Now that the smoke has cleared and we are all reviewing (or trying to forget) just exactly what we did on the night of Sine Die, info that was overlooked last week in the mad rush is starting to emerge. Get this:

We heard that when constituents and supporters of Rep. Martha Wong called to ask her why she stripped her management district bill (HB 1830) of an amendment by Senate sponsor Rodney Ellis, that a lot of them wanted to see enacted, she told them it was not germane to her bill and had to be removed. The amendment created an International Management District in Houston and is widely supported by the Asian community.

Uhhhh, Martha, history on this bill indicates no point of order. So, do you think your callers are too stupid to figure out that if you wanted the amendment on, it was likely to stay. Or do you not understand the process, yet?

There is one other possibility, someone more influential to Martha than the folks who sent her to Austin and the folks who have helped bankroll her campaigns, told her to get rid of it. As we have noted before, Martha votes more like the Representative from Midland than the Representative of the urban district 134.

We're soooooo surprised.

As I was chatting with my soon-to-be-officially-jobless pal EnLaCasaTejas, I thought to recommend Idealist.org. It lists current non-profit job listings. If that's your bag, baby, here are the current Texas job listings.

Because Pinkdome cares.

So, yeah we attended the parties to celebrate the end of the Session. If you are one of the folks I either kissed or felt up, my apologies. And, when I told Mark Strama "I don't give a shit about you people." What I really meant was I'm not personally invested in politics like some.

Needless to say, I won't be at Perry's press conference or Dewhurst's luncheon today as I am still throwing up. You know, it sad when you post from the cool comfort of the bathroom floor.

And to add my own missed connection: If you were the cute staffer in the striped shirt, email me.

She posts, slightly hungover from the festivities last night. We had so much fun last night and got to meet so many pretty (and not-so-pretty) people. We went to a media party that the Guvner, Dewhurst and Craddick also attended. I think Perry told PD where the beer was - as if we didn't already know! We met some wonderful people and then headed to the Austin Club, which I totally crashed. Thanks to Kimberly and PD for their fine diversion tactics. We met some more very cute people and then I left. My taxi driver advised me not to take a breathalizer if I was pulled over, but hello! I was not that drunk.

PD can say more when he finally gets up.

Added notes: I was so happy to meet the great Rep. Pena. I also finally met my Lege-crush Rep. Strama, and although I still think he's cute, I'm a little over him now. And "Jake", you totally rock.

That's why the final gavel isn't down yet. We're bored. So, we're totally leaving now. Look for us and get your 'I Am PinkDome' sticker and hope that they never recognize Will Hartnett for the judicial pay raise crap thing.

Smell ya later!

First, we're heading over to 1005 Congress for the DMN/FWS-T Media Party, then to the Austin Club, and then to the Continental Club. We'll drunk post about it later. Oh and there was some judicial showdown thing. We'll talk about that later, right now we need a drink. Cheers!

That's what the buttons say the Members are wearing today. Here's what I Felt:

Several staffers bottoms in an inappropriate manner
A barrage of shockingly awful legislation
An ineffective legislative session
A massive hangover on several mornings I posted entries

What did you feel this session?

So, I've wandered around and seen the theme parties. I saw the lobby duck, chatted up Carter Casteel's staff (they totally rock) and bumped into our favorite DMN reporter. If you've got a ticket for the Continental Club, why haven't you given her one yet? Cause the party will so suck if she isn't there. And, no..I did not have any jello shots.

And remarkably, they don't all start with, "You fucking stupid idiots" cause that's probably what my press release would say. Well, either that or "My glass is empty, bartender" but I digress.

Soecthing says three things. Blah Blah and then the third:

"The third lesson of this failed session is that if Texans want change, they're going to have to vote for it," Soechting said.

So, let me help the TDP out with what they can't say:

Someone sent us the hilarious Seperated at birth Board Game. There are two pages, View image and here, View image. These are great to print and see how many you can identify!

