Being new to all this "blogging" business, I didn't know about the Brass Crescent Awards until just yesterday. Apparently they are annual awards given to bloggers to honor the best writing on the Muslim web. The list of nominations went up this week and I spent some time on the website today looking through lots of the blogs mentioned. I have found a LOT of new blogs to add to my reader, which is already woefully behind, so we'll see how that goes.
The only concern I have with the Brass Crescent Awards website is that there appears to be a typo on the website. Two of them. Because my little website is mentioned there. Twice. Best New Blog and Best Humor Blog?
Huh? What? How is that possible? I thought they were looking for the BEST writing?! Not my little drivel about how much I love my hubby-wubby and how I can barely communicate with my mother-in-law and looking through my boxes of junk and Gee! Look how much fun I had on my winter vacation!
Well, it seems that my fellow gori wife LuckyFatima nominated me for one of them. (Who wants to confess to the other one?) Now LuckyFatima - THAT is some of the best writing on the internet, and she's also nominated under the Best Female Blog and you should all rush right over to her site to confirm that she is both female (I'm pretty sure) and the best (definitely), and then get thee to the Brass Crescent website to vote for her. (And umm.....anyone else....that you might like.....to vote for?) But I'm warning you, clicking on links and reading some of the other websites listed there may become a time suck. I know I've already spent let's-not-talk-about-how-much-time reading through many of them.
As for being a nominee, well...I just can't imagine. What an honor to be mentioned alongside real writers whom I admire. What an honor to have been nominated. And what an honor to be able to say to my father - who called me "humor impaired" most of my young life - SEE! SOMEONE THINKS I'M FUNNY!
Thank you, thank you all. (Oh wait, I haven't won anything!)
6 comments:
Oh, I am really embarrassed, I am definately NOT the best female blogger by any means. Anyway, I do love your blog! What does hubby think about your nomination?
MashaAllah...you two ladies underestimate yourselves.
Your blog is real and refreshing. Its not filled with drama and negativity. It allows others who may not be familiar with the culture you're writing about a glimpse inside along with how funny, confusing, upsetting, fascinating and lovely a marriage of two completely different cultures can be.
Be proud of yourself girl! I am proud of you! Your blog has/IS aiding in a transformation of a whole new me. So grateful!
So congratualtions to both of you. The award nominations are both well deserved in my opinion!
Shell
That is awesome, Congrats! I am heading over there to check it out myself :)
Yes I saw that, and voted for your blog as the best humor blog .. I voted for a friends' blog as the best new blog. ;)
congratulations! lol, i confess i was the other one.
you definitely deserve it though. i think your blog is a great resource center for inter-cultural couples, especially with in the muslim community where inter racial marriages are becoming more and more widespread.
Good luck! hope you win
Oh, how fun! Congratulations!
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