The voting rounds for the Canadian Blog Awards have begun, and you get one whole vote this week per category. *pick me pick me* (Saskboy jumps up and down waving his hands in the air)
You could be selfish and pick yourself over me [if you're nominated]. (Yes I’m kidding about the “selfish” crack, Megan.) Some people are even almost recommending me.
You can vote for only once per category.
I’ll make my endorsements for other bloggers as the week moves on. Suffice to say there are a lot of great blogs I’d love to give a nod to, and on top of helping to run this year’s CBAs, I don’t have as much time as I’d like to highlight them all this week. I try to mention them throughout the year.
Best Blogosphere Citizen - would be very nice to win, even though I’m sure there are better bloggers out there who do more for their communities [both virtual and offline]. I guess we’ll see if my help running the CBAs, ProgressiveBloggers.ca, and putting together SaskBlogs BBQs will pay off with an award. Considering Boing-Boing’s Cory Doctorow is in the running, I’m guessing I won’t take first place :-D (Understatement of the year, probably.)
Best Local Blog - nominated by newspaper extraordinaire Ron Petrie
Best Personal Blog - which would be cool to win, but the competition will crush me. You’re better off voting for fellow SaskBlogger Schmutzie.
I will not be defending my 3rd place finish for Best progressive Blog ‘06, because I wasn’t nominated this time, and didn’t do it myself :-) Off The Grid, which took first place for Best Sci/Tech blog last year also isn’t renominated, so a new winner will be found in that category as well. WinExtra, xSamplex, or EasternBlot are all worthy Sci/Tech blogs which I’ve found interesting in past visits.
Being the season of awards, both on and offline, the 2008 Bloggies are well underway too. [CORRECTION: 'The Canadian F-word blog Awards' is the creation of the two principals at 'A Creative Revolution' not "The feminist bloggers at Bread N' Roses have put together the F-Word Awards"], the lawyer bloggers have put together the CLawBies, and by the end of January we’ll all be awarded out.
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I’ll be in Toronto on the weekend for CBC’s Test The Nation [facebook page]. Any suggestions on what to wear on air, or see in the city while I’m there?
By the way, why are Flight Crews beating Bloggers? Wouldn’t you rather I be flying your plane, serving you snacks, or making sure your tray table and seat are in their upright positions for example?
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And in exciting news (to me anyway) I’ve become a blogger that makes notable money by blogging! Yes, that’s right, I’ve sold out to the man (and sold advertising other than Google Adsense which has made me about $4/month, tops). I can use the money to buy more years of my domain name, or maybe something less practical. Still can’t quit the day job(s) [not that I want to, anyway].
So without further delay, here is my blog’s sponsor… Atlantic Inkjet Cartridges.
They also offer refilled cartridges, and have a US online store as well as Canadian. After seeing this post about how much of a rip-off new cartridges can be for inkjet printers, they wanted me to advertise their refilled and name brand cartridges.
I have a couple of refilled cartridges for Ashley’s printer now, and can hardly wait to try them out. The shipping was fast, and the boxes contain instructions for how to install the cartridges if you’ve never used a refilled one before.
Of course this isn’t the first time I’ve been sponsored, but it’s been with goodies before. Like the old fashioned razor from Nashville Knife Shop.
Yes indeedy, blogging is cool.
Free trip to Toronto - check.
Free razor - check.
Free t-shirts - check.
Free 2007 Spacing Toronto calendar - check.
Free printer ink and moola - check.
World peace and absolute contentment - still workin’ on it.
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Megan | 15-Jan-08 at 8:25 am | Permalink
Yes, I am selfish. It’s true. And stay off my lawn!
In all seriousness, I voted for you in one of the other categories. I love your blog.
But how is it possible that my Being David Hasselhoff series did not merit a nomination for Best Blog Post Series? I smell conspiracy…
balbulican | 15-Jan-08 at 9:07 am | Permalink
Saskboy, one of the best things about the blog awards is clicking through to the nominees, especially in unfamiliar categories. I can’t do that in the nomination pages, and it’s a real pain in the ass to go back and forth to the nomination pages.
Can that be fixed?
Saskatchewan Politics - Blog Navel Gazing - CBA 2007 edition; Toronto bound; Sponsored! | Saskapedia | 15-Jan-08 at 9:15 am | Permalink
[...] Blog Navel Gazing - CBA 2007 edition; Toronto bound; Sponsored! The voting rounds for the Canadian Blog Awards have begun, and you get one whole vote this week per category. *pick me pick me* (Saskboy jumps up and down waving his hands in the air) You could be selfish and pick yourself over me [if you’re nominated]. (Yes I’m kidding about the “selfish” crack, Megan.) Some people are even almost recommending me. You can vote for only once per category. I’ll make my endorsements for other bloggers as the week moves on. Suffice to say there are a lot of gre [...]
Saskboy | 15-Jan-08 at 9:15 am | Permalink
Megan, you conspired against yourself by not nominating it :-O ;-)
Bulbulican, I agree, but technical limitations of WordPress.COM have hindered my attempts thus far. I’m keeping my eyes open for a solution.
schmutzie | 15-Jan-08 at 9:27 am | Permalink
Thanks for the plug! And all the best to you!
balbulican | 15-Jan-08 at 9:29 am | Permalink
Sorry, guy, I meant I can’t do that in the VOTING pages.
Saskboy | 15-Jan-08 at 9:32 am | Permalink
I know Balb, the nomination pages are currently the only place where people can go to check out a blog name they are unfamiliar with.
Roshan | 15-Jan-08 at 9:51 am | Permalink
I voted for you in two categories - Best Local Blog & Best Personal Blog. If you win, don’t 4get me in your victory speech.
You can start by saying “to the most intelligent & handsome person in the world, who inspired me the most….” - the rest you can come up with ;)
huffb1 | 15-Jan-08 at 7:22 pm | Permalink
To all the Saskblogs in the run. GO SASKBLOGS GO :-)
willy be frantic | 15-Jan-08 at 10:25 pm | Permalink
You have done a nice summary of the blog awards. Lawyers blog - who knew !
Just a small correction to this mention. BTW, thanks for mentioning it.
“The feminist bloggers at Bread N’ Roses have put together the F-Word Awards, ”
‘The Canadian F-word blog Awards’ is the creation of the two principals at ‘A Creative Revolution’.
Bread N’ Roses does nice work also. They can be nominated in the F-word Awards whereas ACR cannot be, because they are hosting / running the awards.
Again, thanks for the mention.
Saskboy | 15-Jan-08 at 10:30 pm | Permalink
Thanks for the correction Willy be Frantic.
talk talk talk | 16-Jan-08 at 8:58 pm | Permalink
Hey, great to hear you’ll be visiting the big city! I was planning on watching that show too. My advice: don’t wear black (you’ll disappear) or stripes (hard on the eyes). Wear a great colour, like um hot pink! :P
As to what to see, where do I begin?! The usual suspects include the CN Tower and a tour of the SkyDome, oh sorry Rogers Centre. You have GOT to see the Dino exhibit at the ROM. It has, bar none, the best dinosaur collection in the world. There’s all sorts of theatre, small, big, outlandish. The symphony. The opera. The sports bars and pubs. There’s skating at Nathan Philips Square. The Eaton Centre, which everyone seems to want to go to. If you like nature, there’s High Park and the Toronto Islands, the ravines too. Want more ideas? Just ask!