Showing posts with label Something Sinister contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Something Sinister contest. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

an early Christmas

What's that old saying about never knowing until you try? I can't remember the exact wording, but here's proof of its wisdom...



Little Pink...is she not gorgeous?!! Yes, she arrived in the mail from Carl today. Part of the prize for the Something Sinister contest. Which I almost didn't enter, because, well, as much as I wish I were, I simply am not a photographer. And though I like to think myself creative in certain realms, I just didn't think this would be one of them. But oh how I wanted to win this beautiful Poppet! *appropriate spot to slip in that old saying* Yep, sometimes you just get lucky!

Thank you once again, Carl!

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

feeling giddy...

I know I've gushed before about what a great guy Carl is. And I stand by every word...he is thoughtful and generous and has been extremely kind to my family, especially Annie. But besides all of this, he truly is the King of Reading Challenges! For those of you who already participate in his awesome challenges, you know just what I mean when I say he is a Host Extraordinaire! If you're one of those who haven't, you just don't know what you're missing. Because along with getting to read a lot of great books, and then getting to read tons of great book reviews written by fellow participants, you get to participate in all kinds of fun contests. I can't even remember how many different contests he had during the two months of the RIP II Reading Challenge...and they come with the coolest prizes!

One of the contests Carl sponsored during the RIP II Challenge was entitled Something Sinister. (Suzanne was the creative genius behind this one.) Participants had to dig out their cameras and capture...well, something sinister, of course.

Carl now has all the entries posted. And I won! I truly can't believe it. I do actually like my photo, but there are so many incredibly clever and creepy entries. I never could have fulfilled judging duties on this one!

(I'd be embarrassed to admit how much time I spent arranging my little vignette, but I guess I can no longer complain about being married to a biologist who feels the need to collect such things, huh?)