I Rant, Therefore I Am

To my flist:

Thank you for the birthday wishes. I'm sorry that I wasn't more prompt in replying to them. What I got for Christmas was a case of Influenza and my birthday present to myself was a trip to the Emergency Room. I am slowly beginning to recover, but it's still tough going. I get winded simply from walking to the bathroom, so I'm in no way out of the woods yet.

I wish all of you a safe and prosperous New Year. Please be cautious when around other ill people this flu season, The ER doctor I spoke to on Thursday said that the flu vaccine is no protection at all against this particular strain of the flu, Half the people in my county who are down with the flu have had this season's vaccine.

Take care my friends.
MHS

I hope your day was everything you wanted it to be!

As you all may know, last Friday my brother was admitted to hospital for kidney failure.( brotherly drama )

I'm so confused and scared right now. I certainly don't want to lose my brother.

So, many of you know that pokeystar  (along with a few other LJers) runs Exchange Bingo. The most recent round was for the Dramione exchange. Yes, I participated (in the BINGO playing, not the exchange) and I won an uber-fantastic prize...( envy-inducing pics under the cut... )

I can't possibly thank Pokey enough for offering this up as a prize. The cookies are delightful and I am rationing them to make it last as long as possible. :D

I hope you had a wonderful day!

I'm not sure I have ever been so damn afraid in my life. I think I may go completely insane if I don't share my fears with someone.

( Cut to spare the flist... )
I am so worried that this is going to get much worse. I can't sleep for all of the horrible scenarios that are going through my head.

 



Now that my fellow quiz prize winner madeleone  has bragged about her present I can feel comfortable bragging about my own. morethansirius is an awesome Quiz Princess and I can't thank her enough for the wonderful prize. The very moment I got it home from the mailbox, I started putting things in it to see how it would feel on my arm. I am a bag-whore (i.e. I Lurvz teh bagz), so this prize just made my year!

Now that the Who's Who of the Exchange has finally been released, I can now give proper thanks and appreciation where it is so richly due.

Firstly, talesofsnape ... what could I possibly say that would adequately convey how much I love my gift, Karakuri and how honored I am that you wrote it just for me? Even though it was a pinch-hit, you still put your all into it, and I can't tell you how much I <3 you for that. You rock my fanfic world, you really do! {{massive hugs}}

Now, to the uber-wonderful celta_diabolica for being the best beta EVER! She listened to me whinge and waffle, and be a general pain in the arse about the progress of my exchange fic and I will never be able to thank her enough for her encouragement and support. Drink Me was made a much better fic because of her input.  {{squishes D tightly}}

To everyone who read and reviewed my contribution to the exchange, thank you so much for your kind comments. Now that the reveals are up, I will be responding to each of them to let you know how much I appreciate every single word.

*hugs you all*
MHS