Gratuitous Look at Me Post

Hey! Over here! Over here! Look! Look at meeee!

I haven't really done anything to warrant all this attention. I'm like a kid who begs 'watch this, watch me, watch, watch this, are you watching?' and then follows up with 'wait, I'm not ready.' But even though I haven't done anything, there's stuff happening anyway.

First, let me point you toward the Canadian Blog Awards page. Yes, those things are still going on. Calling Shotgun has made the second round in two categories: Best Blog Post and Best Culture and Literature Blog. Second round voting ends on January 20th. I'd love it if you could stop by and show me some love. You should also check out the other nominees because there are some great blogs there.

A big thanks to the person who nominated Calling Shotgun, and thank you to everyone who has already voted for us. (I always say us, even though it's just me here by my lonesome. I like to sound like a team. And there's no I in team.)

Secondly, let me direct you to Life on the Muskoka River, one of my very favourite places owned and operated by one of my very favourite people. Cathy Olliffe-Webster has come up with the best idea - Letter from a Friend. She is posting a series of letters from friends, written the way one would write before email made us all lazy. I thought this was such a brilliant and beautiful idea, and I was thrilled when she asked me to take part. Who doesn't love to get an actual letter in the mail?

You can read my letter today, along with all the nice things Cathy said about me that I don't deserve. But that's the kind of person Cathy is - the kind that makes you glad to be her friend. Make sure you keep watch for the other letters. I can't wait to read them all.

So that's it. I hope you all enjoy your day, and I hope it's warmer where you are than it is here. Thanks for coming by.

You can stop looking at me now.