Awards and Olympics, Oh My!

I love the Olympics. And not only because there is literally nothing good on tv and I was going to be forced to watch toddlers and tiaras til the end of summer. I’m a big fan of the major events – swimming, gymnastics, tennis (is tennis not a major one? It is to me).  But watching non stop coverage has made me appreciate the lesser known ones, like kayaking (paddling?) and fencing. And I've been watching a LOT.

Notice we're on the comfy futon.

Crushing my olympic dreams. Le sigh.

In honor of the Olympics, I thought I’d pass along some awards that I’ve been hoarding. I present to you:

The BLOGGER OLYMPICS

(or, here’s some awards).

Firstly, the awards. Some of them are really old, because I’m slow and I like to do awards in bunches. My apologies.

Thank you to Lettuce Be Clear,   What Inside Voice,  and For the Love of Writing for passing on the Kreativ Blogger Award.

And thank you to Contemplating Happiness,   Write, Rinse, Repeat. , and  Angela Shelton for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.

Now as part of the Blogger Olympics, I’d like give these “medals” (awards?) to the following kick ass blogs:

Charlotte’s Web 

Blather by Bubbe 

Misty’s Laws 

Handflapping  

Creative Devolution 

The Pish Posh 

(Pick whichever is your favorite. And I don’t remember the rules but if you want to follow them, tell us seven things about yourself.  The weirder, the better.)

If you need me, I'll be tweeting about the olympics.

Spoiler alert: this will be a topic next week. 

Animals Giving Awards, Part II

Hi all! Part I is here. To sum up, I’m giving awards to animals and letting them passing it on other bloggers.

Let’s start today with the very cool Chicktuition’s Tell Me About Yourself Award.

I’m passing it on to Lioness.

Yes, she is still dressed for Valentine's Day

Me: Hi Lioness!

Lioness: What did I miss?!?

Me: Nothing, nothing! I’m giving you an award to pass on to some blogs you like.

Lioness: I’m not late?

Me: Nope!

Lioness: Well, okay then. Let’s pass it on to AlcoholicsConspicuous. She’s hilarious, especially her Teen Mom recaps…

Me: I agree, those are great!

Lioness: I wasn’t finished talking, Gia.

Me: Sor-ree.

Lioness: …Because I like making fun of those stupidly pregnant 16 year olds, too.

Me: You’re a good person, Lioness.

Lioness: Hey, fuck you.

Me: Anyone else?

Lioness: My Toddler is a Supervillain. Because she calls her kid The Beast. How great is that?!

Me: She’s hilarious…and you’re twisted.

Lioness: Hey, I’m a motherfucking lioness!

Next up, Raconteur-esque Scribblings gave me a Kreativ Blogger award!

I’m passing it on to Popsicle the Polar Bear:

Popsicle: A Beer for the Shower 

Me: That was quick.

Popsicle: I’ve learned to appreciate drinking wherever I can, now that I’m dating Allie.

Me: What??

Popsicle: I’m sure Boyfriend understands.

Me: HEY!

Popsicle: Nothing personal, Gia. But you women are all crazy. Totally batshit crazy.

Me: I really hope Allie can’t hear this, Popsicle.

Popsicle: Me too. I’ve been hiding from her all day. I just need some alone time.

Me: Everything going okay with you two?

Popsicle: Aw, I love the crazy little gator. But still, she drives me to drink. Do you think the guys from A Beer for the Shower will hook me up with some alcohol now that I’ve given them this award?

Me: Who knows, Popsicle? Who knows. Psst I have some gin in the cabinet.

Popsicle: Oh bless your heart, Gia.

And lastly! Crack You Whip was kind enough to give me a Liebster Blog Award. 

I’m passing it on to Ducky, of DARD fame.

Me: Hi Ducky!

Ducky: I hope there aren’t any, a-hem, expectations attached to this award, Gia!

Me: Oh come on, not that again. Ducky, I am NOT hitting on you!

Ducky: Good.

Me: I just think you’re adorable.

Ducky: HEY!

Me: Anyway, who would you like to pass this award on to?

Ducky: Well, besides giving a shout out to all the DARD supporters on the sidebar over there ---> , I’d like to give this award to the Cowardly Feminist 

Me: I bet I know why…

Ducky: If she were a duck, I bet she’d lead the fight against Duck Rape! A real ally in this war!

Me: Right-o

Ducky: And she makes delicious cocktails.

Me: Very true. Boy, you guys are suckers for booze.

Ducky: Oh look who’s talking.

Me: What??

Ducky: Nothing, wine-iac.

Whew! That’s all for now, everyone. Thanks again to all the bloggers who gave me an award! And if you want to check out more awesome blogs, don’t forget my Things I Read page!

Animals Giving Awards, Part I

So, I’ve been honored with a handful of awards over the past few weeks. And I’ve been sucking at acknowledging them. So, today and later this week, I’m going to give an award to each of my animals, and let them pass it on to some blogs they enjoy. If there are other rules associated with the awards, then like usual, I will be ignoring them.

First up, the awesome A Sassy Blonde gave me the Kreativ Blogger Award!

And I’m passing it on to Allie.

Me: Allie, you’re up first. Here’s a  Kreativ Blogger award. Who would you like to pass it on to?

Allie: Pickleope. He’s funny and he’s been supporting my career from the beginning. I mean, he even drew what our babies  would look like!

