A bird crapped on me as I was running on the beach about a week ago, and as I scraped the gunk from my shoulder with a small piece of driftwood, I remembered how bird poop purportedly brings good luck. What a load of BALONEY, I thought. This is just the type of thing people say to make you feel better about SCRAPING BIRD CRAP OFF YOUR SHOULDER. (Just as in France, they conveniently say it’s good luck to step in dog doo).
I may have to reweigh my philosophy. I just now found out I’m a finalist in the Bloggie awards for the Best European Weblog, rendering me so full of shock that I turn to the bird caca theory as the only possible explanation. Seeing the other nominees in my category only compounded the MASSIVE SHOCK FACTOR as I thought "WHERE THE HELL IS PETITE?" (She’s in the Best New Weblog category, phew). And "DO THEY REALLY MEAN ME?"
I am so honored. I just have two wishes for the Bloggie Award Genie:
1. I wish that my very first commentators, fellow expatriates in France, and proprietors of their own awesome weblogs, were nominated, too.
2. I wish I could have seen the incomparable Bluepoppy on the Best Writing list. (And I am SO NOT BIASED because she once sent over a heap of her readers with this generous post). No, it’s just that Bluepoppy writes the pants off everyone. She’s wildly engaging, and inspires me constantly. Plain and simple. Someone has got to get this lady a book deal. Oh wait, she has already had one? Okay, someone needs to get her about a gagillion more.
The frosting on the gateau, so to speak, was discovering that I’m also nominated for Best Personal Weblog in the Satin Pajama Awards over at Fistful of Euros! (You can vote here for the Satin Pajama Awards. And here for the Bloggies). J’ai trop de chance, people. Blessed be the God of Bird Poop.
i will vote for u !!!
Posted by: Negrito | 24 January 2005 at 09:54 PM
Congrats! Well deserved! And yeah. Bird poop=good luck. Go figure.
Posted by: pismire | 24 January 2005 at 10:16 PM
Congrats!
Posted by: Aimee | 24 January 2005 at 10:47 PM
It couldn't happen to a nicer gal :D
Posted by: Mathieu | 24 January 2005 at 11:38 PM
Congratulations, coquette!
You definitely deserve it.
On an unrelated note: you don't mention your Mama too much. Is she French as well?
Posted by: meg | 25 January 2005 at 01:48 AM
go coquette, go!
Posted by: kim | 25 January 2005 at 06:57 AM
Congrats Coquette! :)
Posted by: Katia | 25 January 2005 at 09:33 AM
It's just as well I wasn't nominated, because I'd have to Take. You. Down. bwahahahahahahhaha...
Eh, just kidding. You totally deserve it, ma puce! :) As soon as I can access the site I will be voting for you, as often as possible! :)
Posted by: ViVi | 25 January 2005 at 10:44 AM
Well, congrats! You deserve it, ur blog rocks. I'll vote for ya!
Posted by: Flare | 25 January 2005 at 01:38 PM
so you got the check okay?
Posted by: bluepoppy | 25 January 2005 at 02:37 PM
Yippeee!!! Super happy for you in that strange sort of "I don't really know you, yet I feel like I do" way.
Maybe this is how people from the Real World feel??? Like we think we know them, we don't. I think I know you, I don't.
I feel weird now.
Posted by: SaraJane | 25 January 2005 at 05:55 PM
Kudos and Bravo, Coquette! Your blog certainly merits the highest of praise and full Bloggie honors... Wouldn't Gibby and Ms. Eliot be pleased with their former student.
And about the bird doodoo - do you think picking up puppy poop on a daily basis could also count as good luck? =)
Posted by: long time admirer | 25 January 2005 at 08:16 PM
Congrats Coquette! I did my civic thing and voted for the best candidate -- you. Get out the vote!
Posted by: Auntie M | 25 January 2005 at 10:39 PM
Dammit! Seriously, am I the only person that gets "bandwidth exceeded" on he bloggie awards site?
Posted by: ViVi | 26 January 2005 at 10:21 AM
Thank U for your blog, it's nice.
Je vais voter pour toi.
Belle vie à Paris...
Posted by: Olivier | 26 January 2005 at 11:30 AM
Just walked into my cold apartment, still in jet-laggy haze, but now in warm and fuzzy jet-laggy haze.
You. guys. rock. MERCI for the support!
Posted by: Coquette | 26 January 2005 at 01:18 PM
Felicitations on your nomination. I just discovered your blog through the bloglines website. Reding it makes me miss Paris. It is sometimes hard to be an "expat". Bonne chance!
Posted by: Mathilde | 03 February 2005 at 10:17 PM
Just remember, "do not believe everything that you here." A bird that craps on you is not good luck, it is only 50 points for the bird. You are only and just a statistic to them... lol.
Congrats though on your good fortune!
Posted by: Brian Lucas | 03 May 2007 at 08:15 PM
hi everybody... so if birds poop near me not on me what does it mena?
gracias
Posted by: alex ibarrra | 06 April 2009 at 02:39 PM