I am thankful for… friends

My friend Alethea took part in Ramadan with me because she shared the feeling I did. Now she’s writing a novel this month too, despite the fact that she’s a mommy and is going to school and working full time. She has never, ever let me down and in our ten years of friendship, and I am glad to do whatever I can to help her out with her life.

My friend Moira is the most considerate person I know. She has never, ever forgotten a birthday or Christmas. She is also getting her Master’s in philosophy and remains one of my favorite people to have a conversation with. She is a fabulous author (English/philosophy major) and I can only hope she’ll read my writing sample and offer me some advice. ((she wrote her first novel at sixteen!))

My friend Sandy is the most fun, awesome person you will ever stand the chance of meeting. She was my R.A. when I lived in Pennsylvania and a regular friend after that. She was the first worthwhile person I met there and the only one to stay up until 4 a.m. to say goodbye to me when I left. She also flew across the country to go on a road trip with me. Not only did our relationship not strain for the week we spent in each other’s company, but we grew so much closer. When I almost didn’t have an iPod, she offered to lend me hers for the 4-day drive back alone. She went out of her way to accommodate my friends and even tried to be a wingman. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather spend a week trapped in a car with.

My friend Ex_cal is hilarious, dangerous, insane, and an unmitigated genius ((which is why he’s the only person I’ve let write on my blog)). I haven’t talked to him in a while, possibly because I haven’t saved up enough money to go back to Australia and became grotesquely unreliable in correspondence, but I still hold him as one of the greatest conversationalists and most intelligent people I have ever met. He also has a heart of gold: he let me into his circle of friends without a second thought, made my last weekends in Australia the most fun I have ever had, and stayed up with me and Jess the whole night before I left. I promised this man I would be back to Australia and I will ((Or he’ll break my legs.)). His philosophy skill is greater than mine at the moment, but I doubt it’ll stay that way for long.

Adriano sends the funniest e-mails and is one of the greatest conversationalists I’ve ever known. If I had to make a guest list to a party of any sort, he would be the first on the list, just because he’s such an intelligent, enjoyable, intriguing human being. Whether he’s living in Australia when I go back or not, I’ll go to wherever he is and visit him.

My friend Jess is beautiful, smart, and twistedly funny. If I had to make a list of the best people I had ever met, she would be in the top three without a doubt. We were roommates in Australia and had the kind of conversations only a psychology major and a nutcase could have ((wait a minute, I’m not a psychology major… what an I trying to imply here??)). If I could marry this girl, I’d do it in a heartbeat. As it is, she and I are staging a surprise wedding for her and Trumpet Rob soon, so I can’t. I’d never take Trumpie’s girl.

My friend Trumpet Rob is friggin’ awesome. I first met him when I went to Pennsylvania on exchange. He was my favorite person in the hall then and continues to be one of my favorite people in the world. One night, via AIM, we decided to go to Australia. I never thought we would actually do it, but 9 months later we were roommates across the globe. I would trust this man with my life, my wife, and —if my back were turned— a knife. He is a creationist-bashing biologist and a friend for life.

My friend Frank… actually, I don’t know why I still hang out with him. Trumpet Rob is so much cooler.I love all of these people with all my heart and would take a bullet for them in a second. I am glad they are in my life. I am thankful for… friends. ((p.s. There are certain people who should be on this list that I did not include for silly reasons. For instance, I have some wonderful, fantastic cousins that I would readily and gladly consider my friends, but as we are related, I did not include them here. Moof and most readers should also be on this list, but as I cannot be sure you’re really real, you’re not. Sorry, but the Matrix scares me. Also, I did not include anyone I’ve dated (Alacaeriel, Linda Barrett, Kelly Kapowski, etc.), but I consider them friends too, even if they don’t. And.. um.. also, I just wanted to anger some people, so if that’s you, then ha ha, you fell for it!))

My friend Alethea took part in Ramadan with me because she shared the feeling I did. Now she’s writing a novel this month too, despite the fact that she’s a mommy and is going to school and working full time. She has never, ever let me down and in our ten years of friendship, and…