2009 Blog Awards: ………Don’t hate if all you do is masturbate!!

Best Written Blog:

      Radspace

As you will see throughout this list, most of these awards have some meaning to me. The blog that is run by Rad I find to be the most thought provoking blog out there. One thing that I strive for in life is honesty, and Rad’s blog is so refreshingly honest that I find it to be inspiring, even if sometimes the topics are brutally honest. There are a lot of similarities that I find between Rad’s approach to the lifestyle and my own, and I’m not kidding when I say that his writings give me inspiration to further broach difficult topics myself. It helps that Rad is one heck of a good guy who has my total respect, and his work is fully deserving of the very first award that I am giving. Please check his work out, and it gives me extra pleasure to give him the two fingered salute, in return for the two fingered salute he gave me when I beat him and his wife for the Florida Moonshine Trivia Title in 2009 😉

Most Creative Blog:

      Kami Robertson

The blog is titled “On the way of exploration – The story of one girl’s twisted mind”.

Now it was purely coincidental that I shared a couple of emails with Kami this week, and one thing she had mentioned was that due to the nature of some of her posts that some people don’t link to her. Well I am far from that, spanking to me is just one aspect of a person’s being, I would much rather know the deeper thoughts and mindset of an individual. Intense role-plays, sitting naked on a fence, sexual torture, submission, you name it, Kami covers it with great depth. Kami’s blog is a fantastic piece of art and I have no doubt that her openness is a source of great inspiration to a great many people looking to explore their own mind. It is well worth checking out, especially if you have difficulty coming to terms with your own sexuality, Kami’s blog should help you along your way and makes for a fantastic read. I, for one, love seeing the inside of someone’s mind.

Best Themed Blog:

     Behind the Barred Window

Something that is very unique and refreshing, a blog that is devoted to the institutionalization of young ladies, from the imposition of strict discipline and humiliating uniforms, to the corporal and judicial use of canes and tawses and psychological training.

Garth’s blog is very unique in its devotion to these topics and it is exceedingly well written. On this site you won’t get a bunch of wank pics to see you through your day, rather it is interspersed with illustrations and pictures that are only a token addition to the well thought out prose on this particular topic. It is amazingly in depth and Garth shares his passion with some fantastic writings, plus you will see a ton of pics that are not only rare, but don’t follow the usual pattern of spanking pics. There is an awful lot to get through on the site because Garth puts a lot of work into each post, but if you want to try and read something a little different, give this blog a place amongst your bookmarks, you will probably learn an awful lot about the specialized subject of training young ladies in an institutionalized setting.

Most Diverse Blog:

      Amber ‘Pixie’ Wells

There is a good reason that Pixie’s blog is so popular, it is because it is more than just a spanking blog. Pixie has carved a niche for herself in terms of community involvement in the blogging world, and a lot of that has to do with the vast array of topics that she covers. On the spanking front we of course get the heads up on the happenings, plus Pixie’s own personal spanking life, but what we also get is some of the most thought provoking question that are posed to the avid readers. It isn’t unusual at all for Pixie to get 50 or more replies to one of her questions, and that is a testament to how popular her little corner of the world is.

What really separates Pixie’s blog in terms of diversity though is the wide array of personal topics that she covers. Nature hiking, cooking, photography, artistic nudity and her love of animals, her site is so much more than just spanking. From a personal standpoint, my favorite part of all is the Cause for Paws charity that she runs on an annual basis. I find it very warming in the world of spanking blogs that someone uses their popularity and turns it into an avenue for charitable causes. It is something that I believe is at the heart of why her blog is so popular, it is because she is a very genuinely warm, caring person, and I think that shines through to the people who read her blog. There isn’t a spanking blog out there that comes close to the amount of reader involvement that hers does on a consistent basis.

As I mentioned in the first award, my choices are for sites that have a deep meaning to me, and you all know that Pixie has a special place in my heart. When I think back to the young lady whom I once met in a hotel lobby for my very first online spanking encounter, and I now see this beautiful woman who has evolved into beloved individual, I can’t help but get a warm feeling in my heart.

Best Spam Blog (Splog)

      The Spanking Spot

The world of online promotional material knows no bounds, some people are able to turn a blog post about Barack Obama into 57 links to spanking paysites. Brushstrokes site is separated from these other promotional sites though through the amount of work that he puts into each post. Yes, the ultimate goal of course is for promotional purposes, but each blog post is conducted like a separate blog entry that you will find on any other spanking blog, with a lot of effort put into the piece. You won’t find just a bunch of pictures on this blog with a link at the bottom that screams “Give me money”, each entry is conducted as to WHY you may like this particular update. Aside from the regular promotional updates, Brushstrokes also interviews spanking models from around the world, reviews paysites, has a feature on who SHOULD be spanked, and of course reviews of spanking movies that are available for purchase.

