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OK. So I finally made this entry public.

I edited it from, mainly

http://abclocal.go.com/images/common/supersign/name_lights.jpg

to what it is now, because I finally posted my New Year's submission.

Here it is, in all its glory. I carefully chose everything: it is number 200 in the the thread list, I waited for a favourable alignment of the planets before posting (I updated the entries in the mean time :( ), I made sure the computer was not facing the door, kept fingers crossed, and pressed SAVE POST.
In case of any positive feedback on it, I am pledging to update more on the personal story behind my entry, here (Cupid willing).


Now for the obligatory "how do I feel about it" post.
First of all, I think the competition is a great idea, and I can already see it bringing the community together, as one poster pointed out in the forums, focussing again all the energy from this September.

As for who's gonna win, there are indeed some close calls. I am, of course, optimistic.

Since we are already fans, I think the personal story should matter most when choosing the winner. All we can do is dress in red and wait.

• When you don't know what you are doing, do it neatly.
  
• Experience is directly proportional to the quantity of equipment ruined or destroyed.
  
• Past experience is always correct, and should never be misled by present facts.
  
• In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.
  
• Don't believe in miracles, rely on them.
  
• Teamwork is essential, it allows you to blame someone else.
  
• Record of data is essential, it indicates you have been doing something.
  
• No matter what result is anticipated, someone will always fit the facts to it.
  
• No matter what happens, there is always someone that believes it happened according to his or her pet theory.
  
• The probability of an event occurring is inversely proportional to its desirability.
  
• The quantity which when added to, subtracted from, divided into, or multiplied by the results obtained experimentally to give the correct result, is known as a constant.
  
• Experiments must be reproducible, they should fail in the same way. If any experiment works you must be using the wrong equipment.
  
• An experiment may be considered successful if no more than half the data must be discarded to obtain the results required.
  
• For neatness always draw the curves first and afterwards plot the data.
  
• If an experiment is a complete failure it can always be used as a bad example.
  

Summary:

• When in charge- ponder
  
• When in trouble- delegate
  
• When in doubt- mumble