Me: I don’t think he was doing that. It was just a cross between an alligator and a pickleope…

Allie: BABIES!

Me: Okay okay. Anyone else?

Allie: Candyforbreakfast. 

Me: Good choice. Because….?

Allie: It’s candy.  For breakfast. Who WOULDN’T support that?

Me: True.

Allie: And you even created Melissa the Manatee for her “Draw a Tiny Manatee” contest.

Me: Yep. And if there is anyone who would appreciate a manatee with low self esteem in a polka dotted bikini, it’s you, Allie.

Allie: Why, thank you!

Next up, I’d like to thank BlatherbyBubbe for the Liebster blog award!

 It’s for newish bloggers, so I figure I’d pass it on to my newish animal, Miss Priscilla Puffington

Miss Priscilla: Did someone say LOBSTER?!

Me: No, LIEBSTER. The Liebster award.

Miss Priscilla: Oh. Well, about time I started getting some awards…

Me: Sure sure. Who would you like to pass it on to?

Miss Priscilla: NO ONE! It’s MINE! All MINE!

Me: Miss Priscilla…

Miss Priscilla: Well, if I must share my spotlight – hmph! – I’d like to pass it onto LouisVsRick 

Me: Is that even a blog? And it’s probably way too popular for a Liebster…

Miss Priscilla: Who cares? It’s about a man who taught his cat how to use instant messenger and it’s hilarious.

Me: True.

Miss Priscilla: Hey Gia…

Me: No.

Miss Priscilla: I didn’t even ask anything yet!

Me: I know what you’re thinking.

Miss Priscilla: No you don’t!

Me: Fine, what?

Miss Priscilla: Will you teach ME how to instant message?

Me: NO.

Miss Priscilla: Hmph.

The last one for today: The Quirky Musings of a CoffeeConnoisseur also passed on a Kreativ Blogger award!

I’m passing it on to the Cow.

Me: Hi Cow

Cow: Well, I’m honored that you’re giving me attention!

Me: Since you’re such a desirable cow, I thought you’d like to share your opinion on some other blogs you like.

Cow: Uh huh. Don’t be a suck up, Gia.

Me: Anyway, who would you like to pass the award on to?

Cow: First, This Is Not That Blog, especially for this post 

Me: Hahah, yes, that post about women’s magazine advice is hilarious.

Cow: And very helpful.

Me: No cow, she’s being sarcastic…

Cow: I don’t want to die a spinster!

Me: Forget it. Anyone else?

Cow: Clay Baboons. She makes things out of CLAY. Can you do that, Gia? Hmmm?

Me: …I cannot.

Cow: That’s what I thought.

That’s enough for today, I don’t want my self-esteem getting too low. Seriously, check out some of these blogs. And stay tuned for more on Thursday!

Special Saturday Post!

Well, that title is misleading, because this isn't a real post at all. Two things:


I want to thank Cranface from The Cranface Chronicles for this lovely blog award: 

So sweet! 


Also, I'm guest blogging over at Charlotte's Web today. The topic? Ten things that make me happy! You guys should definitely check it out -- she's in England, so I have no idea what time "today" the post is going up, but yeah. Check it out. Time zones are my weaknesses.


Anyway, I hope everyone is continuing to have a great weekend! Monday is President's Day, so I'm taking the day off and enjoying the three day weekend. I'll be back Tuesday!

Two Unrelated But Awesome Things!

First, thanks to B from The Opposite of That for giving me the Overlord Award! She’s great and I love power so it’s super appreciated. 

Secondly, guess what guess what?!? I GOT A NEW BED!!! What, that’s not exciting to you? Well, remember the time I drunk blogged about my crappy bed and drew pictures about how uncomfortable (and LOUD) it was? Well, I did. And now I have a new one!!!

It’s a QUEEN, everyone. Which actually fits nicely into my overlord award:

I got it on crazy clearance, because a store near me was trying to unload their inventory before they closed for renovations. The only downside is that it’s a dual bed, so half is very plush and the other half is firm (you can feel like a dip in the middle).  It works for me, because I always sleep on one side of the bed, and I wanted something very soft and cozy. 

Like snoozing on a cloud...

I HOPE Boyfriend likes it, because the side he’s stuck on is a bit firmer (though there’s a pillowtop thing on the whole bed). Our conversation before it got delivered went something like this:

Me: (for the hundredth time) I hope you like it

Boyfriend: It’s more important that YOU like it. It’s YOUR bed.

Me: But I know I’ll like my side. I hope you like yours. 

Boyfriend: I’m sure it’ll be good

Me: I mean it’s kind of firm but you don’t like things too plushy

Boyfriend: It’ll have to be better than what you have now

Me: You’ll probably like it…

Boyfriend: I’m sure I’ll like it

Me: Even if you don’t like it, will you pretend that you like it?

Boyfriend: Absolutely. I’m definitely going to tell you I like it. I’m not an idiot.

Me: But you think you’ll really like it f’reals, though, right?

Boyfriend: I. Will. Like. It. 

Anyway, then it got delivered and he SAID he liked it, but I’m not so sure. 

Can I get a lie detector for this?

I like it. Except for the fact that I’ve had neck/back pains for a few days. Buuut, I’m just hoping my back is adjusting to actually having a nice bed and that’ll go away soon. Or something. 

Anyway this is the old bed:

And here’s the new one:

At least Boyfriend’s feet no longer hang over the edge.