So many blog awards going on right now! And they're ignoring many of my favorites, inevitably. Heck, I was nominated and didn't make it to the finals of Best of Blogs. *sigh.*
Here's what I propose. Give yourself an award! I'll hand them out! For FREE! And you can go back to your own blog and say anything you want.
Here's an example.
Badgerbag! Voted Spanglemonkey Best Oddly Intellectual Poet/Translator Blog with Savagely Good Links of 2004!
Heck, if you can't come up with your own, I'm totally willing to help. Just invite me over and I'll give you an award. It's a traffic magnet.
Oh no Sherri! Turns out you won a different award. The Carbohydrate Award is still being decided. No, your award is the following! Congratulations!
The Spanglemonkey Best Grad School, Recovery, Paganism, Dissertation UU Fund-raising and Non-profit Blog Since Sliced Bread 2004!
Posted by: Jo | January 09, 2005 at 05:51 PM
Ohhhh...(blinks back tears, blinks back tears)...what a nice award to have waiting for me on my return from Maryland! I am so loading that nifty button as soon as I sober up. :)
Posted by: Bakerina | January 09, 2005 at 07:48 PM
I nominate myself for the Most Evil Satanic Feminist Who's a Legend In Her Own Mind Award.
I mean, I *am* the President-for-Life!
Posted by: Sheelzebub | January 10, 2005 at 10:32 AM
I nominate myself for the Most Evil Satanic Feminist Who's a Legend In Her Own Mind Award.
I mean, I *am* the President-for-Life!
Posted by: Sheelzebub | January 10, 2005 at 10:32 AM
It's YOURS Sheelzebub! Yay! Congratulations!
Posted by: Jo | January 10, 2005 at 11:15 AM
Hey, Jo, how do I pick up an icon? I won one of your awards.
Posted by: Trish Wilson | January 10, 2005 at 05:05 PM
Page down after you go back to the main page.
Posted by: squid | January 10, 2005 at 05:07 PM
Hey, did I get one?
Posted by: Barak | January 10, 2005 at 05:36 PM
Barak! Yes, I've been meaning to notify you! You are the winner of a fine award. By an overwhelming majority of votes!
The 2004 Spanglemonkey Most Magnificent Pencil-Necked Geek Photopolitical Blog Award!
Posted by: Jo | January 10, 2005 at 07:20 PM
Over the weekend I took a bullet for the Feministe Anti-Award Winner Wannabees by claiming the revolting category Ugliest Hairy Raised Mole award so that Lauren could move on to the second round.
Wasn't that Good/Heroic/Altruistic/Morally Valuable of me? Gosh! I'm swell.
But getting a Spanglemonkey award would make me even sweller!
I'll even trade ya a pretigious Golden Guano Award for it, ok?
Cmon over!
Posted by: Tild | January 10, 2005 at 07:37 PM
*gasp* A Golden Guano?! I'm coming over.
Posted by: Jo | January 11, 2005 at 06:46 AM
Okay Tild! I have perused your site with much enjoyment. You are a Rad Blogger! This is a fact!
The jury is back! You are the recipient of the 2004 Spanglemonkey Good Housekeeping Fomenting of Socialist Revolution Blog of the New Century! Congratulations!
Posted by: Jo | January 11, 2005 at 07:28 AM
Oh, Jo! I'm lovin' ya!
And to show my appreciation, I am making you the Minister of Flame Wars under my administration. My administration will last for. . .my life. Possibly longer, we can get access to a Ouija board.
Posted by: Sheelzebub | January 11, 2005 at 11:18 AM
Yikes! I was thoughtfully stirring my homemade vegetable soup today - 2-year-old perched not-so-safely on the counter next to me........when it dawned on me! I had not thanked you for my fabulous award. I think Hotel California seeping from the builder's radio out back jogged my synapse control team into action.......
So - I will proudly carry the banner of Best Blog Suggesting Books to Read and Tidbits to Ponder, of the Latter End of 2004! Now with Research! I'm going to bedazzle my tiara tonight.
Posted by: Jennifer | January 12, 2005 at 01:58 PM
You're welcome! And my consolation that the builder had That Song playing.
Posted by: Jo | January 12, 2005 at 02:25 PM
Hey man, I finally updated my blog. Do I get one? And if so, can you put it on my site?
Posted by: Ms. Jane | January 12, 2005 at 03:38 PM
What award would you like? How about the 2004 Spanglemonkey "Spanglemonkey Forces Me To Blog Against My Will" Award?
Posted by: Jo | January 12, 2005 at 03:44 PM
Jo: My mind quivers like an overcooked lutefisk fillet with the sheer ecstatic joy of winning a 2004 Spanglemonkey award! I'm not worthy. I'm not worthy. I'm not worthy.
But I'll keep it anyway! Thank you! Yay for Spanglemonkey. And yay for you!
Best. Blog Awards. Ever.
Posted by: Tild | January 12, 2005 at 03:52 PM
Ooooh, I likee!
Posted by: Ms. Jane | January 12, 2005 at 03:54 PM
I want one, I want one! Grace is oogling over hers and I want one too so that I can be as fabu as she is (no WAY that's going to happen). I'm having a hard time coming up with something though, can I leave it up to your charm and wit? You rock!
Posted by: Kris | January 13, 2005 at 10:43 PM
How about the coveted 2004 Spanglemonkey I'm Mrs. Robinson and I'm Raisin' 'em up Right Award?
Posted by: Jo | January 14, 2005 at 07:05 AM
Me too! Me too!!
Posted by: Kimberly | January 15, 2005 at 12:25 PM
Holy cow. There's another Kimberly commenting on this blog. That was surreal.
Posted by: Kimberly | January 15, 2005 at 12:27 PM
Squoogy Kimberley: Winner of the now famous Spanglemonkey Front Range's Best Non-Vegetarian Links of 2004!
And Music and Cats Kimberley: A very coveted award! The 2004 Spanglemonkey Fuzzy Munchkin Popping E-String Award!
Posted by: Jo | January 15, 2005 at 07:50 PM
Jo,
Please tell me you've got an award for me! I've been having 17 jillion heart attacks of hate for GWB this past year, and Darth Cheney is sucking my will to live. I'm not even going to mention that colossal tool who blows syphillitic donkeys, er, Donald Rumsfled, because this is a family show. As you can see, I need a little pick me up.
Much love.
xo,
ae
Posted by: ae | January 15, 2005 at 11:50 PM