Maybe I don't do this enough. Maybe I do it too much. But, it never hurts to keep doing it.
I'd like to thank
jaded_jacqui for always keeping me grounded, not allowing to stop being the person I am. I'd also like to thank her for the laughter and the joy she brings into my life, not to mention those heart to heart conversations we have from time to time. You always know how to make me blush, and most of all, loved. I'd like to believe that we exist beyond friendship.
I'd like to thank my friends Amanda and Emily, the some of the first people I came out to for the support and for helping me realize that it wasn't so bad to admit it to myself. Knowing you were fine with others being part of the LGBT community and sharing your stories related to that subject helped me admit it to the world, and most of all myself. Thanks for being such great friends.
I'd like to thank
pennypennylane , the first person I came out to. Thank you for being such an open and loving person, someone who confides in me fro time to time and for being someone I could confide in.
I'd like to thank a new acquaintance of mine, Josh, for helping me realize that I've missed all the things I used to do. Thanks for helping restore my old interest in anime and in my creativity. Our conversations have been both engaging and wonderful. You've awakened the part of me I let drift into a near endless sleep. I'd forgotten how much it means to be able to truly work with my hands and enjoy it.
I'd like to thank
lorele and
talindras for the keen insight and wisdom brought into my life. Those new perspectives have helped steer me in the direction I'd like my life to go. You've also opened my mind to new possibilites, ones that would be awesome to explore.
I'd like to thank
lady_talaie for being my right arm. You've kept my course straight and true with all our conversations over the past couple years. You'd let me ramble on and on, always listening intently, and help me to be comfortable with who I am. Thanks again for your refreshing openness.
I'd like to thank Ms. Marianne Douglas, who I'd like think of as my coach in the ways of successful living. Without your teachings in high school, I wouldn't have been able to break down the walls of my life with such relative ease. You taught me to take one day at a time.
I'd also like to thank
ryotas for some of the most humerous moments of my life and for reintegrating me into the world of D&D. Over the past couple of years, you've brought out the best and worst in me--both of which actually turn out to be good things.
I'm sure I've forgotten some of you, so I'll do this:
I'd also like to thank everyone else in my life for simply being there, no matter how small or large the role you played. Whether or not we've gone our seperate ways, I'll always be grateful.