It has finally happened... all my hard work, blood, sweat, and rambling
has finally paid off! Sometimes I don’t think people understand what I
must go through in order to make a blog post. First, I have to find my
“happy place.” Sounds simple enough right? WRONG! That place just
happens to be deep within The Himalayas. I dub my sanctuary: Cryton’s
Crest. Please don’t trespass, it’s a sacred place and I have a dozen
highly-trained ninja bush babies standing guard at all times.
You’ve been warned.
So,
I must travel to and transverse The Himalayas; no easy feat. Secondly, I
have to get by The Guardian of the Pass. He's never told me his name,
but I call him Jedidiah. Jed is a mountain goat and Jed is a prick, for
lack of a better word. Each time I make the climb to my sanctuary Jed
is there to intercept me and an epic battle of strength and wit ensues. I
can’t tell if this is ironic being I’m a Capricorn.
In
the end, I always win. Always, because I'm king of my mountain. No
man-eating, bloodthirsty, vertically-challenged runt of a mountain goat
is going to change that! When I reach Cryton’s Crest, and have rested —
healing my wounds, both physical and emotional — for 3 days and 3
nights, I begin the creative process of writing a new blog entry. Once
complete, I make the trek back home to The States.
On
my way out of The Himalayas, Jed is there... always ahead of me...
always watching me. He never launches an assault when I leave, biding
his time. He knows I’ll be returning to Cryton’s Crest soon enough. It’s
only a matter of time.
There's much more I endure each and every time I prepare a blog post, but
none of that matters now. The trials and hardships have lead to this
moment...
I’ve
accepted and recieved my first award! The Liebster Award (The Liebster
Award supposedly originated in Germany and was set up as a way to
discover new blogs):
BUT,
just like my journey to Cryton’s Crest, there are challenges to
overcome before I can accept the award. Rules. The first rule of the
Liebster Award Club is we don’t talk about the Lieb... Sorry, wrong
club.
Hmm... my instincts tell me this is somehow connected to Jedidiah and his evil plots...
Liebster Award Rules
- Post the award on your blog (Like I have above)
- Thank the blogger who nominated you for the award and display a link back to their blog
- Post 11 random facts about yourself
- Answer 11 questions that the presenter of the award has asked you
- Nominate 11 new bloggers with fewer than 200 followers that you want to pass the award on to
- Ask your nominees 11 questions
The award has been posted and I’d like to give a big, warm thank you to Kirsten at Black Coffee and Cigarettes for nominating and presenting the award to me! She also blogs at: Just Ermie & Short Story Ideas Please take the time to check them out (I’ll be doing the same)!
11 Random Facts About Me
- I had an irrational fear that I may die at the age of 32. No worries, I lived, but 32 has now replaced by two other ages. dun Dun DUN!
- I’ve associated with people for years (both online and off) who have never known my real name.
- I have habit of making up words and phrases.
- I hate feet. I think they're disgusting! Though, much to my horror, I’ve given a foot massage or two. *shiver*
- I'm extremely close to friends and family.
- I’ve tried Frosted Flakes with orange juice instead of milk. After 3 times, I think I may have kind of sort of possibly almost liked it a little?
- My favorite color is Grey. Yes, it is a color! The darker renditions of Purple and Blue fight for second place.
- I'm a geek and love movies, music, video/board/card games and much much more.
- I have never paid for cable TV, nor have I watched standard TV at home in over 7 years.
- I am an INFJ
- I think my cat is a secret agent of Jed and is plotting to kill me.
11 Answered Questions Asked By My Presenter
1. How do you like your coffee?
Well,
I don’t much like coffee, but I do drink it on Thursdays now. If I have
coffee I like it any way in which it no longer tastes like coffee.
Chocolatey will suffice!
2. If you were a sandwich, which type of sandwich would you be? Why?
Hmmm,
interesting question. I’m not sure. I’d have to say an Italian BMT from
subway, because I eat so many of them I’m likely already underway to
becoming one myself.
3. What is the strangest job you’ve ever done?
Unfortunately, I’ve never really had a strange job. Kind of always had the boring, mundane ones.
