been nominated for a Blogitzer (among other awards) herself, recently nominated my little old blog for this (thanks, Sarah!):



So far, my blog has FOUR VOTES!!!!

That means I'm only 76 votes away from running neck and neck with the current leader!!! (As the P-dog always says, you have to shoot for the stars if you want to hit the roof.)

But I would be happy just to break into the double-digits by the end of 2008, which is when voting closes. (I think you need to create an account in order to vote, but it is quick and painless, and would make one Lithuanian hobbit diva's entire year. )

Peace and joy, dear readers.

Check Out These Nice Blogs

I was tapped with the bling wand recently by Jess of Oh, the Joys and Marianne of My Left Nerve and have been meaning to play it forward for quite some time now.

I present to you now, dear readers, niceness awards for the following bloggers who I read faithfully because, not only are they nice, but they also have interesting, funny, or thoughtful things to say:

• Chantelle (Her Mind Lives in a Quiet Room) - Chantelle lives in Germany (there is a quiet room joke somewhere here, but I am not going to touch it). She writes very articulately and with humor about issues large and small. Reading her blog just proves that everything, even diaper duty, is more fun in Germany.

• Rebecca (Rebecca is Fabulous) - I love a woman who recognizes and flaunts her fabulosity. And by reading her blog, I have learned some things about Alaska I previously did not know (such as the fact that they have Michael's Crafts stores over there! Next thing you know, it's going to be roller rinks and shopping malls!)

• Amy (Amy's Magnum Opus) - A great sense of humor and a generous heart you can't help but love. You'll see.

• Michelle (Lede Me On) - Might be my soul sister. Like myself, girlfriend has tried to navigate the astral plane and adores the Bodeans. What's not to love?

• Miss (Rura and Miss) - Because she's nice and she faithfully reads and comments on my blog, and I am a commentmonger. And she wrote a very eloquent post about 9/11, a subject I was too chicken to touch.

Ladies, please take your pick between the following lovely buttons:

Your choice will help us determine your Myers-Briggs personality type.

If you would like something a little more middle of the road (between the lingerie lady and the uber Victorian flower shoe), Painted Maypole has recently created yet another "nice" button that she might just let you swipe if you ask nicely.

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I'm editing this post to include Painted Maypole's button, which she is more than willing to share with us: "Anyone is welcome to the new nice matters button, because not everyone is up for the victorian shoe or the half naked lady, plus I think my little artist's work should be on every blog in America! It is my evil plan to take over the world. bwa-ha-ha-ha."

Here it is:

Nice!

I was working on a really deep post, but my attention wandered and I popped over to Oh, the Joys, mother of all bloggers who are also mothers.

She was passing around some link love and I was shocked to find myself one of the humble recipients of this award, which I'm told I can proudly display on my blog! Even though I'm kind of crabby and really a bit of a complainer.


Nice, eh?

Now I'm so happy, I do the dance of joy! (Thanks, Type(little)a, for reminding me of Perfect Strangers. How I loved that show. And that Balki, did anyone ever give him a niceness award? He was a nice boy.)

And, now that there is no longer a thought in my head, here are some photos with really deep captions:














The Hubster, Watching Japanimation on the Incredible Vibrating Gaming Chair of Extreme Dweebitude (With Subwoofer)















The Children, Watching Thomas the Tank Engine on Plastic Gymboree Chairs of Shopping Bliss (With Cheerios)

We might be a TV family.

And now, since there's nothing like a niceness award to make me want to live up to its name, I'm going to get to work finding just the perfect blogger to pass it on to.

P.S. Blogger's spellchecker doesn't recognize the word "bloggers."