oiran | give thanks, version 2.0 (Reply)

First,

happy birthday, ingrid_m

And...yes, you might have seen this post earlier... I pulled it for a bit because I discovered I'd inadvertently skipped some folks *hangs head in shame*. I've checked and double-checked, but if for some reason I missed out on your greeting, please feel free to link it (or chastise me!) here in comments. I am a little overwhelmed by the all the b-day wishes, and I really don't mean to leave anyone out!

Thank you to

acampbell,

aelora,

ahab99,

althea1111,

amandajane5,

amyth71,

anathema666,

anitac588,

annavtree,

aotearoagal,

astrea9562,

bonibaru (WHILST! CERULEAN!),

calliope1975,

chasethecat,

debc,

destina,

digitalwave,

disbelief11,

echoskeleton,

edgecity,

fajrdrako,

fizzabith,

fox1013,

goss,

hallucinateme,

hey_miss_missy,

hussydujour,

jfc013,

kallipoe,

kattiya,

kiezh,

kilronan,

koimistress,

littledrop,

luvmax1,

meret,

mlleelizabeth,

nifra_idril,

oehel,

pepperjackcandy,

nebt_het,

niciasus,

perclexed,

phoiniks,

princess_bunny,

raelan,

ravenluvslex,

rayaluna,

rosenho,

sandram,

sarahjane12,

selfinduced,

serrico,

slodwick,

smallcondo,

sparktastic,

stellexa,

stopawhile,

svmadelyn,

tehomet,

terpsichoreslyr,

thdancingferret,

thistle90,

tradesland,

tstar78,

ultimatemother,

vampsarecool and

wishbyspirit for the kind birthday wishes. My day was perhaps not as porn-filled as one might have hoped, but it was pleasant and rather introspective (which happens when you're over 30). No naked dancing boys, but I did eat too much fudge.

And special thanks to the following:

bastian1967 - Thank you for the inspirational icon ;) And it's b&w even!

cjandre - wrote Across the Border, an absolutely devastating ficlet, post-Whisper AU. Just gorgeous. Thank you for letting me share this with Livia!

dolimir - wrote a beautiful piece of smut for Thamiris and myself here: A Little Piece of Birthday Porn. She claims she cannot write porn. Go see how wrong she is. Thank you so much for this!

emelerin - I am so looking forward to reading this, i.e., finding out what you really think of me. I have a feeling it's going to be more flattery and blandishments, you wily primitive. Adore you. Come to NYC in May so we can braid each other's hair.

fleegull - Oh, wow. You are such a sweetheart! I'll use it for some trashy, lurid purpose, I promise ;)

gothphyle - wrote just the sort of heart-punishing, open-ended PORN that I love: Not a Simple Thing . I've raved about this quite a bit already, and if you haven't read it you really should go see for yourself.

isagel - my junkyard girl has dedicated Captured - Chapter IV to me. It's mine, see, and I'm sharing. God, I love this story.

lapetite_kiki - beautiful, beautiful manips here. These are NOT WORK SAFE!

latxcvi - Thank you! And perhaps we can actually tip back some champagne (or equivalent) when I'm in your city in May…

mei_x - You are one of my favorites. Thank you so much for your kind thoughts.

missu - You're a darling, and so generous! I will use it wisely ;)

msdaccxx - Classy and filthy, eh? I'm so pleased we'll have a chance to compare manners and hygiene in the nearish future ;)

pun - I can't wait for you to kick me. Seriously. It's a disorder, I think. Attempting leverage: I think you should let me read Sleepy Clark for my birthday.

rhiannonhero - made me a stupid vid. She seems to think I like Tori Amos and naked boys. If you're on her list, take pity on her and watch the nasty thing: Lovesong.

rosesmove - Thank you so much! It's TRUE, it's beautiful, and it's b&w! See the card Roses made for me here.

shaggirl - Woo! Care package! Fudge! Jewelry! Bond-Aid bondage tape!!! A TYOG!Lex mug! And more! And, she somehow got HP fen reading my stuff! Dana, I am so looking forward to carousing and fangirling the fangirls (and the half-naked ladies) in NYC!

stone_princess - I love you too. You made me cry. I miss you.

timian - Heh. You can't tell from my "jed" icon, but I've got the Mrs. R streak now...

tobyfan - wrote On That Day, a brief, biting, beautiful possibility that is just perfect for me. Wow.

tynantblue0162 - I got up today (at 2:30 PM, admittedly) to this: Showing Skin. Oh. My. God. Chrissy, why don't you do this more often? Like, every day? Fic based on two manips/icons I've made, and I can't even remember what I thought was happening in the images any more, because this would have to be the definitive version. GUH.

And to fellow birthday girl,

thamiris, the parade did happen, even if only in my head, but you were indeed there ;) I hope it was a lovely day for you, too.