Long-Overdue Blog Awards

This post is extremely belated, so I apologize!

A month ago, damn-near simultaneously, I became the recipient of several blog awards:

From Sara at The Lonely Radish

From Lazaro Cooks!

From Lazaro Cooks! and Dennis at More than a Mount Full

From Lazaro Cooks! and Dennis at More than a Mount Full

From Lazaro Cooks! and Dennis at More Than a Mount Full (Dennis has given me this award twice, silly man)

From Dennis at More Than a Mount Full

From Dennis at More Than a Mount Full

From Dennis at More Than a Mount Full

From Dennis at More Than a Mount Full

From Dennis at More Than a Mount Full

... and I'd like to thank all three of you for them! :)

Now, if I had the time and the friends, I'd work out a way to extend one award to several people, then another to several other, and so on. But I haven't either, so I'm going to follow the lead of Lazaro and Dennis and just send these all out to several people at once. Too many awards never hurt anyone, did they? ;)

So I'd like to pass these accolades to the following wonderful people (who may or may not already be in possession of these... shush):

Rebekah at Clarity in Creation

Emily aka Girl Foodie at Chasing the Dish

Stella at The Witchy Kitchen

Artemis at t.a.p.e.s.t.r.y

Mo Diva at Food Snob

Katie at Chocolate Covered Katie

Mangocheeks (sorry, I couldn't find your name!) at Allotment 2 Kitchen

JodieMo at Eatin' on the Cheap

Devaki at Weave a Thousand Flavors

Katie at Health for the Whole Self

Last time I did an award post, there was a rule that you had to list something about yourself or something entertaining like that, but it's kind of been lost in the process of giving so many awards at once I think. I thought I'd bring it back and list ten random things about myself for every person I nominated:

1) The first job I ever wanted was to sell shoes. I liked the stools shoe salesmen got to sit on.

2) I'm the first person in my immediate family to own and use a passport, but the last person in my immediate family to cross the United States border. 

3) I'm very picky about grammar and spelling. If I were an English teacher (a job I've considered, by the way), my students would hate me.

 "But Ms. Mo, why did I get 2 points off? I proofread my paper very carefully." 

"You misused the semicolon! MWAHAHA!"

4) I have to do the dishes. It started out as a chore but now it annoys/bugs me when someone else does them because I've worked out the most suitable way to not waste water and get dishes very very very clean. My dad thinks I'm losing it since I go, "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" and do a slow-motion dive toward the sink every time I see him trying to help me out with the dishes.

5) I'm a bookworm and currently reading a collection of novels by PG Wodehouse. Also, my favorite book is probably The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

6) Gross, gory things fascinate me for some reason.

7) Two of my all-time favorite TV shows revolve around serial killers (Dexter and Criminal Minds, in case you were wondering). See above.

8) I'm slightly in love with Alton Brown. Just a little bit. Not enough that it's creepy, so it's all good.

9) I know the alphabet in sign language and can read lips. I'm not fantastic at the latter, but I can still do it. ;)

10) I am arachnophobic, to the point where I can't touch a realistic picture/drawing of a spider without freaking out a bit. I have no idea where this comes from, because my sister and I used to play with daddy long-legs when we were younger. Back when playing with spiders was cool, I guess.

So here are the rules, lads and ladies:

- Copy the award(s) onto your blog.

- List and link back to the person from whom you received said award(s).

- Pass on the award to other bloggers and visit their blogs to let them know that such goings-on have occurred.

- If you'd like, since it's oodles of fun, list some random things about yourself.

That's all, folks. Have a great day! :)