Just because your picture isn't here, it doesn't mean I don't value our friendship..

Some people are in your life for a very long time and leave no lasting impression, others are there for only a short while and influence everything you do. We have friends for life, acquaintances, best friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends with benefits, trusted friends and not-so-trusted friends.

Missing this guy..

In my own life I have had many people come and go, some amicably and some hostile. Death, drugs, divorce; all have played a major part in the disappearance of people I called friends. My own attitude and mistakes have also been contributing factors. The ones I have managed to hang on to are the ones that understand that real friendships come with their ups, downs, fights, aberrations, silences and thrills.

Friends fight over the silliest things

I have done some inexcusable things in my life and have found that the people you think are your close friends walk out on you while the ones you thought didn't care stay. These are the people that could blackmail me with what they know. The ones that can sense from just a few words, a status update or a blog post that something is going on, good or bad. Their shoulders are soggy from my tears, their ears ring from my laughter and my smile is permanently etched in their brains. These are the people that question my judgement but never my motives.

22 years and counting...

Friendships such as these can be formed when one is very young, middle-aged or almost dead. You will meet these people at work, school or a bar; maybe even online. Over the years I have met many of my good friends through various channels and regret none of the relationships I have formed, good or bad. We learn from both types if we are smart.

Weird together

Your friends do not have to share all of your interests, they only need to support your decisions. Healthy debates should be commonplace, criticism should not. I have friends from all walks of life but no one person is the same as me. They are all unique in their own way but there is something that draws us together even if we are like oil and water. I support my friends in their endeavours and am confident they support me in mine.


Friends should not be made based on money, social status or the curviness of their ass. If you truly like somebody and enjoy their company; why would you even think of these things? Starving artists, socially anxious loners, wealthy business people, big beautiful women, fashion divas, metalheads, body art aficionados and housewives all make up my social circle and I wouldn't hesitate to introduce any of them to the others. They all have me in common so we know they have good taste, right?

Love this woman with all of my heart.... She has supported me through some crazy moments, quirky ideas and life changing decisions:

This is Halloween, this is Halloween

Sometimes we touch tongues

Drunken Canucks fever...

Pretty in Black

   

My cuz... We love and hate like sisters but in the end we always know the other is there:

Looking nothing alike

Incest is best?

Always first place to me

We danced in the streets

These two ladies have been incredible sounding boards and always come back for more craziness. They also understand that sometimes you just gotta DANCE!

Smiling so hard it hurts

Random Funsters that make me laugh at the most inopportune moments....

Giving random beer bottles blowjobs

We shared gummy worms

I have saved the best for last as this one has got to be, hands down, the most important person in my life. This guy supports me when I am sad, happy, irate, inconsolable, irrational, excited and even when I am vicious to him. I love him to the very core and could not ask for a better friend.... He truly is my best friend.

My life is so much better because I know my friends and they truly bring out the best that lies within...