Okay, so I guess since I helped run this year's awards it would be a little weird for me not to write an acceptance speech, but I've never been that conventional.  Starting off with the fact that I spelt speach on pretty much every page I've done up to this one, probably because I have some inner desire to go off to the beach instead of huddled in front of my computer.  Besides, beach and speech rhyme, thus should follow the same vowel usage, damn English language!  Peach too, just in case I didn't make a valid enough argument.

With that short introduction I guess I should talk about something germane to the TLA's beside my web construction woes.  Best Years of Our Lives, which is the story that I'm accepting the award for, is one of my favorite stories, and it all stemmed from the fact that I wanted to write the opening paragraph... after that I technically had nothing.  I've always had a strange love affair with Season One so I guess it's appropriate that this be the category I receive, I guess it's the fact that there aren't so many anchored ties so it's easier to develop the PJ relationship without breaking up the entire group.  Plus, Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes spent majority of their Season One scenes undressing each other with their eyes, which was only an added bonus, those two crazy kids.  BYOL was a lot of fun to write though because there was so little angst, it was basically two people falling for one another and acting on it without all those hurdles and adult issues which is kind of realistic with normal teen relationships.  You like a person, they like you back, you make out a lot, then have really bad sex for the first time.  And I guess that was kind of refreshing to the readers, to get a little relaxed break for fun between all the fantastic angst that these other talented writers are able to create. (see how I just dug myself out of that hole, there?)

*Turns back to check the questions that Evie came up with*

Okay, as a writer, I plan on messing around with the English language and continue pissing all over the laws of grammar.  I've been trying to improve on technical aspects but my stubborn nature says that how it comes out of my head and works its way to my fingers is the way it's supposed to be, which is why I hardly read over my work and rarely use a beta, unless Caro is hounding me for sneak peeks. (again with the different vowel rhyming thing, what is that?)  I hope I can continue playing around with these characters, I've always really related to both Pacey and Joey which is why it's easy for me to write them because I hear their voices in my head and in a lot of ways just type out what I would have said or done.  However, there are only so many stories I can come up with, but with all the amazingly positive feedback, I think I may stick around for as long as my limited attention span will allow.

Now onto the thanking portion of this drawn out rant... I could thank my parents, but they haven't read a single thing I've written since I was like in fourth grade and had my dad write my State's project, or I could thank God like so many do in acceptance speeches, but he hasn't helped at all with the thought process either, and I'd doubt he'd approve of all the pre-marital sex I write.  So, I'd really like to thank Katie my BOB 4 Eva, especially in relation to this fic.  I had started talking to her I believe around chapter 4 or 5 of Best and she really, really gave me lots of motivation to stay on top of updates.  For example, signing onto AIM and being assaulted with the message "Best, Best, Best, Best, Best..." or when she'd drop in simple conversation, "Oh yeah, so how about Best?"  I'd also like to thank Evie for not only working on the first TLA's, but for letting me convince her to revive them this year, it's been a lot of hard work, but I'm really proud of the way it all turned out.  She's also given me a lot of advice for improving my writing (like how anything is possible with a rubber chicken) and she has this strange way of getting into my head because we constantly shout out the same thing at the same time... and I'm marrying her brother so I should probably start sucking up to his family (LOL)  I'd also like to thank Caro for making me into a little steam engine and currently an angstful bitch!  She's awesome and really helps me a lot.  And Mac because she's always so supportive, between all the bumps and just words of encouragement she throws your way when you're feeling down, she's been great help during my writing experience.  Oh and Harry!  Yeah Harry, because he's so awesome, giving me art software that I still don't know how to use, and for giving me a place to host my site, and for just being so hilarious in his feedback which is definintely his forte.

There are so many author's I admire, Kate Andrews because she was my first read ever.  Deep Blue Sea for really setting a high standard in the PJ fan fiction world with all the amazing stories she created.  Amy because she has an awesome writing style and really gets things across with short simple sentences that I find extremely powerful.

In closing, I'd like to thank everybody who reads (PJ fan fiction in particular, but your reading skill obviously got you through this speech, so you should be commended in that aspect as well) and all the positive feedback you give, it's fantastic encouragement!

Thanks!

~Abba

Reach!  Teach!  Leach!