Okay, here are the bloggiversary contest categories as they stand so far- it'll be sort of like an essay test in school where you get your choice. Enter any of the following, or a combination, or whatever you like:

1. Pop Culture: Choose one of the following:

a. Write the worst possible alternate ending to 'total recall' (ignoring the fact that it pretty much already has the worst possible ending). no fair using the 'it vas all a dream' cop-out ending. something ORIGINAL. bonus points for bringing sharon stone's character back into it.
b. Write a story that starts with Once Upon A Time In Mexico, and be sure to include duendes, pirates, and someone kicking ass. Bonus for including Don Juan, and bears.
c. Write a transcript of a conference call between Marilyn Manson, the Dalai Lama and King Snowfrost of the polar bears.

2. Bear Necessities: Choose one of the following:
a. You can still write a poem or story about the Last Black Polar Bear. Lydia won the earlier contest (and your prize is still forthcoming), but I want more submissions just because.
b. Write a poem or story about a vampire bear.
c. Write a poem about Homie Bear and the Murderous Axe of Morgoth, or some other relation to this blog over the last year

3. Art: This is wide open- send me pictures, cartoons, paintings, or photos of anything bear related, or any similarly cool thing, really. If someone sent me an mp3 of Hey Hey Hey Homie Bear (hint hint) I might consider that an entry . . .

4. Special super bonus category: Redesign my blog template for my one year anniversary and you will win a super nice prize. (Worth a shot, right?)

So that should give you plenty to chew on. There will be a prize and a winner for each category (assuming I get entrants for each) but maybe not each sub-category. I know I am probably being overambitious here, since my last contest got only one entry, but this is a chance for any lurkers out there to come out of the woodwork. The bloggiversary is October 22, so you have until then. Have fun!