klena | For my friends

For the people that mean a lot to me. I know some of you won't get this for a while but I'll put it up anyway.

Kelly I love you because you are my soulsister. I've only known you for almost 3 years now but I feel like we've been friends forever. I don't know if you've ever known it, but you made me proud to be as geeky as I was and to not be ashamed of it. We've slightly lost touch over the last while but that's OK because we're soulsisters. We're linked in our own way and I know I'll always be able to find you and reach out for you when I need to (and visc versa of course!) We've never met but makes me content, just knowing you're out there. I loves ya sis!

Donal I love you because you encourage my geek-dom! We've sat and made fun of my pervy hobbit fancing ways. Our phone conversations, especially the one tonight!, make me smile despite all the silences. You've been a true friend to me and I'm really going to miss you, even if I never say it to your face. You've never given up on trying to get me to read the Harry Potter books but my time has come! You listened to all my dreams and you have a special place in my heart because of our odd conversations and the coded- ones that made Ryan H-B go "???" Thanks D.

Donielle I love you because you make me laugh. ZQL was such a foreign place to me when I joined, almost 5 years ago I think!, and I met you. You introduced me entirely to anime and so, in a way, I have you to thank for everything that's happened to me on the net over the past few years. You taught me to accept who I was and you've come to mean the world to me. You opened my eyes to new people and to new ideas and ways of thinking that I don't think I'd have ever considered if I had never met you. We've never met or even spoken but I feel like you are almost family to me. Your sense of humour is so 'out-there' and you made me feel like 'hey, I'm not the only person who feels this way about...' Thank you.

Steph I love you because you've been through so much but don't give up. We met quite a while ago role-playing on Zelda Temple via Sonia and I'm glad I did meet you. I was so shy for a while back then, and I used to read the multiple questionnaires that circulated the list and note all the things we had in common but never said anything because I was shy. When I first saw your art, my jaw dropped. It was the first anime art I had seen and fascinated me...You've been through so much and I'm certain you've been through more than I've ever seen in your journal but you've never really given up. You've been so determined and I'm glad to have you in my life. Also, seeing your reaction to 'naked hobbits' makes me grin.

Zalan I love you because you're always there. I know you read this journal when you don't really have to. You're my sister and you've been so joyful in your various persuits and you always include me. You accepted me for who I was even before I think I knew. You introduced to the ZQL where I found a second family and I found you. Every letter and email I get from you makes me smile and feel all 'glowly' inside and for that too I love you. We're geeks together and I've never felt like I couldn't tell you something which is very rare for me. Thank you for being you because you make me feel right inside. I love you Zal-sis who won't lecture me on sex. ^_~

Joey I love you because...you're you. "Echoes" opened my eyes to new ideas and I really felt connected. I still don't know you as well as I'd like but I want to get to know you better. You fascinate me because I don't think I've ever met anyone like you before. Most of what I think about you, I wrote in your journal and I meant every word of it. Your perseverance and your ideas and your humour and just generally you make me feel content. You've influenced personal beliefs of mine and you introduced me to Jude which is no bad thing! I want to get to know you better and I will. Maybe someday we'll met and have long poetic discussions and watch Fruit Basket. That would make me happy.

Sonia I love you because you were the first I adopted as my sister. I've known you the longest since I've been on the internet and you and Winx were my first internet friends. I love your humour and the way you speak your mind. You didn't laugh at me when I told you I felt like you were my big sister. You encouraged me and helped me grow up. You always proudly stood beside me in admitting you loved Pokemon! You were there for me and made me a ZeldaPuff girl when I was shy. You are my sister and I'll love you for that always.

Alkana I love you because of your poetry. On ZQL I first read your poetry and I compared you to Poe. The injections suck but I think you're happy and I'm glad. I'd love to met you someday and talk to you about Locke who never fails to grasp my attention. I was afraid of being "that girl who read Gothic literature" and once I read your poetry, I wasn't afraid of being that girl anymore. You gave me confidence in myself when I had very little. Thank you for that.

I've come to love you all in my own way and you've helped me in ways I doubt you'll ever realise. I'd love to meet you all some day (D, you're exclude 'cause I know you!) and talk with you and maybe I'll get to do that. That would make me very happy.

Thanks to all of you.