The Kick Ass Blogger Award
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 
When She Wore Ponytails has bestowed the Kick Ass Blogger Award upon me, which kicks ass, because life's been a little, pardon the expression, crazy, and I feel like this website has been suffering as a result. It's nice to know that I am still kicking ass.
The Kick Ass Blogger Award originated over at MammaDawg as a way to tell others how much you admire them. Some people scoff at these awards that get handed around, but I think they are an excellent vehicle for showing off the bloggers you love that you might not normally highlight. You feel warm and fuzzy, they feel warm and fuzzy, and if they pass it on, more people get to feel warm and fuzzy. It's not rocket science. It's a shampoo commercial.
The rules for giving and receiving the award are simple:
I am devoting my five awards to bloggers I met at the BlogHer '08 conference San Francisco, because if I don't narrow down the pool somehow, I'll be giving eighty-seven of these things away. So, here goes.
Tracey from Sweetney: Financially, I would not have been able to even go to the conference if it were not for her. She offered me her gently-used Mac laptop so that I could use my computer fund to fly to the conference, and then she let me room with her, which made the conference just affordable enough for me to be able to also eat food while I was there. Without her, I would have been left pining away in Saskatchewan, Canada for a conference that couldn't be.
Jen from Jenandtonic: It was only half-way through the conference that I realized that I was staying a day longer than my roommate and that I had not one extra dollar to spend on securing the room for another night. Jen to the rescue! She took me in, hung out with me, helped me through the anxiety-inducing airport freakout phase of the trip home, and she let me use her deodorant. If someone lets you use their deodorant, you know they're something special.
Suebob from Red Stapler: She probably doesn't know this, but she was a calming force for me at the conference. I spent three days keyed up on adrenaline, lack of sleep, and low blood sugar, but every time I was around Suebob, I calmed right down. Without her, I likely would have spent part of the weekend jittering up and down like a jackhammer across the lobby of the Westin St. Francis.
Loralee from Loralee's Looney Tunes: She and I were at the same panel discussion at the conference, and I decided that I had to meet her and tell her how good it was to hear her offer her voice to the heavy subject matter we were covering. I finally found her in front of me in line to get wine at this ridiculous party at Macy's, and just as I was about to touch her elbow to get her attention, she turned around and started hopping up and down while flashing her name badge at me and exclaiming "You're Schmutzie!". I LOVED HER IMMEDIATELY. Also, she is beautiful, courageous, funny, and completely endearing. No kidding. It wasn't just the fangirliness that won me over.
Angela from Fluid Pudding: This woman is gorgeous and stupidly funny. And she can stuff more giant marshmallows in her mouth than you can. I think that is reason enough, don't you?
Who would you give a Kick Ass Blogger Award to?
the recognition
Reader Comments (14)
I would give a kickass blogger award to all of the people you mentioned except me and replace it with you. Since I cannot, I will pick five other kickass bloggers, as there are MANY. I love you. I am super gay and crying a little.
The marshmallows, I cannot not even speak. So AWESOME.
oh oh good god, thank you. Coming from you, this is especially KICK ASS!
Oh, yeah. You so totally kick ass. Massively.
I think there are lots of bloggers who deserve them :) You are at the tiptop of the iceberg :)
Blushing! I am proud to be in such company. And I will write a post of my own...But everyone is right. You are so kickass!
You have no idea how much I needed this today. I can't even express it adequately. I love every single person on this list. I have such dorkish admiration for you I was just SO DAMN EXCITED to finally meet you. You're everything I hoped you would be and more. (Plus, I really think you are one of the prettiest people I've ever met. You just...glow.)
Tracey and Jenb saved me at Blogher and man...that SueBob is a kick in the pants. She was standing next to you when I was jumping up and down. (The "I was the one with cancer" comment still makes me laugh my ass off at the memory).
I am totally depressed I didn't really get to meet Angela although I pretty much waved my name badge at her as she was getting into an elevator and jumped up and down as the elevator doors were closing.
You are eleventyhundred kinds of wonderful. Thank you so much.
Congrats to all, especially to you Schmutzie.
And I do remember that marshmallow video. After seeing that wonderful video, Fluid Pudding became one of my top blogs to visit on my feed reader, and I had NEVER even read any of her posts yet.
I think I added your blog after I saw this close-up of your chest while you wearing a tight "Fussy" t-shirt.
Now do you understand why I love blogging so much?
Angela is my all-time, deeply emotional, favorite blogger - and that video makes me weep for reasons unknown to me.
First of all? You kick ass SO MUCH. In fact, you just might be the kick assiest of the ass kickers! Thank you so much for the award. (I'm still regretting that we didn't have a marshmallow stuff off at BlogHer. Then again, there's always next year.)
(I must add: Blackbird would definitely be on my list of five. I love her, too.)
I don't think your site has suffered. Honestly it's been inspirational and awesome. Thanks!
That was me. I'm a dork and can't manage to type correctly.
Did you know that yours was the very first blog I ever bookmarked as a favourite? Do you know how many other wonderful bloggers you have led me to? Do you know on your very worst day you STILL kick ass? Did you know, that after I watched your keynote address, I had the longest most convoluted dream in which I had to come to your city to "fill in" for you? I have never woken up more exhausted from a dream in my life.
That's how kick ass you are.
ErinH
You are The Awesome. Wow, thanks honey. xoxo
So how does this work? I'm supposed to give it to 5 other people? What are the guidelines? I AM TEH DUMB AND CONFUSED!
I’m only just getting to know you, but you certainly DO seem to kick some serious ass around the blogosphere. Congratulations.