I dont care which one you choose cause they all rox.lol And considering what he said, i believe to be truth. But what reaLLy just sets it off is how well the text works.
Few things I saw were those hard blends, the first one looks best (lol), and i think that sharp edge (top right) should fade out;it'll look more like the other edges then cause there are none.

damn, now that i think about Im definitely lose,...again.lol