So... the economy.

This weekend, I did my twice-yearly task of artist pay. Having 188 artists now, this is usually a bit of a chore. I always read through the complete invoice summary printouts to check for oddball anomalies - and also because I am a geek who likes to watch trends and pick out patterns. This year, despite a record number of artists, I was done with the task in a record amount of time.

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