yeah, I have been "away" (away = addicted to gaming) I'm good, just kicking myself for wasting over a year of my life on MMROPG games those things are sooo dangerous... dont get hooked! But i am off them now, i went cold turkey on WoW. its the only way to quit. I check in every so often to see how much more AWESOME you are getting and i am never disappointed. I am still doing the same real life work stuff and slowly getting back to Maya... i still only have version 5 though i didnt want to spend the money to upgrade... but now i wish i had. Wassup with you? are you doing the CG talk challenge again?