A Bit About Me + Awards!!

I got three blog awards in the past week or so. I love blog awards! I'm finally passing them along. But first, I thought I would take a moment to answer a couple of questions I've been asked lately in the comments.

1. Why do you call yourself NotNessie? My first name is Vanessa, but my family occasionally calls me Nessie, which I HATE. At least, they used to, until I took a few of their heads off. haha. ha. As for why I use it for a screen name, there are several Vanessas out there, so when I'm commenting on other blogs, I think NotNessie is a little more recognizable. Ironically, tons more people now call me Nessie. Should have seen that coming.

2. Who is Joe? Why do I care if he likes this book? Joe is my darling husband, who continues to enable my book habit in exchange for steak dinners. I've started including the "Would Joe like this?" line in my reviews to help out my male readers when it comes to sorting out which books might appeal to both genders. Inspired by I Heart Monster.

Now, on to the awards:

Linda, over at Bambi reads, has given me the One Lovely Blog award. Thanks, Linda! Linda's blog is a new discovery for me, which is one of the reasons I really love blog awards. I love her review style, and she reads different books than I typically would, so I get some great new reading ideas whenever I visit. Plus, she's Canadian, which automatically ramps up her fabulousness. I would like to pass this award along to:
Yan at Books by Their Cover
Carrie at Carrie's YA Bookshelf
Bonnie at RedLady's Reading Room
Shelley at Write for a Reader
Cecilia at The Epic Rat
Royal Reviews
Mrs. Magoo Reads

Katie, from Katie's Book Blog has given me the Proximidade award. I love Katie's blog, she has great book reviews of YA books, as well as lots of other fun posts. Go check it out. This blog invests and believes in the Proximity - nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this clever-written text into the body of their award.

I would like to pass this award along to:
A Bookish Mom
Cindy at Cindy's Love of Books
Beth Revis at Writing It Out
avisannschild at She Reads and Reads
Amanda at The Life and Times of a New New Yorker
I Heart Monster
Drey at Drey's Library

Ladybug at Escape in a Book gave me the Let's Be Friends Award. Thank you, Ladybug! Go and check out Escape in a Book, I promise you won't be sorry.

Blogs that receive the Let’s Be Friends Award are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers.

I would like to pass this along to:
Gwendolyn B. at A Sea of Books
Em at Em's Bookshelf
Reader Rabbit
Garden of Books (for teens)
Kalea_Kane at Enroute to Life

As always, I hope the people I have awarded feel no pressure to pass this on if they don't want to. I know it's not for everyone. Just want you all to know I love your blogs! For those who are not mentioned in these awards, I'm proud of you for reading this whole thing. I hope you found a new blog to love!