Venturing into the land of the tiny - Canon 100mm f2.8L IS Macro

I pulled the trigger on my latest lens earlier in the week -- the Canon 100mm f2.8L IS macro lens.The lens itself looks somewhat ordinary. Maybe even bland.Why did I get it? Simple: I've never had a macro lens and I've wanted one for quite some time. Why the step up to the L instead of the normal version that's a few hundred less? Image Stabilization. While at super-close range it's not as effective as in more typical distances, I'll take whatever advantage I can, even if it's only a stop or two.Of course I did what every other new macro owner does... I took pictures of bugs and flowers. Sometimes at the same time.Or perhaps my kitties?Or the whiteboard at work...Coolness![smugmug url="http://photos.vec.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=18952101_SzRD8x&format=rss200" imagecount="100" start="1" num="100" thumbsize="Th" link="lightbox" captions="false" sort="true" window="true" smugmug="true" size="L"]