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it struck me the other day just how long I've known you. Like really, count it for a moment, think waaay back, it's a good long time (back in the small, small, white-gloved days). But what really struck me was how alot of our friendship is characterized by the silence in the talking. We talk alot. We're talkative people :p but what struck me was how often there's something more in the talking. Sure it's random, sure it's amusing, but there's a kind of philia love that pokes through the chatter. Through the randomness and laughter, there's a friendship there. It's not very loud, in the sense it's not a friendship that's openly publicized, but it's a strong one. And I'm glad you know you're my friend, my close friend, and that I will always strive to be there. To be there for the silences, when words aren't important. I'm glad you're my friend.

(and yes, this was what I meant when I said look out for number 1)