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Who Me? Stylish?

" You read me? You really read me?!"

I said I was taking a break from blogging to work on my book.

I must not have been very convincing because the next thing I know, I received this message from Clay Morgan over at Educlaytion: “I have something for you over at my blog.” Well, for the love of Pete, that’s like crack. I mean, how can anyone resist that? You would have to have to be one cold-blooded bitch not to heed the call of a fellow blogger.

So I popped over to Clay’s blog and found an honor bestowed.

Clay has passed along the esteemed Stylish Blogger Award.

I’m told that in order to accept The Stylish Blogger Award, nominees must do the following:

  1. Write seven things about yourself.
  2. Present the award to six bloggers.
  3. Contact those people.
  4. Create a link back to the person who did this to for you.

I started looking around the blogosphere, and I have to say I’ve seen many variations of this theme. I’ve seen folks asked to name ten things about themselves (Can you say overkill?) and name fifteen other bloggers (Glurg!). So I decided that with this shiny, happy, and slightly imaginary award comes a little lee-way, so I’m going with the six-pack.

I’m giving you all six things about me that are mildly titillating and then I’m passing the torch to six people whose stuff I love to read. In fact, some of them may have already have received this award, but I’m throwing some traffic back at them. Because they are THAT good.

Okay, so six things about myself:

1. SK sat behind me in fourth grade. On the first day of school, I said I had a pair of blue flip-flops at home, and he said they were actually called “thongs.” From then on, we disagreed about everything. These days, I have a lot of thongs at home, but I don’t wear them on my feet.

2. In 3rd grade, I had a mad crush on a kid named Savallas. He could turn his eyelids inside out. He called me on Saturday mornings and we sang K.C. and The Sunshine Band songs together.

3. My first kiss was with a girl. And she liked it so much she became a lesbian. True story.

4. Somebody wrote in my high school yearbook: “May your tail fall off and your hair shrivel into snakes. I’ll never forget you.” His handwriting is completely illegible so I can’t read the name. I’m pretty sure he (or she) has forgotten me.

5. I am extremely competitive, and I have never “let my child win” at anything. Not chess or tennis or Crazy-Eights. This might be why he has taken up fencing; I do not own a sword.

6. I am not afraid of anything, except contracting lice and not getting my manuscript published. Either of those things would totally suck.

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Now for my six nominees to be forever immortalized should they accept this honor (and by honor, I mean, homework assignment disguised as an honor).

Chase McFadden of Some Species Eat Their Young – I will have to fight Clay over who discovered Chase first. (I swear it was me.) Chase is pee-in-your-pants funny. Seriously, I think I’ve actually had to change my pants after reading some of his posts. A must-read for dads who blog.

Valerie Stone Hawthorne of Mompetition – This chick is a hoot. She makes parenting a competition. And when it comes down to it? Isn’t it? Really? Check out her photographs. She manages to capture a whole blog’s worth in a picture and one snarky caption. (Damn her!) Plus her electronic videos are a hoot.

Worst Professor Ever – She won’t reveal her name. And after a while, you don’t want her to. I love WorPro. She is my hero. She came, she taught, and she got out alive. She is hot as a blister in the sun, sharp as a whip, tough as nails, and smart as a Bermuda bag in The Preppy Handbook circa 1982.

Zach Sparer of Faux Outrage – One of my former students, Zach is a hot, young, Jewish lawyer. He is funny and smart. He is also single and living in the D.C. area. What? This isn’t J-Date? Fine. Strangely, Zach and I have a lot in common. We both attended the same summer camp – though we missed each other by about 20 years. We also share a disdain for the man who subbed for me while I was out on bed-rest during pregnancy. (That man destroyed The Great Gatsby for over 125 students. Unforgivable.) Zach sees the world through sassy glasses – literally. Except he doesn’t wear glasses.

