Thursday, March 15, 2012

Being colour blind and Australian in a good way - Kreativ Blogger

I was quite surprised when Wily Guy over at It’s MY Mind dropped a comment on my last post [like it was hot] informing me that I had won an award.

My spell checker is having a breakdown

Now that his cooling down period has passed… You beauty! (Which is Australian for winning, Charlie Sheen style)

Where do I begin in expressing the gratitude of winning such a prestigious award? By not getting ahead of myself and restrain from turning into a knob. You're welcome. Out of all the blogs WIly Guy could have given this award to, and even comparing myself to the other blogs he did give it to, I’m happy to be the smear on his otherwise impressive list.

As per the rules of the award, I have to disclose 10 random things about myself.
  1. I have a degree in Mechatronic Engineering. Most people do not know what it is as it is a made up engineering stream. I know this because Microsoft Word only started to recognise it from the 2010 release. No, I haven’t misspelt Mechanical.
  2. It hurt when I chose chemistry over drama in my final year at high school.
  3. I have never urinated on an electric fence from memory. But the pain is something, I imagine, that I would wipe from memory.
  4. I normally do not dream, but when I do they are always nightmares.
  5. I have seen sumo wrestling live in Japan, and it was awesome. You never would have thought that two fat men in nappies running at each was entertainment. Well, when I say running...
  6. I have skinny dipped in hotel pools where I was not a tenant. Too many people have photos of me naked than I am comfortable with. Maybe I should get into politics.
  7. I cannot have one biscuit. It has to be one biscuit pack. I have done a few projects in an Arnott’s biscuit factory for work, and in the cafeterias they have free biscuits. It was not good.
  8. I would give my pancreases to my sister in a heart beat.
  9. I played Clarinet for eight years at school and was the only male woodwind player. Genius.
  10. I did not own a mobile (Australian for cell phone) until 2003 when I moved out of my parent’s house at the age of 18.

 Now, who will succeed me, and enjoy the glory of my shadow over their reign? There are no requirements or limits for the recipients that I can give this to. So here is a snapshot of six blogs who I know are creative in every way and inspire me to create more (pronounced in Australian as “stop doing that to my leg”)
  1. Dogs On Drugs. My favourite blog in the blogosphere. He is a larrikin (Australian for a fun loving mischievous shit) as far as the definition will take it. He writes with a strong voice and not enough people read that blog. If you are easily offended, probably best not to stick around too long there. It's not a Bloggie, not even close, so just force a smile and accept it Dogs.
  2. A Beer for the Shower. Probably way to popular for this to be their first Kreativ Blogger award given to them by one of their 1000+ followers, but I can’t think of any other team who are as creative as they are. Tough luck Beer, this is the price of fame.
  3. A Tale of Two Continents. I am new to this powerhouse team that crosses oceans. Look at their photos; tell me they are not awesome. It’s not even a photography blog.
  4. Buttons Are Not Currency. This award is not because she took a photo of her boobs, but because she reveals a little of herself every time she puts fingers to keyboard.
  5. Penning the Poetic Narrative. If you don’t know if you’re into poems and shit, read some of this. You will know then. She's good.
  6. The Transformed Non-Conformist. An interesting take on the world and the unfolding story with him and Red of Doesn't Speak Klingon is entertaining none the less. It has all the ingredients for a romantic comedy, minus Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. Easy to read style that is humble as pie.

Special mention does go to Wily Guy at It’s MY Mind. If he did not give me this award I would have given it to him. 

Cheers,

Rusty

20 comments:

  1. I am the same way about cookies (which is American for "biscuits")! Especially Girl Scout Cookies, which may be a solely American form of crack.

    ...but I would never choose chemistry over drama. I'm a true drama-geek.

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    1. Yeah it was a tough choice. Not nearly as much fun, but the drama teacher at that school was not that great either

      Chemistry was a pre-requisite for my degree, and its the skills that pay the bills.

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  2. Thanks Rusty. We appreciate it =)

    - Stephanie

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    1. Don't thank me, you guys do all the hard work.

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  3. Much deserved. Though you are less prolific than your readership would demand, your quality is never lacking.

    Onya!
    WG

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    1. No worries mate!

      I note the "onya" reference, and you have totally earned points ;)

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  4. Ah shucks! Thank you Rusty. So now if I understand this, I need to post 10 random things about myself on my own blog and then I may display this award, is that correct? Rules... so many rules!! :)

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    1. I don't know if anyone has told you, but you're a poet, you don't conform to rules :p

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  5. Back again to comment on your 10 things… drama may have been more interesting than chemistry but when I was in high school I was so shy that the thought of taking drama would have caused a melt down. I have a friend living in Japan… but she is not a sumo wrestler and she can run. And now days… kids at the age of 8 have cell phones and one day they will need to invent antidotes for those who cannot walk to the mail box without it. Course… we may not have mail boxes any more so, it’s all good. :-)

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    1. If you can, go visit your friend and go see sumo wrestling, it is outstanding.

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  6. Thank you for the award. I ad one person comment that I had a big head after one of my posts, so I don't know about the humble part.

    Congrats on getting the award.

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    1. I did do this draft a couple of days ago, how was I to know you were winning more awards?

      You can still be humble and have proud moments.

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  7. Woo-hoo! Thanks, Rusty! And well done on getting you some well-deserved kudos for telling stories about being photographed naked in pools.

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    1. I'm thinking about adding a store to my blog and selling the 8x10 for a couple of bucks

      AS the saying goes, "if you've got it, put it on the internet"

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  8. I dyed my hair blonbde just to look gorgeous while accepting this award. Ahem, I would like to thank all the little people who gave me something to laugh at. Have you even seen a shorty fall to the ground? That is hilarious stuff, and without laughter, we all turn into hipsters. That's just sad.

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    1. If it wasn't for hipsters my Grandma wouldn't be fashionable.

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  9. Cheers and congratulations, senor. We very much appreciate the respek! You're a funny fella too and we look forward to reading more of your work (and seeing the standup) in the future!

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    1. Gigs are starting up again, will put up a new video soon if I'm not rubbish :p

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  10. Ha two fat men in nappies. GROSS!! Adult baby wrestling, Japanese style..

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    1. Is there any other kind of adult wrestling?

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