Dan, I had been dreaming for the moment to punch you in the gut and knock the wind out of you for nearly four years, and my dream finally came true.

Truly, this was a magical weekend. Dan, you and I have talked on the phone for the last four years, and we said someday we would meet. It was a blast. It took the cancellation of a friend's wedding to get there, but I suppose every cloud has a silver lining. I don't think I'll ever forget our mock Noo Yawka showdown in the backyard. There you are, the prim & proper Englishman, cursing like an irate longshoreman on no sleep and a drunk on case of beer. Of course, being the true Noo Yawka, I came out the victor. "Yeah, but who's sittin' down now, beyotch?"

It was great meeting all of you for the first time. Quite a bunch of characters in this group. Okomik, thanks for broadening my musical horizons; I've got a ton of great tunes to check out this week. Q, Larry, Cyclonite, I'm glad we got the chance to play a nice little prank on Sledgehammer.

Sledge, I will body slam you one of these days. And by the way, your mastery of forum names is classic, bar none. Puh-sway-doh!

Mackanz, thanks for making ****ing beer drinking so much fun.

Citrixmeta, I'm going to practice NHL '06 so I can kick you ass next year, and so we can beat the game in co-op mode on Difficult level.

Cyclonite, thanks for being my temporary roommate. Thanks for letting me borrow that flashlight so I wouldn't kill myself stepping on Bionicles.

I saw true humanity and friendship this weekend too. The Walk for a Cure, Mackanz suggesting we all chip in to buy the video card from Drasnor to give to Raul, prime's forgetting that I sat right next to him at the bar on Sunday night.

I want to thank everyone for a great weekend. Thanks for a wonderful community of people I can truly call friends.