I can't even, you're too kind!
The full picture is... I started to dabble in game design and programming when I was 11 back in the macromedia flash days, but never really published a finished project. (I just can't believe it's been 19 years since then!)
It's always been my dream, but I got caught up in an engineering career. I recently decided to take at least a year career break from that to really take a crack at publishing indie games for a while.
Given how long that detour was to get here, I can't even convey how much all the positivity I've received in this jam means to me. : )