hey guys

during my term as a ^CV i have added almost every #group to my watchlist that is in any way related to the subject of skins and/or themes. it was a nice decision and a great way to somehow stay in touch with you, but now that my ^CV term is over i feel that there's no need to be a member or watcher of almost 150 groups anymore.

too many deviations in my message center are coming in every day. so many, so that i am no longer able to keep track with all of them. if at all, i can switch to some sort of speed-viewing-technique in order to give each deviation a quick glance and eventually manage to have viewed them all, but then again that's not what i want to do.

not to mention that while i'm viewing those deviations that are already in my inbox, new deviations will be coming in, so that i'll have to view an approximate amount of 120 deviations each day, in order to even come close to keeping track.


viewing too many eventually means that you're not viewing at all. you're basically just rushing through. the patience and thoroughness is slowly fading away and in the end you don't even have fun in viewing new deviations anymore.

rushing through your works or just viewing the thumbs of those works isn't fair. they definitely deserve better than that.


right now, we're talking about well over 7000 deviations in my inbox and new ones are added to the pile as we speak.

i intend to put an end to that. that's why i'll spend my day today with cleaning up my watchlist.

PLEASE ... don't be disappointed or don't feel in any way personally offended if you'll read an "OtisBee has left the group" the next days. each of your groups is great and i've enjoyed being a member/watcher of them. otherwise i wouldn't have joined them in the first place. it's just my very own personal feeling that if i don't change something now, then it may likely spoil the fun entirely.

i hope you'll understand

Yeah, time is up and in little under 3 weeks (on Nov-30th) my term as the ^CV for the Skins & Themes will end.

i'll then step out of the cockpit and pass the steering wheel over to somebody else.

right now, i feel like the most part of the race is behind me and i'm slowly releasing my foot from the throttle.
some check-ins here, some chats with the crowd there...

...until i'll eventually cross the finish line.

nah, it's not a race. it's been more like a ride.
i travelled through different situations, events, conversations and occasions.
and starting out as an excited and nervous piece of fresh meat (as they called me) i slowly but surely became more and more relaxed and eventually even experienced (if i may say so for my darn self).

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anyways... someone leaving also means someone new is coming.

well, maybe that's YOU

maybe you're interested in becoming a ^CV?

i can imagine that there are quite a few questions about being a CV.
well, if you like i can gladly try to answer your questions, so that in the end you might even more consider applying for the position. or not, for that matter.

and if you're interested and feel keen enough, you can click

HERE

to apply for the position.

your application will be read by moonbeam13 then, who will also decide who'll become the new ^CV.
maybe i can give you an idea of what she wants to find out about you through those questions in that application form. well, not in order to tell you what you should write, but to give you a better idea of what could be required for the job.

as i said... there's little under 3 weeks time before i'll leave. enough time to think and talk it over, don't you agree?

i might not be able to get you the job, but i offer to help you decide, wether you like to apply for the job or not.

okay, let's talk.
... and if you'd prefer a little more privacy, then you can of course send me a note as well.

Hurry Up!! only little over two days left and only 3 entries so far. What better chances are there to win an iPod Shuffle?

today i'd like to present you with a contest that's hosted by KiteStack Softwares in association with iconpaper.org and in which you can easily win an



but before i'll fill you in with the details, please note that this contest is not just for mac users. anybody can participate. so, no matter whether your computer is driven by linux, windows or mac OSX, everybody has the same chances to win and there's no need to install anything on your computer.



DesktopShelves shelf design contest (think floating docks) with an iPod shuffle as main price.
DesktopShelves is a Mac OS X productivity app to organize files on your desktop on shelves.



find out about the contest details and about how to submit your entries here.
gallery with submissions on iconpaper.org and updated daily here.



This Friday (Oct. 14th) until Sunday Oct. 23rd 12 PM Pacific Time
see a countdown of the exact time left here

• 1 main prize for the best design: iPod Shuffle
• 10 DesktopShelves licenses given away to randomly selected participants

Jury to select the winners:
ricoks (of kitestack.com) Gor0n (of iconpaper.org) and OtisBee (yours truly)



Designs must be valid 3-tile DesktopShelves designs uploaded using the design workbench: kitestack.com/desktopshelves/w…

A MAC IS NOT REQUIRED

(designs can be tested using the design workbench).



everything is neatly summarized here again.
and if there's still something left unclear, feel free to ask ricoks
or send an email to: contest@kitestack.com

GOOD LUCK