I wasn't going to get all weepy, but I see I'm not alone, so here goes...

I've been quietly hanging around this community and following its members since the TFN days. (Wow, that sounded creepy) Its influence on my life cannot be overstated.

I will spare you the details, but my journey into storytelling and animation began with finding RvD online. That led me to TFN and eventually to DIF, which became a large part of my storytelling and filmmaking education. Living thousands of miles from Hollywood, filmmaking was a huge mystery to me.

Of course, it went beyond the nuts and bolts. Your passion and energy for films, stories and creativity was (is) very contagious and inspiring.

And, on a more personal note, DIF also kept me company through some dark times when I didn't have other people around.

So, thank you Teague, Trey, Brian, Mike, Ryan and the rest of the crew. Thank you so much.