Tuesday, March 11, 2008

America's Next Top Obscure Guest Author

I'm all about making this blog about you, the reader. I want this to be your blog. I mean, it's always going to be my blog, but I want you to feel like you're a part of it.

That's why it brings me great pleasure to announce the first ever "America's Next Top Obscure Guest Author" competition. 

This is a competition designed to give you an opportunity to be a guest author on this blog, and write one post about whatever you want. You get the spotlight, and I won't get in your way. You can write anything, about any topic. Possible topics may include celebrity weight-gain, the decline of The Simpsons, Joe Darger's childhood, Oprah's next book selection, anything. 

Also, if the winner happens to be in the Provo/Orem/Draper area, I will buy him or her the Coca-Cola product of their choice ($1.25 limit).

Here's how it will work: Since this is the first contest, I will select the contestants. Vote for your favorite potential guest author in the poll to your right, and after one week the bottom two vote-getters will be ousted. It will proceed thusly until our champion has been identified. 

So if your name is on the list, start campaigning for your place now. 

If your name isn't on the list, start making your presence known! Leave a comment or two, and before you know it you could be America's Next Top Obscure Guest Author. 

13 comments:

Brett Zobell said...

I choose not to blog!

Mike said...

I believe I have commented more than Dan N. That being the case, I choose not to vote.

Ross said...

If you don't pick me, I'll start my own dang blog and pull all your readers my way.

*Plus, my blog won't have Word Verification in the comment area. And I'll have pop in the drinking fountains.

jonathan said...

I have a hard time believing 35 different people visit your blog and vote.

That said, I have voted twice.

Justin said...

I think jeris has voted on every computer in the library. That is the only way he has 12 votes.

Becky said...

Brilliant Idea! Can't wait to see who makes the cut next week. As I said in my sr. year elections...

"You's gots to be trippin', if you's not votin' Shippen!"

-Becky Shippen Olsen

Jeris said...

For the record I have not voted at all. Justin "envier of my popularity" Lee

Ross said...

The voting is freaking rigged. Your winner is going to be tainted, Adam.

AND PLEASE TAKE OFF THE WORD VERIFICATION!

Becky said...

Get out of here with your lame word verification issues.

This is a good thing...you'd have to be a blogger to understand it. But seeing as how Brett posts every six month and Jonathon, Mike and Ross have 0-1 posts on their blogs...you guys wouldn't understand.

Ross said...
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Ross said...

Are you sure you want to get sharp with me, Becky? Don't think for a second I won't have my wife call you and demand our Yoga Booty Ballet dvd back!

Mike said...

Give me a break, I just started blogging 3 days ago. I may be a newb but given some time I may join the ranks of the elite bloggers.

Becky said...

...hey, I'm not all cupcakes and sprinkles.

http://projectdomestication.blogspot.com/