First of all, happy steemit birthday!
Second, thanks for the shout out.
I often go days wondering where you've been. You asked 'What have I given Steemit since 2016?'
You were the first one to actually actively begin upvoting my comment, encouraging my work and resteeming it to your audience. It's safe to say that you gave me the confidence to keep going on in those early days. It's safe to say that my interaction with you, and our long exchanges on some of our posts remains one of the best parts of steemit!
Dropping off the map happens! And I entirey empathise with having a full time job and not being able to post much on steemit. It's something you have to do when you want to do it. Just know that whenever that is, I'm going to be incredibly excited to read your post. Just like I was when this one popped up on my feed.
Your artistic endeavours have definitely influenced the way I think and it reflects in my own work sometimes. Specifically the origami and the poetry. I haven't posted any of that on here but I learnt how to fold a crane and it hangs in my car back in Chennai.
I'd like to nominate @agmoore for this delegation. He writes some of the best content on here - well researched, written simply and beautifully, and covering a wide range of topics. A lot of his content is longform and I feel like people don't take the time to read longform. An artist's work is so visual that it's slightly easier to gain recognition on a platform. A writer struggles more. This one is not only eloquent but also is constantly creating content that I imagine takes hours (even days) to put together. And I know @agmoore as the steemian who is also constantly encouraging me with a warmth and sincerity that reminds me of you. And so, I nominate him.
@manouche, thank you so much for taking the time to compose this well-developed comment. I had no idea my presence here had such an influence on your steemit experience.
Your posts are a desert rain. There's always a lively, refreshing energy woven into your content that is invigorating to the spirit. What's normal in your world seems incredibly adventurous and exciting, and it's always fun to see what you've been seeing. Though I may not always comment, I always enjoy your posts thoroughly. (Looking forward to your future origami posts!)
I read @agmoore's Anhelo: Ode to Color and was promptly swept away into that remarkable world. Clearly, it is a story crafted with care. It exhibits eloquent writing, as you said, and its tone is chilling to be sure. Anhelo is still lingering in my mind, a week after reading it. (What would my life be like in a world where color and art is dangerous?)
Thank you for your thoughtful nomination, Manu, and for being your bright and shiny self. One of these days, I'll get the most unexpected surprise in a postcard from a friend I've never met. Imagine where that card is now, and all the places it must have already been. Now there's a post!
Seana! You are one of my biggest cheerleaders. Your comment here is just a testament to that. I wrote something like that on your postcard which I actually sent out MONTHS ago. Good gosh, I can't believe that it has not reached you yet.
@agmoore is honestly one of the best writers I have ever come across. He gets me excited about WORMS. And if someone can do that, imagine what a book by them would be like. Anhelo is on my reading list for tonight.
I know you haven't been posting much but don't be too hard on yourself for it. Just to hear from you is nice - either through posts, comments or just upvotes that tell me that you've read my posts ( I definitely notice!)
I'm going to try this postcard thing again. Gosh, I can't believe the first one hasn't gotten to you yet. Maybe in some years, eh?
AG Moore is a skilled writer, for sure, and there can never be too many of those around. That ol' postcard, how mysterious it's become. Maybe in some years it will show it's face, yeah! Either way, if it arrives soon or never, you're still awesome for being so considerate.
I'll be around, until next time :)