and I see that it sucked up 100MB just to download ~2000 blocks
is this normal for earlier blocks? because the newer blocks are less than 1kb/block
The early blocks were bigger because that's when the CLAMs were given out to all the BTC, LTC, and DOGE addresses.
My blk0001.dat file in the .clam folder is 154,029,202 bytes - so if you have 100 MB you're two thirds of the way there, by byte count.
@dooglus someone beat your record

umm or it might be you again

Not me. My biggest mining reward is ~950 CLAM, and my 2nd biggest is ~567 CLAM.
I'll keep on staking though - so hopefully will regain my record soon.
