This year will mark my 10th here at DA.  I can honestly say that there is no other place on the internet that I've visited for as long, and as consistently, let alone been a member of.

I've seen DA grow, progress, and evolve into the great place it is today.  In doing so, I've evolved myself.  I hesitate to call myself an artist, as there are many here who lend much more meaning to the word.  But everyone, to some degree or another, has artistic tendencies, and I believe they should be nurtured in everyone, if for no other reason than to allow us to appreciate art.

DA has given me, like many others, an outlet for expression.  I probably owe a significant portion of the current state of my mental health to DA, and the people here (no, really, it's a good thing).

Everyone knows what a cesspool the Internet can be, if one ends up in the wrong place.  Here, I've seen a wonderful diversity of everything from the ridiculous to the sublime.  But I've seen very little in the way of hatred, ignorance, or malice.

For these things, and many more, I thank you.  All of you.

Here's to the next 10.