noblesse obligé

american black chick in europe is dope. her contributions to discussions i've begun on my blog have been informative and much appreciated. then she goes and gives me a kreativ blogger award!! as if i didn't love her enough!!

as with all honors, this one comes with responsibilities. (hence the title of the post). i'm supposed to tell you seven things you don't already know about me, choose 7 other blogs to receive this award, leave a comment on each of the blogs i've nominated, and thank the person who gave me the award. let's go!

SEVEN THINGS:
1. i watched 'girls just wanna have fun' every day as a kid and i know every single word of it like i wrote the screenplay. it's sarah jessica parker's best work.
2. in my high school yearbook, i was voted most likely to appear in a janet jackson video.
3. if you want to make me vomit, scramble me an egg. my worst nightmare is an egg.
4. whenever i'm feeling down, i watch this video.
5. for 5 months in '07, i lived (and was in love) with a billionaire.
6. i interned at the united nations from '99-'00. i was in the plenary session where it was argued that NATO's bombing of serbia would be illegal according to international conventions.
7. my serb looks fearsome on film. and it's a total turn on. (warning: this pic from the american film he's shooting now is kinda bloody and gross.)

as for MY kreativ blog picks?? the winners are:

my life in havaianas
i sang Loquina Guachinha's praises in this post. she doesn't allow comments on her blog, so i'll just say here: love your spirit and your cojones and when i had to pick 7, i knew you'd be the first... adelante!!
nyc/caribbean ragazza
i love ragazza's snapshots of life in italy, and i can't wait to see how her writing come to life on the big screen. also, i'm totally jealous of her EU passport. that's some next level expat-ness right there.
wish i could reach you in belgrade
maria in brazil doesn't post much, but it's always a trip when she does. we share a love of the balkans-- she hosts the biggest balkan-themed events, probably in all of brazil. and she's just a very cool chick.
babesmcphee
there's a cute, serendipitous story about how i cyber-met this "perky, prolific" playwright who lives in cali. i'll tell it another time. but when she's not having her tweets quoted in time magazine, or writing her blog series, '30 lessons from la-la land', she's sending me long ass emails about boys. love her. y'all will, too.
black girl on mars
i don't [cyber-] know leslie. i guess i'll meet her now. but i find her writing soulful and deliberate. and on top of it, she's an expat.
guyana gyal
every single time i win a blog award, i will bestow one upon GG. lightness, effortlessness and quirk belie the truth and profundity in her writing, reminding me of fables. she's like aesop with a caribbean accent. she really does inspire me.
my american melting pot
LT's kind of BEYOND blog awards--novelist, journalist, professor and all-- but i'm giving one to her anyway.

HUGS and THANK YOU's to ABCE!!