Sunday, November 18, 2007

The Blog Gods Are In The Auditorium

*Oh dreadful Internet piracy! The awards have aired before they aired! Have you people no decency?! I'll have you know that not a single person stood to profit from airing the blog Gods at their pre-scheduled time, but now look - you've gone and ruined it. I suppose all I can say is: On with the SHOW!!*



The 3rd Annual Blog Envy Awards



Brought to You by the Makers of Blogs Everywhere

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Voiceover: Good evening and welcome to the Blog Envy Awards. Tonight's young and hip presenters were all arrested for drunk driving on the way to the awards show, so we bring you the classier and hotter (if you've seen White Palace) James Spader and the lovely Emily Blunt - who happened to be sitting next to him.





Emily: James, you're not an obvious choice for this ongoing celebrity crush. Aren't you....well, possibly not...I mean...are you here with....a he or a she?


James: And I'm here with my lovely mother. Glo is entranced by men with superior intellect and ambiguous sexuality.


Emily: Oh. She's bound to live a disappointing life.


James: Truly. Shall we.... (large noise interrupts)

and about 100 other young, nubile stars fall down the stage. Two vomit. Police surround them and clap on handcuffs.


Paris: ohhhhh.....that's hot.

Lindsay: No. That's crass. Crass is in now. Hot is so....uhhhh. And by now everyone's done handcuffs so that's not even interesting, you backstabbing frenemy!

Paris: That's hot. Giving back is hot. I'm practicing charity. Can you see my charity?

Lindsay (mutters): Doesn't smell like charity on my designer gown.


Police guy: You know, ladies. I've got a hot tub.

Emily: Oh, disgusting. You Americans have no class. Truly.


James: Yes, this particular generation of celebrities has brought a new low to American insensibility. And yet we wonder why other nations take exception to our politically motivated....


BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPP




Voiceover: The Annual Blog Envy Awards brought to you by Crest. A new whiteness for a new you.


Emily: Well, James had to take leave. He begs your forgiveness. I suppose that means we ought to get on with the awards, eh? I know that I, for one, would like to know who it is that made blogging worthwhile in the past year. And now I must call my agent to the carpet over publicity stunts whilst all of you go cheerily on to congratulate yourselves...



Blog Design Awards:


Best Blog Entry Point: Leonie


Best Blog Tagline: Painting Chef
"Painting Chef - Cheaper Than Therapy"
Runner-Up: Lia -- "Because Life is not Trademarked."
Honorable Mention: Leonie -- "The Turquoise Journey of Leonie Allen"


Best threat to spammers everywhere: RaJ


The "Oh my Gosh! I Love Your Template So Much I Forgot to read the Post About Your Great Siblings and Fun Trip" award: Jules



Best use of some crap called mysquiggle or other web-design nonsense: Omar



The "I Can Actually Smell The Fresh Air and Sunshine" blog design award: Sarcomical



Best Profile Image Award: Stella

Most likely to have Blog Design ADD: Lianne


Template Most Likely to Carry Someone to a Higher Spiritual Plane: Dancing Mermaid


Best use of quotes: RaJ
"He hated being thought of as one of those people that wore stupid ornamental armour. It was gilt by association. -- (Terry Pratchett, Night Watch)


Best overall blog design: That one Lianne had about 14 designs ago with the flowers. I liked that one. But now it's gone.

Congratulations, Lianne! You are also the winner of this year's Most Blog Design Overall Award for your work not only on your blog but at least 34% of all blogs in existence! These awards were presented earlier over a frozen meal. I played music and gave your awards speech. It was lovely. Thanks for playing!


The Most Geek-Happen'ist Place on the Internet: Tayster


Best masthead: (tie) Cate and Omar


Best sidebar: Cate


Congratulations, Cate! You are also the winner of this year's Most Amusing Blog Design Overall Award! These awards were presented earlier over a frozen meal. I played music and gave your awards speech. It was lovely. Thanks for playing!


Best use of photos in overall design: Bohemian Girl


Best photo: Jules for this amazing creation. Entrancing, simply entrancing.





