Dear Spock,
I really loved your letter, it makes me feel warm n snuggly inside to hear your story of your time at CS ^__^ I remember your target dog, it was so funny, and it's made even awesomer to think about how much fun you had getting a reply from me
I began the site sort of accidentally, never intending to run a site this big, in fact I recall once being astonished when we reached 1000 users. That seemed like HEAPS. Me and nick still giggle everytime we reach new and ridiculous records for monthly pageviews and such - I mean really, it's hard to believe how much this site has grown, and quite unintentional xD
so I guess, in my mind CS is still just a personal website of mine, and it would be unthinkable for me to completely disappear from the community. I like talking with other users, it's fun for me to see other people enjoying their time here. It's what makes it worthwhile. I think people here tend to put me and other staff on a pedestal, and treat us like we're celebrities, but I don't see us that way. I'm just an ordinary girl, and I know how it feels to be 'just another member' on a site like this. I also know how exciting it is to make contact with someone you admire for whatever reason, and it's a strange feeling to be able to give that to someone.
When I was younger I found pet sites and other art sites to be really inspiring. One site in particular had an oekaki board and all the members drawing on it were incredibly talented at drawing cartoon wolves and things. That's when I started drawing animals. And eventually that led to me making the first CS adoptables. So I think one of the greatest outcomes of this site is that it inspires more people to draw and create. Everyones gotta start somewhere, you should have seen my first attempts

so keep practising with coloring your templates and you'll see improvements over time

thankyou very much for your letter, and thankyou to everyone else too

remember without you guys, there wouldn't be a job for me, so you're just as important as I am!
<3