I'm humbled that I have 300+ followers. ❤️ And so fast! All I can say is thank you. Maybe I'll be a dolphin one day and I can't upvote you more and more and more for your awesome content!!!

I have a One Month Roundup post coming soon, so I won't get into all the stats and stuff here this time. I really appreciate everyone who's helping me grow my account and get cozy on Steemit. Later today I'll be posting some BADASS graff pictures too!

Going live is something I really wanted to figure out but I haven't yet. I've downloaded the OBS software but I've not figured out how to stream to Dlive or stream pre-recorded, although I'm working at it diligently. I did manage to go buy a softbox light set. We're moving up in the world.

Dtube is also not being friendly to me. I haven't been able to play anything on the site. Daudio seems to work okay, in the morning, so I have some things to upload there. I'm not so crazy about the commission it asks for, but it's part of the game right?

Something I've been giving a lot to is how to leverage Steemit in a broader way. If you've read my other posts, I've alluded to (damned out announced, actually) ways to make Steemit kick-an-entire ass. And I'm planning some proof-of-concept projects. Some include:

• Making a Musician website (on its own domain) with Blog, Events, Audio, Video, Downloads, Press Kit, and Merch Store— All using the Steem Platform apps and plugins. Also, possibly, leveraging other crypto-technology.

• A real standalone merch store— one that doesn't creep out regular non-crypto visitors from the internet.

• Ready-to-post Theme Templates.

𝒞𝓊𝓇𝓈𝒾𝓋ℯ

(scratchpad)

I have a faucet train idea that might be really fun.

More on this later though.

❤️

Every time I hit a follower milestone, I pick 5 followers to shout out and show some appreciation to. These followers are selected very carefully based on... mostly... my gut. I have an uncanny way of seeing through people. So trust me when I say, if you follow anyone on my lists— you won't be disappointed.

In recent news: I can't upvote everything because my Steem Power is 💩 and the price of Steem is 💩 so all of my votes show as 0.00. Bah!

So, I don't really bother. Instead, I follow a (decent quality) curation trail to drain my votes (for now) and I'm investigating ways to tip /upvote minnows with bots using the curation rewards.

For these... (King Arthur voice) are far far more powerful.

Confession. The only thing I hate worse than not being able to give is not being able to give back. Perhaps I have a receiving issue. Lol. That's something to explore later. Feel free to tag me if you ever rant on the struggle to just accept shit.

Anyhow! (Awkward hugs lol)

Are we still here? Are you still with me? Are we HODLing?

Lol!

Without further ado...

📣 SHOUT OUTS 📣

@Wildempress is a photographer, artist, and awesome single mom. She takes a lot of portrait photos of her daughter as fairy. Now, I don't know what you wanted to be when you grew up. But me, I totally wanted to be a Princess riding on a flying Unicorn. And you can see from her daughter's sincerity in the photos she takes that she is living a dream through her mother's work. You can see some of her masterpieces here:

• The Reality of Children's Fantasy Photography
• Finally Used a Stock Element in a Composite!
• Purple Dreams Children's Fantasy Photography

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@kenistyles is a leader in the Steemit Mastermind Group, super-dad, curator, peace-maker, and kindred spirit. I first encountered him through a post about hugs. Let me get this out there— I'm a long hugger. I'm a glancer. I stare. So this post resonated with me instantly. Further along, I noticed him being trolled by a toxic person (who followed his trail to my page, and downvoted the hell out of my comments as well— simply because Keni (who I didn't really know at the time) upvoted me. Now, I won't get into the drama too deeply. But I can say that I commend Keni for using the situation to reflect on himself and for taking the opportunity for responsibility for himself, to his wife, and toward his fans that got downvoted. Conflict reveals character. Some great posts he's written are:

• The Third Insight.. A Matter Of Energy
• PORN.. what's the BIG DEAL? 🍑🍆
• Welcome To Our Life: The Keni & Kai Show!

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@truce I found on Youtube, and also Dtube/Dlive (not sure which first, I think Dtube.) A.k.a. Crypto-Slim... You know when you see someone over and over and you think, "Who TF is this?" Yeah, that happened. So I go put on my nosy stalker shoes and go see what's up. Truce is a comedian— crypedian? He makes some hilarious short funny videos about regular stuff you see in the crypto-sphere, and adds a spin to it. Have you ever found yourself laughing about losing $1000? How about your entire crypto-avertising empire falling? No? Me either. But he could have you laughing about it, the antics, the ***Netflix and Shill.*** Sit down if you're going to watch these:

• IF YOU OWN CRYPTO, YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS.
• THE 5 MOST IRRITATING CRYPTO WEBSITES EVER MADE
• FACEBOOK STOLE MY SH*T

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@Meno is a musician. He takes pictures sometimes, he used to draw and paint, and sometimes he posts rants— and we all know *I love quasi-emotional ramblings.* Meno quickly answers the question, "Why should I give a shit about you?" with his content. Nothing on his blog is for the *too regular*— if that's your vibe, move on. He's random. He's a philosopher. He's human. He keeps it funky.

• Man... I can't stand virtue signaling
• We must believe in free will, we have absolutely no choice
• Scheduling Boredom?

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@themadgoat is a storyteller and comedian, mainly of the realist sort. If you're a GenXer, he's your #SteemJesus. You'll leave entertained, and probably slightly offended. I stumbled upon his page early in my Steemit experience via a post entitled *Here's your chance to whore yourself out*— which was actually about SteemEngine, much to my dismay. I have nothing more to say... lol, you just have to see for yourself:

• A Series of Unfortunate Events Warning: Graphic
• A Very "Mexican Mafia" New Years Eve pt. 2
• Fun Facts About Food: Decapitations, Teabagging, Tires , and Bacon

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Thanks again to previous followers mentioned in other milestone posts!

100 Followers Shout Outs	200 Followers Shout Outs
💗 @j3551c4	💗 @Novacadian
💗 @EnchantedSpirit	💗 @artemislives
💗 @dFlo	💗 @acidyo
💗 @darrenclaxton	💗 @angelacs
💗 @danielshortell	💗 @cpnjacksparrow

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As always, if you have something you want me to read or just want to pimp your post, leave your link in the comments.

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_{Hi. I'm Omi. You can learn more about me here, here, and here. I verified my account here and my music here. I'm new to Steemit! I joined to support my friends and family in their adventures in crypto— and I'm learning along the way as well!}

_{I'm a Moderator at @steemers > Discord and a member of SteemPunks and Steemit Mastermind Group. Facetious but real. Follow me now before I become a Whale. ;o)}

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