It is the middle of the night here in Michigan so I am going to take a chance and write a diary that started as a comment for Laughing Planet's project and got too long.
Find out about the project here:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
He says he will put up more diaries to gather nominations so you can begin thinking of yours.
Please don't list your choices here, but wait for LP's diary so he will find them. It would be fun to discuss the ones I have chosen, though.
The reason my selections got too long for a single comment in LP's diary was that there are so many fine writers at Daily Kos, and it was hard for me to limit my choices.
As with the real Oscars, I had to nominate several in each of the thirteen categories. I couldn't help it. I don't know how to face the lovely writers who didn't make my list. I got tired before I got back to the early spring of 2009.
With the embarrassment of riches of choices (I usually average 100 recs each week), I tried to choose a couple of diaries to show the awesome writing of the person or series though that person may have written many, many more.
The idea is that if you see a diary or diarist who is not familiar, you might go look at the diary or watch for more work by the diarist. You can hotlist them by clicking on "subscribe" by the diarist's name.
You can find the diaries you recommended listed on your home page.
My list: (and I am sure I will find earlier ones and say, "How could I have forgotten this one?" I will have to hope that others find them.)
I. DIARY OF THE YEAR
- STFU
by Land of Enchantment
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- DK GreenRoots: "I would rather have a heart opened by wonder than one closed by belief"*
by boatsie
http://www.dailykos.com/...
II. DIARIST OF THE YEAR
- Not uncomfortably bald...(photo diary)
by exmearden
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Roy Rogers is riding tonight. Cancer and me. Update!
by exmearden
http://www.dailykos.com/...
my own private rubaiyat (warning - pix)
by exmearden
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Meanwhile in Afghanistan...
by Magnifico
http://www.dailykos.com/...
KBR linked to "the vast majority" of fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan
by Magnifico
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Karzai legalizes rape, sells out Afghan Shia women for votes
by Magnifico
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Amazing snow leopard pictures from war torn Afghanistan
by Magnifico
http://www.dailykos.com/...
672,000 troops minimum needed in Afghanistan - U.S. Military Counterinsurgency manual suggests
by Magnifico
http://www.dailykos.com/...
III. FRONT PAGE EDITOR OF THE YEAR
- mcjoan She has been faithfully explaining the huge ups and downs of health care legislation for us for months. Thank you, mcjoan!!!
House Will Bring up HCR This Week
by mcjoan
Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 04:40:09 PM EST
IV. BEST GOOD WORKS DIARY
- Community Quilt for Brubs
by Sara R
http://www.dailykos.com/...
(Note: This is just one of the many quilts Sara and her sister Ann have made. Click on her name to see them all.)
- AIDS Walk Austin - this Sunday
by anotherdemocrat
http://www.dailykos.com/...
V. BEST SNARK DIARY
- 'Sacked: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Rush Limbaugh'
by JekyllnHyde
http://www.dailykos.com/...
VI. BEST ACTION DIARY
- Cookstoves Pay for Solar in Three Tanzanian Villages
by gmoke
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Janusz Korczak Helped Inspire Me to Build Orphans International Worldwide
by jimluce
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Blasting Halted on Coal River Mtn.
by mogmaar
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Tell the Army Corps to Dump Mountaintop Removal Permits
by rperks
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Legacy of Coal: Honor the Fallen
by jlms qkw
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Blogs Cause Teabaggers to Cancel Rally Burning Nancy Pelosi and Tom Perriello in Effigy
by Bryan Scrafford
http://www.dailykos.com/...
VII. BEST VISUAL DIARY- PHOTO or VIDEO
- Kiku: Japanese Autumn in the New York Botanical Garden
by Eddie C
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Just a Walk in the Park, Van Cortlandt Park (a photo diary)
by Eddie C
http://www.dailykos.com/...
The New York Botanical Garden Today: A Photo Diary
by Eddie C
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Ornaments
by rserven
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- An Alaskan Photo Diary
by Haole in Hawaii
http://www.dailykos.com/...
VIII. BEST CANDIDATE DIARY
(I admit to being confused about this one so I just went ahead and put what I wanted.)
