Eh, well, here's the biggest excuse of all -- namely, after starting to Addventure in 2002, then registering here in 2003, I think I'm now much closer to the end of the bulk of my contribution here than I am to the beginning. A "serious" (i.e. non-erotic) project with the code name "Knox" is now beckoning to me (I guess you could say it's Knox over knockers), so I'm going to be semi-retired pretty soon.
Personally, I'm intrigued by other forthcoming excuses, like PregNut having stayed away since he hit 4999, or Galvatron staying away since he hit 3001.
Anyhow, to repeat -- any hour now Goldeneye is going to hit "countup" (12345) and TheZookie007 is going to hit "all odds" (13579). I consider that one fascinating coincidence.