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First the bloggies, then the world

Posted on Tuesday, 20th January 2004 at 2:23pm

I found out that Kitta.net has been selected as one of the five finalists for Best Designed Weblog in the fourth annual Bloggies. I would have blogged about this sooner, but I’ve been trying to recover from the shock of being up against sites such as simplebits.com and whatdoiknow.org. But you know what they say, the grass is always greener on the other side - or in this case - I think other sites rock more than my own.

The monkey on the other hand thinks this is fantastic, he keeps saying “first the bloggies then the world” and making devious plans. I am happy just to be nominated and thrilled by the thought of winning. So if you want Kitta.net win go vote for it!

I was also happy to see some of my favourite blogs are finalists, Shinyplasticbag.com is up for for Best Canadian Weblog and gtmcknight.com (who’s been at the beach for days) for Best Non-Weblog Content and 1976design.com/blog is up for Best Programming of a Weblog. And of course, dooce.com is up for Weblog of the Year.

Sadly, I know I won’t be making it to the award ceremony at SXSW. Not only is money an issue, but I am also going on a family holiday around the time of the ceremony (something which we haven’t done in over 4 years). So if you are going, please tell me. I need someone to accept for me if I do win.

Lastly, I want to say a big huge thank you to everyone who nominated Kitta.net and to the panel of judges who voted for me. The monkey will remember this when he takes over the world.

21 Responses to “First the bloggies, then the world”

Becki Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 4:40pm
Hey hun,
I have a question for ya, I am interested in buying my own domain, I am just wondering what plan you are on with the hosting company. The host you are with, are they really good, or are there any other good companys? Just thought i’d ask.
Bec
xoxo

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Kitta Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 5:09pm
Becki, I’ll email you about it in a second.

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NicolaJane Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 6:25pm
I voted for you in a couple of catagories as I thought your site/blog was excellent and really deserves to win.. if you can vote more than once I will certainly be voting plenty of times.. your efforts and hard work have been seen by so many people and is time you get rewarded for it girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats

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aaron wall Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 6:41pm
I think your site looks really good. You have some funny pictures on your site…Do you really like monkeys? If so you owe it to yourself to go to Gibralter at least once…perhaps to celebrate with the other monkeys?

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fatima Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 7:59pm
CONGRATULATIONS KITTA ON YOUR NOMINATION!!

*does a little dance*

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shaan Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 9:36pm
congrats on your nomination kitta! love your work

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Renate Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 9:43pm
Congratulations on your nomination! You really deserve it, your site is always sporting an excellent design.

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Leis Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 10:25pm
Kitta! That is SO wicked! Congratulations! I just went and voted for ya. Good luck!!

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Dani Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 11:11pm
Yay congrats Kitta! Thats great, hehe I wish I got awards. =[ I’ll vote for you!

Lol, that last entry made me laugh so hard, because it reminded me of myself in a way, haha Because I talk to myself and say shit like that. Hope your having a good week, take care! xoxo

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Darkhorse Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 11:14pm
Dont worry, Little Red.. err… I mean Kitta, you got my vote.

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Mike Says:
January 20th, 2004 at 11:29pm
You deserve the nomination, Kitta. Your site is beautiful. Well done!

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John Says:
January 21st, 2004 at 12:22am
If some of the SPB boys go down to the awards Im sure one of us would accept for you Kitta.

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Mike Says:
January 21st, 2004 at 12:56am
A well-deserved nomination. Unlike mine.

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Pugsley Says:
January 21st, 2004 at 1:05am
Thats one small step for kitta.net, one giant leap for web-kind.

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SauceT Says:
January 21st, 2004 at 2:43am
I was up late last night, I was listening to different radio stations fro the net, I checked out Bondi beach, or something like that, I seen a link on there page for your site, and well, 20 minutes later I was pretty impressed with your site, you have a wonderful outlook and a very witty sence of humor.
Keep up the great qoutes, one liners and thoughts..
Oh yeah, congrats on your award or nomination, I really have no idea what it is, or what it means, but it must be a baby big deal!

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Ryan Says:
January 21st, 2004 at 7:02am
You got my vote, good luck pretty!

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Dani Says:
January 22nd, 2004 at 2:48pm
Eeek, your site wasn’t working for me yesterday, but it is now so yeah I do have MSN! My email address is unicorndani@hotmail.com.

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Steve Says:
January 22nd, 2004 at 2:52pm
Hehe since Pugs is going he can accept your award for you haha.

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WordPress WordBlog Says:
January 23rd, 2004 at 7:52pm
WordPress-Powered Sites in Bloggies
The 2004 Bloggies nominations are up and I noticed that the WP-powered Kitta.net is nominated for Best Design. She has some very respectable competition, so please keep her in mind when you’re voting. If I missed any other WP sites let me know and I…

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Chad Says:
January 24th, 2004 at 6:47am
Only those who will risk going to far can possibly find out how far one can go
ccb

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Chad Says:
January 27th, 2004 at 9:48am
Question about defence against sars???? is there any news in au about the chicken scratch problem \ / ? Hair net’s anyone! Sure alot of fucking dumb people in the world ‘

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