Snippets #12: in gratitude...

every once in a while it becomes appropriate to thank people for the little things they've done for you. far too often the smallest nudges can snowball quietly and imperceptibly, not becoming apparent until months, or sometimes years later. today i'd like to pay tribute to some of these, in the order in which i though of them:

AB - for trying with limited success to get me into Death Cab For Cutie (the unofficial soundtrack for my time in Scotland) all those years ago.
Rapunzel - for giving me a reason to pull Death Cab out of my collection and listen to it again.
SiJ - for telling me to bring an umbrella to Scotland, even if it did break after less than a day.
Matt - for convincing me to give Sharing Space by Cog another listen (it's become the unofficial soundtrack to my time in London).
Shadow - for filling my head with ideas of the UK, and keeping me on the straight and narrow when i've been headed off the rails.
The Boss - for looking the other way while Shadow and i have run amok and letting him look after my stuff.
The Boy - for proving that a lot of what i can't do is not in fact impossible.
Danae - for giving me something to hope for.
Louise - for making this trip survivable, and helping prevent me from turning into a total mess when it's all gone south.
Scott Mortimore aka ScuM (wherever on earth you are) - for showing me just how amazing music can be.
Sandra - for being someone i can say just about anything to when i have the need.
Cymun - for demonstrating how to stay positive when the sky's fallen in, and trying again and again to impress his taste in music on me.
Alex D - for helping me get set up and giving up her bedroom so that louise and i'd have a quiet place to stay.
Ondine - for reminding me that even the most serious people can go , and making me start writing again after years of neglect.
Sam from Sydney - for being someone to hang out with when i was all alone in a cold, wet place.
My Mum - for not complaining too much about all the swearing in my blog and providing much appreciated financial support.
Marcia - for always making an effort to do the right thing.
Moonbug - for having solid advice, especially when it comes to travelling.
Brad - for being a constant reminder that at least there's one person i'm superior to.
Amanda - for giving me the escape velocity i needed to break out, and inadvertently saving me from thinking i could never do any better.
Gordon Brown - for making my beers 4 pence cheaper.

that'll do for now. i've missed a lot of people out, but that's always going to happen. if you feel hard done by, let me know how i've neglected you and i'll be sure to amend, or provide appropriate derision.