Once again, I’ve been shocked and humbled… I got a notification yesterday from the mmmmm family that she nominated me for The Versatile Blogger Award! She made no mention of me being old (ahem) or weird (ahem). She just mentioned “well done” and “lovely,” thank you very much.
If you haven’t checked out her blog, by the way, do it now! She’s an amazing wife and mommy. And she’s brave, caring, and funny. Thank you so much for the award, Michaela!!!
Now, on to the rules of this award:
1. Display the award on your page.
2. Announce your win with a post. Link back to your nominator as a ‘thank you’ for the nomination.
3. Present 15 awards to other deserving bloggers, and let them know you’ve nominated them.
4. Post 7 interesting things about yourself.
Let’s get the 7 things out of the way first:
1. I am officially in “study for the LSAT” mode now. I got this. (Yes, I’m trying to convince myself more than you.)

Source: http://jurishunger.blogspot.com
2. I used to wish that I was Kelly Kapowski.

Source: wikia
So I would grow up to look like this: (You’re welcome.)

Source: Barstool Sports
3. I love going to the dentist. Yes, I said love.

Source: Jokeroo
4. I can’t take any type of cold or allergy medicine. It’s like crack. Seriously.
Me on cold medicine:

Source: Celebitchy
5. I hate orange foods. All of them. Yuck.

Source: Squidoo
6. I can speak a little bit of French. I took five years of it – I should know more than a little.

