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ginger 2011 – group 1
Okay, y’all. Brace yerselves. Here are your Group 1 entries: . Sydney’s Maritime Shout-Out Lighthouse Sydney’s ginger lighthouse was the first entry of this year’s competition. It also marked my first mini-stroke of this year’s competition. Because when I saw it I thought: I’m screwed. I read Sydney’s blog on a regular basis, so I…
Read Moreginger 2011: let’s get judgy
First off, I’d like to say that I’m totally stoked that so many of you took time out of your busy schedules to compete in Ginger 2011. I’m not sure what that says about the quality of your lives, but whatevs. So, here’s how the voting is going to work: there will be two rounds…
Read Morecountdown to ginger 2011
. . . Oh, hey. I just wanted to remind you that the deadline to enter Ginger 2011 (probably one of the most important competitive events on the planet) is next Monday. I mean, don’t freak out or anything, just think about getting started. Maybe take a day off work or something. Now, because I’m…
Read Moreginger 2011 – get your ginger on
Do you like to compete? Sure you do. Do you follow movita’s annual gingerbread house competition? Of course you do. Do you want to participate this year? Hells yah, you do! Ginger used to be a competition between just The Rutherfords and movita. But now they have kids, and they are weak. Trying to organize…
Read Moreand the winner is…
The kitties here at the Cat Farm have, no lie, started peeing in litter box #1 and pooping in litter box #2. Weird, right? In other news, The Rutherfords won Pumpkin Carve-Off 2011. I must admit, their pumpkin was pretty dope. And thanks to you, my arch nemeses have won yet another competition. Oh, and…
Read MorePumpkin Carve-Off 2011 – The Final Vote…
… and a last minute entry. The Rutherfords. What can I say? In typical Rutherford form, they sent their Pumpkin Carve-Off entry in at 4:05 pm, Sunday afternoon. 16 hours late, and five minutes after the final grouping was posted. And at first I was all like, too late, Rutherfords – you can suck it. But…
Read MorePumpkin Carve-Off 2011 – Group 2
Okay, to recap, there are six entries in each group. Today’s voting (Sunday, October 30th) will determine our final four competitors. The top four entries from today’s voting will compete against one another on Monday, October 31st – Halloween! So, that’s the top two entries from Group 1 versus the top two entries from Group 2 in a…
Read MorePumpkin Carve-Off 2011 – Group 1
Are you excited? The entries are in! I’ve got some super awesome pumpkins to show you. Some of the competitors sent in two entries! That means that they either a) really like movita, or b) have no real quality of life. And since there were no rules about the number of submissions, I’m posting them…
Read Morepumpkin carve-off 2011: movita versus THE WORLD
Do you like to compete? Sure you do. Do you follow movita’s annual pumpkin carving competition? Of course you do. Do you want to participate this year? Hells yah, you do! Here’s the thing. I used to compete against The Rutherfords. They are your basic nightmare: good looking, healthy, active. Everything I am not. Everything…
Read Moreand the winner is…
Congrats, Kate and Jo-Anne! Your house took almost 41% of the vote. I officially declare you winners of Ginger 2010. Don’t worry that you beat out my sister, Hadley, who got 23% of the vote, and frankly, doesn’t have much else to live for. She’ll probably get over it. It truly is a beauty. Thanks…
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