If Scotti does a vanity search her computer will blow up.
Count me in on this bandwagon! Scotticher is a sweetie! Best durn gift-giver I ever saw! And such nice emails too!
-Tcat
Not to blow my own horn, but merely to illustrate the rockability of Scotticher, I started the “Scotticher Appreciation Thread” a while back. Much deserved, of course, and much contributed to, natch.
I do love that woman. Scotti, darling, you are one of the sweetest people in the world. It is my fervent hope to meet you IRL someday, so I can exchange hugs with you and tell you to your face what a dear you are.
Among all the folks I met at the L.A. Dopefest last fall she was one of the nicest. A heart of gold.
And the sky is wide, mountains are tall, and the ocean is wet. This is news?
Agreed. I’ve seen the kindnesses she bestows upon others and that is what makes people believe in a better future.
Cristi, I’m so glad you like your gifts. I saw the lunch box while at the Pike Street Market during the Seattle Dopefest in July, and I quite naturally thought of you immediately. I picked it up, thought maybe it was a bit of a silly gift, put it down, picked it up, thought about it some more and put it down again. Went through the rest of the store, asked someone to tell me what this ugly little spidery octopus-like stuffed “thing” was (it was a Chuthlu[sub]sp[/sub]) and got educated on a whole lot of things I had no idea existed. I’m still not sure if this was a GOOD thing or not. (The store was like a…comic book/collectibles/“cool” toys/posters/I don’t know WHAT it was, someone else would have to tell you, but I DO know that if I worked there, I would never get any work done. I’d be too busy playing and going “Ohhhh Ahhhh!”) Anyway, after awhile I started worrying that I had only seen ONE of the boxes, and what if someone bought it by the time I got back there? Obviously, unbeknownst to me, my heart was already set on you HAVING THAT BOX! So, on the way out the door I made a “U” turn, grabbed the box and headed for the checkout area. I just literally couldn’t resist. I am so glad I trusted my instincts. I’ve been looking for the stamp for months, and never could find what I thought you wanted…I found this one the very day I had decided to send your package without one…it had to be kismet! I had such fun putting this together, you are very welcome and I am so VERY glad you like everything!!!
I’m sorry it was so belated, but I hope you feel it was worth the wait! Happy Birthday!!!
As for the rest of you, I am quite literally speechless, but I am going to try.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your kinds words and I cherish your warm feelings for me. I wish I could express exactly how MUCH you all mean to me, but…like I said, I just don’t even know what to SAY.
But you know, I am really and truly NOT ALL THAT NICE! I do things for my friends because I love you, and doing things for you all makes me happy. It would make me even happier if I could do more, but since I live so far away…there is just so little I CAN do. When I see something I think would make one of my friends smile, it makes ME smile to send it to them, give it to them, SAY it to them or…whatever.
And…when someone is hurting, it hurts me too…particularly people I love, but even someone I don’t know, people on the board I have never even “met” (by which I mean interacted with here …I don’t distinguish between friends I have actually met face-to-face and friends I haven’t…if I love you, I love you, and it makes no difference to me if I can reach out and touch you physically, or only through the computer, the phone or…whatever.) So when I see someone here or IRL who is hurting, even if I don’t know them, I want to help and helping them/you helps ME. I belive in forgiveness, second-third and fourth chances, looking for the best in people and being here for people I love. When you allow me to touch your life in a positive way, you make me happy. Loving my friends makes me happy. Extending my hand or my heart makes ME happy.
So in a lot of ways, I am really a very selfish person. You know?
I always knew that if I ever actually tried to explain this to anyone, I wasn’t going to be able to find the words to make anyone understand, and upon preview I find that I was correct. I don’t think I said what I WANTED to say, and I think what I DID say is quite likely to be misunderstood. But I don’t seem to be able to do any better, so I guess this is it.
But once again, as I have said before…when you all say such kind and loving things about me, it makes me want to BE the person you seem to think I already am. Which is a GOOD thing, non?
So…thank you all. Most of you who posted to this thread, and to the thread Dave was sweet enough to start a few months ago are good friends, and I love you. The few people here who I have never really interacted with very much…I thank you as well. I am very glad that you have overlooked some of my “cranky” posts…I expect that from my good friends, after all, they are prejudiced 
…but I can only be grateful that you have seen through my sometimes sharp tongue and know that when I say I care, I mean it.
I don’t really ROCK…YOU ALL ROCK!!!
Late to the party, but I gotta say, that if the other posters Rock (& they do), then our Scotti Rocks, Completely. She’s always there when someone needs a kind word, and she’s always the first to find a way to help prop-up someone that’s down. She’s generous beyond charity, and caring beyond normal human concern.
Yep, count me in as another Scotticher fan. I have always admired her posting but only recently had the opportunity to interact with her personally in a thread. She’s a real sweetheart.
Three cheers for Scotticher!
I love Scotticher.
That’s all.
You’re right - you’re not. Bitch.
Sorry I didn’t get back to this yesterday. Board was being a wee bit stubborn for me.
But yes, I DO love the gift, and considering the fact that I wasn’t expecting one, you certainly could say it was “worth the wait.”
((((Cheri))))
Someday I’ll thank you in person for all the kind things you’ve done for me. I swear I will.