I just need to post this. Within the past decade I have met a handful of some really cool people who have listened to my bullshit and drama repeatedly and have not only returned to listen to more of it but are always there to back me up and help me out. In thirty years of my life I have never been so fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life. I not only learn from all of you but you are always a major foundation of advice and experience that I can tap into when I have exhausted my own ideas and energy. Not very often do we ever get to say how awesome our friends are with the exception of stupid chain emails we now half read but are thankful we still get them because we are reminded how fortunate we are to be getting them...even if it is the 90th fucking time.
Alot of you have recently been telling me that I have come such a long way in these past years we have known each other. And you have all told me how proud you are of my strength...my insane ranting passion towards certain movements(puppy mills, factory farms) and even when opinions differed(republicans, gays being able to marry(they should ya know lol))and as big as those subjects may be, they are too small in comparison to our bond to ever change our friendship. All of these qualities you have commended me on have come from what I have learned and emulated from all of you. And don't think a day does not go by that I am not thankful for the debates, the friendship and any and all chances I get to repay any of you with the same support and devotion.
So many people have come and gone in my life...some pop back in occasionally and flitter back into the shadows of obscurity but you few that are reading this have always been there...whether we have been states away or too buried with our own dramas we still try to find the time to at least listen. As insane as this past month or so has been for me....when I get to spend time with you guys..even just via email...you remind me that reality is not the job, school, or the idiots out on the streets....reality is the friendship between all of us that has gotten all of us through so much crap. Its the mutual understanding of sarcasm and cynicism and humor that we can only get from each other. Its the sentences we finish for each other, the hand bags that we spot in the store at the same time, the understanding of the most subtle facial expressions of clearing of a throat, the private jokes, the tear filled secrets from those bruised parts of our soul even our own family members know nothing about. Its the compliments and congratulations we give each other. Its those unexplained moments of shared visions, choking on water at the same time states away, crying over the same stupid commercial, or dodging flying pebbles from a very emotionally receptive zen fountain that makes us realize how lucky we are to know people who share in some parallel cosmic flow. It's in the secrets we share, the experiences we compare, the diligent and passionate protection we have for each other. It's having faith in each other's abilities even when other people tell us we can't, and the occasional kick in the ass when we ourselves are unable to find our own abilities. It's just amazes me because I have always been friends with guys because they seemed less catty. And I have found several women who at one time or another were "just one of the guys" and felt the same way. And I think this is why we share that tight camaraderie as well as an amazing sense of humor...because we spent so much time resisting the usual girl bullshit. We share the best of all the realms of friendship.
I am forever thankful, and even on my worst days....honestly I have never been happier. I don't think we ever get a chance to really express to people in our lives how much of a difference they make.

Send this to 15 of your friends to let them know you care and you will find 500 dollars under a rock in Korea. Honestly, my friends tried this and two days later she flew to Korea and the first rock she picked up had 500 dollars under it!!


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