fun with hints

okay, i'm not nearly as hostile towards my little impromptu project as i was less than 48 hours ago.  in fact, things are progressing quite nicely and the time i estimated for completion is pretty spot-on.  this might be the biggest build up in the history of blogger with the most mild-climactic result, but hey, what else did you have going on this week?  obviously not a whole lot on my end either.  so as the week draws to a close and we close in on the official marker of turning one year older, here is a small glimpse of my celebratory pet project.  i think it kind of looks like an x-ray.  maybe it is...