Shameless Self-Promotion

I ended up being nominated in two of the categories for the Golden Klog Awards. I was thrown into the running for Funniest Blog, which is absolutely astonishing. I've read the other blogs in the list with me and they are actually funny. However, most of the time I'm awake I look pretty funny, so if that at all counts for anything, you could possibly vote for moi. Also, I am up for Up and Comer, 2009. Well, I am Up and I do intend to keep the blog posts Coming. 

This is really, really cool and I just celebrated by consuming ice cream. So, I suggest you get yourself an ice cream, a donut, or whatever other food warms your particular lovely and generous heart, and go here to click on the links to vote for me, or for any other blog you like! There are two surveys of voting, so make sure you peruse both! Also, the categories have been linked on the Hub of Sparkle post, so make sure you check them out to add new awesome award-worth K-Blogs to your reader! 

The 2008 Golden Klog Awards!

Sometimes I don't have anything to say.

And when that happens, you should write it down in your planner as "History Made."

And you should still read my blog because other people have things to say and I'll just say it for them. 

Over at The Hub, Roboseyo has had nothing better to do over his winter vacation than to dream about giving and receiving awards. So, for those of you that still haven't checked it out:

The 2008 Golden Klog Awards.

You can go here to vote or you can head on over to the Facebook page for the Hub of Sparkle and vote there. Not to squeeze my own love handle or anything, but yours truly has been nominated for a few things. This is a miracle in itself and proves that the rest of the bloggers here in Korea are just as unhinged as I am!  

Is it wrong to say that I squealed like a little girl and hopped up and down in my chair and generally made merry to my computer screen when I saw the big O after Chubb appear in not only one category, but um....4 official categories and uh, 1 unofficial but totally awesome category? Because if it is wrong to tell you that I'm still grinning and emitting various noises that sound like Hello Kitty and the Wonder Girls exploded inside me, then I. AM. SO. WRONG. 

Categories the ChubbO has been nominated for:

Best New Korea Blog of 2008 

Up and Comer- Blog to Watch in 2009

Funniest Korea Blog 

Happiest Korea Blog (apparently FatMan Seoul missed my Rage in the A.M. days!)

and, although not an official category but one that I support fully with every inch of cellulite on my body: Hottest Blogger! What? I mean.... uh, what, yeah, that's what. ZenKimchi, you are a winner already, bud!

Other categories that you can nominate your favorite K-blogger for: 

Best Overall Korea Blog, 2008
Most Thought Provoking Korea Blog, 2008
Most Current and Timely Korea Blog, 2008
Most Helpful Blog to Expats in Korea, 2008
Angriest Blogger, 2008
Best Pop Culture Blog, 2008
Best Culture Blog in General, 2008
Best Food Blog, 2008
Best Korea Photography Blog, 2008
Craziest Comment Board in a Korea Blog, 2008
Most Interesting Comment Board in a Korea Blog, 2008
Best Post or Series by a K-Blogger, 2008
Korea Blog Most Completely Taken Over by Obama’s Run To The Presidency, 2008

So hop on over to the Hub and make your nominations, for me of course, so we can get on to the voting! Woot. 

My New Crush: They're Very Sparkly

Last night was probably one of my best nights in Seoul. For the past nine months, I've been lugging this sense of isolation and loneliness and un-bliss around inside The Belly. And last night, I feel like the ol' uterus of my soul gave it up and I birthed friends. A community, really. A community of like-minded and beautiful people who drink good beer and have deep, authentic conversation and at the same time have ridiculous non-conversations and laugh really hard at each other because we are happy and not alone. Well, at least, I was happy and not alone. 

I know I'm being Cheesy McCheesington, but it can't be helped. For the first time since I have been in this country I have found a table I can sit at and be entirely comfortable and open and vulnerable and safe all at the same time. I was my fullest self (okay, maybe a little more than myself after 5 hours of talking and listening and imbibing delicious beverages) and I felt as if I was spreading out, leaking right out to the borders of who I am, filling in all the cracks and spaces of who I am supposed to be. Because real people make you feel things like that. And I met so many real people. Real, kind, generous, caring, thinking, loving people. And it was the first time I'd met any of them and I felt home. 

And yes, I could qualify all that and cover my insecurities by saying something like Oh, maybe I'm so lame and they didn't really like me, but whatev. Forget that. I like them and I know them! This clip is exactly how I feel. I feel giddy and happy and warm. Just replace "Santa" with "Sparklers!" 

And of course, I'm totally also freaking out about Christmas. So this is uber-appropriate. It's coming, people! Christmas is coming! And I might just have some friends to celebrate with!