So, in the middle of demonstrating Flickr on last night's interactive Chris Pirillo Show, I lamented the fact that I blew through my transfer quota because I failed to resize my first three uploads. Before I knew it, I was given the gift of a Pro account…

Hi l0ckergn0me!
Tod Maffin (tod) has just purchased a Flickr Pro Account
for you!
Your new Pro Account is set to expire on 31st March, 2006.
(You don't have to do anything to activate your Pro
Account. It's all automatic.)
Having a Flickr Pro Account means you now have 1GB of
bandwidth to use each month to get your photos on Flickr,
and you can create as many photosets as you need.
For more information:
http://www.flickr.com/account/gift/10095/
Regards,
The Flickrites

The funniest part is that I actually saw him tell everybody about the gift on his screen (since we were using the GoToMeeting application to do cool things with the live broadcast). However, I thought he was saying that HE recently upgraded to a Pro account himself. When I went to double-check some facts and figures a few minutes later, I discovered the upgrade and shared my surprise with everybody on air. Apparently, all the cool kids have been using Flickr waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more than I have.