Kasey Matthews is an old comrade of mine from high school. I think we double dated for Senior prom. (Didn’t we Kasey? Shall I look for pictures?) Anyway, she has just started blogging, and her stuff is the stuff that moms wrestle with all the time. She has a new book coming out called Premature Journey: Lessons in Love, Life and Motherhood, and I can’t wait to read it.

Kathy English of Mom Crusades – What else can you say? Kathy is consistently funny, on topic, and spot on. She is incredibly prolific. I don’t know how (or when) she does it. All I can say is that her house had better be really, really messy!

So there you have it. It was lovely to come up for a little air. Clay, you know me so well. I needed a little watering and light. Thank you for thinking of me and putting me up there with so many great writers. Because there are so many great writers!

Now back to the trenches.

19 thoughts on “Who Me? Stylish?

  1. Fabulous. I suppose scandal is inevitable with you. Lesbian maker. You’ve picked some good ones, and I’ll check out the rest of the bunch. I say that I found Chase first just because I like the fact that you are second you competitive woman you. Iwould also beat you at Crazy Eights and chess. So there!

    1. Arrrrrrrgh! Just for that I will purposely leave the incorrect spacing between I and would. (Which probably bothers me more than you anyway.) Seriously, I just edited and thanked you in the last paragraph. You really do know how to spread the love around. Thanks and have a great weekend. 🙂

  2. Okay, I sent The Stylish Blogger Award to you weeks ago! I’m so hurt! Sigh….But you did redeem yourself by putting me in at #3 (and including that as an interesting fact about yourself, I love it) It was the best first kiss ever! In the words of Katy Perry, “Fireworks!” (or her other favorite song…) Hahaha!

    I remember the dude with the eyelid flipping, ugh, it freaked me out! Still does today! Glad you included Kasey’s blog, it’s really good. I’ll have to check out the other’s.

    Love Ya!

    1. Mary: Please tell Maggie not to beat me up. Cuz that it was all just prep work for her. 😉 And by the way, I do not think I understood what that “award” was when you sent it to me. I think I missed the boat completely. I. Am. So. Sorry. Because this invisible award is the best hing that has happened to me all week.

      Wait until I blog about yesterday. Oy. (Stay tuned: I’m on a one week time delay!)

  3. Congrats on your SBA, Renee. (That phrasing worked out well.) You actually put the “stylish” in the award. I think that the first piece of yours that I read was about you sitting in the car watching your husband and son play golf in the rain. It’s still one of my favorites.

    The eyelid thing always drives the ladies crazy, doesn’t it?

    And thanks for the SBA love. I am flattered that you and Clay are fighting over who first read me, as though I’m some frail, wimpish chess prodigy that you discovered in a Russian orphanage. I appreciate your support of my blog, and I take your comments to heart because you walk-the-walk as a writer, and you tend to not bullshit people. Thanks.

    Looking forward to reading five new blogs, as well. I know that if you read them, I’m in good company.

    Take care, Renee.

    1. Oh, my little babushka. I feel so fortunate to have found you (first) and have been lumped into Clay’s line-up with you. You really are da bomb-i-est. Now that you have added video into your blogs, I feel you have upped the bar a little and the competitive side of me is feeling a little inadequate. I might just have to look into that. You are an innovator, McFadden.

      Now go get KAW a fabulous Valentine’s gift.

      You remember Valentine’s Day is on Monday, right?

      Can’t wait to read your VD blog. 😉

    1. Anyone who can look past my boobs and notice my fabulous bookshelves is somebody I have to know! Seriously.
      I love lurkers, but I’m glad you were finally moved to write. And just think, now I can write on your bloggie! 😉

  4. Congrats RASJ, you totally deserve this award! It’s always a pleasure to read your blog.

    I will add a prayer asking that your head stays clear of lice and your manuscript earns you honest and factual awards to my bedtime routine.

  5. A waaaaay belated congrats and thanks – it has been insane here. Which is one reason I’ll have to postpone receiving the award officially, I think, I’ve got posts set up for the next week and a half! Maybe after that?? I don’t know what the rules are?

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