There are perhaps 30 Splogs out there, including my own Spanking Galleries site, I would almost consider The Spanking Spot just a regular spanking blog due to the effort that is put into it. At the very least, in terms of shilling websites, The Spanking Spot stands far apart from the rest.

Now, if we could just get him to stop using the debasing term “Dear Reader”, I might actually go to his blog and read it, but like the person who once complained of its usage (Which resulted in it being used 15 times more than it had been previously) I think that it detracts from the overall message he is trying to convey.

Best New Blog:

      The Spanking Universe

Because my ego knows no bounds, I am giving this one to myself. Just look around the spanking sites that display links coming in and you will see that The Spanking Universe, 9 times out of 10, is second only to Chross for link referrals, and it has only been going for just a few weeks. Currently we have 132 blogs listed and over time more and more will be added. While I can’t predict the future, I have a good feeling that a year from now the site will be a valuable resource for linking the spanking community. It is a community resource that I believe will just get bigger and better as time goes on. When I originally started it, some blogs got as many as 5,000 visitors in the two months that it was up. I consider it my little gift to the spanking world, and if I may be so bold, I believe that it deserves the award for best new blog.

Miscellaneous Awards:

Sister In Arms Award:

      Erica Scott

My Female counterpart in the world of telling it as it is in the spanking world. A fellow connoisseur in the art of ranting, Erica’s blog ranks right up there. Her Correspondence Hall of Shame is something to behold, and far from being just a rant, it is a light hearted poke at some of the letters, emails and comments that we are all likely to get. For the most part it is all lighthearted fare designed to be read in a tongue in cheek manner, though it doesn’t mean that it’s not all true. Of course the site is more than just rants, and like any other spanking blog out there, it follows the journey that Erica takes in the spanking world, both the highs and lows. Well worth a read so get your asses over there!!

Best regular blog feature:

      My Bottom Smarts

When you are starting in the world of spanking blogging, you want to get your message out there early so that people are aware of you. The best blog feature that I know of is Bonnie’s “In with the New” piece where she links into blogs that are brand new to the spanking world. It is an invaluable resource to the owners of new spanking blogs and makes my blog love feature look like an ant in regards to sharing the love.

In the world of burying links to other blogs so far down the page that you are lucky to get one hit a day from them, it is refreshing to see that someone shares the love to new blogs consistently and without the need to request a link back. Being that My Bottom Smarts is a high traffic website, I am sure that these new blogs find the links to be an invaluable source of fresh traffic. Congratulations Bonnie, and thanks for the work that you do in promoting new spanking blogs.

Best Panties in a Scene in 2009:

      Nyssa Nevers in Language Problem

Oh my god, talk about turning the wank-o-meter up to level ten!!! I was seriously envious when I saw what Nyssa was wearing underneath her sailor girl outfit. Should I ever be fortunate enough to work on a set with Nyssa in the future, I will beg like a little puppy dog that she brings these panties with her!!

Gossip Shocker of 2009:

      Learning that Niki Flynn was also Fiona Locke

It really shouldn’t have come as that much of a surprise considering how well written Niki’s autobiography was, but being that I can be a bit of a gossip queen I was stunned that I didn’t know that little tidbit. Search Amazon for books written by Niki Flynn or Fiona Locke, it is some of the best spanking fiction out there.

The Steve McQueen Cooler King Memorial awards:

The Hit King:

      Chross

You get a link on Chross’ weekly roundup, baton down the hatches, because they come in their 1000’s!!! I don’t think that there is a blog out there who doesn’t have Chross as their number one link referrer. The collection in his database is second to none, but the difference between Chross and others who collect material, is that he links to all the great people who contribute to the success of his site. There are numerous scenes that I have personally cut direct from DVD that appear on Chross’ site, most notably Flickorna, Naughty Nannette and Co-ed Fever, so whenever I get a weekly link back I actually see it as a reward for all of my video and picture contributions to his site. Keep up the good work, Chross, it takes a lot of dedication to collect and archive the complete works of Mainstream spanking, you have my respect for your tireless work.

The Widget King:

      Richard Windsor

More from the is what it is department, nobody finds widgets like I do. Traffic sources, clocks, live visitors, chatboxes, they’ve got them, I found them!! Don’t hate, just share the love. There are more in the works so keep your eyes peeled for Windsor’s latest. The Spanking Universe is built on a widget, I just manipulated it to work on a site. Want to know which one it is? Good luck with that, the Plagiarism King will swamp that up in a heartbeat if I post that shit.