You Made Me Laugh Awards:

Big, Bad, Evil Spider Award: RaJ

"Do spiders sweat? You’d think this one would be hot, considering the heavy fur coat it wore. In the sweltering Florida summer heat…Sorry. Where was I? Right, giant spider, baby’s room, call for help. Except I was kind of, you know. Sleeping." -- RaJ

Least Likely to Meet Someone While Reading: Syar

Least Likely to become a River Guide: Jules



Best use of a crude noise to make a point: Andy for his response to MTV's idea of quality programming

Best use of posts so long I've never actually read one: Chris (who I don't know and thus cannot hyperlink but the Blog God Awards Committee assures me the posts are dreadfully long)

Most Likely To Be On Any Google Search List: Sarcomical
"And my personal favorite:"The eagle has landed, the eggs are in the nest"HAHAHAHAHAAAAA! I bet you were very disappointed to find this instead of something more relevant. Sorry." -- Sarcomical

Best piece of captured conversation plus a really important implied fashion tip: Dan, as quoted by Nadia

"Dan: "I'm want to yawn but I'm scared.

Syar: "You're afraid to yawn? Why?"

Dan: "When I yawn my pants fall down." Duly noted, Dan. Duly noted.




Vanity Awards

Best use of undisclosed RLI as a blog-suicide method: Glo (please don't tell me you need a hyperlink for this one...*feeling lightheaded*)

Yeah, I've Been There, Sista Award for Blogger Who Feels About Mondays as I Do: Stella
"In any case, my life just FEELS frustrating, I FEEL really frustrated with things...There is more to the story, however, I must go and dress and dry hair and prepare for the Monday ahead. I pray for a sense of calm and I hope that all is well for you. I"m sure things will be fine, but I have a lot of stuff I have to figure out how to handle...." -- Stella



Most likely to remind me of someone I know and love: Syar


Most likely to remind me of myself: Nadia
"It is. I feel much better now that I've stopped expecting myself to be pretty constantly. It's very liberating." -- Nadia

Most Likely to Pull a Post Before I Think Up a Comment: Nadia

I'm So Glad We Re-Connected Award: (tie) Charith and iluv2sing



Most likely to send me a cool gift from foreign lands that always makes me smile: (tie) Syar and Nadia

Most likely to head up an attempt to unite the fictional and nonfictional worlds of bloggers around the globe: RaJ


Most likely to go the extra mile for me and not ask anything in return: Lianne


Most likely to think I'm awesome even when I'm not being awesome: iluv2sing, Charith, and Cate (because they know who I am 99% of the time)


Most likely to forgive me for the lame-o stuff I do: Cate


Most likely to be thanked if I ever win a major award: Cate (and she knows why)


Most likely to be the reason my music collection is less embarrassing: Cate


Most likely to be a major reason for a sudden attack of insecurity and/or envy (a.k.a. The Take in Small Doses Award and Do Not Operate Machinery or Drive a Car for at least Two Hours After Reading): (tie)Chef and Scroob and BohemianGirl


The "I don't care how much it costs, if I ever figure out how the hell to be in love, stay in love, and actually get married, YOU'RE GONNA BE MY PHOTOGRAPHER" Award: Bohemian Girl


The "Yeah, I Get This" Award: Dancing Mermaid
"i also started getting overwhelmed with advice on how to get better and i felt way too exposed, and for the first time in my life i became guarded." -- Dancing Mermaid



Post that most reminded me of Ron Weasley: Dooce
"I just got a phone call from a friend, and when she told me she was calling from Switzerland, I could feel myself starting to talk louder and louder until I was screaming, just in case she couldn’t hear me all the way over there." -- Dooce



Make me WOW.... Awards

Most Unwavering Commitment to Making People Appreciate How Good They've Really Got It: Cadiz

Most honest and gut-wrenching moment of real life getting emotionally messy: Cadiz
"If a spoiled princess like me had trouble relinquishing the spotlight a couple of times, I can’t imagine how terrible it is for people who are overlooked more often. Sure, they shrug it off as it's-okay-no-big-deal-don't-worry-about-it (always so agreeable, aren't they?) and never call their loved ones out for forgetting to invite them, or treating them unfairly, or not doing as much for them as they do for others. Perhaps they're content enough with themselves that it really doesn’t bother them. But honestly, I don’t buy one word of that crap. Nobody should feel like they are invisible, unless it's either buildup for a surprise party or else some tabletop canoodling a la Sixteen Candles. No matter how noble the reason, if you make a habit out of taking the back seat, it’s easy to start thinking you belong there." -- Cadiz


The happiest Married Man in the whole USA...well, Japan: Silly_boy_in_Japan
"I am truly blessed! I could write all night long about how wonderful my wife is...how much I love her...but...i've written enough for today."


