Friendslist meme

[ailbhe]

On this miserable summer's day, here is a list of 50 people on my LJ friendslist to whom I owe thanks.

I did notice, looking at my list, that there's no-one on my list whom I don't like for one reason or another. Even if I disagree strenuously with some of yiz :) That made me happy.

actionreplay, for backing me up in my impressions of the Irish mental health system for young people

ai731, for incredibly vast numbers of things but most recently for the sewing machine

aliasrob, for buying me a lot of Black Russians and for holding me while I threw them back up again (I still don't think they taste really alcoholic so I don't drink them any more)

aquaeri, for having arguments so that I don't have to

barakta, for having arguments so that I don't have to

baratron, for innumerable gifts at crises, each one bringing peace of mind as well as whatever was in the box

batswing, for telling me about Quakers

beckyl, for her hospitality

biascut, for her wisdom

browngirl, for her fabulosity

buzzy_bee, for her sympathy and perspective and calm

cangetmad, for writing things I wish I had

cdollmont, for helping to form my relationship with Rob

clanwilliam, for bread, booze, curry, chat, and introducing me to a horse

da_pol, for that thing of driving absurd distances to cheer people up and help them out

elisem, for my favourite necklace

ellipunk, for comoderating "Plan: Survive"

epi_lj, for sanity-checks

firecat, for having arguments so that I dont' have to

flybabydizzy, for love and support

geekling, for rice porridge

gingieellis, for being lovely and good

glitzfrau, for making me think

gmh, for... years of making me think and challenging and supporting me, and for introducing me to Jen

happydisciple, for Getting It when I bit my tongue

helenprev, for loveliness and generosity and Trennels

hfnuala, for coming to see me!

hitchhiker, for Scrabble and friendship

hopeforyou, for making me and my mother healthier by remote control

jennyaxe, for generosity

k425, for being good fun when drunk (me or her? not sure)

kcobweb, for wise words

kelvix, for wise words

kightp, for her good example

krabbe, for two photos of Sophia

liadnan, for apparently not holding years of not-getting-in-touch against me (will try harder)

libellum, for complicated thinky things

lilairen, for more complicated thinky things

lizw, for working so hard on things I care about

ljgeoff, for working so hard to make the world a better place in ways I don't really know much about at all

mactavish, for being fab enough to have shown me all sorts of fab people

mecmom, for reading my stuff sometimes

megpie71, for making me feel at home at Shapely Prose

merryhouse, for thoughts

micheinnz, for zillions - we can elaborate in IM but I think we did recently anyway

natural20, for Getting It and laughing at me nicely

nex0s, for unwavering support and for taking no shit

niallm, for hospitality and generosity and well-timed hugs

pir_anha, for affirmation

puritybrown, for the teddy with the blue coat who goes everywhere with us

Comments

[almadsfeika]

I can do lydiasings on LJ, but mostly I use this account over here. Especially if you want to hear an OUCH story or two, or ten...

[ailbhe]

... but I don't think I know who you are. Do I?

[almadsfeika]

You may have bumped into me in TLL, once, or twice, or 25 times...

[almadsfeika]

I may even have talked about dancing...

Re: Friendslist meme

[piranha]

oh, that's a nice meme. i think i shall have to ponder doing all of mine (all the ones i KNOW, at least). maybe in sections so it doesn't become overwhelming.

and thanks! :) it's good to know i am doing something useful.

[sashajwolf]

Thank you!

[aquaeri]

Thank you!

(nice meme. I don't think much of most of them.)

[baratron.livejournal.com]

This is so happy-making to read :) As is "for having arguments so that I don't have to" :D Sometimes our spoons are best saved by our friends wading into the fray in our stead.

[barakta]

Now I am intrigued as to what arguments :) Or just my general intermittent trolling idiots moments.

It's a lot easier to argue for someone else than to argue for yourself - reason #376 I am in the dream job cos I know why I'm doing it.

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm so glad I've gotten to know you - you often provide thinky posts for me to mull over, even if I don't comment.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*beams at you*

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

*big hugs* :)

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

aw - thanks :) i'm thankful for your friendship too. *hug*

[niallm.livejournal.com]

The next set of hugs will be delivered in Our New Kitchen, for extra warmth and light!

(And thank you.)

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you!

[k425.livejournal.com]

Both!

And thank you. You make me think.