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THE PROMPT: "Tell us what your favorite nominee is in the "Invalid Item" ![]() Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the voting population! Allow me to introduce to you my homegirl, Debbie Downer. She's just here to oversee my feelings and make sure I don't get too out of hand today. Alright. Glad I got that little disclaimer off my chest. It's been one of the more interesting months in the "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" ![]() But this isn't about 2013. This is about 2012. Have you seen that list of nominees? Man, it's huge! Congrats to all, especially my peers, for the nominations. I know y'all deserved it. I'm on that list twice myself, but I'm not allowed to say much about it. You can form your own opinions about that. It's actually the second year in a row that I've been nominated for Best Blog and Best Comedy. That's cool. I remember last year at this time, some of us in the 30DBC were still trying to figure out how to get out from under Sister Mary's thumb. We lost a few great competitors and writers over that mess. I remember saying "I don't care about having the best blog this month if I have the blog of the year!!" Or something like that. I won neither the 30DBC nor The Quill that month. (But it's worth mentioning that The Quill for Best Blog was won by a great writer and person, Julie D - PUBLISHED! ![]() I'm okay with not winning a Quill again this year also. I've read a good amount of the people I'm up against...it's a solid group and I'm proud just to be recognized along side of some great people. But while it'd be nice, a Quill doesn't make me. It doesn't change the struggle of my ways. It doesn't add to what else isn't there any more than what I add when I wake up every day. It doesn't totally validate me or what I do. It just means it's among the highest forms of recognition I'll get, which again, is nice...but there's over 15,000 bits of recognition this item has received over time that to me are every bit as important. Believe that. As for who I'm voting for, well, that's between me and your maker. But I can tell you what the biggest injustice in this year's ceremony will be: it's that Brother Nature ![]() ![]() Good luck to all the nominees...especially the ones in Blogging. Picking a favorite from all of you would be like trying to sniff the color nine. But if you make me a sandwich, that could tempt me to up your cool points a little. MUSICAL BREAK!! It's not all about the awards. Tell 'em, Flav. VITAL STATS: ![]() ![]() Ok, I've done enough whining for today. Sister Mary would've been proud, I'm sure. And since there are no sandwiches forthcoming, I'm off to edit and then go get my own. No cool points today. Peace, and GOODNIGHT NOW!! ** Image ID #1902887 Unavailable ** |