100,000 is HERE!

Wahoooooo!

Yay 100,000 downloads finally!

So I had to do some backwards counting to find the 100,000th file, as of right now the iStock counter is sitting at 99,953 and it has been sitting there since the server update (I checked it at 6:30 and it was 99, 946 and at Midnight is was 99,954 and I had one refunded file with a "double billed" reason and this morning when I checked again it was at 99,953) so I am thinking that right around 6:30-7pm you will see the big number roll over wooooot!

I will show you guys and gals what file pushed it over, but first.... there is the contest winner to announce.

Now, to be honest I was thinking it was going to be right around my birthday (January 14th) as did Swalls, but I was being overly optimistic and not factoring in a December of Doom as far as downloads go.  As soon as December hit my downloads plummeted, I expected a small slow down but not THAT slow.  So my own calculations were WAY off thanks to everyone having to celebrate the dang Holidays... though not complaining Christmas was a very good one this year despite being lambasted with sickness, kidney issues and farked up old lady backs.

So the contest started to get REALLY tight

williv came in and I thought MAYBE he was going to get it with his prediction of February 7th 1am... to be honest I thought he was going to get it.
But then there is Acerebel who came in with a timeless prediction of February 8th which would put her at the default time of 12:01am.

This file downloaded on February 8th at 12:46pm is #100,000:

Say Hello to 100,000!

So a HUGE congratulations to Acerebel (who is now Rasmus' new hero) for winning!

And last but certainly not least, a HUGE thank you really needs to go out to everyone who contributed to the fun of this post and also to everyone who has purchased and who has commented on my photos.  You all give me the drive to keep plugging away at it.

WOOOT!
Now to celebrate... if my old lady back will allow it ;)