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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
AWARD WINNER! ~ AT THE BIJOU ... As the Sun Shines
PAUL PHILLIPS, with the dashing Aussie accent: Kate, I have nominated your 'blog' for an award ... check in at my page for the scoop!! Thanks for being such a great pal!!
THE SCOOP ~
ABSOLUTELY*KATE, with the lights sparkin' up her eyes: Well Paulie, On behalf of the fine renowned staff AT THE BIJOU, I am most honoured and will indeed seek and savour the scoop ~ wonder if it's French Vanilla, Butter Pecan or Orange Sherbet?
Thank*YOU sir for the prestige and the pal'ship across our mere seas. You're e'er a joy even if you don't read Fitzgerald or Shakespeare.
Thank*YOU sir for the prestige and the pal'ship across our mere seas. You're e'er a joy even if you don't read Fitzgerald or Shakespeare.
* * * ( What I scoped out
at my scoop at Paul's Place ) * * *
AKA ~
Sunshine Of Your Blog...
"But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine." ~ Thomas Jefferson, aiding the historical significance of this momentPaul Phillips, the Aussie with audacity and the accent to make it linger, graciously awarded AT THE BIJOU this prestigious *SUNSHINE AWARD* . . . which I believe ~ after the Pulitzer and Tony and Oscar and Clio ... is pretty high up there, sky being the limit and all that.
Paul, who claims to be more phenomena than mere mortal man, is a single dad (grab him up ladies!) raising a teen son in a notorious bookshop so far Down Under that Shakespeare never sees the light o'day. (You can't make stuff like this up ~ just ask him. Harry knows, Solender even challenged him on it once.) Paul's loaded with ideas but claims a lack of time. Me thinks the gent doth protest too much ~ he emits quite a turnout of characters in his writing over at his blog'spot ... even if he does kill many of 'em off.
WATCH FOR AUTHOR PAUL PHILLIPS
A *COMING ATTRACTION* AT THE BIJOU
~ PAUL IS CURRENTLY STARRING IN AN AUTHORITARIAN ROLE
IN THAT RUNAWAY MURDER MYSTERY MATINEE,
PLAYING SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, AT THE BIJOU
Well Paulie, on behalf of the fine renowned staff AT THE BIJOU, I do most heartily accept your sunshine, your - uh - song'singing and these lovely, lovely dozen long-stemmed red roses. (Laurita - you got roses too, right?)
THANKS Mr Kill-em-off writer for enjoying what AT THE BIJOU's all about ~ Writers' Raves becomin' Readers' Faves! There's a pretty snazzy'lookin' acceptance crew comin' up behind me, so I'll leave the podium now - again ... Appreci'Kate the sunshine and the roses!
Love'ya man - (it's the Aussie accent; I'm a sucker for a good man with a swash'bucklin' accent).
~ Absolutely*Kate
*AT THE BIJOU*
The awarding ~ rules read as follows:
2. Pass the Award on to 12 worthy blogsites.
3. Link to the nominees within your own posted hosting.
4. Let nominees know they've received Award by commenting on their blogs.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.
3. Link to the nominees within your own posted hosting.
4. Let nominees know they've received Award by commenting on their blogs.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.
*AT THE BIJOU* is in a classy crowd
of Paul-bestowment of notable reads, indeed!
Absolutely*Kate & Amazing Ensemble - AT THE BIJOU . . . Laurita Miller - Brain Droppings . . . Anthony Venutolo - Bukowski's Basement . . . Daniel Stine - Daniel's In China . . . Jodi MacArthur - Fiction Writer - Jodi MacArthur . . . Lee Hughes - leehughes.net . . . Erin Cole - Listen To The Voices . . . Mike Whitney - Livin' In The Hills . . . Michael Solender - Not From Here, Are You? . . . Tess Dickinson - Thoughts From Tess . . . Nicole Hirschi - CJT's Word Vamp . . . and of course the renowned Paul Brazill - You Would Say That, Wouldn't You?
Without repetition of that slew of a crew above,
I tender my nominations for good stuff and good times, with a challenge twist of trivia following what lingers in your mind ~
Aggie Villanueva's ~ Visual Arts Junction
Carrie Clevenger's ~ MindSpeak
Jelena Vencl Ohlrogge's ~ MissUnderstood
Kevin Michaels' ~ A COLD RUSH OF AIR
Kim Urig's ~ Lifted On Eagle's Wings
Pamila Payne's ~ Bella Vista
Robert Morschel's ~ Mulled Vine
Serena Solani's ~ VITA*BELLA . . . YES
Sweet Sugar Wendy's ~ posterous for posterity
Zelda, Queen of the Pirates, aka Madame Z's ~ GET-YOUR-ZS
( You know - I may have been so excited that my count was off, but chances are, as good readership goes, there are going to be repeats under the sun as this award circulates )
Thanks again Paul for Award ~ roses ~ and the goodness that you are . . . This is the part where the other guys said, "Now go ahead people, spread your love and pass this Sunshine*Award on." I'm adding ~ You deserve the readership that sails in along the way. ~ Absolutely*Kate
*AT THE BIJOU*
HOW WELL WILL YOU GUESS?
