Friday, November 18, 2011
Semi-Finalists! (UPDATE: Voting is now closed.)
But it's totally worth it. I've found some awesome new blogs in the last couple of weeks.
So much work...
Okay, here's the deal. I couldn't find a form online that did everything I wanted it to, so I have to do this a little differently than I would like. What I'm doing is announcing the semi-finalists, with links so that you can check them all out. Then, under the list of semifinalists is the actual form so that you can vote for your favorites.
And this is just the next stage. I've taken ALL of the nominees--
(There were a couple of disqualifications where I couldn't find a specific post or a blog didn't seem to exist.)
(And I thought about disqualifying a few just because they had music auto-playing on their sites...But I didn't because the music was actually pretty good. Consider yourselves lucky.)
(Oh, and thank you all for nominating me, but I wasn't really considering myself eligible since I'm related to the person running the show...)
So I took all the nominees and I'm sharing them with you here. Then you are going to vote. And then the top 5 will become the finalists/official nominees. And then you'll get to vote for the winners.
It's a process.
This round of voting will be open from the moment this post goes live until next Friday, November 25 at 11:59pm. So you've got a week and a couple of hours.
Ready?
It's my pleasure to announce the semi-finalists!
Favorite New Blog
Just a Chick in a Chair
Prices in High Places
Javid Suleymanli
Book Dirt
Confessions of an Animal Junkie
Real Housewife of Singapore
My Life Herding Cats
Katie's Quarks
Best Kept Secret
Thumper Awards
Barlow Stars
Travel Spot
Magneto Bold Too
(Not) So Single
Stephen T. McCarthy's Stuffs
Emily's Thought Blog
Looking for Luck, Love, and...
Crash Test Dummy Diaries
Cheap Wine and Cookies
Favorite Pee-in-Your-Pants Funny Blog
Knucklehead!
The Bloggess
Marsha's Musings
Thee Bergdorf Brunette
Dude and Sweeties
Lost in Idaho
Trying to Get Over the Rainbow
Stories From Apartment Managers
My Real Life was Backordered
Suri's Burn Book
Favorite Inspirational Blog
Memories of Bend
Sunday Crossbow
Vanilla Blonde
Gospel Driven Disciples
Be Joyful Always
Gitzen Girl
Diapers and Divinity
And Then She Saved
Endurance Isn't Only Physical
Eternal Lizdom
Favorite Blog by a Parent
The Katherine Wheel
Josh and Jamie, Plus the Baby
Dave n Am
Katie Balla
Namaste by Day
The Presley Family
Annie Valentine
Crappy Pictures
I'm Living Proof that God Has a Sense of Humor
Living in France
Favorite Single's Blog
Bobbi in La La Land
Thee Bergdorf Brunette
Lisa's Yarns
Not So Simply Single
Jennee Thompson
Barbaloot
My Pixie Blog
Single Infertile Female
Sincerely, Rachel Christine
Life in Heels and Flip Flops
Favorite Blog About Writing
Dave Wrote This
Jeffrey Beesler's World of the Scribe
Holly Lisle
Write On Edge
The Serial Killer Files
Alex J. Cavanaugh
Fairy Tales and Cappuccino
Author, Jody Hedlund
Creepy Query Girl
Once Upon a Time
Favorite Crafty-Type Blog
Pioneer Party and Gift
Better After
Katie's Quarks
Fabulously Flawed
The Complete Guide to Imperfect Homemaking
iCandy Handmade
Jeanne Winters
A Subtle Revelry
Wee Memories
Pacifier in My Pocket
Favorite "Other" Blog
Coracabana
Wearing it On My Sleeves
Barlow Stars
Handbags and Handguns
My Worlds My Words My Worries
Be Joyful Always
Suri's Burn Book
Blondesense and Nonsense
Musings of a Muse
Adventures and Misadventures of Daily Living
Most Inspiring Post
"What Might Have Been, Part 1," Jani Photography
"I Will and I Can," Our Lovely Life
"10 Days of Bullshit Challenge," Gillian Hefer
"Forgiven," Namaste by Day
"All My Attention," The Katherine Wheel
Funniest Post
"Not Very Ladylike," Let's Have a Cocktail
"Knock Knock Motherfu---- Giant Metal Chickens Revisted," The Bloggess
"That's why I'm not allowed to be here unsupervised," The Bloggess
"Once Upon a Time," My Real Life was Backordered
"Quirks," Blondesense and Nonsense
"The Tale of 5 Pubes," Absolutely Narcissism
Most Helpful Post
"Found This on the Web...," Auld Reekie Rants
"Composition," Travel Spot
"One Person Chocolaty Snack," Cheekyness
"What I wish someone had told me about marriage," I'm Living Proof that God Has a Sense of Humor
"Saddle Up," Pulsipher Predilections
Most Thought-Provoking Post
"Monday Means 'What the...'," Emily's Thought Blog
"Being a Mom," Emily's Thought Blog
"Perspective," Just For the Record...
