It's getting close, awards are oh so serious donchaknow...

[matgb]

Right, you (yes, YOU) have less than 24 hours to vote in SB's not-taking-the-piss-honest Prestigious Blog Awards, and given I'm looking likely to win one (with the guy I voted for chasing me from behind) it's probably worth a final plug. Because I know you lot are lazy bastards, I've replicated both the list of finalists and the poll itself under the cut. Those of you using other (lesser) blog platforms will need to log in with OpenID, instructions here, and if you're too lazy to do even that then you shall get a glowering look when next I see you...
The finalists are...
Best Fandom Blog by a Single Person:
Andrew Rilstone, cadhla, Karen Healey, lizbee, John Scalzi
Best Political Blog by a Single Person:
lizw, Septicisle, Chris Dillow, Alix Mortimer, Millenium Elephant
Best General Blog by a Single Person:
innerbrat, jimhines, minnesattva, naamah_darling, Wil Wheaton
Best Group Blog or LJ Community:
Boing Boing, diggerdydum, Feministe, Feminist SF, Language Log
Prettiest Blog Design:
claire_wain, Archosaur Musings, Devil's Kitchen, ginasketch, Mezzoblue
Geekiest Blog:
Charlie Stross, Stephen Fry, Strange Maps, SV-POW!, Tetrapod Zoology
Best Dead Tree-Based Blog:
Bad Science, Comment is Free, James May, Mark Steel, Cyberclinic
Wittiest Blog:
annajaneclare, Mitch Benn, Pink Dog Blog, pink_weasel, Richard Herring
Male Blogger I Would Most Like to Have Sex With:
Alex Wilcock, badhabits6882, James Graham, matgb, monolithix
Female Blogger I would Most Like To Have Sex With:
haloskitten, innerbrat, Olivia Judson, steerpikelet/Penny Red/Laurie Penny , Steph Ashley
[Poll #1243314]

For some of the above links to off-site blogs I've added in links to their LJ syndicated feed if I could find it quickly, even with my nifty LJ Addons insets it was a PITA so I missed a few more than I intended, but still.

Also, if you want to be nice and plug this on your journal, have a copy/paste text area of the links and poll code: <lj-cut text="The finalists are...">The finalists are... <small><b>Best Fandom Blog by a Single Person</b>: <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/andrewrilstone/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://www.andrewrilstone.blogspot.com/">Andrew Rilstone</a></span>, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="cadhla">, <a href="http://girl-wonder.org/girlsreadcomics/">Karen Healey</a>, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="lizbee">, <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/scalzifeed/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://scalzi.com/whatever/" title="The Whatever">John Scalzi</a></span> <b>Best Political Blog by a Single Person</b>: <lj site="livejournal.com" user="lizw">, <a href="http://www.septicisle.info/">Septicisle</a>, <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/chris_dillow_fd/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/" title="Stumbling and Mumbling">Chris Dillow</a></span>, <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/alixmortimer_fd/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://fabulousblueporcupine.wordpress.com/" title="The People's Republic of Mortimer">Alix Mortimer</a></span>, <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/elephantfeed/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://millenniumelephant.blogspot.com/" title="The Very Fluffy Diary of Millennium Dome, Elephant">Millenium Elephant</a></span> <b>Best General Blog by a Single Person</b>: <lj site="livejournal.com" user="innerbrat">, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="jimhines">, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="minnesattva">, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="naamah_darling">, <a href="http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/">Wil Wheaton</a> <b>Best Group Blog or LJ Community</b>: <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/">Boing Boing</a>, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="diggerdydum">, <a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/">Feministe</a>, <a href="http://blogs.feministsf.net/">Feminist SF</a>, <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/languagelog/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/">Language Log</a></span> <b>Prettiest Blog Design</b>: <lj site="livejournal.com" user="claire_wain">, <a href="http://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/">Archosaur Musings</a>, <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/devils_kitchen/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://devilskitchen.me.uk/">Devil's Kitchen</a></span>, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="ginasketch">, <a href="http://mezzoblue.com/">Mezzoblue</a> <b>Geekiest Blog</b>: <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/antipope_fd/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/index.html">Charlie Stross</a></span>, <a href="http://stephenfry.com/blog/">Stephen Fry</a>, <a href="http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/">Strange Maps</a>, <a href="http://svpow.wordpress.com/">SV-POW!</a>, <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/">Tetrapod Zoology</a> <b>Best Dead Tree-Based Blog</b>: <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/bad_science/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://www.badscience.net/" title="by Ben Goldacre">Bad Science</a></span>, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree">Comment is Free</a>, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?menuId=5705&menuItemId=-1&view=HEADLINESUMMARY2&grid=F7&targetRule=10">James May</a>, <a href="http://marksteel.info/">Mark Steel</a>, <span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/sleep_rd_blog_f/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://blogs.independent.co.uk/independent/cyberclinic" title="Rhodri Marsden's">Cyberclinic</a></span> <b>Wittiest Blog</b>: <lj site="livejournal.com" user="annajaneclare">, <a href="http://www.mitchbenn.com/blog/">Mitch Benn</a>, <a href="http://pinkdogster.blogspot.com/">Pink Dog Blog</a>, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="pink_weasel">, <a href="http://richardherring.com/warmingup">Richard Herring</a> <b>Male Blogger I Would Most Like to Have Sex With</b>: <a href="http://loveandliberty.blogspot.com/">Alex Wilcock</a>, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="badhabits6882">, <a href="http://www.theliberati.net/quaequamblog/">James Graham</a>, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="matgb">, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="monolithix"> <b>Female Blogger I would Most Like To Have Sex With</b>: <lj site="livejournal.com" user="haloskitten">, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="innerbrat">, <a href="http://judson.blogs.nytimes.com/">Olivia Judson</a>, <lj site="livejournal.com" user="steerpikelet">/<span style='white-space:nowrap;'><a href='http://syndicated.livejournal.com/PennyRed_fd/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif' alt='[info]' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0pt none;' /></a><a href="http://pennyred.blogspot.com/" title="">Penny Red</a></span>/<a href="http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/author/lauriep/" title="Liberal Conspiracy">Laurie Penny</a>, <a href="http://diblemming.blogspot.com/">Steph Ashley</a></small></lj-cut> [<a href="http://www.livejournal.com/poll/?id=1243314">Poll #1243314</a>]</lj-cut>