The Sunshine*Awards
Blog~Trivia~Challenge below:
BLOG*TRIVIA*CHALLENGE ~ How Far Will Your Mind Go?
*AT THE BIJOU*
w o n d e r s
HOW WELL WILL YOU GUESS?
The Sunshine*Awards
Blog~Trivia~Challenge below:
The SUNSHINE*AWARD Blogs are listed up above.
HOW MANY CAN YOU MATCH UP?
TRIVIA
Q U E R I E S ~
match with:
A*K - AVart - AVBuk - BJN - CC - EB - EC - HBS - JVO -
KM - KU - LJD - LSW - PPBV - PPAus - RM - SS - SSW - Z
( Yes, I know there's extras in there ... but I was on a roll and Bukowski's Basement's
pluckable gem was too precious to leave on the stairs ...
DO ENJOY THIS MATCH-UP TO TEST YOUR WITS! )
ABOVE ALL ... HAVE FUN! ~ Absolutely*Kate
(( ____ )) #1. "... a Creamsicle savored later when the sand burns our undersoles."
(( ____ )) #2. Sexy interviewer of sexy vamp writer . . .
(( ____ )) #3. "Strolling on the beach with a calm ocean beside her, she spots him stretched out under the bright blue cabana his striped long board abandoned in the sand. Her oversized straw hat shades her eyes from the orange glare of the setting sun as she finishes up a shell-walk that entertains her most days while he rides the coveted waves on the “locals only” surf break."
(( ____ )) #4. "I commit crimes on paper."
(( ____ )) #5. "A piece I wrote, Burn Me Farewell, is featured in the March issue of Jeffrey S. Callico's Negative Suck."
(( ____ )) #6. Blog-talk radio, Kindle and at this writing, 5,365 followers on Twitter . . . the interview hits, they just keep comin' . . .
(( ____ )) #7. Not "pompous", rather a "phenomena"
(( ____ )) #8. "She couldn't think with Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me" piping into the break room for the 989th time. How she hated those fucking stripper songs. For three years, she'd been at it -- this dancing thing -- and while she realized she was almost a cliche, the money kept her happy. Or at least happy enough."
(( ____ )) #9. The inventor of InterNoir, complete with cliffhangers, popcorn and a ship to sail
(( ____ )) #10. "I see them looking, exchanging glances, almost; one or the other averting the damning gaze that signals their interest. Flush with desire toying with each other; deep profound feelings only for themselves for their needs; wants; lust."
(( ____ )) #11. A vampire hard to hate / " The following scene isn't really gory, but the inferred references are. Keep an open mind or leave now. Just sayin'."
(( ____ )) #12. " Like the characters in my stories, I'd really like to move on, see the world, go places. But I'm just like them. Anchored by love, worn down by circumstances and fascinated by how much there really is underneath it all. So I keep writing their stories and tell myself that someday, when I've got this all out of my system, I'll write deep, meaningful literature about... something else. In the meantime, this is a place for the short attention spanned."
(( ____ )) #13. "Fall came early that year. The edge in the air wasn’t just the cold, raw wind cutting down the street – the unity and collective embrace briefly shared after September 11th had faded. The weight from the smoldering rubble a few blocks south was still heavy as Tommy Gallagher descended into the Church Street Station."
(( ____ )) #14. " 'What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? . . .' "
(( ____ )) #15. "All views are welcome. Let's use two wings to soar."
(( ____ )) #16. "It was down to him now, the last man standing and the only one left looking east on this chilly Saturday morning dawn patrol. "Screw it" he said and set his coffee on the old Rambler's dashboard before grabbing his wetsuit out of the back seat and tugging it right side out."
(( ____ )) #17. "The first installment of what is to be a serialized novella of my Chaoswind Chronicle fantasy story "Chasing the Wind" is now playing AT THE BIJOU. If you like it be sure to keep going back every Thursday for the new installment, and if you want to see more of the world of Cryl please urge me to start editing (in earnest) the first Chaoswind Chronicle novel, "The Birth of Magic".
(( ____ )) #18. "I am pondering the possibliity of posting something to my bleak blog. But what can I write? My mind is a muddle of decayed dreams and hopeless hopes. There are a few festering fantasies still fluttering through, and a woeful wish or two, but no intact ideas, no dynamic designs. I must make room for my ruminations! I will clear the clutter, cleanse my cranium! How should I hose it? With a fearless flush? Or a controlled clearing? A wanton winnowing, or a wishy-washing? Am I asking for amnesia, or mustering my muse?"
(( ____ )) #19. "Writing from the meandering of my mind ..."
(c) 2010 ~ AT THE BIJOU BLOG*TRIVIA INVESTIGATIVE*QUERIES
ALL WHO PLAY
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FOR THE GRAND*WINNER!
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
SO, WHICH LIE IS TRUE? ~ By Absolutely*Kate, all because of Laurita Miller, both proudly from Harbinger*33
SO, Which LIE
is TRUE?
is TRUE?
