Canadian Blog Awards 2011

Well, yesterday was an interesting day. I was updating my blog, minding my own business, when I noticed that there was a lot of traffic arriving from the Canadian Blog Awards site. You might recall that my blog, then called Brain Droppings, took first place in the Culture and Literature category last year. I've been getting traffic from the site pretty steadily since then, but it really took a spike in the last couple of days. So I took my flashlight and decided to go check it out.

Turns out that Calling Shotgun has been nominated in two categories this year - Culture and Literature and Best Blog Post for In Defense of Coolth. Voting takes place between now and December 24, so if you don't have anything better to do, why not swing by toss a vote my way? You should also have a look at some of the other categories and blogs. I found some great new haunts and met a few new friends through the site last year.

And speaking of friends, my good pal Cathy Webster is nominated for Best Personal Blog. You really should stop by to see her, and I bet you'll decide she's worth a vote too.

Later in the day I discovered, via Twitter, that Calling Shotgun was nominated for a Canadian Weblog Award, which is apparently a whole different thing. This award is chosen by a jury, so I'm not holding my breath for that one, but it sure is swell to be nominated.

(I just used blog traffic, Twitter, and swell in one post. Nerd alert!)

To the person who keeps nominating me for these, thank you. I am deeply flattered (and also a little creeped out). And thanks to everyone who takes the time to visit and vote. High fives all around.