The Contest Results

To be followed very soon by a (gasp!) thoughtful post. (I know, crazy, huh?)

In the honorable mentions department we have:

Carrie Harris, with her brilliant contribution of, "I visit Kiersten's blog because of all of the benefits. (It's all about ME, baby, ME.) Kiersten's blog makes my teeth whiter. It helps me lose weight WITHOUT diet and exercise. It frightens away stray, cabbage-carrying Yeti, which is a good thing because we get a lot of those attacks in my neighborhood.

Oh, and because said blog is made of awesome. Can't forget that part."

It's true. The teeth whitening, the weight loss, and ESPECIALLY the Yeti aspect. I have never, ever, not even once in my life been attacked by a yeti.

Natalie, with her truthful contribution of, "I come to your blog to feel better about myself. None of my internal organs have exploded, I didn't have a certain terrible incident in Mexico, and I had no freaky boyfriends in high school. Oh yeah, and I'm you're bff or something."

I'm so glad that I can make other people feel better about themselves. Really! If just one person walks away from my blog thinking, "Gee, I'm so glad I have TWO fallopian tubes!" then I've done my part for the world.

And finally, Janey, who said, "So without a trace of silliness or irony - or indeed any other kind of metal adjective- I submit my reason for visiting your blog...I really like you Kiersten." And made my whole day.

Which is not to say that your other reasons didn't make me happy. They did. All of them. Even Evil Editor's, who got on just to tell me that he only visits my blog to use it to link to someone else's. Honesty's gotta count for something, right? However, I liked the rest of yours better. Much better. If I had more time/energy/money, I would have let every single person who entered (well, except EE) win.

So, my honorable mentionees, you have a choice of three FABULOUS prizes:

1. A poem or limerick in your honor.
2. A starring role in the next The Punktuations! music video (this one may take a few years to be able to claim...)
3. Insertion into a kissing scene with a guy of your choice. (I'd prefer fictional, because if you wanted to make out with, say, Dick Cheney, that'd be kind of awkward. But, you know, whatever floats your boat, because it is a prize, after all.)

Now, our first runner up, so awesome he even included pictures, is the very tall (and apparently male) Bevie. Please go here to read his wonderful entry about my life. How did he know? Also, please accept my apologies for assuming he was a she.

Bevie, you win fresh, homemade cookies mailed to you! Provided you have no food allergies and actually like cookies (and are comfortable emailing me with your mailing address). In the event that this is not ideal, let me know and you can choose one of the above options or we'll work out something else.

And finally, our Grand Prize Winner:

She entered first, made me laugh the most, and is an all around AWESOME, AWESOME person, thereby making her a shoe-in:

SARA!

Whoohoo!

Because you know I so totally would get in a fight with Laptop and he would run off with my biography and they'd have little paper-computer hybrid babies and I would spend the rest of my days weeping over all of the drafts I'll never see again.

So, Sara, for your GRAND PRIZE, you ALSO get homemade cookies...along with a Dr Pepper and a bag of M&Ms! (After all, they are the Kiersten Writes sponsors!) I *was* going to send a book along with the prize, but since I know for a fact that you've already read it (you reviewed it and everything!), I've got something else in mind. Email me today and we'll...discuss.

And thank you again to everyone who participated. I really did love ALL of the entries. You guys rock.