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This is a bit of a mish-mash (aka a Hodge-Podge) of some of our favorite posts from the past year, basically an excuse for us to show off the fact that we learned how to make an image link to a post (9 months in and we’re learning, people!). It is by no means all-inclusive especially since there are none you can sing along to. Even so, a picture’s worth a thousand words and that’s good, because there are 18 of them and who wants to read an 18,000 word blog post? Exactly.

Today is the last day of the last workweek of 2005, and let’s be serious – only me and my mom are reading this blog right now. So that’s it for today. BUT – we still have a few 2005 roundup posts on deck, and Lord knows we’ll all have hangovers to nurse on Sunday, so come back and let us wash away the pain! In the meantime, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Thank you so much for reading, and have an awesome weekend followed by a fantastic, wonderful and fulfilling 2006.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!!!!

Hope you all have a fantastic and present-laden holiday weekend filled with delicious food, heaping portions and warm memories. And heaping portions. Fishbowl will see you back here Monday, ’cause that’s how we roll.

Sometimes, computers need to sleep, too. It’s just not great when you find out about it in the morning. We’re back in business and will post soon.

Meanwhile, Radar goes down swinging: the word “hooker” appears on its homepage twice (but not on its holiday gift round-up). RadarOnline, please stay around as long as possible.

Hi folks, just taking a breather – Wednesdays are kind of crazy because going to Michael’s takes up such a big chunk of time (never mind having to actually shower and dress – how do you people do it?). So for those of you (well, all one of you) eager to see my report from the CNN party, please be patient while I go eat, carouse and break a few windows. Sometimes I like to start bar fights. Otherwise, I’ll be back later to talk about how sad I was that I didn’t eat more of the delicious chicken skewers, sushi and specially-made CNN cookies because I was too busy playing with all my new friends from the telly!

p.s. Anonymous tipster, you can email me directly next time! I won’t bite!

To whomever is checking this right now and not enjoying the seamless and easygoing experience of travelling on the biggest holiday of the year: Happy Thanksgiving! Have a great holiday, eat well, and tryp the light (to)phantastic — Fishbowl is technically off-duty but in case you’re bored rest assured that our OCD will keep us posting sporadically over the weekend as it amuses us, starting with Lunch at Michael’s, featuring some very attractive people and Fishbowl’s review of the new Michael’s Cobb Salad (did we like it? Did we hate it? Did we even finish it, little slip of a thing that we are? Come back and find out!). This holiday weekend will see Fishbowl opining on matters including but not limited to: Zell Miller in song, our favorite tear-out New York magazine posters, which Labor of Hercules best describes PlameGate (stomping, snorting, wild bull? Flock of messy birds? Delicious juicy apples?), the difference between Samantha Bee and Katherine Boo, the difference between Dan Froomkin and Seth Mnookin, and the difference between Adam Moss and David Remnick (“‘Tis the season to catch your significant other cheating on you” is a good start). In the meantime, have a wonderful weekend and let’s all hope like hell that Howie Kurtz hasn’t gone on vacation.

Hello FishFriends — if you’re reading this that means MB is back up, hooray! Just a quick update: we’re in LA and our hotel was having internet issues — it’s killing us, all we want to do is talk about Bob Woodward and Arianna Huffington’s party (which rocked, by the way. Hi best friend Ron Silver*!). We’ll find a wifi hotspot as soon as we can and give you the scoop ASAP — in the meantime enjoy the lovely 80 degree weather. Oh wait, that’s me. Hee hee.

Have a great day — back soon!

* Not really Fishbowl’s new best friend.

Today I make the sacred pilgrimage to the City of Angels, where I will meet my brother in blogging arms, FishbowlLA, and go forth to face the awesome might and power of the HuffPo, which I will vanquish with Canadiana, showtunes, and very smart things said under the influence of champagne. Do you ever write things and realize that people are probably going to think you were on drugs when you wrote them? Me neither. Point being, no Fishbowlin’ for me today — I need my beauty sleep so John Cusack can fall in love with me. You think I’m kidding but actually I’m quite loveable, just ask my boyfriend ex-boyfriend mom. Please enjoy our other fine bloggers and check in with us in the wee hours for our Huff-tastic party write up! Because based on this entry, you clearly don’t come to Fishbowl for the writing.

p.s. I’m betting Ahmad Chalabi won’t be there. Just a hunch.

Nipples, cojones, spankings, delicate ladyparts — it’s been an unusually R-rated day here on Fishbowl — all that’s missing is a reference to Scooter Libby‘s book. We hope we haven’t offended any of our more delicate readers — please forgive us our trespasses and thanks for reading!

It’s a beautiful day in sunny Prop-less non-Schwarzenegger-iffic California, except that it’s cloudy but still, palm trees are pretty. We’ll be back later on today with more tidbits to savor but we know you’ll enjoy lunching at Michael’s with the lovely Laurel in the interim.

p.s. Green puppy! That’s not code like “aspen tree roots turning in clusters,” this puppy really is green.