i feel like i’ve been very negative the past couple of days, so lets make a positive post
I should definitely start 2016 right by giving a shout out to three of my best friends: @arunmochroi, @penguinsandpanthers, and @slightly-simple
Nana You are honestly... God, I don’t even have the words to tell you how amazing you are. You’re literally like the other half of me, and if there is such a thing as a platonic soulmate, then that’s you - I don’t really remember what life was like before I found you, but I do know that it was a lot emptier and a lot less colourful. You get me more than anyone else I’ve ever met, I smile every time I get a message from you (and if you’re being super sweet, then I cry a little bit too), and you have come so fucking far in the six (SIX!!!) years I have known you. We have been through a lot together, and I am so proud to be able to call you my best friend, because fuck distance, there is no-one else on this planet who has supported me and loved me and just kept me going when I was low more than you have done. Nobody can make me feel better about myself than you can, you always know exactly what to say to help me get back on my feet when I’ve hit my lowest moments. You have helped me more than you could ever know, certainly more than I can count, and I hope that whatever 2016 brings you, its all good stuff.
Colleen I genuinely don’t know how I would have survived the last half of 2015 without you; you are my calm in the storm, the one who verbally slaps me when I’m freaking out and needing someone to snap me out of it - you’re my north star, always helping me to find my way, even on the darkest of nights. You always know exactly what to say to make me feel better, and you have that uncanny knack of being able to stop me from making terrible decisions, despite the fact that there is a literal ocean keeping us apart. Every message I get from you makes me smile, and it has done ever since we started talking - you get my feelings about everything, mostly because you feel them too, and you don’t mind the fact that I will scream them at you over instant messenger when I’m having a small meltdown over fictional characters. Like I said, to Nana, fuck distance, because it doesn’t matter how far away you are, you have supported me and loved me through so much, and I can only hope that I do the same for you if and when you need it. 2016 is set to be your year, and I know that your future is only going to get bigger and brighter.
Declan Where do I even begin with you - thank you, I suppose, for accepting me as I am, in all my weird, rambling, ways. You always manage to cheer me up when I’m down, and I know that university would have been a lot less fun without you by my side. I’ve never met anyone quite so like me, apart from you, because if Nana is my platonic soulmate, and Colleen is my north star, then you are my genderbend - my opposite, who still manages to be the same, despite our differences. You push me, and challenge me, and infuriate me, and I’m so glad to have you in my life, because every conversation leaves me feeling content. You push me to be all that I can be, and you’re not afraid to call me out when you think I’m making a mistake. I can’t help but have fun when I’m around you. I have no idea what 2016 will bring you, but I know that you’re going to make the most of everything that comes your way.