Source: Doble LOL
7. I hate surprises.
And now… here are my 15 nominees for the Versatile Blogger Award (along with my favorite quotes from their pages):
1. rarasaur – “Cows don’t use toilets.”
2. E’s Blog – “If I don’t say anything, no one will know who I am. If I say too much, I’m a conceited asshole.”
3. Main Street Musings – “In my L.A. world, lobster came pre cracked, along with a bowl of warm lemon water for hand washing, and a plastic bib that said ‘Red Lobster.’”
4. Mollytopia – “I’d rather eat a deep-fried turd than say anything about myself…”
5. That Unique* Weblog – “More than once I have muttered, ‘I’m going to stick a fork in my eye’…”
6. LIFE: everyone has one! – “I run faster, I look better in a wife beater, and I could probably beat her in arm wrestling or regular wrestling, if she was brave enough to try…..Plus mom likes me better!!”
7. Ben’s Bitter Blog – “I immediately screamed like a little girl.”
8. don of all trades – “I can do many things half-assed.”
9. Other than Lovie – “This growing old shit is for the birds.”
10. Anna Lea West – “The perfect day would include loved ones, mexican food and seeing someone bounce off a sliding glass door.”
11. Adventures, Aspirations and “Aha” Moments – “Fake it till you make it.”
12. anelephantcant – “Occasionally funny, sometimes serious, mostly pointless.”
13. Dadicus Grinch – “I look part chicken, part zombie, and 100% creeper.”
14. RePrEsSeD ExPrEsSiOnS – “No, idiot, you broke my concentration, now it’s starting to dribble out!”
15. “Normal” is the New Boring – “Parenting is a special kind of crazy…”
Thank you again for the award, Michaela!
July 30th, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Awe, thank you…..,,,,,,.fucker.
July 30th, 2013 at 4:51 pm
Ah, Don… Just wait until tomorrow.
Mwahahahaha!
July 30th, 2013 at 4:52 pm
It gets worse??
July 30th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
I’m sworn to silence. 😉
July 30th, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Oh, it’s a conspiracy!!
July 30th, 2013 at 5:01 pm
What is??? [Wearing my best look of innocence…]
July 30th, 2013 at 4:53 pm
Yay LSAT Mode!
July 30th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
Hmm… I don’t know about that!
July 30th, 2013 at 5:12 pm
mmmm I do, we’re excited about it.
July 30th, 2013 at 5:16 pm
I had a roommate once that took the LSATS and was in study mode and the other roommate asked me if there was a fire in our building what I would grab. I answered and asked her and she was like “I’d fireman carry Rachel because she wouldn’t notice the fire”. You’re going to do this and rock it.
July 31st, 2013 at 8:43 am
Hahaha! That is so funny! Now I just wish I could focus like she did! (And that I had someone to carry me out of a fire!) Lol!
You are too sweet, girlie!!
July 31st, 2013 at 11:04 am
I’ll carry you!
July 31st, 2013 at 11:23 am
You’re the best!!
July 30th, 2013 at 4:54 pm
Oh, Kelly Kapowski…
Seriously though… Who the hell loves going to the doctor?
July 30th, 2013 at 4:55 pm
Dentist*
Damn you WordPress for not allowing me to delete my comments.
July 30th, 2013 at 4:59 pm
Ha ha! I knew what you meant! (Although, I don’t mind the doctor, either, as long as he doesn’t tell me to bend over…)
July 30th, 2013 at 4:57 pm
I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I LOVE it!!! Lol!
(I knew you’d like the Kelly part!)
July 30th, 2013 at 4:54 pm
Wait a second? You call Don AND myself mean but he is the only one that gets the award!! I call bullshit!
July 30th, 2013 at 4:55 pm
He got the award because he’s meanER.
July 30th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
I am having an WHAT THE HELL moment….. not because I wasn’t nominated, but because some how I wasn’t following your blog anymore..WTF!! did I click on the wrong button???..as went back through I noticed that I missed countless posts…..stupid me I thought you were on vacation hahaha…..well shit now I have some reading to do!!!
July 30th, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Ha – I wish I was on vacation! (I like your thoughts better!)
When I noticed that you weren’t anymore (I actually had a slight panic attack the day I lost a follower), I racked my brain trying to figure out which post offended you!!
Psycho, I know… 😉
July 30th, 2013 at 5:06 pm
offend me no…never…..I love your posts!! I’m still trying to figure out how it was even possible….yeah the follow button is right next to the like button, maybe I was just clicking away…..who knows…..YOU SHOULD have messaged me and said “really bitch?” hahaha……the last things I read was on the 23rd…it was Tuesday…uhmmm i think I slept ok….who knows???
July 31st, 2013 at 8:40 am
Ha ha! I really should have! You would have appreciated it!
July 31st, 2013 at 8:41 am
Ohhh good you’re still here…..I was hoping I wasn’t “unfollowing” people in my sleep!! hahaha….KIDDING!!
July 31st, 2013 at 8:55 am
Ha! You are cracking me up!
July 30th, 2013 at 5:02 pm
And … just so you know … I try not to always nominate the same people over and over. Some people hate awards!
July 30th, 2013 at 5:11 pm
hate awards?? maybe they just received too many during their childhood or were constantly praised as a kid…..which wouldn’t apply in my case. hahaha….
July 31st, 2013 at 8:41 am
Yeah… mine either!
I need to start a “Do Award” and “Don’t Award” List!
I’ll make sure you’re at the top of the first one!!
July 31st, 2013 at 9:02 am
I’ve encountered some that won’t acknowledge awards and yeah….I’m a little hurt but I guess I shouldn’t take it personally……..someone should create a Grumpy Gus award!
July 31st, 2013 at 9:12 am
This made me think of you (and giggle)!!
July 31st, 2013 at 9:17 am
hahahaha….cute!!!
July 30th, 2013 at 5:44 pm
Awwww…thank you, love! I feel so honored! 🙂
July 31st, 2013 at 8:45 am
You deserve lots and lots of awards!! 🙂
July 31st, 2013 at 7:50 pm
*Blushes*
July 30th, 2013 at 6:00 pm
LSAT – good luck! And French for five years? I’m right there with you mon amie (and barely speak any). Congrats on the award!
July 31st, 2013 at 8:46 am
Thank you 🙂
Yeah… I don’t know what I was thinking living in the Southern U.S. and studying my butt off in French! FRENCH?! FRENCH?! A lot of good that does both of us, huh?!
July 31st, 2013 at 11:56 am
Yeah. I’m always thrilled thinking back to the endless hours I spent in the foreign language center…all for nothing (except when I get a rare cab driver from a French speaking country and try to converse. Drunk of course, so I’m sure I make all kinds of sense).
July 31st, 2013 at 12:09 am
You have the BEST taste in blogs (and that has nothing to do with mine–I have found some of my fav’s from YOU!) . And my favorite comments to read are yours, donofalltrades, and ned’sblog. They are (sometimes) better than the post (well, not yours, the other ones). Thankee so much for the honor, you amaze me!
July 31st, 2013 at 8:49 am
Hee hee – thank you! 🙂
Yeah… I bet sometimes people wish they’d disable comments on some posts! Lol!
You are deserving of far more honors than I could ever give you on a blogging site – that’s for sure! xoxo
July 31st, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Nuh-uh….YOU ARE
July 31st, 2013 at 10:21 am
Thanks! I like your 7 things a lot as well. I was going to nominate you when I was making my post but then I saw you had already been nominated and just posted! It’s like VBA season or something!
July 31st, 2013 at 10:32 am
Haha – yes, it is! It seems like these things come in waves!
Thank you for thinking of me 🙂
July 31st, 2013 at 4:17 pm
This is a wonderful post! I laughed like a maniac at the office, haha! 🙂 I’m honored to have been nominated, and congrats on your awards!!
July 31st, 2013 at 4:25 pm
As I’m sure you know, it becomes more and more difficult to think of 7 things about yourself without eventually sounding ridiculous!
You deserve every award you get – you’re my virtual mentor!
July 31st, 2013 at 5:04 pm
That’s the sweetest thing ever! I’m sure there’s better mentors to be found out there though, 😀 haha!
July 31st, 2013 at 4:46 pm
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July 31st, 2013 at 9:57 pm
I love surprising people, especially when they don’t like it.
July 31st, 2013 at 10:04 pm
THAT doesn’t surprise me a bit!! 😉
August 1st, 2013 at 12:36 am
Good.
August 2nd, 2013 at 4:26 pm
Congratulations to you. 🙂
August 2nd, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Why thank you 😉
The best part of being awesome is having awesome blogger friends… like YOU!
August 2nd, 2013 at 4:37 pm
🙂
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