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Am plagued by the cold - life sucks!

Note To Self: *Don't* wear your Spanish pyramid earrings together with a long lace-type scarf! They'll tangle, it's inevitable. And you look so bloody *stupid* with your ear stuck like that!

But... I realise I slept right through (well, hung in bed reading Tamora Piece's Alanna-quartet for the umpteenth time) Beta Appreciation Day. So here is

BELATED BETA APPRECIATION NIGHT!
Yep, it's a *long* list that should probably go under LJ-cut, but they're all too wonderful to deserve Teh Cut!

First and foremost, huggles and an unending supply of blood-flavoured lollipops to

chthonya and

lazy_neutrino. I don't deserve you. Heck, *no one* deserves you!
A basketful of whipped whelps to

annephoenix because I can come to her with *anything*, no matter how disturbing, without feeling nervous.
More huggles to

seventines, who is always supportive and spot-on and faster than a Romulan warp drive, and to

fee_absinthe with her knack for spotting things I fail to see, to

ariss_tenoh, for being lovely and offering a hand whenever I'm ready to panic, and to

leni_jess for being the most incredible grammar whizz and a masterful Harry/Lucius characterisation expert ;).
And lots of gold-tassled scarlet carpets for

amanuensis1 to walk on, whom I only dare ask for serious smut, because it will take her away from writing her own gorgeous stuff.
And finally, semi-naked BtVS actors for

hummelchen, because she reads everything I ask her to, and always offers perceptive plot input even if we don't always agree ;).
And one final group hug to

the_dark_twin,

waterbird,

isiscolo,

adela711,

spookykat and

esmeraraldo for helping out in dire straits!

Gods - considering that this only covers the last year, I *really* owe debts to a *lot* of people, and am too lucky for words. I *do* love you all, which I hope you know! *sniffles*

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I don't deserve you. Heck, *no one* deserves you!

That's OK. We'll have your firstborn. :)

I was lucky enough to meet chthonya two weeks ago for a day. And she's just as nice as I remembered from accio, and just as clever, and fiercely passionate about the things that matter to her. Which leaves me with two questions:

Why don't I know more people like this in real life and why on earth can't all my LJ friends just move to my village? Heaven on earth...

I second everything you say ... including having the first borns.

In fact, I'm feeling guilty for not making my own beta appreciation post, but ....

HIJJA KNOWS I LOVE HER and no one else has come such a far way with me :).

*hands over squalling newborn and big saw*
... ok, that might be getting nasty!

'Course I know you love me! *hugs and whispers adult-rated stuff*
And it's been quite a way - stumbling over tormented Harry with every step ;).

*hands over squalling newborn*

Chthonia is brilliant! And yes, a LJ members village would *so* rock ;).

Ask me for anything, anytime. ^_^

Thanks :). But I'd still only bother you about a fic I think worthwhile - I'd much rather read your fics :).

So what am I - chopped liver?

So what am I - chopped liver?

Yep :). No, seriously, I only covered the last year, and only full beta-readings (leaving out everyone who left comments no matter how useful, because then it would have been absolutely huge - and bloody hard to trace back). But... on the upside, I've never not credited you in a fic, haven't I?

That's OK, anyway I know that I am not one of your regulars. But it's not because I do not want to.