So I got double duped into winning the Toujou Blog Award. As
in, two people nominated me for it and as I consider them bestest friends,
despite the generation gap and lack of physical connection, I shall concede to
participate. And besides, when they lavish such praises on me (see below), how
can I not participate? :}
From Charley: “Both on an off-line, she's one of my bestest friends-I-haven't-met-yet. We talk about everything, we laugh about everything, and even the figments of our imagination have started uniting in order to dispose of us when we're not looking. She's awesome.”
From Miriam: “She completely shredded my novel and prompted me to rewrite the whole thing, she’s always there with helpful comments when I’m going through a bunch of emotional poo, and she’s a not-at-all-calming influence on mine and Charley’s madness.”
The Rules:
1. If tagged you must tag five others, giving each a quick
sentence as to why you ALWAYS read their posts, and tell them that you've
tagged them.
2. If tagged you must post your five favorite words. I know,
I know, most people do facts, but facts are hard to think of so...
3. If and only if you want to/can be bothered to/have time
to you can put up five questions for the people you've tagged. If and only if
you want to/can be bothered to/have time to you can ANSWER the five questions
your tagger set. If you want to answer questions but your tagger left none,
answer your own questions :)
The Famous Five
Okay, so I’m modifying this bit, since the people I’m going
to make famous (wouldn’t that be a nice power to have?) are ones who mean so much to me that I don't want to bother them with this silly award. *grins*
Charley Robson – Ditto – basically
what she said about me I can say about her. Someday we’ll meet, and I half
expect our heads to explode and our characters to emerge from them to join
forces and battle the evils that will come out after them. If this happens, I’m
sorry world, because it’s likely to start Armageddon.
Miriam Joy – She
talks about my shredding of her novel like a good thing, all the time. It
boggles my mind, but I thank her for it. And though we don’t talk as much to
each other as we talk to charley separately, when Charley goes on radio
silence, we know we can talk to each other.
My Mom – She is
my best friend, even when I was growing up (when she wasn’t having to be my
mother, which wasn’t often because I was the best kid ever! *giggles*). When
the rest of the real world doesn’t seem to be listening without judgment, I
know she will.
My Hubby – He
keeps me grounded in the real world, when my mind would much rather be flying
free in imagination land. Yet, despite that, he’s been very supportive of my
writing and helping me ‘gain space’, even if I have yet to figure out how to
take a writing vacation.
Anne R. Allen –
Not only are her posts extremely informative, especially for a newbie to publishing
like me, but she’s the first real, published, author I’ve actually had contact
with. She’s even commented on my Blogs, particularly the ones in which I’ve
reviewed her books. She connected me with my first job in the publishing
industry (more on that at another time). And is just all around funny, awesome,
and stuff. *grins*
Quiz Me!
The questions from Charley’s nomination – too fun to pass
up.
1. Which fictional character do you think you're
most like?
- I used to think I
was like Menolly from DragonSong, by Anne McCaffrey, but that was wishful
thinking. The fictional character that is most like me, as I am now, is Kaylee
from Firefly (and Serinity). I know it’s a TV series that didn’t last
long (and movie), but she’s fictional, but her seeming spaciness yet
competience when it comes to keeping the ship running, is like me, trying to manage my writing family and day job.
2. What is your guilty pleasure?
- Writing pure teenage romance... and eating sweets. I do
more of the sweet eating than I should. It’s probably the one reason I’m stuck
at the weight I’m at.
3. Name your three utter essentials.
- food, air and water. I know it’s a copy from Miriam, but
no one can live without them, whether they want to or not. Once I have those, then I'll take my hubby, um... a well stocked Kindle, and some way to charge them both. *grins*
4. Which famous person would you most want to
kiss?
- My hubby, because he is famous in some circles (seriously
I saw it happen – random dude from his company comes up to him and starts
lavishing the praises, while my hubby has no idea who the guy is). Oh, you
probably mean real celebrities, that anyone might recognize... well I’m sorry,
but I’m a one guy girl and very happily taken. :}
5. What would be the best ever present?
- Ohhh... tough question. I think a writer’s cruise with
Miriam and Charley for fourteen days would be super cool – or winning enough
money from the lottery to make that happen. I’m not picky.
Bonus Question (Courtesy
a comment on Charley’s blog):
6. If stuck on a desert island, and given a
choice of a pointy stick, an automatic rifle with only one bullet, and a
talking goldfish, which of these would you choose to help you get off?
- The pointy stick because it needs no refills and I prefer
the quite solitude of my own monologue. Besides, the pointy stick has multiple
uses and much easier to fix or replace than the other two. :}
Now what about you? Which would you chose? *grins*
:} Cathryn Leigh
