idgonemad.net - acknowledgement

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To these people, I say "Thank you."

Specific People:

Sara - Always there for me, always helpful. Sara is my girlfriend. Sara is my favorite.

Travis - Brotherman. I know you got my back.

Havis - Like a wise man on a mountain who traded his mountain for some James Brown records.

Phong Nguyen - I consider him a comrade and value his opinion. We also have the same birthday.

Colin Ferguson - Artist and instructor. Some would call him fastidious, and some would be right. Also a very helpful man. Also also a very crafty man. Also also also once painted himself as a woman. o_O

Mary-Grace Paden - Greatly helped me with my writing.

Rick Helton - Also known as Dad; not only stepped in when his predecessor was a total failure of a man, but treated my brother and me like his own. Quite likely the singlemost important contributor to everything I have known in life.

Jessica Graves - The sort of clever girl on whom I like to test ideas. She is my brother from another mother and one of my favorite lesbians ever.

Elizabeth Coon - The sort of Byron fangirl on whom I like to test ideas. We used to chat more often than we do now, which is sad.

Meggery - The sort of mushy girl on whom I like to test ideas. She'll gush about her boyfriend with about the same intensity as she will about some new zombie movie.

Des - The sort of woman girl on whom I like to test ideas. She's a sweetie and is in the MOOOVIE BIDNESS, so she imparts some unusual experiences.

Naomi Chan - Reminded me I had a style, once.

Erika - Sistergirl, I still have that drawing.

Delano - Reminded me once that not even professionals are professional.

Charboneau - Very helpful fellow. You have gratitude. Thanks for photohelp.

The Good Karen - Always willing to take a sneak peek at something I've done and provide feedback.

The Evil Karen - Was quick to help with a few head shots for reference, and has helpful feedback.

Mike Brown - Bouncing of ideas and random chat is a helpful thing. He and I are old school comraderie.

Dr. Foster - Premier flesh mechanic in his field.

Drs. Dunn, Massey, Russel - For everything. Seriously, everything, since without you three I would probably have nothing.

Mom - For running when the running was good.

Specific People I Do Not Know Personally:

Thomas Jefferson - For writing those things. You know the ones. And Religious Freedom.

Thomas Edison - Electrocuting elephants aside, lightbulbs were pretty useful.

Thomas the Tank Engine - All that lead paint in your toys - thanks.

Mr. Wizard - For thinking that children could be just as interested in science as they could be with some banal puppet show and getting on TV.

Gunpei Yokoi - for METROID

Jon Lovitz - Punching Andy Dick in the face for being Andy Dick.

Herman Hesse - Siddhartha.

Tanith Lee - For a richly different take on fantasty.

Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird, amirite?

George Romero - Dawn of the Day of the Night of the

Haim Saban - Bringing Power Rangers to the West.

Wonder Showzen - Brain breaking good.

Spahn Ranch - I dig you guys.

General:

Truck drivers that move to the next lane for entering or merging traffic.

Businesses that do not refer to their customers as "guests" - no one is tricked by that.

People who get involved.

Those who argue for the rights of others.

Mexicans.

Those who think gay people are people first and deserving of the same rights other people think should be exclusive to them.

People who think God is Love instead of God Hates People Not Like Me.

More to come...as soon as more people are helpful or something, or I remember them...