User:Giraffe1111

Does this thing work? Hello?

Uhhh, what do I do here.

Okay, I would like to thank the academy for stuff they do despite people being critical. I'd like to thank the guy who once validated my parking ticket when I had no money, and the homeless lady who said my hair looked like a dandelion with pieces blown away. I'd like to thank the people who save the whales and the whales themselves, especially the whales stuck in middle management, because that is tough. I would like to thank the people in this world who are weirder than I am--all three of you, plus Crispin Glover. I'd like to thank people who read and think and people who have made me think and read and those who think while reading and read while thinking, but you shouldn't read while driving because that's a safety issue. If I possibly met you in some parallel universe, I would like to say welcome and thank you, too, and, you know, sorry about not calling--that time-travel thing's tricky with my rollover minutes.

Still. In acknowledgments pages, they like you to get specific with your shout-outs. Otherwise, people stop inviting you to dinner. And I like dinner. So, with that in mind, I would like to thank the following very specific people:

Pam Bobowicz and James Cataback for their support and input. Also, the chocolate.

Ralph "Balphy" Cohn, Susanna "Superfoxy" Schrobsdorff, and Jo "Just Because I Haven't Come Up with Your Annoying Nickname Yet Doesn't Mean I Won't" Knowles.

Justin Larbalestier (who doesn't get a nickname because I fear him) for pushing me to push myself.

Cameron Leary. Cameron Effing Leary! (Really. That's his middle name. It's on all his monograms.) Cameron Leary, Writer Extraordinaire, who gave me incredible advice for AP English.

Brian Greene, Nima Arkani-Hamed, Hugh Everett III, Lisa Randall, Steven Weinberg, Ed Witten, Michio Kaku, Neil Turok, and Julian Barbour for their amazing work on unlocking the mysteries of our universe and providing me with inspiration. (Albeit only through bookstores and the Internet because I don't actually know any of you, but you seem cool.)

The makers of Rock Band, because it's cheaper and more fun than antianxiety meds.

The Tea Lounge on 7th Avenue, 2001-2008. R.I.P.

Last, but most definitely not least, Stephen Hawking, who I also don't know, but I've always wanted to thank him some how.