I just noticed my blog is officially one year old! Woohoo! Coincidentally, my blog shares a birthday with my dad, my husband’s dad, and Dr. Seuss.
This cannot go by uncelebrated.
LET”S HAVE A GIVEAWAY!
What can we give away?
Hmmm.
It’s a surprise (even for me)!
In honor of my blog’s first birthday, I will send a goody bag o’ fun to a randomly selected commenter (Now would be a good time to come out of lurkdom and comment, lest I get a complex that no-one-is-interested-enough-in-my-blog-to-even-get-free-presents-and-devote-the-blog-energy-to-other-pursuits. It’s like blog birthday blackmail.).
What will be in the goody bag? Err, candy! Let’s start there. You’ll get sweet stuff! And something handmade. Yes, I’ll make you something! Plus, probably some ink on pulp. Who knows what I’ll throw in there? I don’t. But, it will be fun!
Comment on anything you like. Got a book recommendation? Bring it. Did you really enjoy 30 Rock last week? Say so! Give me a suggestion for something to do in my last week of 33-ness. I’ll pick a random lucky recipient next week when I’m 34. Err, if someone leaves a comment.
Other stuff now! Wordpress is trying to thwart my links, so they won’t be very pretty today.
Nancy Pearl talks to Mark Siegel of First Second Books here: http://www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3030902
Betsy Bird wants to make a list of the top 100 picture books! Send her your suggestions! You can find more info here: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1790000379/post/1950041395.html
The Golden Kite Awards have been announced! And, I’m excited to hear that some of my favorite blogging buddies will be covering the SCBWI LA conference! YAY! Details here: http://cwim.blogspot.com/2009/03/scbwi-2009-golden-kite-winners.html
The SCBWI Western Washington conference is in two months! If you’re planning on registering, the early bird discount ends on the 9th. Why not save money? You shouldn’t delay anyway, because I’m guessing we’ll sell out soon.
And here is the messy link for that: http://www.tinyurl.com/scbwiwwa
Alright, this link thing is bugging me. It looks like they’re not even hyperlinks, so you’ll have to cut and paste. Sorry about that. Next time I promise to have a much more convenient post.
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March 3, 2009 at 10:04 am
Martha
If your blog is 1, how old is that in human years?
March 3, 2009 at 11:10 am
Jolie
Happy, happy blogiversary! Me wants cupcakes in the goody bag o fun!
March 3, 2009 at 11:45 am
Ashley Ann
Happy birthday blog!
Let’s see…best book ever that I just got addicted to and couldn’t stop reading-
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
It’s a series, and I’m waiting oh so patiently for book number 4 to be available from the library (I think I have the second hold on it!). I blame those books (and being sick) for why I didn’t touch my sewing machine for almost all of February.
March 3, 2009 at 11:45 am
CocoaStomp
Happy double birthdays!
CANDY CANDY CANDY!!! NO. I will forfeit my chance to randomly win because I got the best t-shirt EVER in the mail from Wagging Tales all the way from the Muppet What-Not workshop.
I suggest for your birthday that you try to find The Inbetweeners to watch. It is all laughs, all cringe, all the time.
http://www.e4.com/inbetweeners/
March 3, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Jenna
Congrats & Happy birthday!!! Despite the fact that I’m able to ramble on ad nauseum on my own blog, I suddenly feel shy here. Go figure!
Might I humbly suggest chocolate for the giveaway? And my favorite read right now is Jane Yolen’s Take Joy, A writer’s guide to loving the craft. It’s full of sweet gems. Perhaps like your giveaway.
March 3, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Holly Cupala
Happy happy happy birthday, Wagging Tales! May your second year (and your blog owner’s 34th) be filled with rhymes that don’t suck, absent of rejections that do, and showered with candy of all kinds. Sour kinds are especially good.
Hmmm, favorite recent read…I adored The Underneath.
March 3, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Juli
Are you telling me that dad shares a birthday with THE Dr. Seuss??? Who knew? Well, you did, obviously. But I did not!
I’m reading the Charlaine Harris series. Light vampire fun. I’m loving it.
Am I eligible to win goodies, or would that be like nepotism? Probably nobody would believe the randomness of that outcome, eh? Better just make me some groovy stuff because I’m your sister and you like me and keep me out of the giveaway.
Happy birthday, Wagging Tales and Kim. Celebrate your last week off 33-dom with music, food that’s bad for you, and a glass of good wine.
March 4, 2009 at 7:07 am
suz
Did hear… Candy?????!!!!!
Happy blogging!!!!
March 4, 2009 at 10:02 am
Kjersten
Happy Blog Birthday!
Make a wish!
March 4, 2009 at 10:14 am
Laurie Thompson
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Wagging Tales! And happy upcoming birthday, Kim! I’m reading The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp and want to HIGHLY recommend it. I’m reading it very slowly, because it’s beautiful, poetic, and oh so appropriate for anybody trying to make something from scratch. Check it out! (Then pick me, pick me!)
March 4, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Elaine
Did you say chocolate?
Happy Birthday, Wagging Tales!
My current favorite read? North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley.
March 5, 2009 at 11:43 am
Kim
Awww, look at all these comments! I was worried I wouldn’t have any. Thanks, guys! I feel all warm and fuzzy.
March 6, 2009 at 7:23 am
kleiosbelly
kim,
happy anniversary! there must be something in the water because i finally got around to posting pictures of the little bird i won in your last giveaway!
http://kleiosbelly.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/givingreceiving/
coicidence or planetary alignment? not sure but best wishes to you either way!
mara
March 11, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Steph
I’m a bit late but Happy Bloggy Birthday!
March 28, 2009 at 2:16 pm
RaiulBaztepo
Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo