Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Brilliant Truth

Honesty is the best policy but insanity is a better defense.”
--Steve Landesberg



My talented friend, Ali Cross, bestowed upon me the Honest Scrap award. A brief word about Ali: She is celebrating her upcoming birthday, she’s a wonderful writer, she homeschools her kids (mommy-of-the-year-award), and she is one of the most genuinely kind people I’ve ever met. You should totally check her out. Thanks, Ali! You’re awesome!

There’s four little requirements to this award and they are:
1. Thank the person who bestowed the award to you, list their blog, and link.
2.List 10 honest things about yourself and post a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on your blog
3. Pass the award on to seven (7) other people whose blogs you find brilliant in their content or design.
4. Notify the bloggers you choose for the award and hopefully they will follow the above requirements also.
So here goes:
TEN *HONEST* THINGS ABOUT L.T. ELLIOT
1. My name is completely, utterly, and absolutely my name. =]  Well, the first two letters are!
2. I was once an egregious offender of adverbs. *eyeing number 1*
3. I have an excessive fondness for verbosity.
4. My byline has been mistaken for that of fictional character Lieutenant (Lt.) Elliot from Stargate SG-1. No, we are not the same. Just ignore that giant rip in the space-time continuum in my office.
5. Someone once found one of my posts by doing a Google search for the word: “chloroform.”
6. According to my stats, one of my biggest hits to the blog is from a post I kind of regret writing. Irony.
7. I don’t like reality TV. Never have. I don’t watch shows like Survivor, The Bachelor/ette, or even American Idol. *gasp!*
8. I’m a speed reader.
9. I met my spouse when I was 13 years old. We’re coming up on 9 years this August and he’s still my best friend.
10. I love my blog friends & followers. You guys are the best!
So who do I want to torture with 10 honest things that they must reveal about themselves? Check it out:
Believe me, picking just 7 was bloody hard! Go ahead and check out these fine bloggists. You won’t regret it!

Until next time,
L.T.

25 comments:

Terresa said...

Thanks! I'm honored!! ;)

Kristina P. said...

Even without the reality TV, I appreciate that you read my blog anyway. :)

Kimberly said...

I think the trick for me is going to be thinking of seven things I haven't revealed already! Hee hee...thanks so much!

Brillig said...

Oh! I have the same problem! A LOT of my traffic comes from posts I didn't like even when I wrote them. Now I have weirdos finding me through them. Sigh.

I love the honesty, Lieutenant. :-D

Michelle Davidson Argyle said...

Congrats on the award!

Hoontah said...

Oh I just love you! Thanks for the award. I'll try to post seven honest things about myself later in the week. Have a great night L.T.

We need to get together.

Laura said...

Wow. What can I say. You rock.

Becca said...

Honesty? No problem. Seven bloggy friends? I fear I'm not that popular!

Thanks, LT. You're kind. :)

Amy Allgeyer Cook said...

I love your opening quote! And I'm right there with you in NOT-watching reality TV. I get enough reality at home! :)

Amy Allgeyer Cook said...

:) sorry for the double comment, but the word verification for my last post was "fleshen". I think that's what I need to do to my third book...fleshen it.

The Blonde Duck said...

I love these memes!

Ali writes and homeschools? Does she give supergirl lessons?

Heidi said...

Everyone you know is the kindest person you have ever met! I think it is you who are the kind one . . .

L.T. Elliot said...

Kristi, I'm ALWAYS game for getting together!

Amy, comments (whether singular or multiples) are always welcome here! Comment on!

Blonde Duck-- I'm pretty sure Ali IS a super human and she might give lessons. Check her out. ;)

Heids--you know you're too good to me. =]

Thank you, thank you to everyone for your comments! I truly love you guys!

Angie Ledbetter said...

Congrats! Loved your list of honest things.

Joanna Jenkins said...

It's nice to get to know you better! Congrats on the awardtagogic

Luisa Perkins said...

Congrats!

I despise reality TV. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

charrette said...

I despise reality tv too. (Although I confess to watching one season of American Idol when a friend of the family was on...and stayed on...).

I love your description of your friend Ali as the kindest person you have ever met because that so totally describes you. I think your heart just notices and brings out the kindness in everyone. And I also think if YOU are saying that, she MUST be kind.

charrette said...

p.s. I took down my four most popular posts of all time for that exact reason. Not that I didn't like them or they weren't well-written, but I regretted them for fear they might be hurtful to someone.

It IS ironic.

Graham Bradley said...

I think I have to agree with Heidi, 'cause you think I'm pretty kind, and yeah...come on :-) hahaha

Debbie said...

Congrats on your award. How funny that a post you regret is your most popular one!

Eowyn said...

Thank you! I've been a bit behind in the bloggy world. I'll have to think about 7 things. . .

You are awesome!

Chas Hathaway said...

Wow, chloroform! The only weird one I get is people searching for information about giraffes.

- Chas

Tess said...

How wonderful! I love the concept of sharing a bit of ourselves. I'm just off vacation today but plan on following up on this later this week...

thanks for the shout out!!!

Julie Wright said...

Thirteen years old? That is awesome!!I met mine when we were fifteen. Loved learning more about you!

Amber Lynae said...

6. According to my stats, one of my biggest hits to the blog is from a post I kind of regret writing. Irony.

I have to say I've been curious about which post this is ever since I read this. I was thinking about it again today.