im not very good at making friends. not in the sense that i don't have any, but i guess i sort of just accumulated them over time, and i made them when i didn't even know what self consciousness was. so when i first started taking to lyds, i didn't realise, until after we realised we were basically soul mates, that i had successfully found a friendship that was unlike any one i'd had before. if you are one of those dedicated followers that reads my incoherent tags, you'll probably recognise the name "LYDS" as the one i often excitedly shout. LYDS is my best friend. she is someone i can confide in completely, and i have told her things that no one else knows. she makes me laugh, and helps to reassure me that im a good person (no easy feat). she makes me cry, and reminds me why i want to exist. she makes me proud, when she whips out her incredible writing skills. she makes me sad, because she's so flipping cute and beautiful. she makes me see the goodness in people, and the goodness in time, and the world. today is her birthday, and i just wanted to say (with 28 minutes of your day left) that i am so inexplicably honoured to be able to call you my friend. i hope you have had the most gloriously wonderful day in the history of ever, because you deserve it more than anyone i know. thank you. i love you.