I put a lot of time into writing the 25 best posts on my blog last year, and even more time compiling them into this thing I call my 2009 Blog Yearbook.

Exactly 300 of you downloaded the Yearbook for free over the last month, and today I’m happy to announce that it officially goes on sale.

I’m also excited to announce that there’s 2 ways for you to get your hands on one. Check the video for more info and a bit of silliness:

OPTION 1

Download a PDF version of the e-Book for $2.99 using these buttons

($2.99 is a limited time launch price for the remainder of the week. Starting next week the download will settle in at a $4.99 price point for the rest of eternity.) 

OPTION 2

You can get a high-quality copy of the Yearbook mailed to your front door for $9.99 (+S/H) from the fine folks at Lulu.com.

(the preview shows the first 10 pages but it’s 24 pages total.)

Which one would I rather you buy?

Honestly, I’d rather you go with Option #2. I only make $3 per sale of the printed version, but I love the idea of you having one of these fancy-looking things on your coffee table or in the magazine rack next to your crapper for other folks to see.

But whichever option you choose, or even if you choose neither, thanks so much for reading and being so much fun to write for.

I’m so grateful for all of you.

ps…if any of you experience issues ordering either option, please let me know asap. I trust the vendors I’m working with, but I’m new to this.

Today is it. It’s the last day to get my 2009 Blog Yearbook for free.

So far 292 people have downloaded it, and the responses have been great.

If you’re waiting to download because you feel like you need to pay for it, bless your generous heart.

I’ll have more info on the payment options tomorrow, but you’ll be able to get the digital download for $3 and a print version that looks like a fancy magazine for $10 (plus shipping).

(If your life goal is to have a fancy magazine with my mug on the cover, tomorrow might be the best day of your life. Also, you should find a good counselor.)

So yeah, if you want to support my writing with cashmoney, wait until tomorrow.

And if you want to snag the eBook for free, you’ve got until midnight tonight.

Click here to order the 2009 Bryanallain.com Blog Yearbook.

Thanks all, for supporting me and my writing. It’s a blast to write for you guys.

PS…I spent my weekend at a youth camp in Western PA speaking to 50 awesome high school students. Thanks Dan for having me out.

What about you, what did you do this weekend?

This will be the only post about the Blog Yearbook this week, so I figured we’d get it out of the way on Monday.

161 people had downloaded it as of Sunday morning, and if you’re not one of the cool kids who are reading it, I am not impressed with your ability to resist the trends of popular culture.

In fact, if you’re waiting for a written invitation, here you go…

Dear Reader,

I am writing to invite you to download your free copy of the BryanAllain.com 2009 Blog Yearbook. Here’s 10 reasons why you should:

1. This is a written invitation. Not doing what I’ve politely asked would be rude.

2. I’ve highlighted a handful of the best comments of the year in the Yearbook. Perhaps you were one of them? (You probably weren’t, but you never know…but you probably weren’t.)

3. I added 3 places to my Heroes from Unlikely Places list: other planets, the yearbook, and the drip tray of my grill.

4. I woke up this morning with a spider on my ear and it freaked me out something fierce. Not joking. Your download of the Yearbook would comfort me in this time of peril. (FYI, i flicked the spider off my face, grabbed my iPhone, and crushed the spider with 3G.)

5. There is a special section in the Yearbook where you can draw things. You can’t do that on any old piece of paper.

6. One of the new book excerpts involves my mom finding a note from my 6th grade girlfriend that had “Bad Boys Bring Babies” written on the bottom of it. Not the best day of my life.

7. Because it’s easier than you think to get one. Go to this page. Click the button, submit email and name, and click to download.

8. Because I will not sell your email address to the North Korean government, despite the intense personal pressure they are putting on me to do so.

9. I added Tiger Woods to the potential antichrist post, saying “Forget the philandering and deception, anyone who can have such precise command of the golf ball needs to be tapping into the dark arts on some level.”

10. You’ve only got 14 days left before it becomes a $2.99 download. Now, if you’d rather pay me for it than get it for free, then by all means, wait until February. I’m cool with that. Heck, I might even have it available in more than one format for you to purchase…we’ll see.

Thank you for reading this written invitation inviting you to download the 2009 BryanAllain.com Blog Yearbook.

Bryan

ps…if you’ve already downloaded and want to leave me a comment about the yearbook, go for it. If you have good things to say I might add your quote to the yearbook page. If you have bad things to say I will publicly accept your criticism with grace, but will inwardly judge you.

Here’s five mostly unrelated but completely relevant things for you to hit up on the ides of January.

Enjoy…

1. My friend Matt posted an interview with me at his blog, TheChurchofNoPeople, today. Click over to the interview to learn what my stage name would be if I had one, how I feel about the book writing process, and my true thoughts on the barbaric sport known as arm wrestling. (and while you’re there subscribe to Matt’s blog and give it a spin, you’ll be happy you did.)

2. Over 110.9 people have downloaded the 2009 Blog Yearbook since it launched on Wednesday. Just 17 days left to get your free copy before it’s price goes up by infinity to $2.99. Here’s a few quotes from people I didn’t pay off…

“I got mine!  And already read all of it.  Brought back many laughs & some new ones too.” - jennybek

“Oh me oh my, Christmas in January!! Just glanced through the office bathroom and lose-a-guy-in-10-days posts. HILLarious.” - Amy

Download yours today or I’ll arm wrestle you.

3. I’ve got a Facebook Fan Page for my writing now. If there was a good reason for you to click over and become a fan, I’d give it to you here. Clearly, there isn’t. Here’s the link anyway.

4. I got rear-ended on Wednesday night. That sucked. A little sore in the neck and back, but thankful it wasn’t worse. $2000 in damage to my car, but his insurance company will be paying for that since it was completely his fault.

Auto accidents: one of the few times you can push the blame completely on someone else and not feel like a weasel.

5. Have you contributed a few bucks to help the people of Haiti yet? Erica and I just did before publishing this post. It seems a bit overwhelming because everybody and their brother is bombarding you with links to give here and give there. Here’s the link I used: Haiti Earthquake. It lets you give to Compassion International’s Haiti Earthquake Response Fund. Compassion supports over 65,000 children in Haiti through their programs, so you can be confident that they know exactly how to use the money you give. And they are the only non-profit in it’s category to receive eight consecutive years of four star rating from CharityNavigator.org.

Erica and I have been sponsoring a little girl from Haiti named Berakania for a few years now. She’s just one day younger than our daughter Kylie. Please join us in continuing to pray for her, and all the people of Haiti. And please give a little out of your wealth.

Have a great weekend, everybody!