High excitement today at Battling On after it was revealed that I’ve been shortlisted for Most Inspirational MAD Blog in the MAD Blog Awards 2010.  I’m there with 4 other bloggers, a couple of whom I know and respect enormously, and a couple more that are new to me and I’m sure I’m going to enjoy getting to know them better.

A massive thank you if you nominated me and helped me to get me this far – I’m genuinely surprised and bewildered, but also incredibly pleased.  The next stage involves voting for your favourite blog in each category and there are some fabulous blogs to choose from.  It’s going to be tough making some of the choices.

Go here and have a look at all the finalists, read their bios, read their blogs and make your decision.  If you’d like to vote for me, then by all means go here and press the magic button – I’ll love you forever 🙂

Apparently there’s going to be an awards ceremony, you know the form….the cameras are trained on all the nominees, chatting amongst themselves as if they’re barely listening to what’s going on over at the rostrum.  Then the envelope opens, the name is called – it’s not them, so they smile graciously, nod politely, do that little half hand clap and throw back another magnum of champagne.

I’m voting for something different, a subtle change in proceedings – we all listen nervously, shushing anyone rustling or burping at the back, and when our name isn’t called, we sob loudly, demand a recount and charge the stage…..

In the likely event that I don’t win, I’ve been practising ‘the face’. It’s not quite there yet, call it a work-in-progress, but here’s a sneak preview:-

The Face
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27 thoughts on “The Face

  • May 5, 2010 at 10:25 pm
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    Haha! I think you may have to continue work on ‘the face’ as in this it looks a little like..well..ahem..*cough* how to say this politely, your ‘sex face’. Not that I’ve seen that before I hasten to add, on you I mean, this is not going well is it?..erm..ok..I’ll leave now…

  • May 5, 2010 at 10:26 pm
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    That’s a good face. You’ve INSPIRED me to work a lot harder on my face 😉 x

  • May 5, 2010 at 10:31 pm
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    Actually, thinking about it, you need to do a vlog – one of your “shocked winner” face and one of you “I’m thinking ‘bitch’ but I’m going to smile sweetly and clap nicely” face.

  • May 5, 2010 at 10:32 pm
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    BM-TA took the words right out of my mouth.

    Either that or you’ve stubbed your toe, very, very hard!

    😀

  • May 5, 2010 at 10:32 pm
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    My face is at the top right hand corner of my blog, have a look, 🙂 it is a come face and will do on the night. I’ll be pissed by then. Good luck. xx

  • May 5, 2010 at 10:35 pm
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    There may be no more words – but there are nefarious characters armed with Photoshop! Eek! That photo could end up staring out at you from the ‘top shelf’ one day!

  • May 6, 2010 at 6:54 am
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    Sex face. And not a sweet-lovin’ sex face either. Kind of like, “Dirty man just spanked me a little too hard”.

    And if that’s the sort of face that’s going to be appearing at the awards ceremony then I too am SO UP for charging the stage.

    I may have to call you Spanky McSex-Face from now on…

  • May 6, 2010 at 7:04 am
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    Looks painful 🙂

  • May 6, 2010 at 7:04 am
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    Ahem! The tone of this is deteriorating with each comment! Hee hee! I’m so pleased you have been nominated! Now, who took the photo & what were THEY doing?!

  • May 6, 2010 at 7:28 am
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    An award ceromny, are we all going to get web cams and site glued to twitter!

  • May 6, 2010 at 7:41 am
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    EEEK! Not sure I should’ve leapt in with my comment so early on! Can I retract it in the light of the now obvious pornographic content of this post!

  • May 6, 2010 at 8:36 am
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    Congratulations Paula! Start practising the face for when you do win!

  • May 6, 2010 at 8:44 am
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    I’ll vote for you, just so I don’t have to see that face…

  • May 6, 2010 at 10:13 am
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    I’m with Brighton Mum! Think that’s a face you may want to save for the hubby!! Either way best of luck on a very deserved nomination. Nickie’s comment made me laugh too. Ahh the faces we can make x

  • May 6, 2010 at 10:51 am
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    What are all these people talking about? You’ve obviously just stubbed your toe.

    Really!

  • May 6, 2010 at 11:03 am
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    You just KNOW were are all going to be watching you on the night now… you can’t disappoint us.

  • May 6, 2010 at 12:14 pm
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    That is an excellent ‘face’, I would love to see your version of the awards, much more realistic (and funny) . Jen.

  • May 6, 2010 at 12:29 pm
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    Whatever that face is for…it’s got my vote lol!

  • May 6, 2010 at 4:28 pm
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    LOL at that face! Looks like you are calling the coyotes!

  • May 6, 2010 at 7:24 pm
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    Ha ha, what a face, brilliant! Congratulations, I have done my clicking so fingers crossed for you and all my faves in the other categories.

  • May 9, 2010 at 4:41 pm
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    Looks like the face of a winner to me! Well done. Good luck with the final. x

  • May 9, 2010 at 11:51 pm
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    I was going to reply to each comment individually but couldn’t find the words to respond to the more outrageous suggestions 😉

    Suffice to say, I had no idea I shared my little corner of the blogosphere with such filthy minded individuals….I shall be bringing my camera to the award ceremony – I’ll expect to see some serious gurning going on 😉

    xxx

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