It was very nice of Rebecca-Jayne, owner of the blog Detrimentally Disgruntled, to recommend Typewriter Poetry for a Versatile Blogger Award. And Antonio, owner of the art blog Scratch & Color, nominated me for the Liebster Award. Thanks to both of you!
In tune with the tradition, here are seven reveals about me personally, as well as a few other blogs I’d like to nominate…
1.) My goal in life is to become a traveling shaman.
2.) I work as a freelance video editor, graphic artist, photographer, and camerawoman.
3.) I’m a vegetarian.
4.) The tv show “Maury” will always be fascinating to me.
5.) The main reason I use Amazon is because of its WishList function.
6.) I was raped a few days after graduating university. A year later, I decided to buy a typewriter and write free poems for people in order to break out of a stagnant and depressing hold. If you are still reading this (and I thank you if you are), please check out this fantastic comic strip that deals with issues of consent: “Sex Talk.” And please remember, anything other than an enthusiastic ‘yes’ automatically means ‘no.’
7.) I’m about 1/3 done with my first novel, “The Natives,” which is about two underage outlaws in love.
Here are a few blogs I am nominating:
– Tammy’s blog, agrigirl
– Benjamin’s blog, bennyhanna
– Rebecca-Jayne’s blog, detrimentallydisgruntled
– Antonio’s blog, occultoantonio
– Jane’s blog, The Poetry Place
– Tricia’s blogs, PhotoPoetics and Survivor’s Guide
Congrats! I wanted to nominate Becky back too but wasn’t sure if I could.
I think you are very brave for speaking about your rape xx
Thanks for nominating me ahaha :D That’s awful about what happened to you D: But it became something beautiful in the end. The novel sounds wonderful :D keep at it! How long do you think it’ll take? No pressure! It’s so cool that you’re a freelancer, you must really love what you do, right :D? Also I checked out the comic :> it was pretty good, The bit about vampire role playing made me laugh ahahah :>!
Thanks for the nomination!
Continue to live your life with truth and courage.
You are so kind! Thank you so much for the shout out! I’ve loved watching your blog this year and look to the future as well.
b, you’re awesome.
Oh my gosh!! The “R” word is totally detrimental…My, how courageous and therapeutic to transform that trauma into a positive thing. I experienced what the “R” hotline called a similation “R”–(pardon, not able to claim the word somehow)…The experience was very traumatic for me cos my relative was the perpetrator..Took me forever and beaucoup therapies to get over that one….
Keep on keepin’ on and use your pen…I am totally “begeistert” german word for ummmmm, sorry, I lose my English words at times….moment..(dictionary)……a deeper type of impressed…I will be back! Seize this year!!!
Hello! Thank you so much for your comment, and thanks for checking out the blog :) And no pardons needed, we make the right choice whether we decide to claim or not claim the word itself. Seize 2012 <3
-b