Looks like voting for the 2010 version of Creative Loafing’s Best of Atlanta awards (aka “the Loafies”) is officially open.

Click over and inundate the site with your Decatur-centric picks!

You must enter at least five of the 319 questions to submit your ballot. (Note: you must now register with CL to vote.)

And if you just happen to be looking for the best blog/blogger category, it’s near the very bottom of the first page of the ballot.  You know, in case you’re into that sorta thing.

If you recall, last year DM was thrilled to win the critic’s pick for best local blog, but still got served by The Blissful Glutton in the reader’s pick for best blogger and by the cutting-edge Drive a Faster Car for best blog .  But this year, the gloves are off and I’m coming for you Zyman and @Tessa!

(Do I actually think a hyper-local blogger can garner more support than a super Atlanta food blogger or the virtual epicenter of the Atlanta new media world?  Not really, but I’ll die trying.  And by “die trying” I mean I’ll write a post begging for support and then go about my day.)

Creative Loafing’s “Best of Atlanta 2008” is now online, and it looks like Decatur again rated the city’s “best suburb” among its alt-hipster, pinko-liberal, free-newspaper-loving, much-hyphenated readership!  Leave it to those facist CL “critics” to rate Chamblee as their pick for best Atlanta ‘burb.

Also, congrats to Pecanne Log (critics #1) and Blissful Glutton (readers #1) for ranking as the top local Atlanta blogs!

(For Thomas Wheatley’s eyes only:  I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEAL!?!  I provide you with lots of uncomfortably erotic plastic surgery ads for CL and you give DM a little love!  Well I’ll tell ya…that’s the last time I’m entering into a contractual agreement on a napkin with you!  Where’s that # for Sunday Paper?)

(For CL editor Ken Edelstein’s eyes only:  The above note to Thomas was made in jest.  Please don’t repremand him on my account.  There are so many other valid reasons.)

UPDATE: Whit’s End and Wordsmiths also note that they made the list.  Sure…rub it in.