The only problem with A Free Man is that he is a hopeless UGA fan, which, as I have firmly established, I am not. This can sometimes lead to strain on our cyber-friendship, as evidenced by this half an award he gave me today:
One of my consistently favorite reads is Malfeasance. But Courtney lives up to her blogging pseudonym: she is evil incarnate and, I believe, single handedly caused my beloved alma mater’s humiliation in Jacksonville last weekend. So, rather than rewarding evil doers, I will offer this award to her better half who blogs at The Prettiest Denny’s Waitress. All the writing chops of Malfeasance with 50% less evil.
As I said in my comment on his post, I will be happy to accept a little blame for the glorious loss Georgia suffered at the hands of Florida, but single handedly? Surely Tim Tebow deserves a little vitriol here. I mean, sure, I did cackle maniacally at the final score upon seeing UGA 39 points in the hole, which may make me seem evil. But it makes no sense to take away my award and give it to Mickey, of all people, whom everyone knows is way more evil, whereas I am pure joy and sunshine every waking minute. Harsh, AFM. Harsh.
So, in the spirit of non-evilness and spreading the semi-love, I will now pass on this award to some of my own blogfriends. You'll notice that only those who are sucking it up and participating in NaBloPoMo get some lovin'.
- Daily Newsie, who regales me with tales of our mutual former employer and with whom I am grateful to keep in touch, even though we have both moved on from our hellish former place of employment. Plus, she called me "brilliant and amazing" in the comments of yesterday's post. Clearly, Daily Newsie is an excellent judge of character.- Aaron over at Funky Carter, whose run for president of this great nation was nothing short of inspiring. Don't feel bad, Aaron -- there's no shame in losing to a guy like Obama. Plus, I can think of no one better equipped to be Minister of Zombie Defense, so if Aaron plays his cards right maybe Obama will award him a cabinet position.
- Stefanie of Stefanie Says, whose tales of the single life are positively hilarious. Plus, she's a stickler for correct grammar and spelling and I enjoy people who revel in the finer geekery of such things.
Congratulations to the three of you! Hope the love lasts you through the weekend.
11 comments:
I meet your "kiss my ass" and raise you with a "suck it."
I'm not even sure if I got the poker jargon right. I probably should have paid more attention when my graddaddy had his buddies over to play five-card-stud while he was babysitting when I was a kid. I was probably too busy watching non-PBS cartoons because my parents wouldn't shell out for satellite until I was 12.
And I spent most of the season assuming that the Georgia game this year was a lost cause. The funny thing is that Paul Johnson keeps making me fall more in love with him and Georgia keeps making me think that I overestimated them.
I'm now entirely looking forward to the game. I think Tech has about as good of a chance as they've had in a while to finally make the Dawgs feel like little bitches.
This isn't really your award to give. However, I concur with your choices so you may proceed.
Thanks! This totally takes the sting out of losing the election. Although between you and me, my campaign was really just a way to siphon votes from McCain and ensure an Obama victory. Which, side note: PRESIDENT OBAMA! Woo-hoo!
Was I not clear that you were not in fact the award recipient? You know, the part about being pure evil and reigning humiliation down on your home state (traitor). These are not typically words that precede the giving of an award.
I've always thought that you were the joy and sunshine side of that relationship and Mickey was the charmingly evil side. But then, I don't give a damn about sports, so maybe I just don't understand what the point of contention is here.
Also, thanks!! :-)
Yes, I also consider Free Man a daily source of news and current events.
I think it's a fantastical award. So cute. Congratulations to all the winners.
AFM: Don't be a sore loser. As a Tech fan, Courtney has had to live through her fair share of defeat. It's part of being a fan. I realize that it might help to blame a non-believer, but that doesn't make it right.
I'm also curious about the validity of the awards given to Daily Newsie, Funky Carter, and Stefanie Says considering the fact that the award giver basically stole the award she is passing on.
Congrats on your award! Btw, I started doing NaBloPoMo because I read your first Nov. post. Damn is it hard!
Also, as a UT fan, I love it when the Dawgs lose. I like to tell Georgia fans that the Vols have a theme song with words, not just sounds (bark! bark!) and that we can spell our mascot's name. I think a grammar stickler like yourself can appreciate that one. Go Vols! (even if we suck.)
Oh come on, Georgia is crazy overrated. That probably had the most to do with the Dawgs losing at the cocktail party.
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