Day two
Nine loves? Like. Nine people that I love? I could do that. Or nine things that I love? Um.
I'm gonna guess people? So. If you're reading this and you're not on the list, that doesn't mean I don't love you! It's just these are the people that came to mind I guess? Sorry, sorry. I am awkward today.
1. Chiara wins this spot! Um. I've rambled on about her a lot, and it's all still true, and all of it will embarrass her, but. I'm caught between scared shitless and incredibly happy that our nine month anniversary is coming up. She kind of exemplifies everything that's been amazing about this last year, and means an insane amount to me, and makes me feel all ~fluttery and floating and all he stupid cliches. Yeah. She's coming to visit tomorrow! For ten whole days, she's all mine. Love love love.
THE REST ARE NOT IN ANY ORDER AAAH
2. Liam I guess? I've been hanging out with him kind of nonstop this week, it's been awesome. We've been close for over ten years now. I trust him so, so much. He lives in my house. He's basically a brother. I guess in the ways that matter we've grown up together.
3. Which brings me to my ACTUAL brother! His name is Zach. We are the best siblings. He looks far too much like me and I am in a lot of ways the typical younger sister - he teaches me both what not to do and, in the important things, what to do. I value our deep conversations incredibly, and I miss him so much when he's gone. Which is most of the time.
4. My mom. She's my mom. We never really had that disconnect that happens with teenagers. She's a close friend of mine, and taught me everything I know about empathy, compassion, and understanding. And faeries. All of the hippie bullshit I mentioned in the last entry I learned from her.
5. Speaking of that hippie bullshit: Roy. All of the hippie bullshit I actually have evidence for in my personal experience is tied to Roy. We are friends. Stupid-close friends. I want a word that means more than friends in a not-family, not-romantic way, because that's us. I don't even see him that often, but it doesn't matter. He's one of my very favorite people in the world.
6. I feel bad for skipping him, but I couldn't help but use that segue: My dad! Me and my dad are actually a lot more similar than me and my mom (surprise). He's the techie, the stagehand. He taught me the practical application of a foul mouth, and how to laugh even when surrounded by dangerous, electrified equipment. Also how to work hard and how to fucking make it work even when all you have is an outlet, some copper wire, and two nails. Also to appreciate fine alcohol.
7. Running out of spots on this list fast! Um. Tappy! She used to be my best friend, but. We've kind of grown apart. I just don't see her all that often (because she spent the last year avoiding me, along with everyone else) and I just. Augh. I miss her a lot, but when I actually see her it's not the same? I MISS WHO WE USED TO BE ANGST ANGST ANGST Whateverrrr I don't knowww
8. Page! She is, I'm gonna say, my best friend that I've made at school (although that's hard to say, because I've made a lot of lovely friends). I miss her terribly, but we keep...not skypeing, for some reason. Anyway. She basically lived in my bed last year. We've spent long nights talking about life and Lord of the Rings and Italy and she's great and I adore her. We geek about music a lot.
9. Uh um uh um who even gets this spot um QUINN. Quinn is a dear friend of mine, and the girl that I am writing my novel with. I also went to Italy with her last summer, for two weeks, which was an utterly incredible experience, terribly, awfully fun and excellent. I wandered through Venice with her and nearly passed out from art-exposure in Florence and wrote half a very silly musical about cartographers and it was just all-over very good. She's one of the most creative people I know. Her brain is always on. And...I get frustrated with her, sometimes, or disillusioned, but she's still one of my favorite people and I'm very comfortable with her.
AAAAH there are so many more! Colin and Raine and Rae and Julia and my aunt Lynne (who very nearly made this list) and my uncle Doug and my cousin Julie and so many who have strange, special places in my heart that they've carved out for themselves. I have so many people I love, but. There's. A cross-section, I guess? Yeah.