“Versatile Blogger Award”

luciferknight at Sylvan Historian has kindly nominated me for this “Versatile Blogger Award”, so here are 7 gory details about me:

1. I can bend over backwards
2. I played rugby until I dislocated my shoulder
3. I first went to the US, and swam in the ocean, only this past summer (Canadian, eh)
4. Every time I go to the gym I get jealous of how much stronger boys are
5. My father, an English/Latin teacher, read the Lord of the Rings to me when I was 4 or 5 years old. Apparently I didn’t find the nazgul scary
6. I hate cheese (and milk, and yogurt), but love cheesecake and pizza
7. When I was young and foolish I wrote a fanfiction story– sadly, it is the longest thing I’ve ever written. Happily, I actually thought of some things of cosmic importance to add to the universe

This award entails

1. linking back to my nominator
2. displaying the award certificate
3. presenting my own nominations (up to 15)
4. …and leaving comments to let those bloggers know
5. listing 7 things about yourself

Here are some blogs that I’m glad to nominate for this award:

• Keeping it Real : slice of life, easygoing humour and honesty, and some really insightful pieces
• theplotneedsmorebourbon : aside from an awesome title, frank and bizarre amusements are to be found in the poetry here. It’s really like I can hear him speaking
• The Untold Story of Altair and Vega : incredibly insightful and well-written reviews about an art where this is rare – anime. I can’t stress how much these articles sound like they were written for a university English course, and how amazed I am at the quantity of anime they watch without becoming lazy about their reviews
• Céad Míle Fáilte : one of my favourite places for poetry, and short-and-sweet pieces about anything and everything!
• Sonnets and Dragonflies : a really amazing array of poetry covering many kinds of subjects, all poignantly written
• The Eldraeverse : I have mentioned this guy before – he has a stunning collection of encyclopedic, often humorous pieces about his universe dominated by elves out in space