Most frequent use of the word 'blessed' in any blog post: Silly_boy_in_Japan
"I am blessed ...I am blessed....I am blessed....I am blessed..."


Most Beautiful Prayer Ever Posted on the Internet: Bliss

"I can be trusted with people's hearts -- I will build my fellow man up and not tear them down, I will encourage and inspire and not degrade or ridicule. I have an infinite amount of love to give and the capacity to accept love." -- Bliss


Most dedicated father on the Internet (and most likely to expose his offspring to public spoofing): RaJ



Best Father/Son Moment on the Internet: Omar and The Boy



The cutest dog on the Internet awards: (tie) Rob's dog and Carolyn's dogs


Best Post Ridiculing a HOT guy on a popular TV show: Glo
"Jack: Ah, man....we're only halfway through the season. I'd better go and kill someone. That 45 seconds of humanity really brought down my kill count." -- Glo


Husbands are Lovely Pieces of a Happy Life Awards: (tie) Mr. Bliss and Mr. Chef


Question & Answer Session That Most Captures Personality and Reminds Nadia Somehow of Herself - Jon


Post Most Likely to Result in Upswinging Income for Psychics Everywhere: Schmoopy



Most Impressive Use of Word and Image in a Single Blog Post: Leonie




Best Use of Numbers in a Blog Post: Omar
"1,000,000 - The number of times easier it would have been to compile these stats if I had either stuck with Blogger, or required an email address for commenting all along " -- Omar



The "With a Friend Like This, Who Needs More Friends?" Award: Nina, friend of Leonie



Honorable mention to the Malaysian Ragamuffins




Great Idea Awards:


Best Reason to Do Anything: Jenny

"But truth be told, I was fascinated with this idea. It was sort of like mental cocaine, the idea that maybe, just maybe, I could actually do the things I wanted to do just ‘cuz. No need for any lengthy dissertations or comprehensive oral exams where I had to prove my worthiness. Just. ‘Cuz." -- Jenny


Best Idea for a Friday: Bliss
"share a banana split with your best friend, it's friday." -- Bliss


Gentlest Way to Effect Great Change: All things Lianne, of course


Best Idea for a Non-Threatening Religious Movement - Present Simple
"I will not Google the eye-tic healing powers of chocolate. I will BELIEVE." -- Present Simple


Best Advice that Never Goes Out of Style: Abe Lincoln (by way of Carla Blazek) Blogger Awards


Best winner of LOTS of awards: Omar

Congratulations, Omar! You are also the winner of this year's Always Makes Me Laugh Award! These awards were presented earlier over a frozen meal. I played music and gave your awards speech. It was lovely. Thanks for playing!


Most likely to come up with a link immediately if it means he'll win extra awards: Omar


The Continually Impressive Yet Perpetually Non-Existent Blog: Grendel (not hyperlinked for obvious reasons)


Most Famous Blogger that I Don't Get But Everyone Else Loves: Dooce


Best Proof Ivy League Colleges Are The Death of Blogs - Dem


The "Just Flying By" Award for Random Commenting: Artguy


The Almost-Returned-From-the-Dead Blogger award a.k.a. Most likely to be hailed for his return only to watch him disappear again - Dem




Proof that blogging every day and still having a life IS possible: Cadiz


Most Eagerly Anticipated Annual Return to Blogging by Force/Duty/Coercion - Jon, thanks to NaBloPoMo


Most Loyal Blogger: RaJ

Congratulations, RaJ! You are also the winner of this year's You Made Me Feel Like Blogging Award! These awards were presented earlier over a frozen meal. I played music and gave your awards speech. It was lovely. Thanks for playing!



Most consistently trashy award: X


Blogger With the Best Poker (Type)Face Who Would Pass A Lie Detector Test Even If He Was Saying That the WMDs Really Do Exist - Omar, for his 'Four Truths and A Lie' posts that conitnually leave us all stumped


Most likely to be made into a chicklit move about the power of loving every day (cue music): Present Simple


Most likely to get published one day: LiaCongratulations, Lia! You are also the (unanimous) winner of this year's You Oughta Got an Agent Literary Award! These awards were presented earlier over a frozen meal. I played music and gave your awards speech. It was lovely. Thanks for playing!


