just when you thought it was safe to come out of the woods

amazingly enough i have been deemed a finalist in the literary category of medical weblog awards of 2010. i am truly honoured and yet...

this nomination comes at a time of reflection and introspection for me. it comes at a time when my writing has waned somewhat and i have even wondered at its point. yet when something like this comes along i truly am humbled and i do consider either continuing this blog or possibly finding another forum for these musings.

anyway, for those that think there may be something to be gleamed from my scrawlings, please feel free to vote for me. however i actually advise you all to use these awards to more thoroughly explore the blogs of my worthy opponents, and if you find their writings more inspiring or more creative then please do not vote for me but rather for them. also the awards are for 2010, so please do not judge me by the recent stuff that finds its way onto this blog. rather delve into some of the posts that landed here in the year gone by. some of them are worth the read i think.

to see the categories and contestants go here.

to vote, go to this page and chose your favourite.

literally a finalist!!

i am honoured to be a finalist in the category best literary medical weblog in the annual medical weblog awards. the competition is pretty fierce so i won't be holding my breath. here's to hoping though.

here is a list of the other finalists.

best literary medical weblog

literature, arts and medicine blog

medical moments in 55 words

other things amanzi

the quack doctor

storytellerdoc

for a full list of all the categories and finalists take a look at this link.

finalist!!

i am a finalist in the literary category!! obviously capitals are not a prerequisite.

but actually i'm honoured and inquisitive about how i compare to my very excellent co-finalists. now, believing as i do that the only thing worse than a politician is a lawyer, i morally can't campaign actively for my readers to vote for me. however, what i will say is that if you truly think i deserve this honour, please do vote.

for those who don't know my writing, i have decided to select a few posts that i thought weren't too bad.

how to wake up.

what to wear.

what not to do in front of the prof.

an icu patient.

a student's story.

a south african perspective.

anyway, please only vote for me if you think i actually deserve the award. if not, please vote for whoever you think does deserve the award.