Rami Ungar The Writer

Two milestones in one day! Talk about a milestone!

Anyway, I’ve reached 500 comments, which I’m so happy about. More than likes, comments are a great way to interact with readers and bloggers, and they’re also a form of love on the Internet, at least for me they are. I’m so happy that I’ve also reached this milestone today, and I would like to thank science fiction writer, fellow blogger and good friend Matt Williams (http://storiesbywilliams.com/) for getting me to this milestone with the three comments he made today on my blog. Thanks Matt!

And once again, I’d like to thank everyone who’s ever commented, liked, deigned to follow, or just simply read Rami Ungar the Writer. You’re all there for me, supporting me as I try to make it in the world of fiction writing, and your support means so much to me. Thank you.

Today was not only my best day for likes on Rami Ungar the Writer, I also surpassed the 1000 Likes mark. Holy crap! I did not think I would ever get this far back when I first started, and just getting a view on my blog was something to be proud of.

Thanks to everyone who’s liked, commented, or read something they enjoyed on this blog. I hope you’ll continue to stay with me and cheer me on as I try and become a professional novelist of horror/science fiction/fantasy stories.

Pretty impressive, considering I’ve only been doing this blog for a year and four months. But then again, this is more meme than award, like all blog awards, and I was nominated by a friend. Still, I’m happy that I would be nominated for this award, so thanks to one and all!

Of course, every blog award comes with awards, so here’s the rules:

• Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award.
• Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.
• Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://storiesbywilliams.com/–and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!).
• Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them.
• You can now also join the Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience. Of course I don’t have Facebook yet, so why mention it? Just to let the nominee know.
• As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…!

Well, I’ve got one blog I’m nominating, and that’s it! So can we give a warm round of applause to Jason Alan (http://jasonalanwriter.wordpress.com/). He’s now also a 2012 Blog of the Year winner. Woo-hoo! Yay! H00-hoo-hoo! Congratulations, Jason. Welcome to the club.

Have a good night. I might start Part V of Snake now…or I’ll wait until after Fianls are done on Wednesday. I’ll let you know when I know.

Well, I’ve won two blog awards this evening, so I’m going to write a post for each. The first one is the Inspiring Blog Award, which was bequeathed to me by Emma McCoy (hang on Matt, the award you’ve given me will be in the next post). The rules of this award are this: 1) display the award logo on the blog, which I’ve done; 2) link back to the person who nominated you (http://emmamccoy.wordpress.com/); 3) State 7 things about yourself; 4) Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and then notify them. I only have a few blogs that I plan to nominate for this award, though, so please forgive me if I don’t fill out one of the requirements. Also, I hope nobody minds winning an award twice if you’ve won this award already.

Alright, onto the 7 things about me:

1. I used to have a major crush on Emma Watson. But then again, what teenage fan of Harry Potter who’s a male didn’t? I think some still do, actually.

2. I read more Japanese comic books than regular novels. I know that might be difficult to believe, since I want to be a writer and I’m supposed to read a lot of novels and such, but it’s true, and I really like reading manga; it’s interesting and I sometimes get ideas for stories from it.

3. I’m moving out of the dorms next year. I haven’t exactly made a down payment on a place yet, but I’ll have a small apartment close to campus where I can live and write and cook my own meals. Should be very homey.

4. I used to watch a lot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. My mom introduced my sister and me to Buffy, and let’s just say, we’ve benefitted from it ever since. Thanks Mom!

5. I slept in till 1 in the afternoon today. Doesn’t that just scream typical college student?

6. I had my first ghostly experience around Halloween 2010. Talk about great timing, right?

7. I once won an award for visual arts at my high school. I was just as surprised as anyone. I mean, I went to a high school of 60 people and there were much better artists than me there. And I was a sophomore, too! Talk about crazy.

Well, that’s the 7 facts. Now it’s onto the nominees (and I’m only doing 4):

1. Stories by Williams (http://storiesbywilliams.com/)

2. Pat Bertram (http://ptbertram.wordpress.com/)

3. Cristian Mihai (http://cristianmihai.net/)

4. Broadsie (http://broadsideblog.wordpress.com/)

All for now. Next award when I have the chance.

I’ve got a secret I want to tell you: I’ve joined an online group of superheroes. We create our own missions and go fight villainy and corruption in (insert city here). So if you are reading my comments and see someone calling me Judgement, you know why.

So I’m going to take this oppurtunity to tell you about my superhero identity (feel free to click away if you feel this post is too geeky for you): I’m called Judgement, and I’m an antihero of sorts. I’m also what’s called an N-Feed, meaning I absorb emotional energy from myself and from others in order to fuel very amazing abilities. In my case, I absorb negative energy–anger, fear, despair–in order to fuel powerful telekinesis and energy blast abilities. In addition, my form changes a little like the Hulk when I really make use of my abilities, except I turn black with gold designs imprinted on my skin, my hair grows out and becomes pale white, my teeth become fangs, and my eyes become yellow (drawing to be scanned in and uploaded later).

I just used my powers to help me get through life (a little like Peter Parker), but I fell in love with a girl…who’s father was an investigative journalist who got a little to close to something big and as a result was killed and his daughter crippled. Between taking care of my girl and taking classes/using my writing to pay the bills, I go out as Judgement to find what my girl’s dad found–and bust a few heads while I’m at it.

My catchphrase is “Feel my wrath”, and as a side effect of my powers, I become a little sadistic when I’m fighting my enemies. However, I have help in fighting crime and keeping my darker side from getting the better of me: in addition to my friends in the league, the Revengers, there’s an underground community of N-feeds who look out for each other, even the darker ones who sometimes put the safety of N-Feeds everywhere in jeopardy.

So, feeling like you don’t want to read my blog anymore? Your loss. I’m still having fun. In the meantime, I’ve got a mission at the DA’s office to carry out. Feel my wrath!