Today, we are spanking jlundberg into another year! I hope it's a day that starts out monumentally and fabulously awesome and then gets better and better as it goes along, sending you into a year so bright and shiny that you'll have to wear shades on your shades, with whipped cream, sparkles, and extra kittens! And--say it with me, everybody!--don't forget to live forever!

... and so that I can make a bit of noise on this LJ using my Muppets icon. Revealed: millions spent by lobby firms fighting Obama health reforms http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/01/lobbyists-millions-obama-healthcare-reform A bit duh , but has good numbers provided by the UK paper. Chicago loses the Olympics and my wingnut coworkers CHEER! http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/10/2/788946/...

According to the LJ Stats Wizard , these are the most frequent posters on this blog: Total comments: 9992 1 ysabetwordsmith 2948 2 fayanora 384 3 je_reviens 342 4 glitteringlynx 296 5 browngirl 258 6 haikujaguar 255 7 wyrmwwd 212 8 Anonymous 193 9 minor_architect...

erzebet makes lovely handmade books. For instance, she made this book of sovay 's poem "Postscript from the Red Sea," and this one of jlundberg 's short story "The Time Traveler's Son." And now she's going to make a book of a group of poems inspired by James Yorkston's singing of "Midnight Feast." There are four poems-- "The Sky Is the Floor of an Ocean," by J. C. Runolfson...

According to the LJ Stats Wizard, these are the most frequent posters on this blog. Total comments: 9992 1 ysabetwordsmith 2948 2 fayanora 384 3 je_reviens 342 4 glitteringlynx 296 5 browngirl 258 6 haikujaguar 255 7 wyrmwwd 212 8 Anonymous 193 9 minor_architect...

So, for eight days I've got to post something that made me happy that day, and I'm supposed to tag eight people to do the same. Eight days, meh.  Writing something about that day ,well... Eight people, PANIC CENTRAL.  What if eight people never read my blog \o/ and what if the eight people I tag umm, \O/ \O/ \O/ OK.  I am rather overthinking this somewhat. demotu avon_09 irener...

I think the following people should know each other. 1. jason0x21 , reenigne , dariens_haircut 2. margoeve , sapphire_altair , tn_grrl 3. rosefox , pendamuse , makkabee , jlundberg

Please join us at the KGB Bar tonight for a night of surreal fun.  There will be slides!  There will be beer!  There will be holiday good cheer!  What are you thinking?  Get your arse in gear and come out to KGB! Details here . Originally posted at Senses Five Press by Matthew Kressel. You can comment here or there .

Jason Erik Lundberg ( jlundberg ) and the talented mob over at Living Jacket have put together a cool book trailer for A Field Guide to Surreal Botany . Suits the contents perfectly, I reckon. Check it out:

Check out this beautiful trailer created for The Field Guide to Surreal Botany : Hopefully you can join us for a reading from this wonderful little guide this Friday at the KGB Bar in Manhattan.  Details here . Originally posted at Senses Five Press by Matthew Kressel. You can comment here or there .