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Before I get to the announcement, I’d like to take a few half hours to ruminate on what it means to be a “Ninja”, and further to that, a ninja of the “Bookish” persuasion. From the earliest days of feudal Japan the ninja… Oh, okay.
In no particular order:
The Effen-vescent Demo Expert Bronwyn Kienapple
Elite Forces’ Lisa “For the Love of” Peet
The Upper North Side’s Literary Mobster Menachem Kaiser
Intel expert Sarah “You can prove anything with Statz” Cords
and…
Heather the Cat Lady
Also joining them, by supra-electoral fiat, will be experienced ‘Ninja Robert “Don’t Do Crack” Wiersema, whom I removed from the voting early on when I realized I wanted to ensure his sour, puckered personality would be there to maintain a tone consistent with the charter of rights and lefts of our great Bookninja nation state, Acerbia.
This whole process was difficult for me, because over the course of several days all the candidates have become like children to me, and each one came very close. Seriously, in some cases those not blogging missed out by under 10 votes. Heartbreaking, I know. But the people have spoken. And there’s always next year. I briefly considered throwing it all to hell and letting everyone blog, but that would just be a mess. It’s already going to be hard to find six sets of matching shackles to bolt to the cinderblock wall in the basement. Speaking of which, winners, van drivers and masked thugs with burlap sacks should be cruising by your places of residence right about….. now.
Winners, contact me with your preferred email addresses for correspondence and your home addresses and shirt sizes for SCHWAG. Once I get back from Ireland and I see you haven’t burned the place down, I’ll send you some shit.
Congratulations!
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June 26th, 2009 at 10:52 am
I’m freakin’ happy as hell! Except for the fact that it’s BroNwyn! Tsk.
Can’t wait to blog with all of you.
And thanks to George for organizing this orgy of egotism. I salute you.
June 26th, 2009 at 10:52 am
So, basically you’re saying that it takes six fine folks to replace one George. Nice.
June 26th, 2009 at 10:53 am
You know, I edited it to that from another misspelling. Doh.
June 26th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Congrat’s to the winners.
June 26th, 2009 at 11:48 am
To use a little of the eloquence I like to think got me elected:
Wow wow holy shit wow!
This is very exciting. And, Rob, you mentioned a little something about hookers and Faberge eggs from last time? You’re in charge
of the entertainment committee!
Sadly, even six whole of uses won’t be able to replace one George. I too say THANK YOU, and can’t wait.
June 26th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Hooray! Cat ladies of the world, unite!
June 29th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Hey, I’m a closet cat lady too, so I’m feeling the love. Very pleased to be here — consider this my virtual covered casserole to pass around amongst my fellow guest bloggers.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Is it really a “coup d’état” if the state organizes it?
June 29th, 2009 at 9:41 am
It’s an existential thing.
June 29th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
So I was reading the G&M this weekend and who should I see authoring a book review but Bookninja’s very own Robert Wiersema. Looks like his new found Ninja-ness is already starting to pay off. Fame, fortune, what’s next?
June 29th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
World. Domination.
June 29th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
We has it.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
So…is George or anyone in his new little cadre planning on updating the site? Are you ninjas or just kids running around in hooded pyjamas?
June 30th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
World domination starts on Thursday.
June 30th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Although it DID occur to me to jump the gun, what with the fun to be had with the Alice Hoffman batshit-crazy-twitter-meltdown…
June 30th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Please go ahead and jump the gun, Robert. Crazy busy!