Thus begins the speech:

I'd like to thank whatever demon possessed me to slash Mary Marsh, as well as Aaron Sorkin for making her such an unattractive blank canvas. Also Priya and val for giving me the first inkling that I might win this award. And Luna for treating it like a regular story instead of the freak that it is. All my normal friends who just nod and smile? Thank you a million times for your valiant, if useless, example of, well, normalcy. Many thanks, the second to most thanks, in fact, to Teanna and cgb for a) putting this together and b) including Mary in the thing--don't pretend you didn't know someone would pick her. Lastly but not leastly, the folks who voted for my nutty, nutty words. I'm glad I managed to make you go "omigod!" with a little story.

The ceremony is now three hours over-schedule. Thank you and good night.

[/speech] I'm now spamming the (other) winners with congratulations. Feel free to do the same.

peace,
bj