Good News, Bad News & Winner of 2012 Canadian Blog {Award} #humor

Back in October 2012, Journeys of The Zoo politely asked* that if you liked our blog and thought it was in the least bit funny, you would vote for us.

In case you're unaware, through some twist of fate, we'd been nominated in the first round of the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards~Humour Category.

Well, lo and behold, all our funniness and wit got us voted right into the second round.

And that's when it got really interesting.

I say that because I asked you to cast your vote a second time. And you did. So much so that...

Journeys of The Zoo Won The Award
for Best Canadian Humour Blog!

Sometimes, we feel like it's all a dream. That we didn't invite you to our birthday party with promises of Rainbows and Unicorns*.

And that's where the Bad News comes in...

Your Vote Needed! Final Round 2012 Canadian Blog Award [Humour].

In October, Journeys of The Zoo was nominated for a 2012 Canadian Blog Award in the Humour Category.

We were humbled by the nomination and confident in our decision to leave the voting in your capable hands. We were not disappointed.

The fact that I mentioned something about birthdays and unicorns was in no way intended to sway your vote.

Note that this offer still applies. In case you didn't know, this is currently high-season for unicorns, however, we have been placed on their cancellation list.

And here we are. October 31st has come and gone. The votes have been tallied and you've made your decision very clear, Journeys of The Zoo has...

Made it to the FINAL ROUND!

Thank you so much for all your support. We are so fortunate to have you along for the ride and it wouldn't be half as much fun without you.
Note that I may or may not have spoken to myself for two years before you came along.

Without you, Journeys of The Zoo would not be in this position and that's why we're asking for you to take the lead once again. This is your last kick at the can to decide who will win the 2012 Canadian Blog Award for the Humour Category. Where will you cast your one-time vote (per category)?

Anyone can vote and you have until November 30 to click the little button and...

Vote for Journeys of The Zoo!

(Click any of the links or Go to --> http://www.jkleiman.com/small-claims/vote/ --> "Best Humour Blog (left-hand column, 6th one down) --> Journeys of The Zoo.

  Besos, The Zoo

Have you Been Nominated for a Liebster Award?

Earlier this week, we were nominated for a 2012 Canadian Blog Award in the Humour Category (go HERE to vote).

And today, I found out that Real Momma nominated us for a Liebster Award!

If you feel like you're watching GroundHog Day you're not (well, you might be but it's not playing here). You see, back in July, we received our first nomination.

What Goes Around Comes Around!

I'm going to cheat here a bit because I'm lazy I know that you just want to know who I'm going to nominate. But rules are rules and we all know how much I (don't) like to follow them.

ONE: 11 Random Facts About Me
You get eight. I can't conform that much.

We've been Nominated for a 2012 Canadian Blog Award {Humour}!

Since May 2010, Journeys of The Zoo has been sharing our adventures in Life, Loss and Everything in between. Along the way, we've thrown in some Reviews and Giveaways and generally evolved into a writing style that is a true reflection of who we are. I'd like to describe it as snark,

"Finding Humour in the Ordinary".

*Note that we modified the Canadian Blog Awards button to be "Journeys of The Zoo" specific*

And, life was proceeding as it should until one day, you went and nominated us for the 2012 Canadian Blog Awards in the Humour category.

What would I do without Friends like you.

The fact that I might have given you the nomination link and mentioned that I'd invite you to my birthday party if you nominated me, does not negate your true love of all things Zoo.

Life as I knew it changed forever.

Okay, nothing really changed at all but it could have. I mean, imagine if your singular act faciliated my ability to talk to a human being or brought me out of my shell enough to share the story of that little Brownie episode.

Where would The Zoo be today?

Actually, one thing did change. The Canadian Blog Awards heard your roar and has included Journeys of The Zoo in the first round of voting in the Humour category!

We are so honoured, BUT you know how the saying goes,

Fool me once, shame on you,
Fool me twice, shame on me.

What if your act of voting, causes me to stop chewing on my cud and actually win an iPad so that I can then count Unicorns and have no time to blog (rhetorical question, we all know the answer to that one)?

(**CLICK RIGHT HERE**, go to the "Best Humour Blog" section, select the button beside "Journeys of The Zoo" and hit "Vote", you can only vote once in each category)

No, I can't do it, I couldn't possibly take the risk. I won't ask you to do it.

Instead, I'm going to leave it up to you. If you want to vote for me and a bunch of my peers (some I know, others I'm excited to learn about), then go to the Canadian Blog Awards~Round 1. You can find Journeys of The Zoo in the "Humour" category.

Remember to Vote!

Note that if you vote for me, I will totally invite you to my birthday party and I was even thinking about having some unicorns, rooms made of chocolate, lollipops and a money cake, mmm, love those.

Besos, The Zoo

Recipient of the Liebster Award = I Am Nice.

By some strange twist of insanity fate, Bonnie over at The Koala Bear Writer has awarded Journeys of The Zoo with the "Liebster Award". In her own words she said that she likes blogs that...

"infuse a dash of humour into their writing".

I'm pretty sure that Bonnie got her blogs mixed up because if she was talking about Journeys of The Zoo she would have written "humongously enormous" amount of humour.

In case you're not familiar with the award, Liebster is a German word meaning sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome.

And we all know that..

I am Nice.

Thanks for recognizing that Bonnie.

And the rules are (I hate rules):

• Thank and link back to the person who presented you with the award. Add the award logo to your blog.
• Answer the eleven questions posted for the nominees.
• Share eleven random facts about yourself.
• Write eleven questions for your nominees and then…
• Nominate eleven worthy blogs and contact those bloggers so they know about it! (No tag backs.)

1. Where is your computer right now? Dining Room Table. Six Chairs, Two Computers, Four People.
2. Where do you get your ideas for your posts? Everywhere. I'd like to think that I'm
   

   "Finding The Humour in The Ordinary".

   
   
3. If you could bring a fictional character to life, who would it be? McGyver.
4. What's your favorite snack food? Caviar. Eight Days a Week!
5. What is your ideal job? A Blogging SAHM.
6. What is your favorite TV show? We don't have tv.
7. Drama or Comedy? A little of both. Does CSI Miami count as Drama or Comedy? I know, I don't have a tv.
8. If you could be rich and famous, would you do it? Already am.
9. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes split, Good or Bad? Whatever. I'd be interested to see what they have to say about it.
10. What do you want for Christmas this year? I want to win or be gifted a tablet/iPAD/Kindle. Really, I'm not too picky.
11. What was the happiest day of your life (besides Marriage or Childbirth)? Sometime during my 28th year I had an epiphany. It's been all uphill since then.

Eleven Random Facts about me: