Well, it’s New Year’s Eve, and you know what that means – it means I recently looked at my pathetically incomplete list of resolutions for 2012 and got seriously depressed.
This is what comes up when you do a Google search for “shrinking violet flower.” Seriously, Internet… you have problems.
But maybe that’s because my resolutions were all wrong. For a look at how to do resolutions right, please head over to my guest post at A Clown On Fire, and have a read.
Now, you may not have heard of Le Clown and A Clown On Fire, because he’s a shy, delicate flower of a man. Shrinking from the spotlight like a, uh, a different type of flower – one that shrinks from light. Is there such a thing? Shrinking Violet is a thing, isn’t it?
But I kid, of course. If you, dear reader, are yourself a blogger it’s unlikely you’ve missed Le Clown’s scorched-earth campaign across the interwebs to dominate all things bloggy. In an impressively short period of time he has made his site known across the far reaches of Word Pressdom. In fact, if you are not a blogger, he may be coming to your house soon to draw you in to his world, so you might put a cheese plate together or something. Make that some poutine and Molson’s, because he’s Canadian.
Anyhoo, he’s invited me to close out his year, and his December marathon of guest bloggers. I hope you’ll head over there and check out the post.
Regardless: Happy New Year, everyone. Thanks for reading and helping make The Byronic Man what it is. I hope the new year is everything you want it to be.
The Byronic Man 
December 31, 2012 at 4:39 am
TBM,
…And what a wise and loving end of year guest post you did write on ACOF… My kids managed to bask into the afterglow of your read… it was THAT warm and fuzzy… Thank you for taking a short trip my way; happy New Year to you and your readers, handsome man, and speak in the new year.
Le Clown
December 31, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Well, you know our slogan here at the Byronic Man: “Come for the satire, stay for the warm fuzzies.”
December 31, 2012 at 4:44 am
Way to go, B-Man!
December 31, 2012 at 5:16 am
NO POUTINE! NO POUTINE!
December 31, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Sorry – it’s a requirement. If you’re Australian, you have to eat vegemite; American – cheeseburger; Canadian – it’s poutine until your heart gives out (so about 3 hours).
December 31, 2012 at 3:40 pm
HA!
I’m Italian, we have strong peasant type hearts
December 31, 2012 at 5:16 am
That shrinking violet has a HUGE codpiece
December 31, 2012 at 3:22 pm
It’s freaky, isn’t it? That was the first thing I noticed. Well, second.
December 31, 2012 at 3:41 pm
she needs her labia checked for elephantiasis
December 31, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I also wondered if she’s the world’s first trans-gender superhero. I don’t know how that would come in handy, but it’s a big world.
December 31, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Some possibilities are just waiting to happen when you least expect it.
December 31, 2012 at 5:52 am
Ha! Get the cheese plate ready. That killed me. And how have we never discussed poutine?
Happy New Year, B! The guest post was great. 2013 shall be the year. The year of amazing Google image searches.
December 31, 2012 at 6:08 am
Jules and TBM,
For the cheese plate, Le Clown enjoys it extra cheesy. It should be:
1. 28-year-old cheddar;
2. A blue cheese, preferably Bleu des Causses;
3. If it’s for a poutine, please make sure it is only the finest Québec cheese curds, mostly available in the farther regions of my province… but the trip is worth making, if Le Clown’s one-ab you want to please.
Le Clown
December 31, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Probably because “poutine” sounds like slang thought up by 12-year-olds for something sexual. It’s just not a comfortable word to throw around.
December 31, 2012 at 5:58 am
Been there. Done that. Bought the coffee mug. Congrats, again!
December 31, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Thanks!
Though I’m writing it down that you read his site before mine.
December 31, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Well, I saw the link on Twitter before I did my WordPress reading for the day and…well, let’s face it. I’m a shameless and dedicated carnie. There’s no use lying about it.
December 31, 2012 at 6:55 am
Le Clown who? I feel as if I’ve been living in a cave, as I don’t actually know who that is. In related news, I just picked up a fancy new 8 Track player to listen to all my BeeGees music on, if anyone wants to stop over tonight for some fondue and a key party.
Happy New Year to you, B-man!! Cheers to a happy and healthy new year.
December 31, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Thanks, you too. And hang on to those 8-tracks. This “digital” thing is a fad.
December 31, 2012 at 7:00 am
My god! What IS that bulge in Violet’s pants?
December 31, 2012 at 3:57 pm
It’s quite disturbing, isn’t it? Really quite disturbing. And if you move around the room, it’s like it follows you…
December 31, 2012 at 7:37 am
Happy New Year B-Man! I will head over to Le Clown’s as soon as I warm the brie….
December 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm
I’ve eaten an incredible amount of brie in the last few days. That has nothing to do with anything, but you mentioned brie, and I’m kind of in shock about it. Last night I asked my wife how she liked the brie and she said she hadn’t had any. That meant I’d eaten… a lot.
December 31, 2012 at 4:10 pm
That is scary and yet I have eaten my weight in brie. I love it even though it is French and I am from the dairy State!
Happy New Year B-Man!
December 31, 2012 at 10:13 am
Who’s this clown guy? Never heard of him.
OK, fine! I’ll go over and check him/you out. GOD!
December 31, 2012 at 4:01 pm
I know; it’s just work work work around here.
December 31, 2012 at 10:22 am
Hmm… I think there’s some Labatts around here, somewhere…
or there WAS…
briefly.
December 31, 2012 at 11:28 am
SpilledInkGuy,
Have a Blue on moi…
Le Clown
December 31, 2012 at 7:16 pm
Thank you, sir! Cheers!
December 31, 2012 at 4:02 pm
What I love about Labatts is it’s impossible to say without sounding Canadian. They just needed to add the “eh” at the end.
December 31, 2012 at 3:43 pm
Happy New Year B-man! I am on my way over to LeClown with wine & crackers for all that cheese.
December 31, 2012 at 4:02 pm
You can just leave the wine, if you’d like. I’ll look after it.
December 31, 2012 at 11:19 pm
Happy New Year to you & your little family!
January 2, 2013 at 11:49 am
Must admit I have resisted checking out Le Clown for fear of being sucked into yet another blog that I must read. I don’t want to. I don’t WANT TO. Guess I’ll check it out one of these days, if I must. Grumble, grumble.
Happy New Year, B-Man!
January 2, 2013 at 12:51 pm
When I’ve gone Google image searches, I’ve found some pretty strange stuff, too…
January 3, 2013 at 9:21 am
A fitting end to Le Clown’s marathon. All the best in 2013 to you from a loyal Byromaniac.