Most Regularly Self-And-Life-Examining Blog That Makes You Wish You Were Half As In Tune With Your Thoughts And Feelings - Syar


Most likely to be summarily responsible for the changing social attitudes towards geeks, geekdom, and other completely cool but often marginalized Sci-Fi addicts: RaJ


Most likely to be the subject of the sentence, "Whoa, dude - he did that with Photoshop": Omar





Most Likely to be Featured in a Magazine Titled, The Epitome of Self-Actualization: (tie) Scroob and Lianne and BohemianGirl


Most likely to have her life become the next HBO Chick Show Sensation: Painting Chef


Most likely to be found watching TV: Glo


Best Blogger I've Never Read and can't even locate in order to hyperlink: RR


Awards I'm giving away because HABIT Dictates 70% of all behaviors: Wendela, Katie, Sam, Bluths, Buffalo, and A


Just for the Helluvit Awards: 9 for Omar, 5 for Cate, at least 7 for Lianne, 3 to RaJ, and 9 to Lia because she's just that awesome - oh and what the hell - toss in 2 more for every person who lives in Malaysia or has been there - just because you asked for more awards! Way to campaign, people, way to campaign!


The Big Award:

Lifetime Blog Excellence Award: This year's recipient is Omar Phillips. Feel anticlimactic? Of course it does because it's so obvious. From day one, Omar has thrilled us all with his ability to maintain a funny, pleasant, interesting, and amusing blog day after day after day. He is the ultimate Blog God and this year's winner of our highest award. *

*Award has no cash value. And no mass. But it carries weight. Really. Ask anyone.






Blog God Presentation Awards:


Lianne - for making the whole da** thing possible - she designed the award and the set


Lia - for submitting the most nominations


Syar - for best recommendation of a category (Hint: Dem you owe her for a succinct evaluation of what Ivy League hath done to you)

These individuals will be receiving a special gift basket on behalf of the Awards committee. Without you, this would not have been!



Emily: Well, that was impressive.


James: The sheer volume of errors and misspellings...in breadth alone the grammatical malfeasance was epidemic. The laziness was paramount. Towards the end, it was as though the awards were given to whomever asked for them!



Emily: Oh bloody hell, man, you are hot and insightful. You must help me make highly intelligent, witty and condescending babies for the betterment of society.


James: Thank you, but I'm here with my mother.


Emily: Well, then, there's nothing left to say apart from the very obvious.


James: Of course. *James cues the announcer as the music swells.*


Voiceover: This has been the 3rd Annual Blog Envy Awards brought to you by the makers of Viagra. If a bloated ego doesn't help you, let us try. Viagra. For all your over-the-hill needs.

See You Next Year!


Have a Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans!

24 comments:

Sarah Cate said...

Amazing. Truly amazing. I won THAT many Blog Awards, and not a single one of them had anything to do with my actual blog. Friendship has its privileges...

Thank you, Glo!

Nadia said...

Hi. Um, hello. Wow. Third year of acknowledgements. I'm kind of impressive, don't you think? Thank you, Glo, for being the only one who recognizes that with an actual, tangible (sort of) award. I'm just glad that winning these Blog Gods has given me the platform to finally shed some much deserved light on the issue of pantsless yawning. Every day, ones of young Malaysian boys suffers from this condition, made no easier by his sisters' and friend-of-sister-who's-around-so-damn-much-she's-practically-family's incessant pointing and laughing. It is vital that this affliction never ever be allowed to cease, because what the hell else would I blog about? So live strong, folks. And always forgo the belt. I love you all!

ScroobiousScrivener said...

Gosh. I still win an award even though posting has practically ceased to exist? I am truly honoured, and also, starting to suspect that I get bonus envy points simply for being in London.

Thank you, thank you! *sob*

Bill C said...

Wow. I... wow. ... Did you really-- huh. ... Wow. And the-- er. ... Wow.
*ahem*
Handcuffs? ... Sorry, that was crass I know. ... Wow. Well. I suppose I should start by thanking--
*theme music plays*
*cut to commercial*

Bill C said...

Also I'd send this part by email but "can't" because "work" so - just wanted to let you know this post made me laugh. A lot. Out loud. And I don't mean a euphemistic lol, either.

