Thanks, you're not the first to complain about them. I might get rid of them. But, they make the site feel playful, which was a key design goal for me. They'll

Thanks, you're not the first to complain about them. I might get rid of them. But, they make the site feel playful, which was a key design goal for me. They'll go away if you disable Javascript. Edit: ...the animations are gone at least for now while I think about what to do with them.