I’ve Been Liebstered!
I’ve been awarded the Liebster Blog Award by the kind and lovely Mrs. S. over at Reading on the F Train! I was awarded a Liebster way back last September–but that was back when my blog was still in diapers. Not that the award wasn’t special then (it was), but I think it’s long enough ago that I can participate in the sharing. First, thank you to Mrs. S. for bestowing the award on me; you should pay her blog a visit if you haven’t already. If you need the link, here it is:
http://readingontheftrain.blogspot.com
I hope you can see that okay. 🙂
My first order of business, as a Liebster recipient, is to list five things about me. I did this last week for the Versatile Blogger Award (remember the mushy cereal controversy?), but I’m sure I can come up with some other things about me you might be interested to know…
- I was actually born in a British Military Hospital in Germany–it was West Germany at the time.
- I firmly believe anything tastes better with chocolate, and there’s no such thing as “too much chocolate.” Favorite birthday cake: chocolate cake with chocolate icing (frosting), served with chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk. I go all warm and snuggly inside just thinking about it!
- I really like wasabi, and will gladly use it as a substitute for regular horseradish or for mustard, as well as on sushi (vegetarian sushi, of course). The best hot dog? A vegetarian hot dog in a bun with Colman’s English Mustard on one side, wasabi on the other, topped with fried onions and ketchup. I can see I’m going to get a *ton* of lunch invitations based on this…!
- I watched It’s a Wonderful Life all the way through for the first time this past Christmas. I’d seen parts of it before, but had never watched it from start to finish. It really is a great movie!
- As much as my accent has been tainted by living in the US for nearly 20 years, I still cannot say “tomato” the American way (to-may-to). It’s still a to-mah-to to me, and always will be.
And now, I get to pass the award on to five blogs with less than 200 subscribers. For these, I’m just going to choose five of the blogs I follow that qualify:
I encourage you to visit, and perhaps even subscribe to these blogs (if you don’t already). You know how encouraging it is to get new members/friends/subscribers, so I hope you’ll take the time to bring a smile into a fellow blogger’s life today!
Aww! Thanks Colin!! You’re AWESOME!
For the past 10 years as soon as December approaches I have promised myself that I will watch It’s A Wonderful Life. Still haven’t gotten around to it. It’s become an ongoing joke with my mom. Next year. lol.
You’re very welcome, Theresa!
I had been telling myself (and my wife) for years that I needed to watch that movie all the way through. This last Christmas I just decided to quit saying that and DO it! 🙂
Thanks for the super-sized link!
I find it fascinating that tomato is the lone hold-out…what about migraine? Lieutenant? Or, the word I listen for to pick out Brit actors gone American: anything. Do you pronounce the y liike a long e sound, or a short I? 9 times out of 10, I can pick out a Brit or Aussie actor when they say it like en-ih-thing.
You deserved the super-sized link for being so nice and giving me an award! 🙂
“Migrane” gets a long “i” (as in “my-grain”), “lieutenant” is lootenant (but years of watching Columbo already primed me for that one). I think I give “anything” a long “i.” I’m sure there are other things I say that sound distinctly English aside from “tomato,” especially since I still get people telling me after 20 years that they can tell I’m originally from the UK. Also, interestingly, my English accent is stronger when I read aloud. Perhaps it’s because I tend to slow down and enunciate.
Congrats, Colin! I’ve got some awards that I need to pass on, so I should probably get on that. I like learning new little things about people. Also, very cool that you were born in Germany. Whereabouts? I lived in (West) Germany for 6 months about a decade ago.
Thanks, Jaime! It was a small town outside Detmold. My dad was in the British army stationed there at the time. We left for England a year or so later, so I don’t remember anything about it, unfortunately. My dad loved his time in Germany, though. He always spoke fondly of the country, and its people.
Congrats Big Bruv! Another one for the shelf 😀
Yes indeed! Thanks, Little Bruv! 😀
😀 Thanks, Colin!!!! You have been a great blog-friend ever since we started!
And I am TOTALLY on board with your sensibilities concerning chocolate. You really can’t overdo it.
You are very welcome, Susan (and Tyler-Rose)! 🙂
I’m still on a dark chocolate high from my after-lunch block of chocolate almond bar as I type this . . .:)
Thank you so much for thinking of me! And interestingly enough, my accent gets stronger when I read too–but I was born and raised in California! My paternal grandmother’s side of the family was from Derby, and I don’t know if I picked it up in infancy or what. I say “summat” and “innit”, but you could also blame all the British television I watch.
Mmmmm!!! I like dark chocolate too. 🙂 And you’re very welcome!
It’s very possible you picked up some of the Derbyshire dialect when you were a toddler. It’s nice to think that’s what it is. 🙂