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If you're one of the 4 people who reads this journal every so often, I'm guessing you know me from the thread I started way back when, PotOT or PotO or Point out the Obvious Thread. It is the only thing I post in now. And there must be some kind of charm to it.

At first glance, it seems so...exclusive. The obvious can really only be a few things. The avatar has hair, the avatar's hair is red...etc. I think a few people post to participate, but the ones who post again and again always seem to be those who get creative with their writings. There is always somebody who posts for 20-100 pages, before they leave and are never seen again in the thread.

Reading through several pages in the thread, I always enjoy the sentences of Kaworu, Hiro (back when she posted...), and several other regulars. It lacks the conversational quality of the Post About The AAY, and I would not have it any other way. I love being able to post cryptic lyrics from music, and I love being able to repeatedly quote "Come Together" in ways that make sense. There is something at work with the words "may" and "might", their total indecisiveness making anything obvious. Really, anyone may be or might know anything. The failure to go to any extremes allows anything to be posted. Somehow, the seemingly limited status of "obvious" becomes a world of possibilities. Maybe the avatar above me likes smelling scented candles. It's possible to post this.

Without creativity, I honestly feel this thread would've died 3122 pages ago (currently at page 3123). It's always fun to read the creative posts, and I look forward to reading it next week, next month, and (hopefully), next year. I hope you look forward to it as well.