It's been a year since the last one, so it's time again for the haiku contest! Born out of a search engine hit, last year's contest turned out to be smashing good fun.

Last year my blog was a very different thing than it is now, so we'll need a new theme. Last year it was anilingus, this year it's California vs. the mid-west. This year's prize will be 500 BlogExplosion credits. If you're not interested in the credits, at least you'll also have the respect and adulation of your peers. (Or something like that.)

So here's how it will work. I'll leave the contest open until noon CDT Monday May 1st. To enter, simply leave your haiku in a comment on this post. Anyone may enter. You may enter as many times as you like, but there will be only one winning haiku. Any haiku will be welcome, but only those following the 5-7-5 format and matching the California vs. the mid-west theme will be considered for the prize. You may take either side or neither side in the CA vs. mw foolishness; it won't effect your chances either way.

Ready to 'ku? I'll start it out.

Haiku submission:
just because it tweaks her
CA can suck it.