Leave your comments on things you want to talk about today, hot messengers included, invitations to parties, and what you think PinkDome ought to start covering after Sine Die? Tom DeLay? KBH? Just mercilessly attacking the Republicans for abandoning 'rugged individualism' and becoming the party of Pat Robertson? Mercilessly attacking the Dems and telling them to shut up and read a talking point and vote? So much! We'll be hear tomorrow, too, is what we're trying to say. (Oh, and a ticket to the Continental Club Party would be nice, too)

We come to a close. The day we've counted down together since our first post on January 31. Well 488 posts later, over 1200 comments later, and 226,995 visitors--we've pissed you off, hopefully made you laugh, and on the rare occassion motivated you to learn more about what goes on in the pink dome.

Most frequently asked question? Who am I? Hands down. View image I'm still accepting invitations for me and Bluebonnet to the Sine Die parties and we'll be stopping in on a few of them.

If you're a nerd and want to see some other fun statistics about PinkDome we've put some in after the jump. We'll be around after the Session continuing to follow Texas politics so keep coming back. xo, PD and Bluebonnet and a special shout out to our guest, PDBlogger.

Since we're all bored watching this debate, we thought we'd just start an 'open thread' here. That means, leave a comment and see if it sparks a discussion amongst yourselves. So, let's entertain ourselves...whatever you wanna talk about.

Sen. Steve Ogden (courtesy AAS)

No, not every post the next couple of days will be about begging for mercy for this legislative session to be over...but, a good portion of them will. We are, quite frankly, ready to get rid of those folks up there in the dome. Even if y'all only get a couple of weeks break before you have to come back in a Special Session, please...we beg you...get the fuck out of town.

Karen Brooks has a breakdown on the breakdown this Session. Petty fighting, backstabbing, and such. Here's the real breaking news in her column though:

Pampa GOP Rep. Warren Chisum's computer on the House floor features a clock, counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the session ends.

After the jump you can read the most assinine arguement between democrats ever. It's in reference to a 'town hall' meeting Lamar Smith had and through a Yahoo! info group, we received a copy. There is actually a discussion on Robert's Rules Of Order. The whining democrats that send out these email arguements are the reason the Democrats deserve to lose elections. On one hand you have the right-wing retards, and on the other you have liberal whiners that make you want to beat the shit out of them.

Here's a tip Dems. Shut the fuck up and vote. Keep your pontifications to yourself. Read a talking point, stick to it and repeat it. Then...Shut the fuck up. I know that's hard to do because whining about something is so much more fun, but Jesus...give us all a break.

(Edited to Add) I don't think all Democrats are morons. The ones that actually show up, volunteer and raise money make me proud. In defense of one of the parties in this exchange, I think they were most likely trying to shut someone up.

As HB2 and HB 3 have been languishing, Governor Perry finally has something to say:

"I would like to be able to finish this session with some substantial success, not just go home and say we passed a budget," Perry said. "The school issue is not addressed, the property tax issue's not addressed. The revenue cap's not addressed. I mean, there's a lot of good legislation that's sitting in the Senate at the moment and we just need some answers."

PD will be back by sine die to fully expound on the end of the session. I myself will not be posting over the holiday weekend. Everybody travel safely if you're not stuck at the Capitol. But go ahead and caption this pic before you go anywhere:

"Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owen speaks to the Texas House on Thursday." - from DMN

PinkDome here. We are closing in on the time when we can get a little more sleep, drink a little more, curse our bosses as we drive out of the parking deck, stop wearing ties and pantyhose...ah...the end of the Session is near. You can almost smell it, can't you?

I thought we'd take a unscientific look back and ask you to help us add to the list as we prepare to take a couple of days off after session and then turn our burning wit onto other issues with Texas politics.

Best Moments This Year (Let's start on a high note)
Hubert Vo's Challenge not being a slam dunk for the Republicans gave us hope. (It was quickly dashed)
Senfronia Thompson: Just about every time she spoke, it reminded us what it feels like to stand up for what's right, to be passionate, and to have the fire in the belly for Texans and their rights. (If y'all are in the capitol, you really ought to go by her office and shake her hand.)
Carter Casteel calling out Hupp for the mean and ill-informed member that she is. Carter's stock keeps going up.
Senator Ellis and Hinojosa for trying to be brave Democrats.
The witnesses: on the awful legislation to erode civil rights this session, some of the bravest and most eloquent Texans stood up for what they believe. That's politics that we can be proud of.
Mary Denny. Without her some days we would have had nothing to write about.

