I predict global domination by birthday no. 5

I was so busy not doing my Christmas shopping that I almost forgot that today is a very special day indeed. So special that all that juicy goss I had planned to spill is getting shoved off my blog-platter indefinitely (awww, poor you). So special that you get a chocolate cupcake. Why today is the day we celebrate sopheava.com's 2nd birthday. In fact, as I reflect on the fact I've stuck with this stupid website for 2 years I'm kind of surprised to realize this is the longest I've committed to anything in, er, a while. And if my ability to commit isn't cause for celebration then I don't know what is!

Let's see... we've been through 2 years, 846 entries, 1720 comments, 4 cameras, 39 designs (wtf?!), 0 seriously demented stalkers, 1 weblog award nomination, 1 novel, 5 hair color changes, 2 readers concerned I'd be abducted in to a sex ring, and finally meeting 3 of my "internet friends" live and uncensored. I never thought I'd type the words, "... readers concerned I'd be abducted in to a sex ring" but there ya go. I also never thought I'd meet any of you internet types live and in person, but damn it's been fun. You guys rock my world, really.

I'm also shocked and amazed by your relatively good behavior. I haven't had to delete any comments nor have I had to bust any moves on your smart little mouths. And there was the one time I seriously entertained the idea of shutting the whole website down... but then I got free stuff which was good enough to hold me through that whole identity crisis thing. You remember. That *one* time I got free stuff *wink*.

To reflect for a moment, at this time last year my photoblog didn't even exist. I had been entertaining the idea of seriously taking up photography again for a couple of years but still hadn't moved on the execution. To be honest the attention it's received totally blows me away... and it's still just a baby! I've been tossing around some new ideas and doing some serious thinking about what's coming next, but you're just going to have to stay tuned for all that good stuff. These things, yeah, they're kinda big.

One of the strangest side effects of this website is all the people I've met. And not so much the people I've met, but if I had a cookie for every time I've heard someone say to me, "You look... kinda... familiar," then we'd be having a real party and not a fake internet party with a fake internet cupcake. I guess I just have one of those faces (man I crack myself up). I'm entertaining myself if nothing else, obviously.

Anyway, so, um, yeah. Happy birthday! See you guys on the flipside.