Not Quite Hot Enough Calendar

THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Seriously? You guys rock. What an awesome response for entries to a calendar that doesn't even exist.

You're ALL HOT - we love you all. All 62 of you.

Because we couldn't pick a winner ourselves, we had Random.org do it:

....and our winner is LEAH from Mommy on the Bus !!!!!!!

...and her prize is this awesome badge for her site.

SHOW US YOUR (NOT)HOTNESS!!!

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:30:00 +0000

Girls! Guys! Didn't make the Hottest Blogger Calendar?

Neither did we!

Here's your LAST CHANCE to show the blogosphere what you've got!

Dig up your Hottest or NotHottest photo.....send us an email with a photo, your blog address and a small post on WHY YOU'RE HOT (or why you're Not Hot). (Please just email ONE of us )

It can be a photo from now, or Back in the Day. Tell us your "likes" and "dislikes"....be creative!

There's no voting! If you're a blogger, you're in! Unless of course, you're offensive, conceited, or you just rub us the wrong way, then we'll totally delete you. :)

Is there going to be a real calendar? Of course not! We don't have that kind of time ....or cash......or influence......It's a "Virtual Calendar", people! Consider it a consolation prize to You: The Not Quite Hot Enough.

DEADLINE MONDAY 9/22 5:00 PM EST

Bring it on!!!!!!!

Happy Hour Sue & McMommy

HAPPY HOUR SUE

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:04:00 +0000

OK, OK, OK - this was pre-kids.

Pre-C section, pre-breastfeeding, the whole 9. Sue me.

Likes: alcohol( all kinds), dancing (all kinds), short walks on the beach, usually just to the tiki bar.

Dislikes: spam (both kinds), high-waisted pants, and the "wave": Don't tell me what to do.

Blog: Happy Meals and Happy Hour

McMommy for Miss July

noreply@blogger.com (McMommy) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:48:00 +0000

Oh, so I wasn't QUITE HOT ENOUGH for you, hmmmm?!?

See,That's what happens you play by the rules.

Next time, screw the rules.
I'm breaking out my super secret weapon:
My "At Least I was Hot Six Years Ago on my Honeymoon" picture.

Because as everyone who's anyone knows, your honeymoon pics are as good as your hotness will ever get. (heh, heh....just jokes, McDaddy....it's going to get better..uh, yeah! It is! Promise!.....sorta......)

View it and weep for your loss:

McMommy
Likes: pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and McCommenters
Dislikes: cold weather, the word "nub", and backfat.

TENA

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +0000

"Hotness" is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose.

I, too was a big loser in The Hot Blogger Calendar competition. I guess others just didn't find me "hot" so.....

I have been reevaluating and thinking about what other people might think is hot.....

CHEERLEADERS....

lots of fantasies, right - they got to be hot! OK, so that was a million years ago.

REDHEADS - they're hot, right?

OK, I'm not a redhead- that was a wig and I was drunk.

Yeah, maybe the Not Hot Calendar is where I belong.

Likes: Karaoke, disco, gay men, CNN, Midori, coffee and laughing

Dislikes: wrinkles, reading, cramps, muffin tops and mean people.

Blog: My Therapy

JEN THE MOM

noreply@blogger.com (McMommy) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:44:00 +0000

Here I am....

And yes that is my logo tattoo, envy me.

Jen The Mom

http://cheaperthantherapyjen.blogspot.com/

BACK TO BARNWELL

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:47:00 +0000

OK, so Happy Hour Sue compared me WAIT - WHAT? to an Abercrombie model, although I never even got nominated for Hot Blogger Calendar!

Maybe I'm just NQHE because of my non-ability to keep rhythm, or because I try so hard to be a thug rapper, but just look like a drunk slurring his speech, and dumb enough to give HHS and McMoms this link. Who knows?

Likes: Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, Being rubbed down with tanning oil, Jesus, freestyling and, um, working out.

Dislikes: working out, secrets, bwell (shhhh) and tele-evangeleists (another shhh).

Blog: Back to Barnwell

JOY

noreply@blogger.com (McMommy) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:46:00 +0000

Okay so in this picture, I'm a little young! Or at least I look younger than I actually was. I'm 19 and I let my Goth Girlfriend do my makeup and hair!!! I was one sexy girl. I turned the heads of many men, young and old. And now all they do is turn the other way... *SIGH*

My second picture is a sleep-deprived Momma of two. So what if it was a snapshot of my new, glossy haircut? This ol' girl just ain't what she used to be!