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

the guy I voted for chasing me from behind

Are you sure that's not just in your fevered fantasies, my love? Can I watch?

* smooch *

Also: thankee!

[alex-wilcock.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I voted for you, and I’m very glad that we finished with me still chasing you from behind.

Much better than us being tied – though who knows, Jennie might enjoy that too…

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Ehehehehehehehehehe

[matgb]

It's Jennie, work on the assumption she'll enjoy pretty much everything...

[stephmog.livejournal.com]

Dude, wrong "it's" in your cut tag. It hurts.

[matgb]

Smartarse.

The stupid thing is that that's one of my pet hates too, no idea how it got in there, I'll blame SB.

[stephmog.livejournal.com]

I don't do pointing it out in people who aren't normally very tidy about that sort of thing, so think of it as a backhanded compliment.

[js84.livejournal.com]

Finally done. No glowering look for me. If you ever do see me that is.

[stephmog.livejournal.com]

also, hoi! why does steerpikelet get both her LJ and blogger IDs and I don't?

[matgb]

Two reasons.

1) I wasn't sure you wanted them linked whereas she's completely open about both IDs

2) I got very very very bored of looking up feed addresses, especially after doing her, and just stopped.

3) I've still not added your feed to my friends page, I click through from LDblogs or go there directly, so my cunning shortcut inset won't work.

4) I can't count

5) When I nominated her I meant to nominate the Penny Red id not the LJ id, but messed up and Jennie listed what I nominated.

6) I really can't count

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Translation: he's dim.

[stephmog.livejournal.com]

Aren't you meant to be living the simple life in Devon tonight, not managing to find a way to get online only to poke fun at your boyfriend? :P

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

I'm stealing someone else's wireless.

[stephmog.livejournal.com]

It's not stealing if they leave it lying around like that. They might just as well claim you're breathing their air that's travelling next door.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

You know, encouraging me in my morally repugnant behaviour is not really necessary ;)

But now it's time for beddybyes before Mat sees my reply to Alex's comment. G'night ;)

[matgb]

We are, yes, but l'il miss addict couldn't resist getting the laptop out to check for a network even when I told her there'd be no chance. I was wrong, again.

Ah well, it's only at 10% signal strength if we perch on end of bed, so she can't sit here all day online.

I hope...