my friend, spazz.me

I wrote this to my friend last night and it bares repeating. You would know her as spazzdotme on Twitter. If she's not already your friend there, go make her one. She's well worth knowing.

Just to be perfectly clear and to say it in front of the entire world because I would think nothing of saying it to every stranger on the street I came across... my life would be less without you in it.

We've gone through so many milestones in life in the last 15+ years, that when I think about it - would all have been that much more worse without you being around to share them with.

You made the good times better and the bad times, not as bad.

You've only ever offered your advice without prejudice and your undying support to whatever I ended up deciding to do about - anything.

You've made me see things from a different angle at times.

At times?
/laughs...
MOST of the time!

I was doing the math in my head a minute ago, do you realize that we've been together for over 5,000 days. FIVE THOUSAND.

Hunting you down and forcing you to be my friend all those years ago when you were the first person I ever saw to have such grace and style with your HTML coding - having the flair to only link a single letter in a word...was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

I knew right then and there that I HAD to know you - and not one solitary day of regret has passed since.

There's a beatiful, untouchable violence to you that's like a force of nature that I find so utterly appealing. You manage that aspect of your personality with a pure kindness reserved for the people you love and care about.

You're a phenomenal mother and woman and icon.

Your fierce loyalty to your friends, to me, is priceless - and returned in spades.

You're a ball of electricity that touches everything around you and many, many times I stand in awe of you.

You're one of the very few people I've ever come across, and you're well aware of my networking skills - that can balance this dark heat and light aura. It amazes me.

You're practical with your parenting and patient and gentle whenever it's called for.

You also, to this day, write THE best hate mail I've ever had the pleasure to witness. It's astounding. It should be published!

Your writing ability with novels and the way you get your sentiments across in such poetic fashion move me. I felt like I was there getting to read a glimpse of your words. I could *feel* it, especially because after all this time I *know* you.

You are a gift and anyone in your life that doesn't appreciate and see that clearly; is a fool of the highest caliber.

You've told me repeatedly for over a decade and a half that you've learned a lot from me. I'm here to tell you that YOU have taught me just as much.

There are so many times I hear your voice in the back of my head when I go to make a decision.

That's rare.

And whether I say it out loud or not, that's the truth. I value *you*. I value the things you say, the way you look at things and the things you do.

We've come a long, long, long way together and when the chips are down, because of that, you're one of the very few people that I confide in. Because I KNOW that whatever I say to you, you'll take to your grave.

One of the best things in life is knowing that you truly have someone that's on your side at all times and that you can count on.I NEVER forget that.

You are not fluff.

You've never been one of those people that didn't put their money where their mouth is. You stand by those you love, unbudgingly. I recognize that clearly and am very, very grateful that I'm one of those people to you.

Never once, can I recall a conversation that we've ever had that didn't leave me laughing and in better spirits - and God knows we've talked about things that no one should ever even utter out loud.

I wish I had known you my entire life, but I'm willing to settle for the rest of my life.

And even though we do tend to process things differently and have different rules and such, we seem to always ultimately be on the same page - and I love that.

All of these things count for so much to me that when the time comes to cash in, you will NEVER be forgotten.

You know I have a mind like a steel trap and every single bit of kindness, loyalty and devotion means something.

One of these days, mark my words.
We'll be alright, together.
Matter of fact, etch that in stone.
My word is good.

You know I keep track of everything. It's all in categories and sealed in fate. You just continue being that you that I love, adore and admire beyond belief and one day we will have that Empire we talk about.

Because I trust you and time is a harsh taskmaster and you've proven trustworthy beyond reproach time and time again.

You are one of the best friends ANYONE could ever ask for in this existence we call life.

That's my testimony.
You can take it to the bank.
I'd say it in court and I stand by it whole-heartedly.

Because you, of all people, know I don't say anything I don't mean - good or bad.

I love you and value you beyond words.
And I don't care who knows it.