Monday, January 5…Happy New Year, everyone. If you haven’t let go of 2008 yet,  Shoeblog.com brings us a great wrap-up of the shoes of 2008, while WWD lists 2008’s top 5 shoe stories…If you’re over 2008 and ready to move on to 2009, Footwear News brings us designers’ sketches for their fall ‘09 collections…New Year’s resolutions of top-tier shoe designers: Christian Louboutin plans to brush his teeth more, Alejandro Ingelmo plans to eat less ice cream…Jimmy Choo founder and president (and aspiring soap opera star) Tamara Mellon dishes on all kinds of stuff…Shoes say it all…Even though it’s 2009, booties are still your most important wardrobe element…That’s Hideous blog doesn’t care for these Alexander McQueen stilettos…FabSugar hopes to increase your knowledge about heel shapes…Thousands of shoes inexplicably materialized on a Miami freeway over the weekend, snarling traffic for hours…Dallas company Heelskinz launches a new product designed to protect your high heels while you’re driving…Fantastic Toe bloggers were busy over the holidays, bringing us tons of shoe tidbits, including coupon sites where you can save money on shoes, D-I-Y tips for dressing up your shoes, absolutely gorgeous vintage Lucite heels, and the 10 ways to spot a shoe diva.