Yesterday, I noticed the #witness-blocks channel on Steemit.chat posted this message.
Very odd, I thought, considering I have never been a witness. Sure, I've mucked around with mining before, but I never expected to be scheduled for producing a block. In the past, a few people have mistaken me for a witness, and I've had to go out of my way to clarify that I'm not. It appears that people still vote for me, under the mistaken assumption that I'm indeed a witness.
I'm not going to fight it anymore, and have gone ahead and set up a witness node.
I don't have any groundbreaking witness initiatives to announce, or humblebrag about my credentials. Neither do I have any grand philanthropic plans for my witness rewards. I'll use all rewards to provide compute infrastructure for the Steem network in various ways, depending on the level of rewards of course. If I'm left over with any, I'll buy some good coffee.
I don't plan to campaign for votes. It's a time consuming process, I'd rather use that time contributing to Steem socially. This will likely be the first and the last time I'll ever ask for votes.
Yeah, this is certainly the worst witness application in Steem's history! I'm definitely not making a good case for receiving your vote. :)
All I'll say is I'm in it for the long haul, I have always been actively contributing to the network with unwavering motivation through the highs and the lows, and I'll continue working at it quietly, behind the scenes.
Important disclaimer - I have been managing the technical side of 
You can vote on the Vote for Witnesses page. Scroll down, enter "liberosist" and hit Vote. Cheers!