Casual readers of this portion of the blogosphere know that by clicking on the Classic Movie Blog Association icon to the right that they are in for a world of fun, interesting and informative reading on the only subject that really matters. These days the link will lead you to the nominees for this year's CiMBA Awards. Awards are an important part of any organization to promote and encourage excellence. 2011 will be a particularly memorable year for me as it is the year I became a member of the CMBA and, I am chuffed to say, a nominee in two categories. "Chuffed" hardly covers it. I'm busting my buttons and you can lay odds that the news will be in this year's Christmas newsletter!

In a couple of days I will attend to the harrowing part of this process - the voting. Nominee time was tough enough. My scratch pad is full of so many arrows, circles and x's that it looks like a treasure map. For now, my leisure time is filled with reading and appreciating a year of quality and creativity.

One question: Are there loot bags?