Evn, The Lover of Strife, nominated me for the "I heart your blog" award. Resisting the temptation to take a Sally Field moment, I'll just say Thanks, Evn!

I can't remember when I first discovered The Lover of Strife, but I was hooked immediately by Evn's irreverent sense of humor and great storytelling. He's also been a loyal reader of Blogickal, and for that I am very grateful indeed. One day, I'm going to beg him to teach me his parking trick.

The "I heart your blog" award comes with the following rules:

1. Put the logo on your blog.



2. Link to the person from whom you received the award.



3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4. Put links to those blogs on yours.



5. Leave a message on the blogs nominated.


And so, without further dew, here are my award picks:

Dancing Down the Moon

Dianne Sylvan's book The Circle Within was one of the first books I read that discussed witchcraft in spiritual rather than purely practical terms. It was a great inspiration. While Sylvan is taking something of a hiatus from book-writing, she is pouring her creative energy into her website, which I find to be a great mix of philosophical musings and practice-deepening discussions. Dianne, I heart your blog!

Dooce

Yes, I realize that I'm late to this party, and when you get interviewed by the Today Show and The New York Times writes about how you can support your family with the ad revenue your site has earned, you certainly don't need little ol' me to pimp your blog. But damn if Heather B. Armstrong doesn't make me laugh pee-my-pants out loud. No, I'm not a mom, but you don't have to be to appreciate some of the best comic writing I've ever read. Heather, I heart your blog!

The Gods Are Bored

Anne Johnson is another great storyteller. She can make you laugh and stomp your feet with rage in the same blog post. Whether she's writing about saving the environment and scandalizing fundamentalists (not necessarily at the same time), or interviewing Satan to abate his boredom, Anne has a singular voice and a praise-worthy way with words. While Anne is away having surgery - healing energy to Anne, everyone - her friend, Muin, and her daughter, The Spare, will be guest-blogging. Anne, I heart your blog!

Hecate

If I had to pick a roll model, this witchy woman would be it. She is professionally successful, has a great home and garden and a wonderful, loving family, belongs to a devoted coven, and embodies what it is to be a modern witch. Ever the political watchful eye, Hecate writes about feminist politics and can be counted on for insight into important issues that should concern all of us. And she posts a lot of poetry. Hecate, I heart your blog!

Spiritual Cowgirl

Sera Beak is a Harvard-trained scholar of comparative religion and mysticism, author of The Red Book: A Deliciously Unorthodox Approach to Igniting Your Divine Spark, and San Francisco party girl. After discovering her blog, I read Sera's book and it has become to closest thing to a gospel I have found. On this site, Sera shares her observations of Red at work in the world and other divine musings. She also wins my vote for best blog name. Sera, I heart your blog!

Cute Overload and icanhascheezburger

Okay, so these are two blogs, but I list them together because they're essentially two branches from the same tree. When my blood pressure is through the roof after a session at the Daily Kos, then I turn to these two blogs as an antidote. Seriously, folks. If you need a laugh LOLcats will cheer you right up right and who can stay angry/stressed/upset-in-any-way when you are looking at cute pictures of puppehs and kittehs and monkehs and whatever other animule they can come up with? I ask you. Meg et al, I heart your blog!

Anybody know a good fashion blog?

Posted by Angela-Eloise at 1:37 AM