~ By Absolutely*Kate,
all because of Laurita Miller
all because of Laurita Miller
Well, well, well . . . when The Brain Droppings of the lovely Laurita Miller (once the fiance and always the muse of Edgar Allen Poe), went splish-splash-squishin' all over tarnation, an award slid right across the WebTown scene that sure made me mighty proud, mighty pleased and OH, so sensationally serene!
"CREATIVE WRITER BLOGGER AWARD PRESENTED TO - Absolutely*Kate proprietor of AT THE BIJOU. There's no doubt her outrageousness will spill into new realms." ~ Author, Laurita Miller
"WOWZERS! THANKS LAURITA!", says me, Absolutely*Kate, a humble promoter, believing in believers, writing and dancing with the best writers and wits I know . . . here AT THE BIJOU show, because, geeeeeez ~ what else are you gonna do with such a mighty vs motley crew? Well, other than showing their great writes up AT THE BIJOU's BigScreen, come every Double*Feature Tuesday & Thursday, and putting 33 of 'em into a manifesting of their authoring destiny in HARBINGER*33? (the book ~ Eric Beetner, Anthony Venutolo and Ian Rochford are still working on the screenplay, before the movie can come out, while Michael J. Solender and Madame Z keep amusing the costume seamstress with outlandish requests involving plumage). Laurita designed the seaworthy banner over there to herald the great things to come for Harbinger*33 ~
Now . . . It seems by the Articles of Contention attached to this here shimmery creative award, I'm supposed to spin you SIX LIES AND ONE TRUTH. You, dear reader and BIJOU afficiando, then get to figger out which ones shed doubt and which one rings true-blue. I get the pleasure as well of Thankin' my benefactress, the lovely Laurita who received this award and passed it my way . . . and then (drumroll please, adjust my spots, Eddie) . . . I get to award "The Creative Writer Blogger" award three other worthies' blog*ways. Hmmm, too difficult to narrow down ... but I'll give it some thought.
I most heartily *thank* author Laurita Miller, for this generous bestowment. She's one of my fave writers who gives fantasy a whole new shadowy shade of true-grue . . . My congrats to my comrade and fellow HARBINGER*33 ship'shape-mate on FOUR WHOLE YEARS of bloggin' her meandering mind fanciful free over at that afore'plugged way cool joint, Brain Droppings! Wow, Laurita just gets more intricate in how she webs her weave over imagination, subconscious finery, and a grace which makes shadows shimmer a new hue o'glisteny grey. You can certainly delve into her originals HERE AT THE BIJOU, another of her other homes to haunt around WebTown ~ "The Neighbours" and "The Fetch". (Not to be confused with "Fetch the Neighbours" ~ Read 'em both and you'll see what I mean! Don't try that at home, folks, I'm warnin' you.)
MY SIX OUTRAGEOUS LIES
and ONE TRUTH ~
( But can you spot the truth? )
1. I was the understudy for Etta in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", learning much from Ms Katherine Ross.
2. My grandmother, Helen Kozel was a Ziegfeld Girl.
3. I was on the sailing crew of the Bermuda One-Two race with the president of the Newport Yacht Club and a cargo of rum.
4. I presented a thirsty John Newcombe his Gatorade at the World Team Tennis Tournament, and he winked at me.
5. I wrote an eye-witness account of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970, from the edge of the crowd.
6. I was at Woodstock and my elbow can be seen in the back left hand corner of your album cover.
7. I had a filet mignon dinner with the president of Yale, following the Yale-Harvard football game. Boolah, Boolah!
* * * * * * *
To paraphrase lovely Laurita's acceptance speech ~ It's fitting, perhaps, that I have been gifted this Bald Faced Liar Creative Writer award. Being Outrageous is as good a way as any to celebrate life fully, with moxie. The world needs more moxie.
The rules attached to this award are as follows:
1. Thank the person who gave you this award. ( DONE! )
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog. ( YEP! )
3. Link to the person who nominated you. ( SEVERAL SHAMEFUL PLUGS MADE! )
4. Tell up to six outrageous lies about yourself and one outrageous truth. ( EASY! )
5. Nominate 3 creative writers who most likely will have fun coming up with outrageous lies. ( DIFFICULT! )
6. Post links to the 3 blogs you nominate. ( FOLLOWS ... BUT TOUGH CHOICES, MOST OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE OUTRAGEOUS! )
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know you nominated them. ( GONNA DO THAT )
I Nominate The Outrageous
*Creative Writer Blog Award*
To ~
Michael J, soul of Solender at ~ The Not
Because he invented Outrageous, right after the lightbulb
which he delights in holding over his noggin.
which he delights in holding over his noggin.
Irrepressible Zelda, Madame Z at ~ Get-Your-Z's
~ for what is more Outrageous than a Pirate Queen
with a loose cutlass?
Clever Carrie the Clevenger at ~ MindSpeak
~ Outrageously reported to be the mother of
the Phantom of THE BIJOU's spirited offspring!
MAY YOU ALL HIT THIS CHALLENGE
WITH OUTRAGEOUS GUSTO!
~ Absolutely*Kate,
shy, introverted and learning what Life has to offer,
Outrageously so . . . more so because of all of You!
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