Ain't too proud to beg

Internets, I need your help!

Remember how I remodeled my kitchen? And, remember how, on a whim, I posted it on HGTV.com? Well, on another whim, I entered myself into a Do-It-Yourself contest sponsored by True Value, and now I'm a semi-finalist.

Hello. This is me at the crossroads between my hatred for begging, spamming, and asking for stuff, and my intense desire to win. Guess which side I'm taking?

Some of you have already been hit up by me (once, twice, seventeen times), and I really appreciate your patience. But for those of you who have not received my plea, or for those of you that have been sent this information by others (sly plug to all of my blogging friends to link back to this post, or non-blogging friends to copy and paste this content into an e-mail that is then released unto the universe), here's all I'm asking you to do (by the stroke of Midnight, Central Time, on 9/18):

1. Visit http://www.startrightstarthere.com/contest_vote.aspx
3. Scroll through the pictures to "Do-It-Herself Kitchen" (for all regular readers, the picture should look familiar).
4. Click on the red button that says: "Vote for this Entry" (kissing my blog anonymity good bye)
5. Forward this info (or link to this post) on to everyone you know... seriously. This is a popularity contest now, so I'm calling in any and all past, current, and future favors. Please help me feel popular!

I greatly appreciate the support, and promise to share the winnings with you. And when I say share the winnings with you, I mean blog about my consultation with Steve Watson and invite you, the Internets, over for a BBQ on the new gas grill I will purchase from True Value. I hope you like bratwurst.

Note to self: Must reconsider shopping at Lowe's.