and now for something completely different

Although I am writing typically dense posts friends-only that I may eventually decide to make public, I want to mention my delight at discovering that LJ Friend lizjonesbooks has won commendation for her contribution to Arthouse's Sketchbook Project, an international venture that involves creating a library of art solicited from and produced at the grassroots level rather than the gallery level:

http://www.arthousecoop.com/

I knew the Arthouse collective and its Sketchbook Project before the founding members moved from Atlanta to New York in 2008, so it is pleasant to have my various lives intersect in this fashion. They very seldom overlap.