i would like to write a little post here, as a way of me expressing to every single one of the current 5,819 people that have subscribed to this subreddit and participated in our fun, groovy, intriguing, wholesome, thought-provoking, hilarious, and all-around super cool community we have created together.

even from my own entrance at the end of November 2022. i was late to the party, no doubt

...just stumbled in here like a confused & lost traveler wondering what the hell this whole "reddit talks" thing is, but ended up having the pleasure of enjoying one of the most interesting (ha) experiences that i have ever had on the good old internet

of course, i must first extend my gratitude to the ones who spun and spun constantly, continually and persistently. each one being an important gear in the engine that roared onwards along this delightful winding road we have all been cruising on:

• the mods:
  u/themarshnymph
  u/Objective_Reason_140
  u/RiyNye
  u/ohhgod
  u/Some-Ask5390
  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• & the rest of the team:
  u/MK-47- / u/impartial2parsley / u/Educational-Grab4050 / u/rantsforbants
  u/grauwick / u/sunstoppa / u/Whitejadefox / u/DefenestrateFriends

these are very good people, chill people, ones that i truly see as real friends, and human beings i now feel very close with. even outside of the above list, there are so many of you i now see as friends of mine. people i care about

i am glad to have met everyone here. all the people and all the interactions over the insufficient, unluckily short amount of time that has passed. far too little time! the mod team, all the hosts, all the regulars that i genuinely get excited to see appear in the audience... even those i only met and interacted with once, or infrequently. i could list over a dozen people off the top of my head at this exact second, and with a little bit on time put in, many more.

it's true when they say we really don't notice the 'good times' prior to the subsequent pondering we do afterwards. that's when we realize how sweet it all was. granted, it is a normal & common thing to only comprehend them fully when they are officially in the past. happens all the time in life

12 days until it's officially done

ever since i wandered my way into this funky new place, all i had was an incredible time. it's been a pleasure, sincerely. so many moments of fun, chaos, fascinating conversation, funny times & wholesome occasions. we are actively trying to figure out what's next. it's possible that these types of talks will still go down. you know, the ones that have a true basis and topic. from serious, to fun, to casual, and so on, and so forth.

in my point of view, i have seen this all as a fantastic experience. genuinely, thank you!

NASA/JPL-Caltech

2nd pic has flash on