Nominated!

It’s not that this is a major event or anything but I have been nominated for the ‘Versatile Blogger Award’ by one of my faithful followers – The crazy woman behind the ‘Life in Farce Lane’ blog.

First of all – thanks Jenny! Keep your craziness coming as it makes for entertaining reading when I’m on the tram heading home trying to ignore the other crazies who are singing themselves to sleep.

Secondly, I need to nominate 15 other bloggers who I think deserve it. Hmm, this is beginning to sound like a pyramid scheme of gratification but I’m willing to play ball:

1. Fellow Belgium-resident, travel blogger and foodie: Alison is the person behind CheeseWeb.eu
2. Previously of France, Italy, Sweden or the UK and now in Dubai: Helena Frith Powell
3. Musical antics and recording transcripts available via I’m On The Bandwagon
4. Frequent commenter and blogger from across the border, Stuart chronicles his account of his Invasion of Holland
5. Poetic, insightful and straight from the nearest cloud, Chris Manno runs the JetHead Blog
6. An exposure of the chaotic life in Norfolk, UK brought to you through the Private Secret Diary.(Hmm, 15 is a longer list than I thought … )
7. Linda is also based in Holland and I’ve guest posted on her Adventures in Expat Land blog before.
8. You can find someone with trains on the brain on the TrainsOnTheBrain blog.
9. New to this country but not new to wine; it’s Bubble And Chic
10. Stunning photos of travel (and many ideas too): Cosy Travels of the Viking and his Kitten
11. Award winning author and insightful provider of Florida wackyness – Dave Barry’s blog
12. Featured on CNN and provider of such insightful advice as “How commercial airplanes should be laid out”, it’s The Oatmeal!
13. Travel options from the OpenTravel Blog.
14. Life in Canada, after the UK: Expatlogue
15. And finally, as irreverent as he’s clever, please support his bid for the US Presidency as documented on the Dilbert Blog.

And as part of the self-gratification exercise that is this award, I am now obliged to share 7 little known facts about myself:

1. I am a man. This may sound obvious to some of you but I met and spoke to at least two recent subscribers who both told me how surprised they were as they thought I was female. Apparently my blog is not masculine enough.
2. I am not American. These people thought I was an American female. I’m not sure if one misconception is worse than the other …
3. I once tried to drive my Dad’s car when I was about 16. Not knowing a lot about stick-shifts, I didn’t know that I needed to disengage gear before turning the key in the ignition. He still doesn’t know about this. Well, maybe now he does …
4. As a kid, I was in awe of stories of one of my uncles who used to put his clothes on over his pyjamas so that he wouldn’t take long to be ready for bed at the end of the day.
5. As a kid, I tried to emulate my uncle once but couldn’t fit my school uniform over my pyjamas.
6. I spend time perfecting cocktail recipes in the evenings. (I make sure that I blog before I start this … )
7. I once took part as one of the “Seven Swans A-singing” in a school Christmas event. Thankfully my parents and their camera were nowhere to be seen.

And now, I need a drink and my pyjamas …

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~ by unexpectedtraveller on February 6, 2012.