So, Crispy always tends to get just a little bit over-excited when it comes to the Irish Blog Awards each year. I haven’t yet understood why, to me it just looks like an excuse for people who write things on the Internet to meet up in a fancy hotel, give out some crystal-ware, and raid the bar until such a time as they are passing out all over the place. Oh at least, so he tells me.

The Irish Blog Awards

However, now that I myself have a blog of my own, I now have a small vested interest in this whole thing. Winning at “the Bloggies” would be a great foundation and first step towards my overall plan of taking over the Internet with my cuteness and happy smiling face.

However, despite all of my little hints and nudges along the way, there doesn’t appear to have been the introduction this year of a specific category that tailors quite well to me. Something along the lines of “Best Bear Blog”, “Best Blog of an Inanimate Object”, “Best Blog of a Childhood Toy”, “Best Blog of something that came from M&S” would have been ideal, but I guess that hasn’t happened.

Another thing, despite the fact that he would have to be my bitter rival if we were to be in the same category as each other, I do have to root for Crispy’s blog as well, if he happens to get nominated for anything, which I doubt he will because the only time he ever even got on a longlist was when he nominated himself, the pathetic loner.

But I’m getting off-topic here (gosh, I’m turning into Wrong Babe), my point still stands that the Blog Awards do not cater properly towards my species, and in general, my fellow bears, teddies, objects and the rest. I may have to start calling for Mulley’s resignation from the de facto king of the Internet in Ireland. Although even if I were to manage to rally support, it would probably take so long to properly put into effect, Ireland would be out of the recession, and we’d have cycled through another bad government forced to leave office after the rest of the country moaned.

Crispy didn’t exactly moan at them though. Except for when they reduced his government monies. He really didn’t like that, since it meant less food he could buy for me.

But yes, I have a very mean and angry face saved up for the Blog Awards. I just hope that this tape on my face will last until they can see it.

So 2010 is nearly over now, and I’m writing what Crispy tells me is one of those typical, boring, usual end-of-year blog posts where I look back on the past year and say stuff about next year. I really wish he hadn’t described it to me in that way.

Well, 2010 was a good year for me and the other members of the Bear family. We got our page on Facebook and currently have 188 fans! We interacted a lot more on Twitter, although we only have 69 followers there. Sad face.

The most important thing to happen during the year was the arrival of Pudding Babe into the family, having been delivered in April 2010! With the family now growing to include more bears, hopefully the odd eBay search will turn up another bear next year! As for Pudding, we still haven’t figured out everything about him, although recent traits and actions have shown him to be quite the food lover despite his muteness.

Pepsi, Randoms, biccies and crisps - all together with Pudding Babe. What could possibly go wrong?

Another big thing is that we now have this blog website where we can write little stories about what we get up to! Apparently there have been 705 hits since it was started on May 16th. It’s not all that many, unfortunately, but for a starter blog, I think it’s pretty good!

Now, what to look for in 2011 from us:

• More Twitter
• More blog posts
• More Facebook fans
• Dominance at the Irish Blog Awards 2011 (Mulley, take note pretty please!)

And tons and tons of bear pictures! See you next year!

So, I was originally wondering what to write here seeing as I actually hadn’t posted anything in a while. But after watching Misery Bear’s latest video, I think I’ve found a good topic.

As you all saw, zombie bears are real. And they are a real threat to proper full-life bears like myself and Misery. As such, given this time of year and the sheer volume of zombies that will be out and about, I think it is only right that I make a Public Service Announcement calling all bears to barricade themselves inside, lock all doors and windows, and take up arms to be able to defend themselves when the eventual onslaught comes. Because if watching Crispy play Left 4 Dead 2 has taught me anything, it’s that the zombies will keep on coming and eventually they will break through your doors and windows.

And maybe then once the wave of mutation has passed us by and it’s all back to normal, then we can go on the offensive and take over the world! With me as President of course. And Crispy can be my lackey, while all other humans are sentenced to a life of slavery.

Yay for bear rule!

Now if you’ll excuse me I’m off to go source a shotgun, since Crispy won’t let me play with his Beretta 92′s.