Luis: We couldn’t help but notice that many of you out there in the blogosphere have not yet updated your blogrolls from the now-defunct mertinso.blogspot.com and/or louie2k2.com feeds. And SOME of you, haven’t even included us to begin with!

Natalia: We had considered begging you to please update your links, but seeing as this is our 500th post, we decided to ask, with a bit more class.

Luis: Sure. If you consider bribery, classy.

Natalia: Bribery, giveaway… whatever does the trick. Mertinso readers, we present to you, The BlogRollout Giveaway!

Luis: The rules are quite simple. All you have to do, is update your blogroll or links section with the correct Mertinso.com address, copy the URL to your blog or site, and paste it as a comment to THIS post before midnight on Christmas Eve (12am MST). And BAM! You’re entered to win the big prize!

Natalia: I hope it’s not some lame re-gift from a recent white elephant exchange…

Luis: It’s no secret that Natalia and I are HUGE television fans, and as such, it would seem appropriate that the prize to this giveaway be something that has to do with our interests. If YOUR name is picked at the random drawing on Christmas Day, then you can win your choice of any of the available seasons of the following TV series:

• The Simpsons
• Gilmore Girls
• Ugly Betty
• Brothers & Sisters
• Glee
• Veronica Mars
• Arrested Development
• The Office
• Friday Night Lights
• I Love Lucy
• Pushing Daisies
• Scrubs

Natalia: Wow. I think I’M gonna enter this giveaway…

Luis: I know! Pretty sweet. Again, all you have to do is update your blogroll with http://mertinso.com, OR if you don’t have us at all, include us! If you have already updated your blogroll to the correct address, you’re one step ahead everyone else, but you still need to do the next step, which is:.

Natalia: Post the URL of YOUR blog or site to THIS post (so we can verify it) by 11:59 PM (MST) on December 24th, and you’re entered to win the TV season of your choice. The winner will be selected out of the pool of entries, and posted right here, on Christmas Day! In fact, if you want to DOUBLE your chances to win, write a post about Luis, me, Mertinso.com, or this givewaway (including a link to our blog), and you’ll be entered TWICE. The post doesn’t have to be about anything specific other than any of the topics above.

Luis: If you don’t have a blog but are frequent Mertinso reader, there’s no need to feel like you’ve lost your chance to win anything from this site.

Natalia: It’s true. Be on the lookout for more giveaways, like this one, in the future.

• Contest begins today, December 11, 2009, at 4:00 PM (MST), and ends on December 24, 2009, at 11:59 PM (MST).
• Only 1 entry per blog/blogroll update (possible multiple entries per family, if family has multiple blogs), and up to 2 entries per blogroll update WITH post/link.
• Responses to the Facebook-Note version of this post will not count as a valid entry. If you’re reading this on Facebook, click here, to make a valid entry.
• Winner will be chosen at random, and announced on December 25, 2009.
• Winner chooses any available season of any of the above TV shows, and will receive a new, unopened DVD set for that complete season.