BBAW Apologies and VOTE (for me!)
First, I owe you all a huge apology. I was nominated in the following categories for BBAW: Most Chatty, Most Eclectic Taste, Most Concise, Best Literary Fiction, Best Blog Name, Best Commentor, Best Community Builder, Most Prolific Blog and Most Humerous/Funniest.
My post about how blogging reminds me of high school was nominated for Best Post.
In addition, Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon was nominated for Best Community Builder and Best Challenge.
And TLC Book Tours was nominated for Best Blog Tour Group.
It wasn’t that I was ungrateful. I wasn’t! In fact, I was giddy when I got my emails, but I was one of the BBAW volunteers and hoo boy I lived and breathed BBAW for a whole month. So I didn’t have any time to stop and thank you all for thinking of me when you nominated blogs for BBAW. I can’t even tell you how much that meant to me.
And then the shortlists were announced, and I fell off my chair when I saw I was shortlisted for Best Literary Fiction Review Blog. Dude, have you SEEN who else was shortlisted? Caribousmom, Boston Bibliophile, Rhapsody in Books and books i done read. Could the bar be set ANY HIGHER? I didn’t think so. They are all like a wonderfully rich dark chocolate, and I’m like Hershey’s syrup.
And then as I was scrolling down, I almost made water come out of my nose when I saw I was shortlisted for Most Chatty. Booyah! I AM CHATTY!
Are you ready for the irony?
I was also shortlisted for MOST CONCISE. So, I talk a lot but don’t say much. Weird, huh?
And before you get all down on the BBAW volunteers, each person nominated had to submit 5 permalinks, so I was able to showcase each quality without looking like I have multiple personalities.
AND THEN I found out that Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon was nominated for Best Meme/Carnival/Event. Hannah and Ana and I were really flattered!
This post will end soon, I promise!
Then I found out TLC Book Tours was nominated for Best Blog Tour Group, and Lisa and I are very flattered and continue to try to make TLC better and better.
And if I didn’t have enough tears coming out of my eyes, I found out that my post, This Blogging Thing Reminds Me of High School, was nominated for Best Blog Post.
You guys rock my world.
If you were so inclined, I’d love it if you voted. And honestly, I’d really love it if you voted for me. So please, GO VOTE!
September 8th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
LOL!! Congratulations — your hard work shows.
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September 8th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Congratulations and good luck!
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September 8th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Congrats! They’re all well-deserved!
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September 8th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
You’re so funny. Congratulations! If the book blogosphere is like high school, I’d say you’re definitely in the popular crowd
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September 8th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Congratulations on your million (more or less) shortlists! And good luck on becoming The Queen of Chocolate Sauces! :–)
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September 8th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Your shamelessness is hilarious! Vote for me, she says. Let’s not be shy about it. So in that spirit, please go vote for me too. My blog was shortlisted for best writing. Really. Congrats on the huge blogging booty! You deserve it.
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September 8th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Congratulations!!
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September 8th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Congrats … and it is ironic to have most chatty AND most concise!! Good luck … from your “chatty” competition! ; )
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September 8th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Congratulations! I voted for you!! Good luck!!!
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September 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Oh, to be so popular!
Congrats!!!!!! And YAY for us and TLC!
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September 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Congratulations!!
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September 8th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Congrats Trish; well deserved.
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September 8th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
LOL thanks for breathing BBAW for a month. It means a lot to me and a bunch of other people if not to everyone.
You are a permanent star in my blogging sky no matter what happens!
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September 8th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
I just found your blog, but am enjoying it. I voted, good luck!
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September 8th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Congrats, Trish! All of your nominations and shortlists are WELL deserved! I’ll be voting for you in a few categories.
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September 8th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
I always vote for you
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September 9th, 2009 at 2:55 am
You’re funny! So, chatty, concise AND funny! I chuckled when I saw that combo, too. They are well deserved nominations “Lady” and you definitely have my votes. Good luck!!
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September 9th, 2009 at 3:55 am
Congratulations on your nominations! I’m hopeful that your acceptance speech is both chatty and concise!
Good luck
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September 9th, 2009 at 4:18 am
Congrats, and all the best! I’m looking forward to see how you take Michelle’s suggestion.
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September 9th, 2009 at 9:37 am
Congrats! I voted for you- but I won’t tell which category! And what is there to apologize for?
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September 9th, 2009 at 11:12 am
You can be most chatty and most concise. And you are!
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September 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Congratulations on all the nominations! They are well deserved.
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September 9th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
trish!!!!!! congrats on all of your noms…and to think, i knew you way back when! wishing you all the best in the polls!
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September 9th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Hey Lady! Congrats on the many nominations. I’ll admit that I giggled a bit at the apparent contradiction in being nominated for both “Most Chatty” AND “Most Concise”, but if anyone deserves the plethora of praise it is certainly you. In my mind, you’re one of those bloggers who really goes out of her way to enhance the community as best she can so that we can all feel more connected. So long as you use your powers for good!
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September 9th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
wow, congratulations on all the shortlists you made! Well deserved.
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September 9th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Congrats…and I voted for you in the Best Literary fiction review blog category! Thought yours was the best of the five and I also started following you!
Good luck…though you’re a winner no matter what!
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September 10th, 2009 at 6:37 am
You definitely deserve all your nominations! You’re one of my favorite bloggers and I’m happy that I was able to vote for you. =)
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September 10th, 2009 at 6:55 am
Congrats on the nominations and good luck!
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September 10th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Congratulations! I love that you were nominated for both most chatty and most concise!
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September 10th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Congratulations! WOW! I have been visiting the blogs that have been shortlisted and as a fairly new blogger I am in awe of how beautiful, well organized, and the incredible discussions I am finding. I really am impressed and your blog fits right in!
Good Luck to you!
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September 11th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Congratulations to you. You’re really working it so you ought not be surprised – great job!
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September 11th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Congratulations!!!
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September 12th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Congratulations, Trish! I’m cheering for you.
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September 13th, 2009 at 8:39 am
I’m late with my congratulations, but I am so thrilled you made it in so many categories!!! Fingers crossed now for you…..
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September 14th, 2009 at 8:05 am
LOL, Trish…thanks for all your work on BBAW (it has not gone unnoticed!!) I laughed at your chocolate description…thanks for the compliment
Good luck in the polls, my friend!
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September 14th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
visiting from the BBAW site. Nice job on your blog. Thanks.
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