very nice to see this 'handwaving' post from you, that you are alive and doing well. 15k is a cool milestone, I didnt move my steem funds to hive so I didnt hit even 7k. I like a good manual curation (oh, did I said that?! we all love it!) and I remember that warm aftertaste after your silent hit-and-runs :)
ps. I totally share same feeling with you, as this -- managed to get a shiny new badge on October 1st (powered as much as 200 HP), and still look at it with pleasure, hehe.
all the best! and some nice shiny 2-nd level tokens for you. !BEER and !ENGAGE 50