the otherwhirled

….Ecstatically Linkified.

over the weekend, two of my blogging buddies—friends, i dare say—awarded/inflicted upon me the following award:

great, no pressure, guys!

but serious thank-yous go out to the two who bestowed this honor upon me: Tengrain at Mock, Paper, Scissors, and PissedInNY (aka gmb) at I Can’t Believe It’s Not A Democracy. along with the thank-yous, please accept my heart-felt condolences for a. not having anything better to do on a Sunday, and b. being within my sphere of influence. i hope i am not contagious….in a bad way. it is also worthy of note that it’s Tengrain’s fault that i pulled this blog together from three previous incarnations, separated it from what is now perpetual dawnne, and continue to avoid other responsibilities by posting here.

ah, well, as little as i believe i deserve such an award, it is now my duty to pass it along….presumably to ten individuals whom i feel are “worthy”. quite frankly, i think my taste in bloggers is exceedingly better than my taste in former girlfriends. the problem with this, and why i didn’t post this until this morning, was finding bloggers that hadn’t already been tagged with this! which by no means the following list is “second rate”. it means that it would appear that a lot of us who enjoy each other’s company really enjoy each other’s company! but hopefully some of the blogs below that i enjoy will be found to be just as enjoyable by you!

in no particular order, but in an ordered list, because the style for unordered lists in this theme is a little goofy inside posts:

1. Stringer ~ down-under snarkery and observations excellently flavored with a unique wit.
2. One Pissed Off Veteran ~ partly because I’m one, too; mostly because he does it better than i do, and absolutely because he’s worth it. hopefully he’ll see this when he returns from his cruise, the lucky bastard.
3. Media Needle ~ i may well not be the first to tag the influential former resident of Sestakestan with this, but not only did i not see his blog on any other lists, but i really, really appreciate his sense of humor and insight.
4. Bathos for the Misanthropic ~ completely politically incorrect (which is a euphemism for “honest”), remarkably funny, candid, and bitingly sarcastic…and those are just the good qualities. i absolutely love reading this blog. he’s gotten me out of a bad mood on several occasions.
5. The Great Endarkenment ~ insightful and acerbic commentary on the world we live in and life in general. prescient, i think is the word.
6. The Zen Cabin ~ very well-formed writings that provide a clear, considered perspective on politics and society, tempered with a sense of humor that belies a rather charming inner angst.
7. Bay of Fundie ~ a newer acquaintance, but long-time blogger, who does a wonderful job of keeping the radical right at bay. i’ve very much enjoyed adding him to my daily read.
8. Current Jam ~ another recent find with an eclectic wit, or at least an eclectically expressed sense of humor. something like that. CJ is much more than just a small-town girl living in a lonely world, and certainly much more than just jelly.
9. Hysterical Raisins ~ there are some folks in our crowd whose photoshop skills are phenomenal. i don’t think nonnie9999 is as recognized as could be. you are hereby required to blogroll this blog, put it in your feeds, and laugh your ass off in delight at the humor, and cry your eyes out at the technical expertise.
10. last but not least, i present to you, Blind Orange Julius. this former South Dakotan somehow slipped through my blogroll after i moved to this domain and i’m sad to say i missed it (largely because he’s in my feeds). and speaking of photoshop skills, the man’s a whizz. he’s in the middle of a (physical) move right now, but i know you’ll enjoy reading and viewing his past posts while he’s getting situated. it is highly recommended that you do not read his blog while drinking a beverage that you don’t want on your monitor and keyboard.

wow, i guess coming up with ten wasn’t so hard. that’s also probably because i don’t link to crappy places that i wouldn’t read myself!

now….link, feed, enjoy!