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Happy New Year and stuff.

It's only January 2nd and the 365 Photography Project has more than grown wings! It's flying!

We've got friends from several parts of the country (and world!) posting photos already. And we've got more waiting to be added to the list of authors. Then, at the suggestion of a facebook savvy friend of mine, I sent out an invitation to everyone on Facebook. Even though those participants might be a day late, they'll still get the full effect.

I'm so excited that something I initiated is taking off so rapidly! Who knew. Who honestly knew.

On a slightly unrelated note, the New Year's party we had out here was hella fun. We had some new faces and some reliable ones! And the mix of people was pleasant. The bonfire was toasty warm and the hay ride was substantially chillier than some seem to have anticipated (even though I warned beyond reason).

We had more than enough food and are still snacking on it all. And as far as alcohol goes, I think there's enough here to last this otherwise reasonably dry house a lifetime...

My dog, Blondie (featured in the pre-2009 post) is laying in her bed snoring right now. Apparently the New Year's festivities tuckered her out as well.

I better get back to packing up my stuff. Tomorrow is a Habitat for Humanity day and then Sunday I'm moving as much of my art stuff over to my new house as possible.

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