Heylo ppls! Phew, what a week it's been. Highs and lows, it's been an action-packed seven days. Ever since I announced the giveaway, I've been waiting to write this post, writing it out in my mind hundreds of times each day. Each time, a new way to announce the winner. I know if I don't announce it right away, you're anyway going to scroll down first and see who it is, so go ahead, I won't stop you. :-)
Saw? Came back? Good, now I can talk more. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the people who supported my week-long endeavour. Without you, of course, I would have ended up purchasing the prize for myself. So how thankful I am of your existence in my life, I shall let you know as follows:
- Nags - for taking the time out of her vacation, just to participate and spread the word. That was very thoughtful of you, Nags.
- Keirthana - whose words have encouraged me quite a bit, I cannot thank her enough. Also a wonderful blogger, I sometimes see her as a little sister.
- Sruthi - This girl is almost 10 years younger to me, but I can relate to her blog posts in more ways than one.
- Kalpana - One of my oldest readers, she doesn't fail to read a single post of mine. An amazing blogger herself.
- Nikhil - The shameless fellow who reads and never comments, but was the first one to comment on the giveaway post. Sweet guy, just got married, congrats buddy!
- Vikas - What a photo finish indeed. Entered the contest exactly 45 minutes before it ended. A great blogger himself, comes up with some profound stuff on his blog.
- Spiff - An old reader too, an amazing writer, who I am sure is going to be a published author sooner or later.
- Ravishankar & AS: Thanks a lot for reading my posts, commenting and taking out the time to participate. Means a lot.
And everyone else who participated, thank you very much!
There are some who couldn't take part, but support my blog nevertheless:
- PeeVee - who generously lent me her blog space last week, thank you.
- Muthu Kannan - The biggest critic of my work, his feedback is always bang-on, and implement-able.
- Phatichar - A new reader, very encouraging and generous with his compliments. Amazing writer of fiction, he is.
And to everyone else who reads, thank you.
And of course, my husband M, who stands behind me in everything I do, perhaps the first person to ever believe in me.
If I've forgotten anyone, which I'm sure I have, I am thankful to you too, please remember that. And before I turn this post any more senti, let me move on.
How I Picked the Winner
I made a list of all the names from the comments on the giveaway post. Yes, I counted the bonus entries twice. Then I put the list in a List Randomizer from Random.org. So everything was nice and mixed up. Then I used the Integer generator to get a random integer. The person corresponding to the random number is the winner.
(Note: Screenshots with accurate timestamps can be provided on request.)
The Winner
Congratulations to Ms.Spaceman Spiff, you are indeed the lucky winner of the Complete Collection of Calvin and Hobbes Boxed Set. Please e-mail your address to me at: sumitra(at)thedailymoo(dot)com. I will promptly order it for you from Flipkart and have it shipped to you. I think the delivery is made in 2-3 business days, or so it says. Please do not die of happiness, I am not responsible if you do.
And please, please send me some good pics of the set when you receive it, so I can lust over it and be jealous of you!
Now all you people, go back up and read the rest of the post.
Once again, thanks a ton to everyone who supported and helped me out. The readers of this blog are the true heroes, taking up everything I dish out and spending their valuable time providing their insights and opinions. The gratitude will remain forever!
Merry Christmas Everybody!
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