To all those who made this year just what it is… thank you! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You know who you are… but in case you don’t, read on. Thanks go out to all the people who have touched me, in large or small ways, this year: abbie, abie, aidz, aimee, aisa, aissa, alessa, alexie, alex, al, al h., angel a., angel p., anj, anna, anna foz, anna m., anna r., anne rose, anya, apol, arbie, arjay, armi, arnold, arvie, athena, ava, balsy, becca, bellie, beng, bogey, bon, bran, bry, bundi, butz, caloy, carl, carmie, carmela, carmen, cats, catz, cat, cay, cb, charles, charo, checko, cheng, chewey, che, che g., chicoy, chris c., chris m., chris s., chuck, chuh, chum, ciara, cia, cj, clarie, cookie, cristina, cris, cyd, daianne, da, dad, denise, des, didi, duday, edgar, edsel, eggy, ej a., ej f., ekai, eks, elaine, ele, elisa, eliza, erick, evans, falx, felix, ferdie, ferds, francesca, fran, frances, franny, francis, franco, franco s., frankie, gege, gian, ginny, gladys, gopz, guia, gutsy, gutzee, hannah, hans, happy, heintz, helen, honey, ian, ida a., ida g., iggy, ikey, iris, itoy, ivanna, ivan, jackie, jack, jacques, jacqui, jamila, jam, janet, jan, jeli, jemma, jen, jenny, jerome, jill, jin, jip, jj, jm, joaq, joel f., joel p., joey, joe, john, jonas, jon, jorge, jose, joy, jp e., jp v., jr, julette, justa, jv, kai, kan, karen, karl, katz, kaye, kc, kendrick, kenny, kikay, kitchie, knox, krissy, kristel, kris, kv, laila, laurie, laur, lei, leon, lesan, lian, lisa, liza, lj, lorenzo, louie, luigi, maan, maite, maite c., maki, mambo, manel, manny, marco a., marco s., marga, maria, mariciris, marie, mark o., mark y., martin, matet, maya, me-ann, mei, mel, mias, mia f., mia s., michelle, mico, miggy, mike, mikki, miko, milo, minelli, mischa, mom, monica, myla, naz, neil, nicky, nicola, nico, nic, nikka, nikko, niña, noel e., noel g., ogs, oliver, pam, pancho, paolo s., pao s., patrick b., patrick j., patrick v., pat, paulino, paul c., paul r., paul s., paul y., peewee, peter, philip, pia, ping, pippo, ponch, pope, ramon, ranza, regolas, rey, rhenz, ria, rica, risa, rita, ritesh, rj, robi, ronald, roni, rox, sabeth, salvo, sam, sandra, sherie, sherrie, shirley, sly, star, stef, terin, tess, therese b., therese e., tina, tintin, tish, third, tonchi, trici, tsirol, tuks, twink, victor, vince, wilmer, winchie, winch, yammie, yard, x