Well the joyous occasion you’ve all been waiting for is upon us: Lindsay Lohan will finally be posing for Playboy. In terms of her career’s nosedive, it seems like she should have gone this route several years ago, right?

But somehow LiLo held off – well, until her latest round with the bail bondsman.

Word has it Lindsay demanded a million dollars. Playboy came back with $750,000, to which she laughed and walked away. Those freckled tatas ain’t cheap! Playboy came back again with a figure much closer to $1 million (though no one seems to know exactly how much), and this time Lindsay agreed.

Word has it she’ll likely be on the cover in January. Here are some bikini shots of Ms. Lohan, to tide you over in these chilly months ahead.