Update: 2005 donation totals: $750.40 (last updated 4:30 p.m. EDT on 09/30/05) Woot!

I’m Somebody now!:

“The Blogger Boobie-Thon began in 2002 when its founder, Robyn of Shutterblog fame, launched a campaign to bring her friend to Florida for the holidays. Thanks to a growing collection of ‘rack shots’ — pictures of breasts in various states of undress — the donations mounted quickly.

Robyn soon realized she had an effective fund-raising method on her hands. She donated to breast cancer research all monies above and beyond the cost of the plane ticket.

It’s a clever event, with a strong geek appeal. Both men and women are encouraged to submit pictures of their breasts, either bare or clothed or otherwise decorated.

Creativity counts. Many participants adorn themselves with paint, jewelry, lace, chocolate, you name it — and many work the pink-ribbon motif into the overall design.”

(click for the full article at Wired. Yes, Wired. Congrats to Robyn and the crew!)

And in case you missed it, the Boobiethon is here.

Coupla notes:

All photos are anonymous. There is no link back to you or your site. Guys? Send em in. The girls deserve the opportunity to drool over our hot bods. (snicker). If your face is showing it will be cropped before it is posted by a photo editor. In case you care, I am not a photo editor, I’m a donations editor, which means I help process donations. If you want your blog and/or name listed (with either a photo submission or donation) it is optional, or you can just be anonymous. This runs until midnight on Saturday, October 8, but I bet if you want to donate after that they won’t mind a bit. If you follow the links you can see past year’s pictures (at least the covered up ones) to get an idea about what the hoopla is about. Also, this year they have a Mardi Gras category, so if you’ve earned some beads, show everyone else how!

Er, that’s it. Need coffee.