This blog has been thrown into the hat for bloggie nominations!
I KNOW.
Who knew that just anyone could even get nominated? Not me. But then again, Ben Affleck won as Oscar, so maybe anything is possible?
The nominating process involves going to http://2009.bloggies.com/ , writing in “Cold Spaghetti” and the website (http://www.coldspaghetti.org/blog/), and giving your email address for a verification message. When you vote, you have to nominate 2 other blogs for consideration for each category you vote within.
Here are some blogs that I nominated:
One Plus Two. Jen writes eloquently about her work as director of a nonprofit agency serving the homeless, and she’s preparing a move to a jungle village in Central America. I don’t think you need any other information for why she’s on my list of favorites.
Collecting Tokens. Alejna is witty, eloquent, and very funny. She also likes kick-ass women and pants.
The Show Must Go On. Kitty writes beautifully and has great photos. My favorite photos of hers are ones she posts from her film camera days — they have that deep, creamy feel that only comes from film (in my opinion). Also, I’m buttering her up so that one day maybe she’ll come and work on some crazy health project where we are desperately seeking a nurse.
LaLoca. I don’t visit the Washington Post site much anymore, because I trust that if something of interest is happening up there, Jenny will point it out. Plus, her photography is creative and striking.
Liprap’s Lament. Leigh reads more websites than anyone I know and somehow seems to do so before the posts are even published. Then she compiles them all into summary posts on her own blog, with her own commentary. Or, at least, that is what it seems like. These days, I’ve come to prefer the first hit of local news through a good filter.
UPDATE… Oh My Heavens. I forgot to mention Lisa, of Left Coast Cowboys, who I nominated in a bunch of categories, because I love Green Acres. And because she makes me want to move to San Francisco, possibly to grow grapes and raise terriers. She makes it all sound so beautiful!
Nominations END JANUARY 12th! So please consider going over and voting soon!
If you’re up for a little more, please consider visiting my friend, mentor, and all-around amazing Emmy… she wants to gather up her Honduran family for a big reunion and you can vote to help her do it.
kitty | 11-Jan-09 at 5:56 pm | Permalink
Aww thanks Holly.
And yeah, I’d love to work on some crazy health project in New Orleans one day.
You know, after Katrina I worked one of the last days in this makeshift triage center they had built at LSU. They were bringing in people who had been holed up in their homes for a week and a half.
One of the patients had this wooden leg hanging from an IV pole. First, I’d never seen one like that, it must have been 50 years old because it had this dainty little shoe painted on it. Anyway, She told me she had been all alone at her place with no tv, radio, or phone and her building was empty except for her. She tried once to get out of there because she was losing her mind without communication. She didn’t make it far she said because as soon as she got in the waist high water, her wooden leg kept floating up.
liprap | 11-Jan-09 at 9:37 pm | Permalink
Thanks, madame! And mazel tov to you as well! What a kick…almost as fun as reading what your family says about your birthday. 😉
jen | 11-Jan-09 at 10:35 pm | Permalink
well, shucks.
jenny | 12-Jan-09 at 1:19 pm | Permalink
aw, thanks!
(i nominated you, alejna & a few others.)
alejna | 12-Jan-09 at 7:52 pm | Permalink
Thanks so much! You’ll flatter the pants off me.