Subway ... Chicago, Illinois. Today is a double milestone for me. This is my 1800th post as well as my five-year anniversary on Renderosity! I remember when I first started here ... it was so strange! I felt like I had to make a distinction between those people I called my "real-life walking-around friends" and my Renderosity friends. Over the past five years, though, those lines have blurred and finally been erased. There are so many of you I count as friends, no matter how near or far you are geographically. We can meet here on line, and it's like you're next door. It amazes me, when I count the people I've met in person, that some of you aren't on that list. I feel like I know you so well that I have to stop and think ... have I met so-and-so? Oh no ... not yet! Those of you I've met person now number sixteen! The list includes people from as nearby as my home state of Washington ... as well as from Oregon, California, Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin ... and as far away as South Africa. Did you know South Africa is as far away from Seattle as you can get and still be on land? And then there was that one guy from Kansas who was so much fun to be around, I married him! :) My time here on Renderosity has literally been a life-changing experience. This is not just an art site, it's a group of friends and family that is every bit as important to me as those friends and family with whom I spend holidays and meet for lunch. Thank you all for your friendship, support, and inspiration. You rock! :)