- Rep. Alan Grayson apologizes (just not to the Republicans)
by Darcy Burner
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- CA-10: Sworn in and Looking forward to Voting on Health Care Reform
by JohnGaramendiCA
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Update x7: Al Franken DESTROYS KBR attorney (w/bonus video)
by Brainwrap
http://www.dailykos.com/...
IX. BEST INVESTIGATIVE DIARY
- Congratulations Ilona and the VA: "Moving a Nation to Care"
by jimstaro
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- The CCC - FDR's Forest Army (DK GreenRoots)
by Land of Enchantment
http://www.dailykos.com/...
X. BEST NON-POLITICAL DIARY
- Breaking apart: Himalayan glaciers
by LaughingPlanet
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- History for Kossacks: Afghanistan & the Great Game
by Unitary Moonbat
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- On Faust, Striving, Storms, and Pyramids.
by erratic
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- In Search Of... The Mysteries Of The Universe
by Rimjob
http://www.dailykos.com/...
XI. BEST TEACHING DIARY
- Just $30 billion to put 4.5 million to work!
by A Siegel
http://www.dailykos.com/...
A Dr Seuss take on Copenhagen
by A Siegel
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Coal's Assault on Human Health
by A Siegel
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Today should be a day of national celebration
by teacherken
http://www.dailykos.com/...
21 November 1943 Dietrich Bonhoeffer
by teacherken
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- Probability for Kossacks: the Groucho Marx paradox
by Caj
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- The Ghost Ring of Saturn
by NellaSelim
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Women In Space: Dr. Amy Mainzer is a WISE Astronomer
by NellaSelim
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- The Painter, the Storm and the Memo
by Crashing Vor
http://www.dailykos.com/...
XII. HUNTER AWARD FOR RANT OF THE YEAR
- How to Get the Republicans to Back Down
by Alan Grayson
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- What Kind of Apathy Does it Take to Let Asian Carp Invade the Great Lakes?
by Muskegon Critic
http://www.dailykos.com/...
2000 More Green Jobs Sent to China On Our Stimulus Dollar
by Muskegon Critic
http://www.dailykos.com/...
- To Hell With Your Greedy Selves
by Oke
http://www.dailykos.com/...
XIII. BEST DIARY SERIES
(I haven't met a series that I don't love. It hurts to only choose a few. This is Daily Kos's great secret strength.)
1. Eco/Green dairies
A. Disappearing Waters & Speed of Climate Change Creep
by Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse
http://www.dailykos.com/...
B. The Value of a Mangrove Swamp: Climate Costs & Benefits
by RLMiller
http://www.dailykos.com/...
C. DK GreenRoots: Climate Refugees
by Land of Enchantment
http://www.dailykos.com/...
D. Vanishing Rainforest -- Sumatra, Indonesia -- DKos Travel Board #23
by LaughingPlanet
http://www.dailykos.com/...
E. Warm Atlantic Water Rapidly Replacing Arctic Sea Ice
by FishOutofWater
http://www.dailykos.com/...
2. The Grieving Room
A. The Grieving Room: On Saying Goodbyes
by PapaChach
http://www.dailykos.com/...
B. The Grieving Room: Surrendering to Christmas Grief
by TrueBlueMajority
http://www.dailykos.com/...
3. Marine Life Series
Marine Life Series: The Red Knot
by Mark H
http://www.dailykos.com/...
4. Writing
Write On! Time enough for love.
by SensibleShoes
http://www.dailykos.com/...
5. Dawn Chorus Birdblog
A. Dawn Chorus Birdblog: Gimme Shelter (Yosemite)
by lineatus
http://www.dailykos.com/...
B. Dawn Chorus: Parker River
by juliewolf
http://www.dailykos.com/...
As I said above, if you list your choices in this diary, they might not get counted by LP. But if you are like me and have so many, you might wish to do the same thing I did on a late night. :)
You can see why I could not leave this as a comment. And there are so many writers and diaries that I had to leave out and that makes me sad.
Consider this an open thread for remembering favorite diaries and diarists that you are not nominating, but whom you love, also.