HOW TO GO INSANEWhat can I say about Ms. Babs? I first knew her as Sooner's "Stepford Babs" in the epic Monkey saga. It was not until after "meeting" her at Sooner's Bar and Grill that I realized she was the recipient of one of the first posts I ever read: on MENTAL EXCREMENTS,
"Thank you for being you." I encourage to read this wonderful post, as it says everything that I am going to try to say about tonight's Toodle recipient.
I lurked on Babs blog for a long time before posting comments. She is so involved with her blogosphere, so central a connection to so many people and unfailing support for those that struggle with the same demons that she does (she suffers from clinically diagnosed bi-polar disorder), but she is also an outspoken lady who does not back down from conflict. She speaks her mind. I admit to being a tad intimidated.
For someone who
eschews our consumer culture she does have a wide variety of interests and insights. Her enthusiasm for NASCAR, gardening, music, politics, reading, and of course, fighting mental illness, have turned me onto to a lot of things that I would not have inquired about on my own. (That I know the names Sadler and Kensath is a remarkable achievement in and of itself!)
Babs, to me, is like the mysterious lady who lives by herself at the edge of the wood. If her life were a television show I think it would be like CHARMED or BUFFY, where she is fighting these demons that others cannot see. She is guarding the perimeter of our unseen lives, and I do believe that one day she will triumph. Triumph in a way that none of us can foresee, but that will benefit us all. I fully expect to see her on Larry King, or one of these CNN talk shows: "Well, Larry, it hit me on night when I couldn't marshmallow-- that's what I called sleeping on my blog to avoid the Google sleep ads--" [laughter from the audience] "And it was such a tremendous breakthrough that I realized I had to spread the news, so I immediately summoned the cockroach army in Plano--" [more laughter from the knowing members of the audience] ...
Yes, that's right, in addition to being a wise woman and a crusader, she has a truly
insane sense of humour, recently grossing us all out-- er, I mean, making us all laugh-- with her imaginary (or are they???) army of cockroaches. With them she will take over the world and rid us of stupid people, obnoxious neighbours and telemarketers, Dubya--oh, wait, I already said stupid people-- and, well, you get the idea.
It is with great honour that I hereby bestow the Babsilicious Toodle on Blogville Mental Asylum's Head head case, Ms. Babs!!!
(deafening applause, whistle's, shouts of "bravo bravo", the orchestra is playing "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow." A STANDING OVATION!!!!)
ANTONIO BANDERAS CONGRATULATES BABS ON HER TOODLE!
Matt Kensath and Elliot Sadler send their regrets that they could not attend the ceremony, due to their NASCAR obligations.
NAM JUNE PAIK CONGRATULATES DIGITAL COWGIRL ON HER TOODLE!!!
