We Dropped the Ball
As even the slowest of our readers have grasped, this is the last day of the year 2004. These sorts of events are typically greeted with some manner of celebration. I'm not going to keep you from your various celebrations for long, even if your idea of a celebration is angsty blog entry. Knowing my audience that is quite likely precisely what you're to do. That or masturbate to "nudeist pics."

On New Year's Eve a giant illuminated ball is dropped to make sure everyone knows exactly when the year changes. It's kind of like a watch except it's free and doesn't really fit on your wrist. And it's not as gaudy as some of the watches out there. Seriously, it looks everyone wants their very own "bling." Trust me on this guys, bling does not belong on a CPA. Or actually just about any white person. In fact it doesn't actually belong on the rappers either, they're just too rich to bother with little things like taste and human dignity.

Back to the ball. The ball can be seen as metaphor for Lemon Party. Yes it looks cool, but we dropped it. Or we will drop about seven hours from now. When the year has ended you will be left with an insufficient year of Lemon Party writing. I'll be frank about this: this past year was not up to the level it could have been. Sure we had plenty of high points, plenty of fabulous articles, but not enough. The Lemon Jockeys let you down. Next year we're going to strive to raise the bar to a much higher level. This site is a dynamic entity; it is poised to evolve in a multitude of directions, but we the Jockeys are only human, despite our superiority to you. We can fail and we have failed. We will continue to fail, but God damnit, you can expect an even better Lemon Party next year. You have my solemn word.

And now a sneak preview of some our plans for the next annum:

-More commandments.

-The long-awaited conclusion to guide to squirrels.

-A reorganization of our content.

-Financial solvency. Maybe.

-More updates from dormant Lemon Jockeys turtle_07, dfjawioed, and Octopud_IV.

-At least one brand new Lemon Jockey selected via "Who Wants to Be a Lemon Jockey 2."

Lemon Party has long been a labor of love and wholly without financial compensation. That may change. We will always provide free content, but we are exploring various financial possibilities. This may take the form of PayPal donations link, Google ads, banner ads, and/or limited pop-ups. Nothing is certain though. Should we pursue one or more these possibilities you may see marked improvements such as paid writers or our site separate from Blogger. We'll just have to see. The next Lemon Jockey contest is not in the near future, but at some point next year you'll have your chance. And now I think I've kept you from your revelry long enough for this year.


And remember the guiding light, lest we forget the glory that be Lemon Party.
Because your blog sucks.
- posted by Odovaucer @ 5:06 PM