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please note: I'm going to have to put a hold on starting any new collaborations, as I am fabulously behind. as soon as I finish collabs with those who've already asked, I'll remove this notice.
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at some point last night I broke the 100,000 pageview mark.
it doesn't look like anyone caught it with a screenshot,
but no matter: I'd like to thank all of you for taking
the time to read my nonsense. I'm not really one of those
people who obsess over pageviews or favorites, but I do
know that 100k is a respectable milestone for a non-visual
artist and I appreciate all the time you lovely ladies &
gents have wasted on me. also, about 90k of those pageviews
have come in the last year & half, which means it's mostly
those of you reading this right now who have accounted
for the high numbers. for those of you who have been
with me since the dim, dark days of '05 (cough cough
~OLoboCanta, I'm talking to people like you), extra
special thanks are due.

I've gone ahead ahead and updated my 'most favorited'
folder with the pieces in my gallery that have at least
64 favorites. you can check that out here: [link]

I've also updated my gallery with a new 'my picks' folder.
it contains my own personal favorites from January through
June of this year. you can check that out here: [link]
(there are similar folders going back, in six month increments,
all the way to 2005.)

for those of you waiting on the results of the Magical Muse
contest, Brendan (aka =Scarlettletters) tells me the
winners will be announced tomorrow. expect my feature
on the winners, tomorrow night.

finally, let us all take a moment to celebrate the fact
that Sarah Palin resigned on the 4th of July. that's right,
a move so ironically timed that it gives even a lifelong
agnostic like myself hope that not only is there a god who
loves us, but that said deity also has a sense of humor.
I don't know about you, but that hypocrite nutbag cashing
in her chips on the birthday of our country gave me one
more reason to celebrate America. a big one. unfortunately,
Palin seems to be planning to use her newfound free time
to work on her 2012 white house bid. it's a sad state of
affairs when withdrawing from your civic and proffesional
duties amidst ethics inquiries and backlash is seen as
a shrewd political move. I'm hoping even Republicans have
had enough of her slime and laugh her right out of the
primaries. fingers crossed, everyone. fingers crossed.

some fine folks that I've collaborated with: