Will Knott

With a certain amount of shock I discover that I’m one of the many nominees longlisted for the Personal blog catagory of the 2009 Irish Blog Awards. I know I have to thank someone for nominating me. Probably in the area of coffee.

The list is 80 nominees long (it is a LONG list), and I honestly don’t expect to make the short list. I’m up against last years overall winner; the unsinkable Grannymar and  the irrepressible K8,  the curious case of Darragh Doyle and many, many others.

Best Personal Blog – Sponsored by Microsoft Ireland’s Developer and Platform Group

1. A Propositional Structure: http://victoriamacarthur.com
2. Alan In Belfast: http://alaninbelfast.blogspot.com
3. Annie Rhiannon: http://annierhiannon.blogspot.com
4. Brian Kenny: http://bkenny.com
5. Casa Casey Courtney: http://casacaseycourtney.wordpress.com
6. Chancing My Arm: http://chancingmyarm.blogspot.com
7. Clom: http://kneelbeforeclom.blogspot.com
8. Conortje: http://conortje.wordpress.com
9. Coffee Helps: http://coffee-helps.com
10. Conor&’s Bandon Blog: http://conoroneill.com
11. Daddy Or Chips?: http://eguinan.wordpress.com
12. Dante And The Lobster: http://dante-andthelobster.blogspot.com
13. Darrenbyrne.com: http://darrenbyrne.com
14. Declan’s Blog: http://declanmeenagh.com
15. Down With My Life By Vic Barry: http://victorbarry.blogspot.com
16. Eamonn Fitzgerald’s Rainy Day: http://eamonn.com
17. English Mum: http://englishmum.com
18. Fake Empire: http://fakeempire.blogspot.com
19. Fatmammycat.com: http://fatmammycat.blogspot.com
20. Grannymar: http://grannymar.com/blog
21. Hangar Queen: http://hangarqueen.blogspot.com
22. Head Rambles: http://headrambles.com
23. Imantodotcom: http://imanto.com
24. Infantasia: http://infantasia.blogspot.com
25. Iarfhlaith Kelly – Code Agus Craic: http://iarfhlaith.com
26. Insideview: http://insideview.ie
27. K8 The Gr8: http://cackaloo.com
28. Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: http://kenarmstrong.blogspot.com
29. Ken Mcguire: http://kenmc.com
30. Knowth’s Blog – Stumbleupon: http://knowth.stumbleupon.com
31. Le Craic: http://lecraic.com
32. Liz Biz: http://lizbiz.wordpress.com
33. Mcawilliams.com: http://verba.mcawilliams.com
34. Mad Dogs And Englishmen: http://self-preservationsociety.blogspot.com
35. Malcolm Redfellow’s World Service: http://redfellow.blogspot.com
36. Mark Walsh: http://walsho.net
37. Marramgrass : http://marramgrass.org.uk
38. Manicmammy’s Blog: http://manicmammy.com
39. Maxi Cane: http://maxicane.com
40. Me Blog!: http://blog.sweetnam.eu
41. More News From Nowhere -: http://blog.beara.ie
42. Mum Lives On: http://MumLivesOn.com
43. National Disgrace: http://itsanationaldisgrace.blogspot.com
44. Nelly’s Garden: http://nellysgarden.blogspot.com
45. Niallh.com: http://niallh.com
46. Not Today: http://wineandcider.blogspot.com
47. O’conall Street: http://oconallstreet.com
48. Panda’s Blog: http://pandaalan.wordpress.com
49. Prototype Of A Person: http://sineadcochrane.com
50. Radgery…: http://radgery.com
51. Raptureponies: http://raptureponies.wordpress.com
52. Red Leeroy: http://redleeroy.com
53. Red Mum: http://redmum.blogspot.com
54. Reverting To Type: http://sineadkeogh.wordpress.com
55. Rockin Socks: http://toniireton.blogspot.com
56. Rosemary Mac Cabe: http://rosemarymaccabe.wordpress.com
57. Sickbiscuit: http://sickbiscuit.com/blog
58. Sinful Origami Paper: http://sinfulorigamipaper.wordpress.com
59. Smemon: http://smemon.com
60. Sniffle and cry’s Weblog: http://snifflecry.wordpress.com
61. Stranded On Gaia: http://strandedongaia.blogspot.com
62. Stony River Farm: http://stonyriverfarm.blogspot.com
63. Supersimbo: http://supersimbo.net
64. Terencemcdanger.com: http://terencemcdanger.com
65. The Lindsays: http://sueandstevelindsay.blogspot.com
66. The National Lottie: http://thenationallottie.com
67. The Postman: http://drumlingo.blogspot.com
68. The Red Scrapbook: http://theredscrapbook.blogspot.com
69. The Reverend Garibaldi Mcflurry: http://garymcmurray.blogspot.com
70. The Spanish Exposition: http://spanishexposition.blogspot.com
71. The Unemployed Blog: http://theunemployedblog.wordpress.com
72. This Is What I Do.: http://darraghdoyle.blogspot.com
73. Trust Tommy: http://trusttommy.com
74. Two Wheels On My Wagon:http://backpedalbrakes.wordpress.com/about
75. Unlaoised: http://unlaoised.gerryos.net
76. Wallpaper: http://wallpaper.blogs.ie
77. Well Done Fillet: http://welldonefillet.blogspot.com
78. Willknott.ie: http://willknott.ie
79. Worth Doing Badly: http://tinman18.wordpress.com
80. Writing In A Twist: http://moderntwist2.blogspot.com

But what the heck. Here are the logos for the nominated…

And thanks to David McDonald and Stewart Curry for the logos.

take care,

Will Knott