Alien,
Brother don't let it get you down. It's a glorified popualrity contest.
Just keep doing the solid design work your doing, keep building your clientel and your empire. Never look back.
You've been around more than most of those nominated and if you look back 5 years from now, I bet half of them will have dissapeared.
If it's any consulation, Your the winner in my book!
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