First, you'll wanna come see us pretty regularly, because we'll be giving away fabulous prizes every stinkin' day of December. That's right, 31 days of free stuff from SFist! Some of our contests will have long leads, some of them short, so check back early, and often! Enter our most recent contests here.

What are we giving away? All sorts of stuff. We have a lot of review copies of books, cds, and DVDs we're done with, and are ready to re-gift. We have a lot of passes to movies, parties, and other events for you, too.

We'll also have brand spanking new stuff to give away, as part of our second annual SFist Holiday Gift Guide, where we highlight some local (and some not-so-local) merchants to help you come with innovative ideas for this gift givng season. Many of the merchants we're spotlighting have generously offered us stuff to give away to our readers, and you bet we took them up on it! It's going to be major.

And speaking of annual and major, December will also herald our first annual 'Fistie Awards, in which the SFist Staff will recognize some of the best and most favored Bay Area people, places, and things.

Above and beyond the 'Fisties, toward the later part of December, our your favorite 'Fisters will be getting up their year-end so-best posts. Join our staffers as they drop the "We" for one shining post, and replace it with an "I", as they talk about their favorite parts of 2005.

And that's not the only surprise in our December posts, as we'll also be posting on the weekends! In addition to the abovementioned daily giveaways, we're using our weekends for some more adventurous posts, as well as a place for some of our newest contributors to begin to flex their personal 'Fists.

Lots of reasons to keep on coming back to SFist. New posts, free stuff, awards, and the first person singular! What a way to end the year!