E is for Excellent and W is for Wordpress Makes Me Drink Lots and Lots of Wine
If you tried to visit my site today and came across some Funkytown error message, I apologize. I attempted to fool around with something on my own ( Oh dear Lord would someone please cut off my hands if I ever even mention that I may be doing this again). Well, I utterly and completely WRECKED my entire blog. I swear Wordpress is out to get me. Or drive me to drink. Or both.
For the most part, it is back up and running again, but the categories section is still a mess. (Click at your own risk but be forewarned that, as of this writing, you will wind up in 404 error hell.) If anyone is a Wordpress Wizard and could advise me on how to fix this, I’d be forever and ever grateful to you. You can even have some of the wine I’m drinking tonight, but you have to act quickly because it is going fast.
Ok, on to more positive things. Last night I opened up my comments to see that Amy from Permission to Peruse had given me an award. Not just any award. It’s the highly coveted “E Is For Excellent” blogger award.
To be completely honest, I hadn’t heard of it before yesterday, but who the heck cares. It is an award and it’s MINE ALL MINE. Oh, it’s not really all mine? I’m supposed to share it? That makes it even better! I’m all about sharing the love. Well, I’ll get to that in a second.
While I’m excited to receive this, I’m still asking myself why anyone would want to give little ole me a blog award for the absolutely absurd and irrelevant things that I post. (Case in point–I’m sure the world just about stopped spinning before I posted about Jason Castro and how he would look without dreads–these are important topics, ya know). Plus now I’m feeling all kinds of pressure to say something important. Or witty. Or at least not completely dumb. Oh yeah, I’m feeling all kinds of pressure. Is this normal? (no) Am I paranoid? (yes) Anyway, I don’t want to sound ungrateful, so thank you, thank you, thank you Amy!!
Now on to the fun part. I’m supposed to pay it forward and give the award to some other deserving bloggers. Oh, this is hard. All of the blogs I read on a daily basis would be considered “excellent”. Why else would I read them? Duh!
Alright, since I can’t pick them all, here is who I’m giving the award to:
Beth at I Should Be Folding Laundry–She’s probably my favorite of my favorites. I’ve been reading her for awhile now and I have to say that I always look forward to her posts because sometimes they crack me up and sometimes they make me cry (this isn’t a bad thing, really), but they always make me smile. She’s been through a lot this year but still manages to try to keep a really positive attitude about things. I find that inspiring and uplifting. I’ll read her for as long as she decides to keep blogging.
**On a side note: Beth also just started her own blog design business that just launched TODAY!! Check it out here (there is a special sale of 50% off of all blog makeover orders received by THIS Thursday, May 15th). Because I blog with the evil, evil, EVIL Wordpress, I’m not eligible. They are only doing Blogger and Typepress for now. Damn you, Wordpress again for ruining my day!!
Amy at My Friend Amy’s Blog–Amy’s posts are always thought-provoking and well-written. She blogs about a lot of different topics, but one of her main areas of focus is on books. She is doing a Read One Book Challenge which I’m thinking that even a total slacker like me might just be able to do.
Carrie at Stop Screaming I’m Driving–I just discovered this blog and I’m really enjoying it. Carrie has a way of storytelling that is so entertaining. Definitely, check her out! Check ‘em all out. Go, on get out of here.
Wait, one more thing…while we are on the topic of awards (and because I’m way too tired to post a full Idol recap), I give the best of the night award to David Archuletta. I really thought David Cook would blow everyone away, but it just wasn’t meant to be. I really liked David A. doing My Boo. I know it wasn’t perfect and he doesn’t have the sexy edge that Chris Brown has, but I still thought he pulled it off. He’ll definitely get the teen girl vote. In the end, I’d bet my life that it is going to be an all David finale. Poor Syesha. Girl, what were you thinking with the penguin song? And if you are going to sing a penguin song, at least don’t wear black and white.
What did you think of the final three? Did you vote?
Check out more Idol Recaps over at Boomama’s.
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Wow, thanks for the award! Glad to see you’re up and running again.
I’ve been blogging three years and this is my first bloggy award. I don’t know what that says, but thanks!
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I didn’t vote, but I think David C. will be the winner. I want to adopt David A. though.
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Congratulations on the blog award!
And you’re the second person in the last day that has blogged about having problems with Wordpress…that does not sound like any fun at all, nope no fun. Hope your bottle of wine is a good one, although you’d probably settle for anything at this point. 
I hope things get better with it real quick.
No, I didn’t vote, but I think you’re right: the final two will be the two Davids. I’ll definitely need to vote next week though…no excuses not to!
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Wow. I am speechless, Jen. THANK YOU for the award and the incredible things you wrote about me. I already e-mailed you about the wordpress thing…we’ll learn it, babe. I promise.
Thanks again, you are the best.
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Oh and I like wine. Can I drink with you?
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Thank you so much Jen!
I have got to check out the other awardees (is that even a word?)! And I’d totally take you up on that wine too, btw!
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Duh, and also – congratulations on being so very excellent yourself!
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I love Wordpress, but I am not trying to go it on my own. It is all about the template. David A. is the bane of my existence. I can’t even describe how much this kid bugs me. Then again he is the perfect AI. Very sugary pop. David C. would do much better on his own than under the AI label.
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