4. If you could be invisible for a day, would you use your invisibility for good or for evil?
I
would struggle with the Evil aspects for a while, but ultimately
believe I would side with the forces of good. *sigh* So boring lol.
5. Other than invisibility, what skill of talent would you like to have?
I
will impose a superpower here (like invisibility). The power to read
minds, as I'm always obsessed with knowing the truth. Having this power
may make me go mad, though.
6. What is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to you?
This
question gets me every time. I swear I had a story saved just for such
an occasion, but it seems I’ve forgotten it. Considering I have anxiety
(or social anxiety) a lot of moments which aren’t actually embarrassing
have that feeling associated with it to me.
7. If you could commit one crime and get away with it, what would it be?
Easy,
robbing a bank. I know it's cliche, but it’s all about the bling,
baby! Is money bling? Or is just bling... bling? Okay, I mean... Show me
the money, baby!
8. What is your favorite ice cream?
I love Apple Pie ice cream!
9. If you could be a fictional character from film or literature, who would you be?
Oh lord. I’d love to be either Sherlock Holmes, Malcom Reynolds, Spike Spiegel, or John McClane. Each are awesomely badass in their own way. Adding in John Locke from LOST!
10. What is your favorite song lyric?
Well, I love way too much music. Lately, however, I’ve been obsessed with “If I had a Heart” by Fever Ray.
11. If you could rule the world for a day, what would you change?
Considering
most any change you attempted to make in one day wouldn’t be adhered to
once you no longer ruled the world, I would attempt to accumulate all
the hidden/secret knowledges of the world. Then the following day, I
would begin the rest of my life on the run from countless government
agencies and secret societies that wanted me dead for possessing
said knowledge.
11 Liebster Award Nominees
This
is going to be hard. Partially because I haven’t read many blogs lately
(especially ones that would qualify the "200 or less followers"
prerequisite), but also many people I met who did blog have now given it
up for the time being. I’d like to nominate active bloggers, naturally.
I’m
going to attempt to half/half this. A handful of blogs I know/follow
and some that are completely new to me I’d find interesting/follow.
And the nominees are:
Holy
hell, that list took over 3 hours to make! I may need a moment to crawl
up into the fetal position in the corner and cry for a while. Those are
my chosen nominees. I will be following along with a handful of them
through the A to Z challenge. Visit their blogs!
11 Questions for My Nominees
If nominated and wishing to accept the award, please remember to answer these questions about yourself in your post.
- What is your favorite color?
- If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Why?
- If you were resurrected as an animal, what would you want to be? Why?
- What is the last book you read and/or are currently reading?
- Who is your favorite Author?
- Have you ever participated in NaNoWriMo or the A to Z Challenge before? If so, what were your experiences like?
- What is (or was) your most anticipated movie to be released in 2013?
- Who was your first movie crush?
- What would your dream job entail?
- Who has been the most influential person in your life?
- Do you believe in the supernatural? If so, any experiences?
In Closing
That took a lot longer than I anticipated, but was well worth the effort! I hope the nominees enjoy the post and questions. Looking forward to reading their posts.
Some scrapped questions included: How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Did Han shoot first? Does a bear shi... yeah, I think you get the drift.
I want to thank Kirsten at Black Coffee and Cigarettes again for nominating me! That was a lot of fun and a great honor to be included in this award ceremony.
Good
luck to those nominees, and everyone participating in the A to Z
Challenge, Camp NaNoWriMo, and/or any other events this month!
Almost Forgot
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
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It’s been a long while. I briefly discuss some of this year’s shortcomings, and in doing so, find it’s just more of the same.
Then I attempt to give a more positive spin…
Extra Life Game Day 2021 has arrived! It’s Year 8 for myself and I am looking forward to once again raise money for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. Team Cryton Crusaders is ready (kind of) for the annual fundraising event involving a 24-Hour Gaming Marathon! I kept last year’s fun, but likely impossible Milestone to reach!
Learn more about the challenge where my team and I play games and heal kids!