Bloginated for a Nommie.

It appears that I am a finalist in the 2006 Bloggies for Best Writing of a Weblog. I am honored and thrilled to be in such excellent company.

If you’re coming here from the awards site, you’re probably all, “What the hell is a Finslippy and why should I care?” Well, I’m not sure I like your attitude, new reader. And I see you giving me that look.

Wait, let’s start again. Hello! I’ve never explained what Finslippy means, nor do I intend to. I am an enigma. (Also it’s not an interesting story.) I encourage you to look at my About page, where everything else is made clear.

Above and beyond the Bloggies, many exciting things are happening all of a sudden, and the end result is that I am fighting an unremitting need to throw up. But in a good way!

More later.

EDITED TO ADD: I see now that using "exciting" and "throwing up" in the same sentence has led many to the conclusion that I'm pregnant. This isn't the case. However, I know from past experience that you probably still think I'm pregnant. People! If I had been pregnant all the times you thought I was we would have infants stacked up like firewood around here...

Comments

[Meg]

I think you are entirely deserving. And if I hadn't dealt with my jealousy in shock therapy, I might cry now.

But *bzzzt* everything is *bzzzzzzt* fine.

[mom on a wire]

Yay Alice!

I personally think that a finslippy is some sort of intricate and complicated sexual position you used to conceive your son. It makes you seem very exotic and mysterious.

[leigh]

Yea! Congratulations!

[Sleepless Mama]

Oh my stars, are you PREGNANT!?!

But really, congratulations on the nomination. You always crack me up!

[Mir]

Please no barfing. You might get some on your (well-deserved) nomination....

[Ninotchka]

I'd never read your About page, I don't think. Love it. Congrats on the Bloggie nod! And on all the good things that are making you puke! :)

[xath]

Perhaps there should be a contest to give a definition of what finslippy might mean. Alice could then list the 5 top ones (using her editorial rites). I"ve read this blog long enough to know that a lot of creative people with great senses of humor are reading, lurking and sometimes posting (due to the DeLurking day).

[annlee]

hmmmmmmm...not many things make me happy to be pukey. congrats all the way around, alice! may the pee continue to dribble as i giggle at my desk...you a funny girl!

[sweetney]

yay alice! woot woot woot!

[Crazy MomCat]

Yay! I'm a frequent reader, but less frequent commenter. I was so glad to see your name on the list of finalists! Good luck!

[clickmom]

GO YOU!!

Congrats on two happy reports!! (??)

[Belinda]

I am so happy--I was one of your nominators--IN THAT CATEGORY!!! I feel so validated! See how I can make anything about myself? And I came here just now to find an archived post that I'm going to link to today. Cool. You are the finslippiest.

[crazy mom]

I have to second the question from sleepless mom, are you pregnant?!?!Well congrats on the bloggie!! You deserve it!

[Alexa]

Am I the only person who finds upon clicking the provided link that the Bloggies' site has been terminated for non-payment of their hosting account, or some such?What this means is that if you lose, don't bother suing them--shallow pockets, obviously.Is the throwing up because you are about to have a book published? I have always thought that would make me nauseated, but delightfully so. Otherwise I am at a loss. You really ARE an enigma.

[Steph]

Congratulations. Hopefully for more than one reason!

[Heather]

I'm with Steph... hopefully there is more than one reason for congratulations!!

[Arabella]

Yay, Alice!!!! Although, honestly, if you are pregnant, I will be a little bit pissed, because you already have all this beauty and talent and an adorable little boy, and I am having less talent and beauty and dye shot through my Fallopian tubes. But also happy! I will also be so happy for you! Do you hear that sound? That's me, smiling.

Did you find the cheap blueberries?

[nerwenfaelvirin]

Congratulations on the nomination!

[Tits McGee]

Congratulations!

I am a lurker, but thought I'd step out of the shadows to say congrats on a well-deserved nomination.

[alice]

I am NOT PREGNANT. Geez, people! Always with the pregnant!

I wish MY name were Tits McGee. My real name, that is.

[anonymouse]

i saved my delurking for AFTER delurking week.alice, i f-ing LOVE you. you crack me up daily.and i have to say that tits mcgee is THE best name in all the internets. i also wish i was named that. then i'd be able to answer the phone at my office thusly: "tits mcgee speaking. what can i do fer ya?"

[schmutzie]

I concur with all the previous congratulations! And I also congratulate you on your non-pregnancy puke-inducer!

[Susan]

It's your HAIR! That's why we love you. Okay, it's why I love you.

And Arabella! I had that dye thing, too! And one week later, I got pregnant! I don't know what that has to do with anything!

Hooray for Alice!

[Alissa]

WOOT WOOT... more Finslippy offspring?!

[ChristyD]

Can't wait to hear about what's happening lately. Congratulations on the nomination!!