With 2008 over, I’ve decided to come up with a few lists of a few different things bloggers I think you may find interesting along the lines of what I did in The Lists 2007.  For further information, be sure to read the disclaimer at the end.

So it’s over.  2008 is a wrap and we are moving on into 2009 with full steam ahead.  So I figured I would help bloat your feedreader a little bit more with a list of the bloggers I think are must reads for 2009:

Faiqa - Even though the promise of change is about to take root on January 20 when Barry Oh is sworn into the office of The President of the United States, you can be assured that Faiqa will not just sit back idly as the out of power conservatives begin to flood the blogosphere with their rhetoric.  As an added bonus, she’s pregnant with her second child!!!  So that means in between the political posts, the international posts, the historical posts, the religious posts, and the family posts will be pregnancy posts!  I absolutely expect belly shots.  I want them with a tape measure.

Sarcastica - I’ve been a long time fan of Sarcastica (formerly Miss Miserable) who’s writing surpasses alot of bloggers more than twice her age.  This year is going to be a big one for her.  She pregnant too!!!  We’ve already had a few glimpses at Lil’ Castica through the sonogram and some gratuitous belly bump shots… along with some posts regarding raging hormones and the pre-requisite syncope episode… so you know it’s only going to be getting better as the back ache starts and she tries to maneuver around with what amounts to a basketball strapped to her tummy.  It’ll be a good time.

Sheila - Smart, witty, energetic, and with a splash of snark that will get you rejected from charm school… Sheila is one of the bloggers I started reading this year in preparation for The NeverWas Fair Halloween Party.  Talk about a bouncing ball of delight… she was kind enough to not only be the singing entertainment Friday night, but was kind enough to enforce the law of having fun before passing out on the grass.  Yeah.  If she’s like that the first time meeting people… you can only imagine the adventures she gets into at home!  Oh, and guess what?  She’s NOT pregnant!!!  BUT she ALREADY has been!!!  TWICE!!!

Sharon - I love hearing different viewpoints and understanding different perspectives from bloggers willing to share them… and Sharon is a major high quality sharer who does just that.  Now before you start wondering… no she isn’t pregnant… but she IS a grandmother!  However, this isn’t any ordinary grandmother… she’s a pogo sticking blogging one… which definitely puts her in a unique category all her own and makes her a MUST read for 2009.

Craftastrophe - With 2008 ending in financial crisis, it looks as if people will be turning to depression-era practices for at least the first half of 2009.  This includes making their own repairs, their own items for use, and making things for others to use.  Of course, society hasn’t had to do this since the 1930s… so we’re a little bit out of practice.  Luckily, Craftastrophe is here to document all of the hand made trainwrecks that are undoubtedly about to spew forth and flood the Etsy marketplace!!!

So those are my MUST Read Picks For 2009.  Who do you think is a MUST Read (besides yourself of course!) For 2009???

As a reward for being the best of the best for 2008… I designed this complex thing-a-ma-bob for those who may want to display their Listed status proudly:

Additionally… because I am beyond benevolent and loving contrary to what some people believe… here is the code for you to use with a permalink directly to this post.  So if your blog was Listed upon today, all you need to do is copy and past the code:

The Lists is a yearly compilation of interesting bloggers that I currently read.  Due to the volume of blogs and the 5 blogger limit, there may be authors who do not appear.  This is not to say that you did not have a good blog, or an important blog, or even a blog I did not read because in all likelihood I do indeed read it.  This simply means that for that year that you are excluded… well… I thought other bloggers were better choices for the Listing.  This does not mean I don’t like you, I don’t love you, or that I don’t read you.  It just means that for that year(s), I chose other bloggers but there is always the possibility of next year.  Unless.

Unless you cry, whine, send me e-mail messages begging me to feature you, send e-cards with links to the blogs you want linked, tell me how I don’t love you, tell me how I don’t like you, tell me how sad you are, tell me how I don’t read you even though you know I did because I commented at some point, and/or try to muscle me with threats of large “goombas” paying a visit.  If you do any of that… then hold your breathe until you see yourself on the Lists again.  While your doing that… go get a white hat and get yourself some Smurfberry Pie ‘cause you’ll be blue before you see it.