According to my stats, this is my 400th published post since starting this blog so long ago. I wish I had something memorable to say, instead of sitting in front of my laptop trying to bang out a scheduled entry before I have to go to work.

Having this blog is one of the best things that’s happened to me. It’s given me a place to vent, to brain dump, to make smart ass comments and talk shit, and a place to write about things that are important to me. I’ve shared a lot of my life with complete strangers (some would probably say I’ve shared too much) and have come out of that for the better. (Hey, it’s cheaper than therapy!)

When I first started blogging 4 (or was it 5?) years ago, there weren’t many of us out there. I remember being inspired by the handful that were around and thinking, “Hey, I could do that!” So sure as shit I signed up for a bloglines account and started writing. Somewhere along the line, I did something right and got noticed and got popular and that made me happy.

I fully realize that this “magic blog” is anything but at times. Hell, at most times. But I’m really trying to get back into the swing of things. It sucks when real life takes its toll and I can’t perform as much or keep up with all the magic news. Although in the era of iTricks it’s almost futile to try to find and post magic news of your own because they do such a damn fine job of it. I am working on my magic more and trying like hell to actually do something, although I’m well aware I’ve been crowing about that for 4 years now. Maybe this time it’ll actually happen.

I’d like to send thanks to everyone who’s kept me going this long. First and foremost, a big thank you to John LeBlanc for creating and hosting this site. Without you, I literally would not be here.

Thanks are also due to JB of the Magic Mafia, if he’s still around somewhere. He brought me out of the shadows and drove lots of traffic to my site, as well as listening to God knows how many emails full of whining bullshit.

Thanks to the guys at iTricks for being awesome and supportive, as well as Andrew Mayne for all the sneak peeks and review copies that will some day get fully reviewed.

Big big thanks to my friends Sam Blankenship, Peter McKinnon, and Jen from DC for being wonderfully great people, who’ve spent lots of time bouncing ideas around with me and giving advice. Jen, I owe you a cake. Pete, I need to sit in on a podcast with you. Sam, why the hell does California have to be so far away?

Also a thanks to everyone who reads my “other blog” by following me on Twitter. It’s even more boring and sporadically updated than this is, but it’s still neat. I think so, anyway.

Finally, thanks to everyone who’s ever stopped by to read something, left a comment, or even just heard about andster.com accidentally. If I didn’t have an audience, I wouldn’t keep going. Without you, I am nothing. And I am eternally greatful to not be a nothing.

Andster

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