Mysquiggle. It's what's for blog.

Lia said...

Echoing everyone else (although I thought this independently), wow. In terms of awesomeness and Just for the Helluvit Awards, I rate with Omar? I can't even begin to describe how good that makes me feel.

Thanks for taking care of the awards speeches. I'm too busy looking for an agent.

Eric said...

This is my third year winning. For the past two times, I have mentioned Carrot Top, so I feel like I should do so today also.

Carrot Top.

(p.s. Not that I'm bitter or anything, but I think the winner of a Blog God should at least blog something more than every couple of weeks...I'm looking at you Cate!)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! You are a winner of a 2007 Blog Envy Award. To see your award, please go here. You can download the image here. We hope you put it on your blog.

Lianne said...

Wow, Glo, thank you for all your hard work.

The persons mentioned above have been notified. :)

cadiz12 said...

aw, shucks! that just made my day! thanks, everybody!

omar said...

I remember way back, last year sometime, when I first started learning about mysquiggle. And as I was reading tutorial after tutorial, I often wondered, "why am I doing this? When has mysquiggle knowledge ever done anything for anyone?"

(Holds up printout of Blog God award)

Now I know. My mysquiggle knowledge has done this for me, and nobody can take this away. I mean, except for Glo, if she continued in her long tradition of pulling posts (pause for laughter). But even if she did, Google has a cached version of this moment that will live forever.

Thanks to the awards committee, my family, Google, and Al Gore.

chchoo said...

I have arrived at last. So this is what it feels like to be among the elite boogers, oops, bloggers. I must rock.

Carrot Jello said...

Wow. It's an honor just to be...
here.
Good thing I stayed in my pajamas all day.
I hate to waste money on hair and makeup unless I absolutely have to.

Scarlett said...

Oh! MY! GOD! I am BEYOND honored to share space on this amazing page of amazing bloggers! (sniff) I really don't know what I would do without ANY of you! You all MAKE MY DAY!!!

Seriously, though, I'm so happy! Thanks to Lianne for my nomination & turning me on to you!!
Yaaay!

PS Should I be concerned about my second award?!?!? haha!

Anonymous said...

Amazing. Truly amazing.Thanks to the awards committee.

Unknown said...

hey i got an afterthought award!! yayness!!

Syar said...

I am speechless. It felt as if I scrolled down this amazing, extensive, better-than-before list at the speed of light.

I was worried that this year would be quiet but when will I learn never to doubt you?! Jeebs Syar, pessimistic much?

Thank you, thank you, thank you. For the awards.

And for always being the Glo I know. You are fantabulous!

Also thanks on behalf of the Rags. I'm sure they will be overjoyed!

elasticwaistbandlady said...

I'm weeping and drowing in a puddle of my own sorrowful tears that I didn't snag an award this year. :(

They're so dang pretty. I love it! Great job GLO and Lianne and congratulations to the 'blogging elite of 2007.'

Anonymous said...

"And then it started, like a guilty thing upon a fearful summons."

Thanks for the awards; I shall now proceed to go cry in a corner, after which point hopefully I'll be a better man (blogger).

Kristin said...

Now I have my goal for 2008...blog like there is no tomorrow!
Thanks so much! It's on my blog...thanks to blogger for making even that dummy-proof! =)

Badaunt said...

Thankyouthankyou!

Finally, FINALLY, somebody notices that I am not a man! The chicklit award! Does that mean that I can use more exclamation marks?

(Excuse me while I go off to squeal and giggle.)

And the best non-threatening religion award! Um ... I mean, ohm... please accept in return a large hunk of virtual chocolate - but only if you really want it. I wouldn't dream of forcing it upon you.

glo said...

On behalf of the awards committee - thank you for making this year a wonderful success! You work hard all year for this one moment of notice - now get out there and blog happy!

Ron Russon said...

Just Flying By, and finding I won a major award. Wow. I love major awards, they help me play.

I got my own stalker, so my blog died. It didn't stop my random commenting however.

Anonymous said...

I don't deserve it! No, REALLY, I don't! I'm glad "habit" counted as a reason, or I'd be left out in the semi-cold (seeing I sorta disappeared off the face of the earth). Thanks, glo. I sure miss you guys! *sniffle* I may be inspired to come on back, or at least lurk a bit more than my busy life's allowed! :)