"How to Make Fake Snot," Not Worth Mentioning
"Six and Eight: Hell by Numbers," Attack of the Redneck Mommy
Favorite Blog of the Year
The Life and Times of Malady
The Pioneer Woman Cooks!
The Bloggess
Barlow Stars
Sleep Talkin' Man
Tossing It Out
Be Joyful Always
Post Secret
Crystal's a Pistol
And Then She Was Like Blah Blah Blah
Now get voting!
You are awesome. And if you share this post, you'll be even awesomer!
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Woo hoo, I made the cut! Lol. I'm so excited about this whole blog award thing... I've got some reading to do so I can do some voting!
ReplyDeleteWow! Great! I'm nominated for the favorite new blog! Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteI'm a favorite writing blog? Since when? That's funny.
ReplyDeleteWait...I got nominated??????? More than once??? Really??? I'm so touched!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I didn't see this post during G's nap today or I wouldn't have gotten the bathroom clean. I'm going to sit down tomorrow and look at all of the nominations and then vote! So excited!
Are the links for Katie's Quarks and My Life Herding Cats supposed to be the same? Because they are... :S
ReplyDeleteGood thing it'll be raining this weekend. I have some blog reading to do...except for the ones I nominated, of course. ; )
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy just to be nominated!!!
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of reading here to do.... especially the hidden secrets and the new blogs. Excited to see if I can add to my blogroll!
Holy crap, I was nominated?!! I am so excited to go and do some reading.
ReplyDeleteA best new blog nomination? I've barely taken the wrapping off! This definitely motivates me to continue, and I hope everyone still likes it once the new blog smell wears off. Thanks a ton!
ReplyDeleteBEING NOMINATED IS SO AWESOME! And totally shocking! I love it.
ReplyDeleteAnd I love this whole idea, I just spent the last hour or so click through and adding people to my reader!
Karen, so glad we are blogging buddies!
♥ Celina
I was nominated?!!! Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteI'm in! YAYA! Thanks Karen. I am so very honored. :) Can't wait to know the results. ;)
ReplyDeletewoah, karen, doing all that on top of NaNo? Well done.
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed with this list you have put together and SO HONORED to be a part of it! Thank you so much, love!
ReplyDeleteSeems I have some blog-reading to catch up on. Can't wait to check these out :)
You have good taste in blogs :)
ReplyDeleteWell this is exciting! WOOT WOOT
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes, I'm nominated for something! I wish I would have known, I'd be making my blog funnier right now. :)
ReplyDeleteI found your blog because of Darlene. I didn't even know I was nominated for anything. I am honored and humbled, thank you.
ReplyDeleteYay I love this! Thanks for the nomination..I am so excited about it AND I'm your newest follower!
ReplyDeletewww.aamcquay.blogspot.com (a.k.a Our Lovely Life)
I feel like I'm on the set of LOST...one of the 'Others' and all that. I'm flattered, really...I never even knew I was in the running. I check out of reading blogs for a few weeks and come back to this?
ReplyDeleteNow I have to read a bunch of folks' stuff before I can vote? Man, right in the middle of my trip...I'll see what kind of magic I can work.
;)
Thank you for the nomination! Not one of my favourite posts but there you go.
ReplyDeleteI have done a shout out on your blog so you may want to put the kettle on a bake some pretty cupcakes for your new visitors.
Thanx!
How do we make our votes be registered?
ReplyDeleteWow girl! Your mom sent me over to check out your blog. Glad I did. I see you are a busy bee just like you mom. Way to go! Have a great thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteThat had to have taken a lot of work to put all of that together. Great job Karen.
ReplyDeleteLee
A Faraway View
You should get paid for putting that together. Holy moly!
ReplyDeleteI about fell off the couch when I saw me on there! :)
Wow. This is dedication, girl. Thank you for the nomination. My single life has become so dull lately, with early mornings and late evenings. I wish everyone the best of luck and big hug to you for being so sweet and thoughtful!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I'm having a Sally Fields moment. I am not sure what an Other is, but I feel certain the Academy Awards will soon have the same prize.
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