And, The Worst. . . a much longer list, so add your own.
Tom Craddick. A terrible speaker, using arm-twisting and political idealogy and power above any efforts to improve the numerous bills he voted on this session.
Chisum-Talton-Hupp-Staples. This group of Republicans and their amazing stupidity that gets more impressive as the day goes by gets our award for 'Elected Official Most Likely To Make Us Join A Fringe Group'
Phil King. Moron. It's the nicest thing we could say.
The cheaters, philanderers, paid off shills for industry, etc.
The Legislation. OMG, THE LEGISLATION! (Sorry, I ran screaming out of the room for a minute.)

So, add your own in the comments. Let's get excited about sine die and a small break before PinkDome hits the ground running going after all those folks we ignored so far, he says...looking over his shoulder at Washington.

update: Comments are now closed.

Y'all know I just couldn't leave this alone, what with my outspoken crush on Rep. Strama (yes, I know some of you think Rep. Rose is cuter). We just read on Rep. Pena's blog that Rep. Mark Strama will be leading a workshop on how blogs affect the work of a legislator. Honestly we hadn't really planned on going to Democracy Fest, but this might just change our mind.

Okay, back to the more important issues.

A certain someone has asked us to post again on Rep. Denny's ID voting bill. It has already been voted on in the House and is in the Senate State Affairs committee. Will it get to the Senate floor in time? Let's hope not. This bill is bad news. Any restriction on voting rights is a move from democracy. Your voters registration card should be enough to identify you. As someone who has worked at a polling place before, I can tell you that a great number of people present their license instead of their registration card anyway. This is just ridiculous.

On a somewhat related note, we are just amazed that things are moving so smoothly in the House this afternoon. Everyone sounds like they are on speed. Loverly.

update: I see that Rep. Denny's amendments to SB00089 regarding electronic readers and double forms of ID at the polls have been adopted. Urgh.

I'm in on a conference call with the lawyers for the Democratic plaintiffs suing TRMPAC. State district judge Joe Hart ruled today that TRMPAC owes the 5 plaintiffs $196,666.

Harvey Kronberg is leading the discussion, and *Wayne Slater* is in on the call, too. I'm star struck in my own dorky news-person way.

The rumor was correct - the judge ruled against TRMPAC this morning:

State District Judge Joe Hart ruled Thursday that Texans for a Republican Majority violated state campaign law when it failed to disclose more than a half-million dollars in corporate contributions during the 2002 state legislative elections.

update: Okay, no rally today. Here's what I got: "Sorry about this, but no rally. Repeat, the only thing you'll get for going to the courthouse today is sunstrike and a parking ticket." I think they meant sunstroke. Ah well.

The Quorum Report has posted the ruling on their site.

Raw Story has an interview with Chris Bell on the verdict.

This article from the DMN (bugmenot) suggests that the Legislature has passed a lot of little bills that affect us wee everyday folk. On their list is our favorite spanking bill and HB168, which lets alcohol be sold at festivals between 10am and noon. Hey, any way that we can get drunk earlier and quicker, we absolutely condone.

I just read a rumor that a ruling will be made on TRMPAC today. Is this for reals? I can't find any more about it. Maybe I dreamed it.

The FEC is considering changing rules governing campaign contributions from sources like the Internet. The rules would make linking to campaign Web site a monetary contribution to said campaign. Making it a contribution puts blogging under tight regulation.

PDBlogger thinks this is an infringement of free speech and I have told the FEC so. They are still asking for comments on the proposed rules and you can do so by simply sending them an email. Well, actually, the email has to contain many personal items such as home address and telephone number and a copy of your birth certificate and a DNA sample.

PDBlogger is a sollitary creature relying on anonymity to protect me from harm when I call Rep. Talton a gay-bashing fuckhead. I even post from an undisclosed location (the janitor's closet next to the women's room on the first level). Luckily I can take advantage of Mike Krempasky, the spearhead of The Online Coalition, who will generously use his name and address while submitting my comments for me. So I can stay safe, call Rep. Phil King a king-sized douchebag and remain obscure.

If you wish to do the same, email him at mkrempasky@redstate.org with your comment, blog url and blog title by the close of business Friday.

Got this e-mail this afternoon, and since I don't have much else to post at his time, here you go. Enjoy!

"The office I work in has been working on the issue of "fashion" all session. We were a little taken back to know that someone else was carefully observing the wardrobes of our favorite legislators as well. But the considerate office that we are, we thought we would share our awards with everyone else on this blog.