Likes: chocolate, reading, uninterrupted showers, hiking, SHOPPING

Dislikes: disrespect, beef stroganoff (GAG), jelly bellies and people who know they have jelly bellies but still wear midriffs, the ocean

Joy

Blog: When Does Daddy Come Home?

CREATIONS BY CHARA, Custom, hand-crafted jewelry!

http://www.creationsbychara.etsy.com/

SIMPLY SHANNON

noreply@blogger.com (McMommy) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:45:00 +0000

I'm so HOT that people didn't think it was fair to even nominate me, otherwise no one else would have had a chance.(That's my story and I'm sticking to it)

I mean, come on, it just doesn't get any hotter than this...

Simply Shannon

Blog: (http://blog.simplyshannon.us/)

NIK

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +0000

I'd like to think that I'm just not hot enough to win the Hot Blogger Calendar. Nope, I'm not hot enough to even be *nominated* for the Hot Blogger Calendar.

Which is why this little thing you're doing is being received with a high-pitched squeal and lots of fist-pumping from my Ego.

Here's me, at what was most likely the apex of my hotness (or nothotenoughness):

And me again, clearing up all confusion about the nothotenoughness:

Likes:
Cheap wine, getting the front parking spot at Target, fried foods, laughing with my husband, "More Than A Feeling" by Boston, my kids' quick wits, my Mom-friends and fellow bloggers, when I blowdry my hair.

Dislikes:
Cheap wine hangovers, getting my receipt at Target, having the belly of someone who loves fried foods, when my husband doesn't laugh at my jokes, "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison, my kids' quick wits, the other moms at my kids' school, when my friends don't read my blog, blowdrying my hair.

And now, I'm off to celebrate my nothotenoughness with some of that wine I was talking about...
--
Nik
Prose & Converse

LARISSA

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:55:00 +0000

Alrighty, here goes!

Apparently, I wasn't included in the HOT Blogger Calendar (or aware of it for that matter, maing me SO not hot by default), so here's my backlash at what could have been!

Musician Mommy

Yes, this is from a professional modeling shoot. No, it did not get me any jobs. =P

And THIS is me, 2 years into motherhood. Dontcha LURVE the circles under my eyes??

Likes: Music, drinking, and the rare moments I can be something OTHER than MOMMY or the WIFE.

Dislikes: Bad karaoke bars, people who constantly try to "one-up" you, and people that wear clothing 3-4 sizes too big OR too small.

Blog: Musician...Mommy...Mayhem -

JEN

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:45:00 +0000

You know I really thought I had a chance at that whole Hot Blogger thing - I mean I'm a pretty good looking girl, even if people do think I'm 12 sometimes (try double that plus one, people, geez).

But anyway, I sat and I waited, and I waited and I sat, and you know what? The call never came. Or the nomination. Whatever. Was I supposed to nominate myself??

That seemed conceited and maybe like too much effort. So after a looong time went by and I never joined the ranks of hotness (or NQHEness apparently) like McMommy or Happy Hour Sue, I decided that I never wanted to be in that dumb old calendar anyway. I don't need the Blogging World to tell me that I'm hot. The evidence speaks for itself.

In closing, please please please please please don't leave me out of this one, too! I promise I'll be hotter, I mean tone down my hotness so others don't feel bad, I mean pay (who am I kidding I totally won't pay). I promise World Peace.

Signed With Hot Sincerity,
Momma @ mommablogsalot

MEG

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:45:00 +0000

I was just told by an Immigration officer at the border who was holding my license that I looked good for my age. Being hungover sans makeup, I ate it up.

I don't know if I'm hot, but I am "cool".

Likes: Wilco, John Cusack, couch-surfing, hoppy micro-brewed beer (you could call me Hoppyhourmom).

Dislikes: narrow-minded people, John Cusack's girlfriend, cheap American beer.

And...I was so into Cusack before Bossy.

1) me with blond hair - Peggie

2) me with red hair - Meg

I also like changing my hair color and name. That happens when you drink too many micro-brewed beers.

