Liebster award

Jade at Muffin Tea House has nominated us for a Liebster Award.  What the heck is a Liebster Award?  I’m not exactly sure.  Is it a form of lobster?

  Probably not, but wouldn’t Liebster the Lobster be the best character EVER?  

 
  I googled it.  It is not a lobster (frowny face).  It is a blogging award, though.  And it has rules.  Rules…made to be broken?  Perhaps.  Perhaps not (it kinda depends on whether or not Evening is looking).

   Those rules (made to be broken) are: I must tell you 11 things about myself (why 11?  Am I too boring for 12?  Too interesting for 10?  But I digress); I must answer 11 questions that Jade has put forth; I must create 11 questions for people that I nominate for this award, all – you guessed it – 11 of them; I must link up those 11 to this post.

  Egads!  I’ve got work to do.  

  So, without further ado here are 11 things about me (not 12, not 10):

1.       I have a rather odd sense of humour and I’m cool with that.

2.    I was raised by trees (not wolves, trees.  Get that straight).

3.    I’m kind of a hippie

4.    I have been refusing to grow up since I was (gasp!) 11

5.     My travel dream is to visit the Ngorongoro Crater

6.    I now want a pet lobster solely so that I can name it ‘Liebster the Lobster’

7.     I’m addicted to making toys for my daughter, Evening, that she is not even old enough to play with yet

8.    I still can’t believe someone left me in charge of a real, live baby

9.    I desperately want someone to open a gay bar called ‘the Lonely Moustache’

10.                        I have a friend whose goldfish are named ‘Fin’ and ‘Tail’ and I am currently trying to bribe her to change those to ‘Fin’ and ‘Tale’

11.    I adore ferns.  They are so full of life that they fill me with joy

  Still reading?  Wow, you are sweet.

  Now for part 2 – I must answer Jade’s questions:

1.      How is your day so far?  Pretty fabulous, thank you!

2.    Why do you blog?  I blog to remember all the little things about my daughter Evening being this size and that size, and all the sweet/ funny/goofy things she does.

3.    Ever drunk text someone?  No.  In fact, I’ve never been a phone person.  (Drops to a whisper) I don’t actually have a cell phone and I don’t want one.

4.    What is your passion?  Right now it’s making sure that Evening has a happy and magical childhood.

5.     Read any good books lately?  Why yes, I have.  ‘The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making’ by Catherynne M Valente.  In fact, close your computer and go read it right now, it’s fantastic.

6.    What is the most daring thing you’ve ever done?  Cuddling a lion every morning for a few summers ;)

7.     Know any good jokes?   Maybe.  Q – what do vegan zombies eat?  A – Grrrrrrrains

8.    If you could live in another city, where would you live?  Moncton, NB, my hometown and where the heart longs to be.

9.    What skill or ability do you wish you had?  I’ve always wanted to be able to shrink down and explore things like hollow trees (dreamy sigh)

10.            Who would play you in a movie?  Bobo the gorilla.

11.    What did you eat today?  Cereal for breakfast, leftover tortillas for lunch.

Thanks for those, Jade, that was fun.  

And now (insert evil laugh) it’s time for my questions:

1.       What would you name a pet lobster?

2.    Are you willing to open a gay bar named ‘the Lonely Moustache’?

3.    What were you raised by?

4.    How did your parents/guardians/alternate lifestyle family leaders meet?

5.     What is your favourite book of all time?

6.     Have you ever had an original idea?

7.     Who is you hero/heroine?

8.    Who is your favourite tree (specimen, not species)?

9.    Please tell me the life story of your favourite pet.

10.                        What is your guilty pleasure?

11.   Who do you want to be when you grow up?

  Compelling stuff.  I bet you are desperate to answer these questions.   And I won’t deny you, because I’m supposed to nominate 11 people, but I don’t actually know very many bloggers all that well, and the ones I do don’t seem like a good fit for this sort of  thing.  So, instead, if you want to be nominated, leave me a comment, I’ll nominate you and link to your blog.  Come one and all!  We'll even go past 11 if we need to (shock! awe!)

the nominees:
 Lou-Ann from the Misplaced Mermaid

   In the meantime, how about another glimpse of ol’ Liebster the Lonely Lobster for the road