Quick note: I just received a MVP award in the Solutions Architect category.
It's a bit weird to thank a disembodied corporate entity, I'll instead shout out to my buddy Don "donxml" Demsak for nominating me and Steve Dybing (and team) for making the final call. Thanks guys!
I've enjoyed reaching out to the community over the last year, and I will certainly do my best to use any extra access the MVP gives me to represent the other ALT.NET folks out there!