Codswallop's Blog Award Nomination

If Codswallop were to be nominated for any blogging awards, I think that the best it can be nominated for being chaotic in its range of topics. You see, Codswallop doesn't have a niche, a definite faux pas to bloggers who talk of specific things. 

This baby started out as an online venting medium because I was too lazy to put my thoughts down with pencil and paper.(I preferred typing - my brain is faster than my hands, after all.) Thus, the topsy-turvy topics. One day it can be about Nursing, rape, and health care, the next, it's about how to not look like an idiot when you're pissed off. I'm even planning on putting up a make-up tutorial one of these days!

So when I got a serious, straight-face nomination for a blog award, I all but fell off the bed. 

Quoting from my idol, the great Miriam Defensor Santiago: WHAA?!

Grabbed from Tina's blog, which she grabbed from Lawrence of Colors and Greys

Lo and behold, a blog award that is actually okay with my niche-less rants!

The nomination came from the sexy owner of When Writing Means Sharing, Tina Siuagan. Seriously, the fact that she reads my stuff means so much to me that if I go on about it here, I'll probably turn this little post into a script worthy of our prime-time telenovelas! 

I am one of her fifteen (15) picks for the Versatile Blogger Award, including a few others I feel very lucky to be in the list with. 

So, here we go. As part of the mechanics, I have to write seven (7) totally random things about myself. 

1. I'm not afraid of touching giant snakes, tarantulas, and geckos, but expect me to run out of the room, screaming like a nut, regardless of whether I am decent or not, if confronted by a flying cockroach.

2. When I study (or work), the notebook I use MUST have some form of personal art in/on it. Otherwise, I don't get motivated to work.

3. I play the Rubik's cube, I have a level 40 Assassin for Diablo 2 (Expansion Pack), and Charmander is my favorite Pokemon.

4. I love arts and crafts, but the last time I seriously painted was about a year ago. I also enjoy making masks. 

5. You can feed me isaw from UP Diliman for an entire month, and I'd be happy as a chipper.

6. I think Filipino authors and literature ROCK.

7. My heart goes to to every single rape victim who has been victimized not just by their rapist but by the Idiot Society that dares to blame them. And I'm taking it as my mission to educate the  Idiot Society what the difference between a consent and a dress is.

Well, that was fun! A lot of those stuff have probably been mentioned or implied in my previous work, though.

Now comes the hard part. Who are the fifteen (15) bloggers that I really love? 

1. Yuri Baral of Yaya,Where's My Tsinelas? (http://losttsinelas.blogspot.com/)

2. Ana Santos of AnaSantosWrites (http://anasantoswrites.com/)

3. Nr. Tina Siuagan of When Writing Means Sharing (http://nursetinashares.blogspot.com/)

4. Nr. Alvin Dakis of The Nightingale Chronicles (http://nightingalechroniclesph.blogspot.com/)

5. Axle Cano of Acid Sublimations: Reality and Illusion (http://www.theunknownthreshold.blogspot.com/)

6. Karl De Mesa of Destroy Thee (http://destroythee.wordpress.com)

7. Lourd de Veyra of THIS IS A CRAZY PLANETS (http://www.spot.ph/this-is-a-crazy-planets/)

8. Grace Bondad Nicolas of Empowerment (http://empoweredgrace.blogspot.com/)

9. Irene Palma Pagaduan of Home Econanay (http://homeeconanay.blogspot.com)

10. Klitorika Isis of Klitorika (http://klitorika.blogspot.com/)

11. Carlos Celdran of The Living Room (http://thelivingroom24.blogspot.com/)

12. Michelle Phan of Michelle (http://www.michellephan.com/)

13. Ronna Ayson of Tongue Tied (http://tonguetiedblogger.blogspot.com/)

14. Aira Medina of La Vie Est Belle (http://airaevianmedina.blogspot.com/)

15. Charry Camantigue of Selective Reality (http://selective-reality.tumblr.com/)

THAT part took me hours to complete! Although some of these bloggers wouldn't really need awards, would they?

 So, if you've been featured, here's the mechanics: 

(As for the featured writers/bloggers, it's now your turn to spread the word about the Versatile Blogger Award and choose the ones you think will deserve such title. Paying this forward can be done with these simple steps:

• Thank and mention the blogger who bestowed upon you the Versatile Blogger Award by linking your blog post to his site;
• Make sure to write about seven random things you're comfortable to share with your readers; and finally,
• Give the award to 15 other bloggers you love and let them know you gave them this award by messaging, tweeting, or commenting on their pre-existing posts. 

Easy right?) 

Good luck and have fun everyone! ^_^