i'm calling it that in honor of my friend, anna, who HATES giveaways. and she hates giveaways because she detests generosity and goodwill and brown paper packages tied up with strings (she probably also loathes white, fluffy bunnies and rainbows.)
just kidding. anna is one of the coolest, realest people i know. plus, she reads lots of books, which i can also do, now that i am a stay-at-home mom without kids. she is the mother of my former student, lucy, whom i adore with my whole heart, so she is extra cool. anna won't enter because it's against her principles, but that's ok, i'm going to send her a giveaway prize ANYWAY!!!
ok, so here's the deal. i'm going to give away...something. i'm not crafty at all, so i don't know yet what it will be, but it will be awesome. and if it's not, i'll put some cash in the package to make up for the lack of awesomeness. now, i know you're thinking, "i'm not entering this giveaway because it's like going to the dollar tree and buying one of those bags that say
and inside there is a broken yo-yo, gift bows, dried-out play-doh and some little plastic army guys and i don't need that kind of junk at my house." but i can assure you that you will not receive those items because i don't have them. but it could be similar junk, like a keychain from disneyland with my name on it. or it could be a really great package that you will want to tell your friends about and that will make you so glad that i am unemployed and have the time to do ridiculous things like this. you just never know. but that's a risk you should be willing to take.
so. now. you should comment below. but do not mention the giveaway or you will be disqualified. in your comment you should tell one fact about england, like "because of the signing of the anglo-portuguese treaty in 1373, portugal is england's oldest ally." (we are doing it this way because anna loves learning and she loves england and so we will all learn about england.) and then i will choose a number out of a hat (i know, there are random number generators, but there is nothing like the suspense of pulling a number out of a hat and hoping it's yours and then being really sad when it's not.) and then i will ANNOUNCE THE WINNER! and you will send me your address secretly, so all the perverts can't stalk you and i will send you a package that will maybe be better than a dollar tree surprise bag!
the deadline to enter this surprise giveaway is whenever i remember that there's a giveaway going on, so hurry. and i only have four readers (one of whom won't enter), so your chances are really, really good.
in the interest of full disclosure i hate giveaways, too, but that's probably because i never win anything. except spelling bees.
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The Tudors were a Welsh-English family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603 - one of the most exciting periods of British history. Henry VIII's matrimonial difficulties led to the split with Catholicism. Henry made himself head of the Church of England.
Oh! I hope I win! :) If I do, you can just draw me a heart.
the beatles are from england.
giveaway, giveaway, giveaway. Now that I am officially disqualified can I tell you how flattered I am.
And since I love England I'll just say that 1066 is a date every English school child knows because it is when William invaded England and Harold was shot in the eye by an arrow and the rest is history.
(oh yeah, and i just purchased some Mumford and Sons on eye tunes. I am going to message you some music recommendations and you'll have to let me know what you think.)
So I think I met you once, I'm not sure if you remember who I am, but I am Anna's sister-in-law and I know lots about you. My fun fact is that this Battle Anna speaks of is actually the origin of the middle finger. It has to do with showing off that you have that all-important finger and can still shoot arrows at the enemy. Or something like that.
I am also commenting because I keep hearing about how great you are and that we should be friends. I live in DC and it's pretty great. I am also a former teacher, trying to find my way in the world.
Lastly, I would like to point out how great Anna is and what a trend-setter she is, further evidenced by her spelling of "eye tunes." Just wait, the NY Times will be following suit shortly.
My only fact on England is that if I wanted to go there I'd have to cross some big huge thing of water.
robin totally stole my england fact, now what am i supposed to do? i guess i will have to google england.
p.s. i love the disclosure.
Ok, i finally had a chance to google random facts about England. I thought this was interesting...
England was the first country to use postage stamps.
Initially, affixing a stamp with the image of the Queen upside down was an act of treason.
Thoroughbred horse breeding originated in England
But I meant to include that I don't want to win because I have witnessed your White Elephant gifts.
These are the things I know about England. Lots of cool people go there (like Miss A) but I don't. I watch PBS travel shows about England instead. But they say really cool things like "I'm a Man-U supporter" (talking about my favorite football club, of course) & "my mum's in hospital & my mate's at university." And they wrap up their leftover chips in cling-film & al-u-MIN-ium.
I practice saying these things whenever I get a chance just in case. If I ever get to go there I want to be ready!
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