Here are four words that I've waited a year to tell you: Distance 01 has shipped. All of the copies were dropped at the post office on Saturday. If you don't receive yours in the next two weeks, let me know.

I had a few friends over to pack everything, and we packed, labeled, and shipped the whole print run in a half-hour. I can't express how much of a lifesaver everybody was; that would have been awfully painful to pull off on my own. Thanks to everybody who came out.

I've also relaunched Distance's website. It's now fully responsive, and I'm very proud of how it looks. Thanks to everybody who helped me fix various tiny bugs over the past couple of days.

If you like what you see, both on the site and in the print edition, I humbly encourage you to keep supporting us. You are our earliest and most passionate supporters, and I'm extremely grateful that we can make more issues of Distance for you to read. If you bought only a single issue, I hope you can subscribe to another year of Distance; and no matter what, I hope everyone can help spread the word. Again, word of mouth is all we have.

Thanks again for publishing Distance. I didn't do this: you did. We are all eternally grateful for your ongoing support.

The venue for the launch party has changed. It's now being held a couple blocks down the road, at Uncharted Books, at 2630 N Milwaukee. This is right across the street from the Logan Square blue line stop. Come on out if you live in Chicago! There will still be a hummus platter. That's the flyer, right up there.

If you're set to receive the print edition, I asked for your address. If you haven't filled that out, get on it – it's the only way I can send you your book!

Books ship from the printer on Wednesday. This slipped two days from what I last told you – apparently they are slammed right now. I'm still hoping to ship next weekend, but it might stagger out over that coming week instead. Envelopes will be ordered tomorrow morning, and should arrive on Tuesday.

Sorry to post two updates in as many days, but two impending events are of note, and it took a little time to get them both nailed down.

• I'm going to be speaking at O'Reilly's Mini Tools of Change conference, here in Chicago, on Monday, April 09. This will be my first public talk about Distance, and the venue couldn't be nicer. It's the kind of conference that I would attend even if I weren't speaking – and tickets are only $25, a ridiculously good value.
• Distance is throwing a launch party on Friday, April 13, from 6p-10p at the Logan Square Design Building at 2864 N Milwaukee Ave. This is going to be awesome, and if you live in Chicagoland, I heartily encourage you to come on out. I'll be selling copies of Distance and chatting it up with folks. There will be beer and probably some kind of hummus platter. I hear that hummus platters are popular, so I'm getting one. For you.

Come on out – to either or both! I'd love to meet you.