{"id":2257,"date":"2009-09-09T23:10:46","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T03:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2009-09-10T01:02:39","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T05:02:39","slug":"feeling-like-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/feeling-like-a-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Like a Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was very excited to get the &#8220;Superior Scribbler&#8221; award from <a href=\"http:\/\/arizonasteenbocks.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/scribble-scrabble.html\" target=\"_blank\">gorgeous blogger Lizzi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2265\" style=\"width: 155px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2265\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2265\" title=\"scribbleraward\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/scribbleraward.jpg\" alt=\"scribbleraward\" width=\"145\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I humbly accept this lovely graphic.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As I read her post, I thought, &#8220;Cool, she picked me!&#8221; and scrolled down to see the rest of her list. Then I realized I WAS her list. It&#8217;s all about ME! Okay, in reality, Lizzi was too tired to think of anyone else. But who cares? I still feel like Sally Field on Oscar night.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/IynQCmqvXZs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/IynQCmqvXZs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>My blog is normally <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/the-guilt-is-killing-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">a place where tags\/awards come when they&#8217;re tired<\/a> and ready to shuffle off this <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interweb\" target=\"_blank\">Interweb<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mortal_coil\" target=\"_blank\">coil<\/a>, but I can&#8217;t let this honor go unrecognized. Write this day down in your calendars, peeps! The day that I play by the rules. And the rules are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass The Award on to 5 most-deserving Bloggy Friends. <em>(About to do it.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author &amp; the name of the blog from whom he\/she has received The Award. <em>(Done.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his\/her blog, and link to <a href=\"http:\/\/scholastic-scribe.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/200-this-blings-for-you.html\" target=\"_blank\">This Post<\/a>, which explains The Award. <em>(Yep.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Each Blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit said post and add his\/her name to the Mr. Linky List. That way, we&#8217;ll be able to keep up-to-date on everyone who receives This Prestigious Honor!<em> (Did that too. Cool widget!)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>My five awardees are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/labeletterouge.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">La Belette Rouge<\/a> for being a brilliant, funny writer who takes hours out of her day to give me good advice, which usually includes, &#8220;Don&#8217;t send that angry email.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>ENC of <a href=\"http:\/\/observationmode.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Observationmode<\/a> for the same reasons as Belette.<\/li>\n<li>Jennine from <a href=\"http:\/\/the-coveted.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Coveted<\/a>. If all her efforts on behalf of<a href=\"http:\/\/independentfashionbloggers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> independent fashion bloggers<\/a> don&#8217;t make her as rich as she deserves &#8230; well, this award will be pretty poor consolation for that!<\/li>\n<li>39th and Broadway, whom I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamsequins.com\/2009\/09\/pre-fashion-week-meetup-at-debut-new.html\" target=\"_blank\">met yesterday at the fabulous Dream Sequins event,<\/a> for saying something like, &#8220;I wish I could be as bitchy as you.&#8221; I&#8217;m proud to be setting the standards for bitchiness.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midtowngirl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Midtown Girl<\/a>, whom I also met yesterday, because she&#8217;s the cutest cutie-pie that was ever baked. I mean, she&#8217;s like a pie baked by whoever it is who would bake cuteness. I don&#8217;t mean baked as in high. Not that I drug tested her or anything. Wait, what am I talking about?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Enjoy, y&#8217;all!<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED SEPT. 10 TO ADD: Most days, I live vicariously through myself like the man in the Dos Equis commercial.<br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/92nDNojJofs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/92nDNojJofs&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Today I&#8217;ll make an exception and live vicariously through <a href=\"http:\/\/marbellastyle.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/scanning-in-way-of-control.html\" target=\"_blank\">gorgeous blogger Miss J<\/a> of Marbella Style, who will be enjoying Madrid&#8217;s Fashion&#8217;s Night Out. I&#8217;m delighted that it was <a href=\"http:\/\/francisnewyork.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/fashions-night-out-the-after-party\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of my posts<\/a> that alerted Miss J to the event and beyond flattered by the kind words written about me. Keep it up, Miss J! The check is in the mail. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was very excited to get the &#8220;Superior Scribbler&#8221; award from gorgeous blogger Lizzi. As I read her post, I thought, &#8220;Cool, she picked me!&#8221; and scrolled down to see the rest of her list. Then I realized I WAS her list. It&#8217;s all about ME! 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