Sad News
My, aren't I all posty today?
Belated Happy Birthdays to barrington, meleah, today for unluckymonkey. bobmanasco thinks I'll forget his birthday in a few days too, and he's probably right because I'm an absentminded jerk who sucks at remembering birthdays, so I'll wish him a happy one now, instead. Love to you all.
A pop-poll on the crimelibrary.com site I contributed to just now;
What do you think is the greatest threat in the world today?
Iran's nuclear program
18.64%
Islamic terrorists
34.09%
Bird flu pandemic
2.82%
United States
22.27%
Global warming
22.18%
(For the record, I ticked Global Warming. Sadly, not as many people agree as hoped).
Over the past few months I've been watching the mail box, anxiously awaiting the arrival of a package I'd been told was on the way. I was aware that it was imminent/overdue because of the escalating anxiety of the senders and organisers of said package. Both morganaus and kingoftherodeo were leaving cryptic emails as to whether or not anything had been received, and no, it hadn't. I was eventually told that a wedding gift for both Wade and myself had been sent many months earlier (November), compiled and contributed to by folks both in Melbourne and in LJ Land (we had requested that no wedding gifts be given at the actual wedding, due to my moving overseas and being short on space - hence this was a collaborative effort of friends both online and in the meat world, bless). It had been sent unregistered from Melbourne, and a receipt had (sadly) not been kept - this is of no fault to the friend nominated for posting, just an arse of a situation in general. We were all hoping that it had just been delayed, or was temporarily missing en route, but now it seems that it's missing For Good, despite a few of us contacting local postal offices ("nothing we can do") repeatedly, in both Melbourne and the U.S.
I'm writing this now in case those of you on LJ who contributed thought we'd neglected to acknowledge its receipt, and offer thanks. Mars finally bowed to my pressure and coughed up a list of those who did, so both Wade and myself would like to thank you all here, instead.
the_pilchard, prolixfootle, lucylovebiscuit, rambleman, sinndar, oddangel, nsingman, zesty_pinto, aebon, ariadnelives, reeeeeeeeflex, and psychostorm.
(It makes me a tad teary, actually, but then again, I'm crying a lot lately so it could be the Happiness/Love or the Depression. Dunno...)
I don't precisely know who contributed outside of LJ (ie: in Melbourne) other than the girls at Feck, but our heartfelt thanks go out each of you, also. Please let me know if you did, so I can thank you personally, too.
I have no idea what it was, other than it being "really fucking awesome", and I suspect it was rather substantial, not a toaster oven, and possibly kinda expensive (jerks). Mars and Ilana (kingoftherodeo) have been worrying themselves rather sick over all of this, understandably, and Mars is even insisting on repaying those in LJ land out of her own pocket. At risk of sounding overly dramatic, I would request that we all bear this loss together, and absolve her of the self-perceived responsibility of doing so. It's a fucked up thing, we're all really fucking sad about it, and it's just my (typical) bad luck playing a part. Did I mention I was cursed?
Seriously, though, thank you all. Both Wade and I were stunned and utterly tickled at your thought/s, and it still makes me feel all gooey inside to be this loved. We started our life together with your full love and support, and I'll never not be grateful for it. This has to be the very best wedding present we never got, due to all the disgusting, filthy lahve crammed inside it.
xxx
Youse is all fucking sweethearts, youse are.