And the award goes to...

In these times of studying for tough exams and preparing nasty presentations students want to change the direction of their thoughts every now and then. In Dutch, we students have a beautiful word for this activity. It's called "SOG'gen", where SOG stands for "Studie Ontwijkend Gedrag" en de -gen is just the ending of the verb. It practically means something like "Study Avoiding Behaviour". So now I'll properly take my time to SOG.

You know, dear reader, I have a Blue friend. No really, a Blue friend. Actually, he's not my friend, he's in fact my English teacher. Still, I take the freedom to call him "my Blue friend", hoping that he won't mind. And he's quite an accomplished person, if you ask me. Not only is his knowledge of English vocabulary and grammar endless and awe-inspiring, he also knows how to make unhappy people like me enjoy each and every one of his lessons. I swear it's true, I don't like to miss out on any of his lessons, however bad I'm feeling. He's the best English teacher I've ever had, and comes very, very close to the best teacher (in general) I've ever had. No hard feelings there, I hope ;) Anyway, my Blue friend is the one who was the inspiration and motivation for my own blog, for the simple reason that he already had a blog, and I swear to God, his writing style is so amusing, so inspiring, so diverse. I really enjoy reading his posts, and he deserves all the exquisite comments he gets. People are raving about his blog, and they have damn good reasons to do so. That's why I've decided that my dear Blue friend deserves (another) award. I write "another", yes, for he has received several up till now, and last week, he created one himself and gave it to two of his blogging comrades. That was enough reason for me to dedicate the "versatile blogger award" to him.

I actually had a hard time choosing between no less than two awards that would fit his blog evenly well. Still, I chose this one, because his posts surprise me time and time again. You should have a look yourself, just google: "blue grumpster blogspot" and there he appears in all his blue glory. Now, I have to be somewhat cautious with this, because there have been some problems he honestly didn't deserve, which is the reason I wanted him to give that other award too. But let's keep that between me and my lovely Chico and, who knows, maybe there'll be another opportunity at which I can award him that one too. We'll see what happens. This is what my Blue friend looks like:

Pretty blue, ain't he? :) He calls himself "the blue grumpster", but I can honestly tell that I haven't seen him that grumpy (yet), and when he was, he had very good reasons to be so. So he isn't that grumpy at all, if you ask me. Only his beautiful Bollywood wife will know, that's for certain ;)

So Randy, this one's for you. You deserve it more than I can express. You are a true example, and thanks to you I started my own blog, which helps me to cope with my life, which can be very tough at times, as you know. A blog post can sometimes bring more relief than a simple chat with my psychiatrist or nurse. Your blog can make me laugh because of its absurdity sometimes - when you wrote about those human turds, remember? - but it can also make me think of some essential things in life. That's why it's truly a versatile blog. And I mean each and every word I write now. You are an example and deserve world-wide respect. Now, enjoy your name on my Wall of Fame and keep on blogging. Vertically challenged Debz is watching you ;) (A joke only my Blue friend will understand :D)