Blog Pulitzers

I'm pretty sure that I've told this story before, but I'm not certain whether it was here or in someone's comments or in my dreams or something, so here it goes.

When I was a miniMarinka, I was on a swim team in the Soviet Union, destined for greatness. I mean, my parents and I lived in Leningrad back then, I wasn't commuting to Russia to compete in swimming and thaw the Cold War or anything.

But I was also supernervous, so the first day that we had practice, I went to the locker room to get changed and then I came out and asked my coach about where I should go next.

"To the right." he said. "But why don't you put on your bathing suit first?"

Mortification.

Humiliation.

Nakederation.

Is it any wonder that my parents and I fled the country and immigrated a few short years later?

So, now that you know the big horror story of my childhood, I can ask this question, which may seem slightly less humiliating in comparison, especially if you consider the fact that I am now fully clothed, in multiple layers:

When you are an award-winning blogger, such as I am, how do you install those awards on your blog?

Because I am worried that people who bestowed them on me will think that I'm an unappreciative bitch, whereas in reality, I am merely a techologically-impaired shrew.

And finally, but not leastally, I have been tagged for My First Ever Meme by WFBdoglover! It's for six odd things about me. Thanks WBF!

Here I go:

1. If I really love a book, I won't finish it. I hate knowing that it'll be over after the last page, so I keep a few pages "on reserve" forever.

2. I can't stand "romantic comedies" because I know how they will end.

3. I've been watching General Hospital for over thirty years (on and off). I fast forward it a lot.

4. When I get a telemarketing call, I speak to them in tick Ruzian axcent.

5. When I was pregnant, my friend John and I developed a treatment for a detective TV show, called "Preggo and Queer". When I say "developed a treatment", I mean, "came up with the title" and "repeated it to each other, while laughing hysterically."

6. When we went on our honeymoon, the two books I packed were Drinking: A Love Story and Kitty Kelley's The Royals. By the way, "our honeymoon" refers to my honeymoon with Husbandrinka, not with John. I can see how it looks confusing the way that I wrote it.

Ok! Now it's time for me to tag people. Oh my god, I forgot how many, I'm supposed to tag. Be right back! Ok, I'm supposed to tag six people. The rules are if you're tagged, post six random/weird things about yourself on your blog and tag six people. And leave them a comment on their blog letting them know that you've tagged them. And pay my mortgage.

Here are the tagees KLS, I Left My Heart at Preschool, Jess, Maura, Kylie and Madness of Me!