Joanna,
Great post - really enjoyed it. I'm constantly re-examining the "comfort zone" in terms of finding the balance of connecting IRL and through my social networks. This is a nice primer on incorporating it into your life... I also find that it's fun to just every now and again follow a few random people that you find in a search or on FriendFeed - it's that "Forest Gump - you just never know what you're gonna get"....

Very glad to see Day embracing the subscription model. We too have been surprised that it's taken this long for a commercial vendor to launch it. It's also good to see Kevin clearly contributing to the new marketing efforts for Day (someone I've admired for a while). I would only point out (the conclusion of which isn't clear from the marketing materials or the post) that there is a big difference between financing and leasing. With SaaS models (such as the one with my company) you pay-as-you-go for the use of the software - and when you're finished (or quit) you stop paying. For us, that's monthly. So, just be mindful that it's great to be able to pay for installed software on an annual basis - but the question becomes what happens (if as pointed out in the post) your project doesn't succeed in the 13th or 14th month). Are you still on the hook for the remainder of the year or a contracted period? Because then, depending on the accounting rules of your particular organization, you may still have to take the charge full boat - regardless of the benefits to the cash flow spreadsheet.