Stupefied...

Posted in Jaw-Dropping Awe on August 27, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (7)

... And totally mystified as to how it could have happened to ME, of all people. But very, very grateful that it did.

I honestly can't believe this!!!!!

Thank you to everyone who voted for me. Where'd you all COME from?!? (And no, I don't mean those of you who voted under duress. Oh, right. That means everyone who voted for me, then.)

Seriously though, I've read all the other entries, therefore I know for a fact that this was DEFINITELY not a case of the best writer winning. You guys all wrote rings around me. I want to live in all your versions of Utopia too!

Congratulations to all of them - and especially Yebo and iMod, the runners-up.

And of course, a big thanks to Accelerate Cape Town and the great Web AddiCT(s) who allowed me to join the party (even though I was way more than fashionably late), without even deducting points for my procrastination! You guys have seriously made my year! Congrats on pulling off a successful contest and on your site's stylin' new design!

I know there are other people to thank (I believe that I've actually WON AWESOME STUFF!), but I'm so dizzy with delight that I'd better lie down right now before I faint on the spot!

7 Comments

SilverSabre said:

There was never any doubt that you would win :) Well done, and I hope to see alot more of your writing..both online and in print form.

August 27, 2007 10:54 AM

deeleea said:

I am utterly delighted that I can call such an illustrious personage a friend!!!

Congratulations!!

August 27, 2007 1:58 PM

miked said:

I've been saying it over and over again... I hate to sound like a broken record but you are a brilliant writer!

Give yourself a pat on the back, you deserve it!

August 27, 2007 6:55 PM

RIDE said:

From shameless plugging to famous blogging! Very proud of you girl. Also voted. I agree with SilverSabre... print media!!!

August 27, 2007 6:58 PM

Lisa said:

Congrats, Red. That's awesome! Way to go! :)

August 28, 2007 10:43 PM

RIDE said:

Happy Birthday!

August 30, 2007 9:01 PM

Chris M said:

Congratulations again Red! :)

September 6, 2007 1:10 AM

is a South African girl living in South Africa. That doesn't sound very original, we know, but you might find it remotely interesting when you learn that she has only recently returned to South Africa for the first time after a nine year, one month and two week (non-stop!) stint in the United States where she accidentally became an outlawed alien (also known, especially in immigration circles, as an 'illegal immigrant.' We prefer the term 'outlawed alien' ourselves). During her reversed exile from her homeland, she kept herself occupied by winning this website (but only after shamelessly bribing the judges) and thus being unleashed on the web where she slowly, leisurely became the World's Laziest Blogger; by being a nanny and by attending sci-fi conventions in search of other aliens. In the US, she also made her sailing debut, her international acting debut, tried and failed to learn the piano, and never learned to cook. She is hopelessly addicted to coffee, dogs (especially Labrador Retrievers), how-to books (with a particular fondness for her copy of the Time/Life A - Z Medical Encyclopedia), and she tends to grossly overuse parentheses (we're not kidding) during her attempts at writing, which you may - if you really have masochistic tendencies - subject yourself to by reading the words to the right of this column. If you REALLY and truly STILL want to know more, you can read her C.V. here.
Or you can ~~stalk her~~ send her some love via e-mail at: redsaid[AT]gmail[DOT]com

The Wish List (Because yes, she really does need more how-to books. Honestly!)

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