Happy Birthday!

(It really sucks to be so many time zones behind, but...)

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Top Ten Things I Like About courtesy

1. She is so very strangely, adorably, upside-down foreign.
2. Understands the extreme importance of being antisocial now and then.
3. Explains the subtle nuances of Australian slang in a wonderfully endearing manner (although I still haven't totally figured out the logistics of that thing about the cracker yet, but I don't want to push my luck.)
4. She shares a name with delightful beef. She claims that she can feel it when I gnaw on her leg but I don't believe her. Much.
5. Can make me laugh even when I'm grumpy first thing in the morning. Also, makes other people laugh when we engage in rapid but nonsensical LJ-comments.
6. She introduced me to Portia--ooh la la. (She says to tell you hi..)
7. She is always always always true to herself, even when it hurts (especially when it hurts.) I admire that a lot.
8. She gets paid to play with toys and eat cereal. How cool is that? (I like toys. And cereal!)
9. Given her proximity on the tomorrow side of the world, she is superbly qualified to let me know on any given day if I should just stay in bed.
10. She did not vote for Bush. (To the critics of this statement: So what? Plenty of people voted who weren't allowed.)

(And one bonus reason from M, who says that she is the most accomplished llama farmer that he has ever met.)