There’s this award going around.  Something about being a great buddy.  I’ve been completely lame and not posted this award on my site because I’m… well… lame.

Both Janelle from Junk Food For the Soul and Sheila from Charm School Reject awarded this to me back in (buries head in the sand due to complete shame) January.

I really appreciate the nice things both of these ladies said about me on their blogs and am truly grateful for the recognition.

But, dude.  I grew up on a beach.  If I, or any of the socially respectable people I grew up with saw a bunch of people walking on the beach holding hands like they just got off the short bus (like in that picture)… well, things would definitely have gotten violent.

NYC Watchdog from A Pile of Dog Bones awarded the great buddy award to me with a slightly different spin.  And while I do send lots of bloggy love to Sheila and Janelle, Dawg’s award really takes the cake.

I, Faiqa, am one of the few, the proud who have been awarded the esteemed job of shovel (wo)man in Dawg’s nefarious plot to bury Canadia’s Premier Blogger.  I’ve always wanted to be part of something sinister and creepy.  Especially if it would involves the demise of a highly regarded Canadian.

I also love this award because it involves a yeti.  And, really, how nefarious can a plot be if it does not involve a yeti?  Yetis are indigenous to both Tibet or Nepal, which is practically a hop, skip and jump away from India and Pakistan.  So, kudos to the Dawg for inadvertently showing a little multicultural flair.

I’m going to nominate blogs that I read at least every week, but where I tend to lurk.  These are blogs I enjoy, and ones that I think you might enjoy too.  Maybe the word “buddy” isn’t entirely appropriate since some of these people may not have the slightest inkling that I even exist.  It’s actually quite stalkerish, isn’t it?

I’m really taking this shovel (wo)man role very seriously all of a sudden.

Manic Mariah – My favorite “Mommy Blog” of all time.

Pumpkin Delight: Yummy. Plus, a great way to catch up on the Bachelor.

The Life of An EveryDay Princess:  Insightful, heartfelt… real.

Futurowoman Fotographie: You’ll never look at Polaroids the same.

Kapgar: I can’t put this man in a box.  Just go read it.

MOVIEGRENADE: Sucky movies in five hundred words or less.

I’m supposed to nominate up to ten bloggers for this award.  There are rules, but nominees should not feel compelled to follow them, at all.

1. Put the logo on your blog. (You can pick between the creepy hand holdng one and the creepy body toting one).
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Award up to ten other blogs.
4. Add links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message for your awardees on their blogs.