Okay, we admit it. While we could handle 1,000 votes an hour, 24,000 at once proved too much - but only briefly, and only because we were switching servers at the time. HARO readers, we fear you not!

LinuxJournal’s Shawn Powers and Wil Wheaton have joined the Michelle Malkin/Sara Benincasa hot blogger matchups with a standoff. The staff of the Dallas Women’s Museum apparently did nothing yesterday afternoon but vote. We’re causing nationwide chaos. GDP productivity loss numbers forthcoming.

And we’ve come to a decision. We won’t promote your nomination ourselves (Aside: as much as I want to pull for Jamie Oliver, because he called me darling and makes me week in the knees. But I’m not doing it. Because we’re objective, here, people. End aside.) and it’s getting tired, people cheering for themselves in the comments. So here’s the deal, nominees. Put something on YouTube to get people’s votes. Start a blog war. Get in the paper. Do something creative enough, and we’ll pimp you out. (Um, please note: something legal, and at least close to G-rated. Yeah, we’re ahead of you. We know what you’re like.) Email or Twitter us and tell us about it.

The current top 12 lists, as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, follow - we’ll do this every day this week so you can keep track. If you’re in here, congrats. If you’re not, well, get on that!

Ladies first…

1. Amy of Permission to Peruse
2. Chic Shopper Chick
3. AV Fox (who has a great interview with Jane up!)
4. Moosh in Indy
5. Trisha of momdot
6. Sugarrae
7. McMommy
8. Sarah Bunting of Tomato Nation
9. The SlackMistress of TheSlackDaily
10. Jessica of Jessica Knows
11. TheMia
12. (tie) Beth of I Should Be Folding Laundry
13. (tie) Black Belt Mama

And the gentlemen…

1. The Comics Curmudgeon
2. (the aforementioned) Shawn Powers
3. Geri Druckman
4. Avitable
5. Peter Shankman
6. Wil Wheaton
7. Francesco Explains it All
8. Pete Cashmore of Mashable
9. be the boy
10. Busy Dad
11. NYC Watchdog
12. Jamie Oliver

Vote!