In this update: My own GIF! Unparalleled generosity! Booster trail, Steem Price analysis, and more!
Yes! Level 62!
Firstly, a big thank you to the followers of my content. You have helped me reach level 62 reputation here on Steemit!
I'm the first to confess, I don't really have a niche subject which can be a bit puzzling to some followers who may be looking for one specific topic area. Steemit and travel seem to pop up more often than not though, and so if you can handle blogs in those tags then it's great to have you!
I do have plans to share more of my life, past, present, and future - everyone has a story to tell, I guess I'm just working out where to start!
Thank you for your support!
My personalized GIF - courtesy of the one and only 
@stellabelle!
Yesterday, I was reading this post by
I am thinking of providing a GIF service to all Steemians and using the sliding scale payment method which works like this: pay anywhere from 1 SBD to 10 SBD for a custom-made GIF by me.... send me what you wish to pay, plus one image and tell me 3 things you like. That way, it will have a custom feel to it.
Just a few hours later, I received this off the wall custom gif which is creepy awesome freaky coolness!
Order yours today and be amazed at how you can dodge a flying spinach!
UPDATE
I received a 2nd 'sunnier' gif!
How cool is that!
Steemfest 2 - Just 2 weeks away!
The excitement is building for this event, and I cannot wait to hear
@ned discussing Steem and Smart Media Tokens. This is a great chance to meet and thank fellow Steemians who have been producing awesome content and supporting my blogs over the past year.
There are still a bunch of competitions taking place, so if you are still undecided, click the Steemfest tag below and see what's happening - I have had personal reassurance that it's going to be proper creamy and delicious!
Shout out to 
@muxxybot!
Next up, a mention to
The latest episode is here, and this week 2 of my nominations were listed. Well done
@osm0sis (photography and travel) and 
@spanadian (life!).
My blogs of the past 7 days
If you are into reading more about Curation, Mallorca, Steemit, Smart Media Token, or my personality, I'd love to hear what you have to say!
Booster Trail
Have you ever wondered what's happening vote-wise, when you submit a bid to the 
And it looks a little bit like this:
The other day, I sent a bid (perhaps too large a bid!) to
@booster, and sat watching 'Steemworld'.
I was amazed at how many accounts are 'front-running' this bot, to try and gain extra curation rewards. Over a $ (close to $1.50) was added to my blog prior to the
I'm going to add some of these accounts to my weekly curation league table just to see how they compare. Look out for this blog in the next day or so.
Steem Price
Well hasn't the price of Steem been frustrating in the past week or two?! After shooting up to $1.5 on the announcement of Smart Media Tokens, we are now back around the $1 level.
A dollar has acted as good support over the past few months, and although there have been brief dips below, these dips have been bought into quite heavily.
However! It is my suspicion (and others too) that the price of Steem will drop below this 'psychological' support level and perhaps as low at $.7 / $.8
In the past week I've bought a couple of small amounts, and seen other users doing the same. If we do see a fall to around $.7, I expect to see the price surge from this level and past $2 in the coming months.
My advice over the past few months has been only to buy what you can afford, and Power Up! Why?
- Your vote/influence is greater
- Your Steem is safer (from stolen accounts)
- Your support of the platform is there for all to see
- You receive a virtual high-5 from me
Smart Media Token bring a clear use case to the alt-coin known as Steem.
Do not miss the boat when the first company rolls out their own token based on the Steem Blockchain!
And finally...
What an act of generosity!
Yes that's right... recently, a Steemian going by the ID 
At the current price of Steem, that is almost $30,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
His reasons were given in the memo, this was not a mistake, just another user showing appreciation of good content.
WOW, unbelievable eh?
I guess Steemit can change lives in the matter of 1....2.....3.... seconds - The amount of time to transfer 30k over the Blockchain.
No questions asked, no stupid forms, no 5 day wait - welcome to decentralization.
Thanks for reading today!
Asher 
@abh12345