Visual: Me, up on a podium in front of hundreds of people in a well-decorated auditorium, wearing jeans because it's an effort to get me to wear anything else a dashing tuxedo because the event deserves it. Wow... uhh... wow. For lack of a better expression, I'm going to have to blatantly pilfer from the Grateful Dead: "What a long, strange trip it's been." Yeah. So. Anyways, I'd like to thank my parents, who made me possible and made it possible for me to do what I'm doing. I'd like to thank Aimee, who initially pushed me to start blogging. And I'd really like to thank Eve and kd, who've worked tirelessly behind the scenes to keep my site running and available to the public and are responsible for the changes you will (hopefully) soon be seeing here. They're the best. And especially Eve, who has not only supported me with my online stuff, but has also been helping me offline with personal matters as well. And, of course, thanks to all of you, the readers who made this possible. If it weren't for you... [insert choking up here] ...I wouldn't be writing for you today. Thank you! [Cue orchestra]