Cheers,

Meg

Prefers Her Fantasy Life

PAM

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:28:00 +0000

I just KNEW it was not fair to sign up for the Hottest Blogger Calendar. I didn't want to be the ONLY person getting votes, right? RIGHT?!

Okay- who am I kidding. I would be thrilled with just a single vote (besides my husband, of course).

Likes: my kids, my husband, heck- my whole darn family, a good book, a clean house, blogging, blog hopping, and well- money.

Dislikes: Other people's kids, my sister's ex-husband, a bad book, laundry, dishes, cleaning the bathroom, oh who am I kidding, CLEANING ANYTHING, and not having money.

(me pre kids, and well- 7 years ago)

(and me today- or more accurately- last week...)

JEN

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:20:00 +0000

Here is my entry in your (not quite) hot enough contest--becasue nothing says (not quite) hot like crazy eyes and a big platter of meat!

Likes: kreepy klowns, mojitos, cotton candy, feeding baby animals with bottles, fantasizing about Gerard Way.

Dislikes: things buzzing around my ears, slow-poke drivers, Wham, soft talkers.

My blog: http://thefunhousejennifer.blogspot.com

CASEY

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:20:00 +0000

Too hot for the calendar? I think so.

This photo was taken a few weeks ago at a concert. Never a good sign to see the tacky owgirl hat come out. Too much wine. Methinks I am hotter than I am at this point and that accessories add to my hotness.

Likes: clean diapers, nap time, movies sans-children
Dislikes: poopy diapers, traveling husband, people who stare when my toddler throws a fit

blog: www.starnes-family.blogspot.com

Thanks, McMommy and Sue! Love you girls!

YLLA

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:18:00 +0000

Here are my before and after pics....I can only claim HOTNESS with a current photo if it next to an old FAT PHOTO! It's like operation "Shock and Awe" confuse and ammuse,

#1 Aww my eyes, huge woman in a MUMU *SHOCK*

#2 ohhhhh, nice boobies, flat tummy, MILF in a bikini *AWE*

Likes: I liksa the mens....gossip, trashy tv, vodka, red meat, the fabulous gays, dancing and cookies

Dislikes: morons, living with the mens, any form of housework

My blog is:

http://foreverfatgirl.blogspot.com/

COCO

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:17:00 +0000

Ahh, here I am as I would like to be all day, all the time. It was actually my 42^nd birthday (but we’ll just say 29^th), having a drink before going out to dinner to celebrate with friends and family. Far enough to be a bit fuzzy (hides the crow’s feet), good angle for the cleavage. Just ignore the big white circle over my boob-I guess that’s the flash.

Likes: Champagne (not my fault-it’s genetic. Runs in the family, ask my grandmother. All our women are afflicted with this horrible disease) , being driven around, fantasizing what I’ll do with all the money I win next week with my Lotto ticket, musing on how I would be such a benevolent dictator for a (very) small country somewhere in South America…
Dislikes: BAD champagne, having to sit in traffic surrounded by idiots that don’t understand the concept of “Do Not Block the Intersection-You Are Not Going Anywhere Anyway!”, when my four year old daughter says to me, “Mama, you can’t wear those shoes to the party!” and she’s right.

Blog: http://pieceococonutcake.blogspot.com/

ALLISON

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:00:00 +0000

Because doesn't everyone look hot eating an In N Out burger in their bridesmaid dress?

I'm so far off the hot calendar that I didn't even see my name in the list of 517 bloggers.

The hottest people/bloggers/mommies are the ones who can laugh at themselves, own who they are and exude confidence even in the worst of PMS and pregnancy.

Rock on bitches!

www.allisonjanetross.com

Likes: Taco Bell, Vodka, The F word, Flashing, Make up sex
Dislikes: Rules, Stinky IT guys, blogger awards I can never win, Celine Dion

AUDS AT BARKING MAD

noreply@blogger.com (McMommy) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:44:00 +0000

Aloha ladies!
The first photo exhibits true hotness as I'd just pulled an ALL NIGHT ON AIR shift at KUBEfm in Seattle, and my lipgloss was still perfectly shiny and my hair, oh my hair! I'd pay to have that hair again! If I do so say myself, I looked pretty damn good for having been on the air from 12AM to 6AM! And the next sad illustration of my total lack of any temperature whatsoever comes from a little trip we took to Salem. MA when the Little Imp was about 10 months old (not quite two years ago). Notice the smeared mascara under my eyes, my total lack of any hair style whatsoever, and the bland yellow blouse in the shot? The baby was the only one sporting ANY style whatsoever. And I think, if you look closely, you can see the remains of chewed cheerios in my hair. Years of breastfeeding, co-sleeping, sleep deprivation, reading the same story over and over and over again, and now sending one of my 18 year olds off to college, have taken it's toll.

Likes: Ice cold Chardonnay, Coca Cola over crushed ice, the ocean, vampires, loud music and writing until my fingers bleed.

Dislikes: People who chew with their mouths open, trolls, chilled red wine and people with no sense of humour!

Auds/Barking Mad

Barking Mad Blog

MOMMY MO

noreply@blogger.com (McMommy) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:43:00 +0000

I wasn't even nominated for the calender so you guys are one step ahead of me.

I could lie and say I was HOT way back when, like in high school but let's be honest, I wasn't. And that's OK, really....I am fine with that. I never knew what a great body I had back then until later in life, where I could only dream of being 120lbs. Come to think of it, if I got down to 120 lbs now, I am pretty sure friends and family would think I was sick. I hide my weight well : ).

Weird as it may seem, I was at my "hottest" about 1.5 years after I had my first child. I consciously made an effort to lose the baby weight and I was damn proud of myself. Can you just feel all that confidence? I was back into showing off my cleavage (what little I have), wearing closer form fitting clothes, and enjoying life. My husband loved it! And I loved what I saw in the mirror.

Fast forward to today- I am 40 weeks pregnant with our THIRD child and well, I'm not feeling so hot right now. Unless you find very pregnant ladies who weigh over 200lbs and are ready to give birth, well HOT. And there are some who just might find that HOT : ).

But a few months from now or whenever, I'm gonna work on getting hotter than ever before!

Likes: margaritas, chips/salsa, dance music, pedicures, good books, and massages (but not necessarily in that order)

Dislikes: nose hair, whining children, talking about the "budget" with my hubby, stupid drivers on the road

Mommy MO
Blog: http://www.lisatexasmommy.blogspot.com/

THE DAD JAM

noreply@blogger.com (McMommy) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:42:00 +0000

I, too, was not quite hot enough for the Hotblogger calendar.

Wish I could blame it on sleep deprivation and being too busy to take care of myself, but lets face it, before I had kids I didn't sleep much or take care of myself either.

This photo where I am smiling is me way back before the kids, enjoying some time in Salzburg.The photo where I am trying to catch some z's with a baby around my neck is the status quo. Not always able to try and catch some z's, but often have a baby (or toddler) around my neck.

Likes: wearing shoes outdoors, napping, blogging, chocolate

Dislikes: sleepless nights, brussel sprouts, too much tequila

Vincent of The Dad Jam

MOMMAY'S MAYHEM

noreply@blogger.com (McMommy) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:41:00 +0000

Yea, these were the days. Skinny, long hair and a hot rod.

Let's see now I've got...not so skinny, short hair a minivan. So sexy, huh?

::insert some witty & hilarious comments here that I can't think of::

Don't worry fellow bloggers...I'm on weight watchers and will once again be hot. Oh yes I will! And then I'll post a picture with dh's TransAm. Yea, you'll all be jealous!

Mommay's Mayhem
Blog: http://www.mommaysmayhem.com/

KELLY

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:28:00 +0000

So here I am...after 2 kids and a serious caffiene addiction..

I love cooking...and RockBand
My feet have become 2 sizes bigger since birthing my kids
(boobs too)
I have a unhealthy addiction to Target and therefore waste too much money.
I am obsessed with cleaning and I am a compulsive list maker.

I enjoy..no wait I LOVE to have cocktails...
Current favorite.. Vodka tonic
Previous current favorite... White Russians
From 'way back when' favorite... Bud Light with lime.

http://kellydkorner.blogspot.com/

AVERAGE GIRL

noreply@blogger.com (HappyHourSue) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:13:00 +0000

The picture explains "why" I am NOT hot!!! Hope I make it ;)

My website: Average Girl in an Average World