you know those sidebar ads that dot the blogosphere landscape and are, on the whole, pretty annoying? i know they exist for a reason (and i understand it supports the holy dream of professional blogging), but they're designed to suck money. digital vacuums, they are. however, some are standouts, such as the pajiba! rotating graphic that i see on gofugyourself, and i got a little distracted at cupcakestakethecake, but i saw this kitty gem this morning and was compelled to share. so there.

i like how the company, blogads, refers to its blogger clients as "independent authors and entrepreneurs". independent author. that sounds kinda nice...