                 dbg("nothing to store -- done.")
                 opts.cb(false, ttl)
             else
-                dbg("store blob in the database with new ttl")
+                dbg("storing blob of length #{opts.value.length} in the database with new ttl...")
                 if not opts.ttl?
                     opts.ttl = 0
+                # TODO: on a 12MB blob, I recorded this blocking for 26s in production!
                 db.set
                     uuid  : opts.uuid
                     value : opts.value

# Blobs
########################################

MAX_BLOB_SIZE = 12000000
MAX_BLOB_SIZE_HUMAN = "12MB"

blobs = {}


    winston.info("Using keyspace #{program.keyspace}")
    hosts = program.database_nodes.split(',')
    http_server = undefined

    # Log anything that blocks the CPU for more than 10ms -- see https://github.com/tj/node-blocked
    blocked = require('blocked')
    blocked (ms) ->