We can't believe there won't be a special session, as the education bill has yet to be finally decided on. We ask you now, do you think there will be a special session? If so, when? And where do you wish you could be instead?

It's not really a "quien es mas macho?" moment, although it may seem it. City governments are having some of their authority removed by this Legislature and aren't too happy about it:

"We are under major assault right now," said Brandon Aghamalian, Fort Worth's director of governmental relations. "There's some bad stuff passing."

Conventional wisdom is now saying the centrist hold on the Senate will be short-lived. But not before they work out a compromise on Social Security.

This is one of those moments that Democrats manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Not to wander too off topic here, but there is something I could never quite get my head around. If all the intelligentsia are liberals, if all the reporters who follow politics are liberals, what does that make conservatives? I mean, if being smart and informed makes you a liberal, doesn't that mean people who often use these as slurs while arguing for conservative causes are basically saying that they are stupid and ignorant?

What kind of platform is that? And how does PDBlogger get in on that racket? Tell millions of people they are stupid and then have them do what I want. I could be rich.

In the Houston Chronicle we read that Medicaid has been covering Viagra for registered sex-offenders. Almost 200 sex-offenders have had their Viagra or other "sex-enhancing" drugs covered here in Texas. From the article:

"Giving Viagra to a convicted sex offender is akin to handing a can of gasoline to an arsonist and providing the match to start the fire," Abbott said.

update: As noted in the comments, Rep. Hopson passed a "Viagra" amendment yesterday. Good deal.

Scott at Grits alerted us about the debate to come today on HB2193 in the Senate. It seems that Williamson County DA John Bradley is in strong opposition to the bill. He's been chatting with Perry about his problems with the bill, even though he seems to be the only DA in the state vocally opposed. Very interesting . . .

We had to link to Rep. Pena's liveblog last night of SB422. And may the Force be with you as you read it!

Yeah, that was lame. I haven't seen the new Star Wars movie yet, since the second one was so awful.

Here's a tasty sample from Pena:

THIS DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR THE DARK SIDE AND ITS DARK KNIGHT!

OR AS YODA WOULD SAY: "Not much confidence - one does not have - in this one!"

Well, I can't stay gone. The clinic spa can't hold my interest all the time. So, I looked through the emails you sent about the SB 422 debate tonight. Here's the short version. We all love Carter Casteel and Senfronia Thompson. We are sort of depressed that Hupp didn't get block knocked off by Carter, and we're pretty sure that as the session winds down, some folks are just getting wound up.

While tonight's debate was surely exciting and at many times heated, several key moments made the late night worth every penny:

1. For the record, Carter Casteel rocks. She, unlike most of her fellow party members, stood up for what was right tonight. While her amendment to strip out the voucher language in SB 422 went down on a tie vote, she did an amazing job. Oh, and it only went down in a tie because the Speaker voted. The previous Speaker voted less than a handful of times in his ten year reign. This Speaker voted at least 5 times tonight. Food for thoughtâ?¦

2. I didn't know Senfronia could move that fast! As Mr. Grusendork tried to postpone SB 422, 'Fronia sprung from stage left to nearly rip the microphone away to call a point of order. Notice to members: 'Fronia is a lot faster than she looks and if you're not careful she's liable to bitch slap you.

More Color Commentary after the jump

The House voted 72-71, with Craddick casting the tie-breaking vote, to keep the voucher amendment in the TEA Sunset Bill intact.

According to Quorum Report, SB 422 still has 80 amendments to go through and has survived at least one point of order while another was being offered by Rep. Jim "Cupcakes" Dunnam.

What could have been a Chernobyl is now merely a Three Mile Island. Centrists from both parties hammered out a deal, paving the way for filibuster-free votes on Priscilla Owen, Janice Rogers Brown and William Pryor but protecting the filibuster for later use by Democrats in "extraordinary circumstances."

How surprised are we that the Legislature is diverting money away from low-income Texans? Honestly, not very. A legislative committee voted to empty a fund that provides discounts for poor Texans on their electricity:

The net impact: About 120,000 low-income TXU customers can expect to pay 10 percent more for electricity each month. That's on top of TXU's 9.9 percent rate hike approved May 11 by the Texas Public Utility Commission.

