Blogger Idol 2012 is almost here!

Auditions are set to open late August for Blogger Idol: Season Two! The audition process will be similar to last year. Click HERE for the Official Rules.

We had a lot of great auditions last year that didn't make it to the Top 12, and we hope to see you again, along with lots of new faces!

Stay tuned for information on Prizes, Judges, Sponsors, and audition information! To keep up with us, you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

A change to Blogger Idol this year

I've gotten many people asking when auditions were going to open for Blogger Idol 2012. After discussing it with my new fellow staff members, it has been decided that we are going to start Blogger Idol in the fall this year, after everyone has a chance to adjust to the kids going back to school and all of that stuff. Blog hits are traditionally lower during the summer, and this will eliminate worrying about the contest while you are trying to take a vacation this summer. Tentatively, we are hoping to start auditions in September. So get ready!

Sincerely,
Blogger Idol Staff Members: Heather Reese, Lisa, and Justin Mannato

PS- Are YOU going to be the 2012 Blogger Idol?

Farewell from Justin (Daddy Knows Less)

Crap. Crap. Crappity. Crap.

Really? You mean to tell me not even the CIA was strong enough to bring down the likes of Mama Spaghetti? She is a dastardly and wily villain indeed (shakes fist).
I'm just glad to finally be done watching that finale video... I mean, really... I just got finished... and it's Saturday already. Geez. Long enough? It takes less time to get the Peanut to bed. No wonder it took so long. It looks like Heather was working on that thing in some kind of underground cave... by candlelight. I could have sworn I saw a Chilean miner in the background at one point.

As for me... don't cry for me, Argentina. (Yes, I just dropped an Evita reference on you.) I'll admit I went through the five stages... I started with self-loathing. Then came anger. Then I went to the gym, which relieved the anger and ushered in the denial. Then came remorse. As in, did I do enough to win? And finally, acceptance. I did all I could.

All kidding aside, I am very proud of the work I did in this competition. Like I've said before, I stayed true to myself, and maintained a certain level of integrity in my posts and my own blog. And it got me within a fraction of the victory. I'm proud of that. Not that I wasn't a complete spaz behind the scenes and didn't bombard Heather with emails about anything and everything.

So now it's over. Put the champagne back on the ice. Somewhere in a small east African village, they'll soon be wearing "DKL Blogger Idol 2011" championship t-shirts.

But a funny thing happened on my way to Blogger Idol glory... I found some great new blogs to follow. But I also made friends. That's right. A couple of weeks ago, friend requests started popping up on my personal Facebook page. Roni, Chris, Derrick, Heather... who's next? I thought... I'll be a monkey's uncle if these people aren't my friends! Funny how that happened.

And while I'm disappointed, things could be a lot worse. I have an awesome wife and daughter, a super dog, a cool job and a comfortable house. A lot of people don't have those things. People like the family Heather featured on her blog this week. Please check out that post and help if you can.

I leave you with a final bit of wisdom, from the uncle about whom I wrote the post I thought would win me this thing: "Sometimes the best don't win... but they never lose."


Thanks for a great experience. See you on DKL.
-Justin
http://daddyknowsless.blogspot.com/