The last time I participated in the Bloggy Giveaway, I was overwhelmed with responses from people telling me the most bizarre details about themselves, often-body part-related, like a missing toenail, or the like.
So for this Bloggy Giveaway, I’ve decided to make you work for it a little bit more. If you would like to be entered into a giveaway for a $20 Amazon gift certificate (I will email the gift code, so international participants are welcome), then you must link up to my blog on your blog – please use the main blog URL (http://allrileyedup.com) and leave a comment with the permalink.
If you don’t have a blog but still want to participate, you can either subscribe, Stumble, or Digg this, and leave a comment letting me know.
If you do both of these things, then, obviously that’s two entries (double double your enjoy-oy-oy-ment!).
If you don’t want to do any of this and you still leave a comment, hey, be my guest, but if I draw your name, you will never know…
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Oh, and please, leave me another interesting detail about your life in the comments. Those were fun to read!
With a little help from Random.org, Kristen of Frugality in the Making was declared the winner of my Amazon.com gift card.
Kristen told me “I always have to have a book to read. If I run out, I will read my 12 yr old son’s books.” So naturally, when I told her she was the winner I asked her what book she is reading right now. Mother of Pearl is her current book, though before that she was reading her son’s Alex Rider book, and there you have it — she is a woman of her word. I hope she uses the gift card to buy herself a new slew of books.
In honor of Kristen’s love of books, here is an old post of mine, from way back in 2006:
The Written Word is a Wonderful Thing
Well, I was visiting the lovely Toddled Dredge and saw a meme that I couldn’t pass up.
1. One book that changed your life: Animal Farm by Orson Welles. (EDITED SINCE 2006: I feel the need to leave it as Orson Welles, because that is how I originally typed it. I always mix him and George Orwell up, because, well, I’m an idiot). Because without this book, I would have had no idea that animals could so cruelly mistreat and brainwash one another to unlimited degrees. That’s exactly why we should continue to support the meat industry. Allegory? What’s that?
2. One book that you’ve read more than once: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. I don’t really like the movie, but the book is total horrid fascination.
3. One book you would want on a desert island: The complete comedies of William Shakespeare. Perhaps you think I should go for something more thought provoking, but frankly, if I’m all alone on a desert island, the last thing I’m going to want to ponder is life, the universe, and everything—I AM ALL ALONE ON AN ISLAND. I’m pretty sure my answer would be life sucks, the universe is rotten, and everything is against me. I’d rather have things to laugh about.
4. One book that made you laugh: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. Those people know how to throw a mad, swingin’ party, yo.
5. One book that made you cry: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn. The problem is, I don’t know if I was crying at what we’ve done or what I’m not doing now.
6. One book that you wish had been written: The Greatest Novel of Our Time by Me. I’d settle for A Novel by Me.
7. One book that you wish had never been written: It’s a toss up between Scarlett, the Sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind and Babywise. Probably Babywise, because nobody ever took Scarlett seriously.
8. The book that you are currently reading: Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman. Fooking hi-larious. Stop what you’re doing and go buy it and read it. No, I’m serious. Do it.
9. One book that you have been meaning to read: What are you doing still reading this????? I just told you to stop! Go read Killing Yourself to Live. Chuck! Chuck! Chuck!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER. THANKS FOR PLAYING. YOU’RE ALL VERY INTERESTING.
Surely, there is something on Amazon that you can find that you would like.
The rules for the giveaway are simple. With a catch. (So really, not simple).
You must leave a comment on this post but it cannot be something lame like “I want to enter this giveaway.”
Tell me something interesting - can you touch your nose with your tongue? Do you have more than eleven body piercings? Do you think Mark Twain is funny or irritating? Please, tell me something interesting, because I don’t think I can stand to read a bunch of “I’m in for the giveaway” comments. If you’re really pressed to come up with your own comment, try one of these options and fill in the blank:
a) Coffee tastes like _______ .
b) Flavor Flav is ________ .
c) We got to move these refrigerators, we got to move these _______ .
d) I have _______ children and two _______ .
e) Eggs taste best when _______ .
f) I _______ read(ing) All Rileyed Up. (Flattery will get you _________ ).
I will most likely do a random drawing. But if someone in particular REALLY makes me laugh, I might just declare that person the winner.
Oh, and bonus: no mailing involved. All you need is an email for me to send you the code. Which means anyone can play, US, International, Bloggers, non-Bloggers, etc.
Other details –
You can only leave one comment. So if you can touch your nose with your tongue AND have eleven piercings, leave both of those details in one comment or pick which one you’d prefer to tell. If you want extra entries, you can get one entry for every post of mine that you Stumble or Digg (or just tell me which other socal bookmarking site you prefer to use, I’m sure my button at the bottom has a link to it, but I’m only only checking Digg and Stumble unless you notify me otherwise) between now and the day I draw the winner, which is Saturday November 1st.
What I’ll do is send the winner an email or comment on their blog, wait three days for a response, and if they respond, they get the code. If they don’t respond, I’ll choose someone else.