The move by legislative budget writers has drawn fire from consumer advocates and some Democratic lawmakers, who say it breaks a promise of lower rates made under the state's 1999 electric deregulation law.

It also adds to the generally shabby treatment of low-income Texans by the 79th Texas Legislature, said state Rep. Sylvester Turner. He noted that poor Texans also will end up paying more under current plans to overhaul the tax system.

"It's these low-income (people) are the ones taking the hit," said Turner, D-Houston.

Alternate title: That's what bottled water is for! or Isn't TCEQ stretched enough as it is?

SB1858 has been put on the general state calendar for tomorrow. Here's what we just got from GEAA:

Of course, I'm being so fucking saracastic when I say that it should cause blunt force trauma to your head. The Senate, on the other hand, wasn't when they passed HJR 6 saturday.

I would like to thank Sens. Madla, Lucio and Staples for bending over and being the bitches for religious extremists. Without you this would not have been possible and the institution of marriage would not be safe for all us normal heterosexuals. Oops, there's that uber-sarcasm again.

In honor of Star Wars Weekend, I will end by quoting Senator Amidala in Revenge of the Sith: "So that's how liberty is lost; to thunderous applause."

Pink Dome is away on for this final week of the Legislative Session (something about a trip to the Yucatan, I don't know). What I do know is that wherever Pink Dome is, that's where the party is. And we are thinking of the one dubbed 'sexy beast'.

Meanwhile, you get me and Bluebonnet. I should tell you my blogger name was almost Pink Taffeta. I don't know if that gives you a clue to my secret identity, but it is a fun fact and there will be a quiz later.

Also, per Pink Dome's dictum, I cannot use pinkdome.com to get laid. *Sigh* And all those Capitol staffers I could spend those hot summer nights with. So this strictly business people.

With all that said, Pink Dome's reign of terror is over. Now begins my reign of terror! Muahahahahaha

I know PD is disappointed at not being able to post these, but as PD's out of pocket, the task was passed on to me. So here you go. . .

Worst Dressed Female: Rep. Suzanna Hupp, hands down. She was also nominated for "The Softer Side of Sears" and "Stuck in the 1980's".

The telecom bill passed (with preliminary approval) this evening, we are told by KEYE after watching our Sunday night TV. Oh boyeeee.

Update: We must have been spaced out on Skittles last night. It wasn't the telecom bill, but the cable v. SBC bill that was approved. Does this mean no more stupid "SBC/Cable is evil" ads?

From a tipster:

Well in the running for Most Bills Killed by Points of Order, Phil King has six bills on the Major State Calendar today, including attempts to revive his telecom bills. After the demise of the PUC sunset bill, King took a public swipe at the House Parliamentarian (and by extension the Speaker himself) complaining to the Quorum Report about the ruling. That move may force us to come up with a special award: Most Self-Destructive Use of the Press.

Seeing how King handles himself should be highly entertaining. Has he learned to write a Bill Analysis? Check his staff's work? Reign in his apparently uncontrollable urge to overreach?

For some added fun, the stripped-down senate version of parental consent, SB1150, is on the docket. Its Senate sponsor, Chris Harris, has pledged to kill the bill if it gets a single amendment. Rumor has it that the crazed antis are so unhappy with the bill that they are secretly trying to kill it. So King has to not only control his own unnatural urges but those of the crazed antis as well. Otherwise, Governor Perry won't have his abortion vote to hang around Kay Bailey Hutchinson's neck come the primary . . .

Catherine Crier's piece on HuffingtonPost offers a great overview of the fight in Washington over the filibuster fight. You should lift your head up a little from the hypnotic Texas political scene to give it a once-over.

The real fight is not over the lower courts in the federal system, but instead, the ultimate prize--the highest court in the land. There is no question that President Bush will have the opportunity to appoint several justices to that Court during his second term. He has made his ideological preferences clear. Conservative justices arenâ??t enough. He wants jurists of a particular persuasion. They must satisfy the requirements of fundamentalist Christians, with a willingness to roll back the clock to a time where children prayed to Jesus in public school, gays were back in the closet and women were forced into back alleys.

Damn, that's heavy man.

Out-of-control Republicans are not only creating the largest tax increase in Texas history, but also making sure they get plenty of pork in the budget as well this session. Literally.

