For our homie and two-year blogging compatriot Paul, running Optimuscrime Halifax was getting to be a little burdensome. After all, the kid works a day job, is an active artist, runs Gallery Deluxe Gallery, plays in a band and is one of the two forces behind screenprinting juggernaut Yo Rodeo.

So we’re sure that you’ll understand his decision to step away from the blogosphere for a bit. You can continue to catch him on gallerydeluxegallery.com, sharplikeknives.com and yorodeo.com.

As a salute to the outgoing editor, a roundup of some of our favourite posts:

• Cathy Jones Likes My Chin and Supports My Beard
• Oh, I Borrow Bikes Here All The Time
• The Christmas Sweater Marathon 2004, and, This Is Me: Even More Sorry
• Stories To Really Turn You On!
• Optimuscrime Halifax: Apparently No Longer On The Open Market (Sorry Ladies)

Taking over Paul’s editorship will be another of our favourite Haligonians, Jodie Church. Jodes is from Red Lake, Ontario, but is in Halifax finishing her degree in Russian Studies at Dal. She speaks Esperanto. She is awesome. Expect her first post sometime, uh, soonish.

Update!  Alison Lang, DJ, journalism student, Queen’s alumna,  bon vivant, will be joining Jodie now and again as a contributor.  Editor emeritus Paul also retains his account, meaning that he is welcome to post as a contributor if his fancy is ever so stricken.  How glorious is our Optimuscrime Empire!  Huzzah!