33 Comments to “Call for nominations.”

1. hellojed ~ May 14th at 9:53 am #
   

   I’d like to nominate a post by Big Ass Belle about her wedding that almost wasn’t. I loved its honesty and poignancy.

   http://bigassbelle.blogspot.com/2007/05/i-did.html

   
   
2. Mr.X ~ May 14th at 10:26 am #
   

   This made us laugh out loud. Which was not good as we had a mouthful of coffee at the time.
   Edvard Monkee (again!), Trowell Services:
   http://edvardmoonke.wordpress......-services/

   
   
3. Mike ~ May 14th at 11:04 am #
   

   Possible item of interest: up to this point, exactly 100 different blogs have made it to the shortlist.

   Although most have only been shortlisted once, An Unreliable Witness has been shortlisted 8 times, and little.red.boat 6 times - although neither blog has then gone on to win outright.

   
   
4. Angelalala ~ May 14th at 11:14 am #
   

   I think Mr Witness should just make our lives easier and install an auto-nomination widget on each post :)

   
   
5. andre ~ May 14th at 11:21 am #
   

   That’ll be the judges fault then.

   
   
6. Peach ~ May 14th at 12:14 pm #
   

   Enidd with Home Is Where The Mug Is?

   “… customs or no customs, the snow was imminent, and christmas wasn’t going anywhere - though enidd’s often thought it should have a nice summer holiday…”

   http://www.enidd.com/?p=180

   
   
7. Ariel ~ May 14th at 12:41 pm #
   

   Paedophilia, a taboo topic seldom written about and a must-read, gut-wrenching post:

   http://fussybitch.blogspot.com.....phile.html

   
   
8. kate ~ May 14th at 5:21 pm #
   

   Kit E Cat
   Ruth and Kevin both preferred comfort to glamour, showers to baths, pizza to curry, and cats to dogs.

   http://realefun.blogspot.com/2.....e-cat.html

   
   
9. Edvard Moonke ~ May 14th at 5:30 pm #
   

   kate beat me to it.

   
   
10. Alan ~ May 14th at 6:14 pm #
    

    This has just left me gobsmacked. Raw honesty.

    http://fussybitch.blogspot.com.....phile.html

    
    
11. enidd ~ May 15th at 3:45 am #
    

    that dratted mr. x beat enidd to it *again*, but only cos she’s a lazy sod who only gets to post of the week nominations a day later than reading the post. so she seconds edvard moonke, who was very very funny. err, that’s *is* very, very funny.

    and thanks so much peach!

    another nomination, flyrodent for thou art the ref, what shalt thou do:

    Fair DESDEMONA, daughter of Venetian senator BRABANTIO, hath skipped past the left-back and advanceth goalward. Yet even as she approacheth the angle of the box, IAGO doth bring down DESDEMONA with a crude, two-footed lunge.

    
    
12. An Unreliable Witness ~ May 15th at 9:40 am #
    

    Personal, in the most moving way, and written in language that is wonderfully powerful and evocative: On a whim from Absolutely Miles Away.

    
    
13. An Unreliable Witness ~ May 15th at 9:54 am #
    

    I think something may be ‘up’ with the comments on POTW. Unless they are now being moderated?

    
    
14. Mike ~ May 15th at 2:09 pm #
    

    Thanks for the heads-up, Mr. Witness. The spam filter does seem to have suddenly got a lot more agressive. Anyhow, I’ve rescued everything which needed to be rescued, and shall keep a closer eye on things for a while.

    
    
15. Mike ~ May 15th at 11:09 pm #
    

    Random Burblings: Conspiracy Theory.
    For deeply personal reasons.

    
    
16. Brigitte Young ~ May 16th at 9:03 am #
    

    An evocative post about Betjeman, strawberries and of gentler times gone by.

    http://wwwtheothersideofparis......try-4.html

    
    
17. Edvard Moonke ~ May 16th at 9:15 am #
    

    the all new adventures of wyndham: the all old adventures of wyndham

    
    
18. Edvard Moonke ~ May 16th at 9:16 am #
    

    I am so crap.

    http://wyndham.wordpress.com/2.....f-wyndham/

    
    
19. Lyle ~ May 16th at 10:29 am #
    

    LawDog files has a post containing tactical advice to a young American man about just what went wrong on his ‘date’ - brilliant.

    
    
20. Edvard Moonke ~ May 16th at 3:40 pm #
    

    mommy has a headache: ten reasons why I couldn’t be a man

    
    
21. Peach ~ May 16th at 4:47 pm #
    

    Bobbins at Dreary-me on his musical aspirations

    http://dreary-me.blogspot.com/.....noise.html

    
    
22. Peach ~ May 17th at 12:42 am #
    

    Bobbins are Dreary Me with http://dreary-me.blogspot.com/.....noise.html

    Amusing and nostalgic and charming

    
    
23. Mr.X ~ May 17th at 8:00 am #
    

    We would also like to bring to your attentions this post from the lovely enidd:
    
    enidd’s feelings couldn’t be more mixed if they’d been tipped into a magimix and blended on high

    
    
24. Murph ~ May 17th at 9:08 am #
    

    I vote for Mr Geoffrey at:

    http://geoffstellyblog.blogspo.....an_16.html

    
    
25. Clare ~ May 17th at 9:33 am #
    

    I’m afraid I haven’t kept up with POTW for the last fortnight or so, so I don’t know if this post from Peach - which is linked to from Fussy Bitch’s wonderfully powerful post (already nominated) - has been nominated already.

    You Might Like Me

    But if it hasn’t been, I’m nominating it - and if it has been, I’m seconding it. It’s incredible.

    
    
26. Ms Melancholy ~ May 17th at 9:49 am #
    

    I would like to second Ariel - Fussy Bitch has come up with a belter of a post on abuse.

    However, would also like to nominate PatientGuard with
    Borderlin e Personality Disorders Treated With Elastic Band Therapy with a truly fantastic post on BPD, self harm and the paucity of the therapy offered on the NHS.

    
    
27. asta ~ May 17th at 1:29 pm #
    

    Quinn of the QC Report has a two-part post on the random power of urban forest fires.
    Summer and Smoke and the unforgettable fire

    
    
28. An Unreliable Witness ~ May 17th at 9:17 pm #
    

    Because comedy is merely tragedy divided by time, because words are just as valid if they are written in humour, because it’s very very funny indeed and had me laughing so much I nearly swallowed my tongue, please not only shortlist but list as the winner (go on, you know it makes sense) - Ebriection from Pandemian.

    
    
29. An Unreliable Witness ~ May 17th at 10:00 pm #
    

    Yes, yes, I know. I work on the web. You wouldn’t believe it.

    http://www.pandemian.com/2007/05/ebriection.html

    
    
30. asta ~ May 17th at 10:29 pm #
    

    Ruth of Golden Horse with badly drawn boy. We’ve all been there.

    
    
31. Zinnia Cyclamen ~ May 18th at 9:32 am #
    

    Vintage Waiter: http://waiterrant.net/?p=450

    “The older man leans back in his chair. After a long pause he says, “Sometimes you have to exploit the negatives in your life. That may be how you have to look at this.”

    My ears perk up. This conversation’s solid gold.”

    
    
32. An Unreliable Witness ~ May 18th at 12:36 pm #
    

    Like story time for strange children. With Mr Andre Jordan: http://www.abeautifulrevolutio.....quest.html

    
    
33. kate ~ May 18th at 5:27 pm #
    

    Don’t think my love is sweet. Don’t think my love is cute.

    http://overnighteditor.typepad.....ne_gi.html