The measure to fund a program to cut down on the number of feral hogs in Texas got a whopping $500,000. I think most of the feral hogs in Texas are the Republican legislators that have wasted this session on the biggest bunch of slop we've seen in years.

"People elect these feral hogs to the legislature and dang it if they don't shit all over Texans." Sen. Duncan said...just as he took a dump outside the Senate chamber.

Update: Senate passes HJR 6 (color me shocked!) 21-8. Madla and Lucio are the ones I know flipped, but who else that was on that letter of 11 that Hinojosa said he had? We'll need their names so we can decide who we are running against them in the next Democratic Primary.

So, it begs the question: Is the Senate full of the same that the House is? Are the Democrats smart enough to know this is a just a ploy to get the ultra conservatives to the ballot? Are the Republicans able to see any way past the two feet in front of them that this is short-sighted policy that is a bad direction for Texas?

Stay tuned. The eyes of Texas are upon you. If you feel like getting your call on, click here and just go down the list.

Does Saddam where boxers or briefs?

We've all wondered it since seeing him bang Satan up the ass in South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut. Well wonder no more because pictures of him in his underwear were published in the The Sun, Britain's top tabloid. Thanks to an anonymous leaker, whom the Pentagon is very angry with, we know that Saddam is a tighty whities man.

We now also know what was up his ass when he decided to gas all those Kurds: his underwear.

Our wonderful tips line informs us that HB 1167 (Talton's housing bill) and HB 3179 (King's telecom bill) have been snuck into other legislation.

Much like Lazarus rising from the dead, these two may be in SB 1341 ('from our new favorite senator Frank Madla' he says with great snark) and SB 408 to be debated Sunday. They just don't know when to quit.

That's right, Madla flipped. And, not in a good way. Senator Madla was on the list of 11 Senators to oppose HJR 6 and he's since changed his mind. Something cowards do a lot, or so we hear.

Without him, HJR 6 will come to the floor as early as Saturday and surely wind up on the November ballot. You know what it does? It brings all the ULTRA conservatives to the voting booth. It ensures Republican victories up and down the board.

Way to go you super dumbass cocksucker.

He says it was due to phone calls he's getting from his district. You lazy asses that think this is ridiculous better get to dialing quickly. Be sure to give Madla's office a ring and go, "ROWR, you weakling. Can't wait to vote for your opponent in the next primary."

If you think you've got the chops to help us cover the last week of the Session, email us and let us know. You, too, can be an anonymous blogger and skewer Texas politics.

My sibling just told me they heard a horrible ad on BOB103.5 (site has audio) paid for by the Texas Republicans. They were so disappointed to hear such a bigoted ad on their favorite radio station. I had to remind them that BOB is owned by Sinclair, and the station is in fact named for Bob Sinclair. I haven't heard the ad, but from what I was told, it tells listeners to call the the folks in the dome and complain about the ruination of marriage by those crazy liberal Dems. It mentions how the Democrats are blocking the nomination of good Texas judge Owen in the national scene. Those zany Democrats!! What will they do next?! Take over the world!!!

Dewhurst and Craddkick are facing off on the notorious tax bill. The DMN has the best article to date on this subject. Not because it explains the bill, or even gives a policy analysis, or a blow-by-blow of the positions of Craddick or Dewhurst. What does it give? Brilliant quotes we loved. "It was better than Cats, I'd read it again and again."

On Speaker Craddick's Negotiating Style and Outfoxing Dewhurst:
"In order to negotiate with someone, you assume they care about the hostages," he said. "When you're dealing with someone who doesn't care about the hostages, it's a whole different set of rules." State Rep. Pete Gallego telling us about Crazy Craddick. (Chew on this for a while and tell me: Good for Texas/Bad for Texas if this is your negotiating style?)

On Texas Redicstricing:
...the lieutenant governor likened the redistricting tug-of-war to "Iranian cab-driver negotiations"

On Differences Between the House and Senate:
"The House is much more of a rough-and-tumble place. We are ready to have sweaty arm-wrestling over bills," said Rep. Joe Nixon, R-Houston.
and,
Perhaps the difference is that the Senate has been bringing a tennis racket to a tractor-pull. Rep. Mike Krusee, R-Round Rock, said

Nice work Christy.