I think that pets are really important and I don't think it's too weird that you're more close to you're pets, then some of you're family members. I think that's more common now these days in a sense.

heh. didn't see there was another chapter. i really am majorly hv i spelt that rite? it looks wrong) behind.

i don't hv a dog. used to hv a rabbit. didn't really talk to her though. you're dog sounds cool. way too much effort for me though.

umm... sleep. i should sleep. till nxt time!

u know, i could almost hv written this myself, it fits so perfectly with my thinking!

brits definitely appreciate the humour, esp those of us actually at the uni of london (kings college, to be precise!). my books were extremely late as there was a postal strike. did mean i got out of 2 wks of latin work though!

can't say i do law or science, but complicated, indecipherable sentences are definitely my area - lots of translated latin and greek in ye olde english style writing. or, even better, sentences in the original greek with no translation at all. YES! just what i need when i speak no greek!

and oh computers! mine hates me. seriously. veoh i find okay, but everything else... i've bn downloading stuff for like a day and suddenly the internet shuts down. or cus i open loads of stuff at once, internet will close and i'll lose it all. or there's the site that halfway through watching something seems to completely and utterly stop working. as if the vids ave been taken down but the links r still up to confuse u. still, its prob cus i download WAY too much. so, my fault entirely. doesn't stop me moaning about it though. i miss tv-links! stupid owner, going and getting himself arrested!

and late nights... there's not bn a day in the last 2 mths when i haven't said im gonna hv an early night. and then come half one, i might just about be on my way to bed. or not.

still, at least u hv time to write. this is gd! me, not so much. priorities in all the wrong places!

and another nice long review! i get a bit carried away...

anyway, point was, love reading this stuff. nice to know i'm not the only one feeling this stuff!

abi

yay...
i think i'm the 3rd person...
am I?
but then I noe i'm lame.. xp

at 1st i tot u were crazy
now i think ur MAD
anyway I somehow like the way u write...

ok.. this don't sound like the "you" tat I noe..
but one things for sure...
girl...
I'm so sry but I don't think u deserve to be called a "geek"

Hello,

I wanted to say that I enjoyed reading this very much. I'm not sure if you're going to believe me or not but I kind of understand what you're saying and where you're coming from. I am not deaf ( all so read "The Greatest Gift" ). However, I do have a learning disability.
When I was growing up, I couldn't talk very well. I had very bad speech and this lasted for years. It wasn't until I was in my 20's when I was able to have a surgery to help; "fix that ". I all so know how and why the internet can be important. It's one of the few social out lit I have in my life right now.

I don't go to school right now so that must be murder.

I've all ways wanted to do and be and other places instead of where I really was. Even though I to come form a nice upper class family. We live in a beautiful house in Sunny Florida and really I can not complain much.

I have to admit though it wasn't until the past couple of years, where I've been REALLY happy.

It takes a lot of time to understand and know where you "belong" in the world and in you're family. Even though I'm not doing too much out side of my home right now. I still very much try my best being a teacher the best way I can and just by being kind.

All so, I don't think it's sad at all that you find simple accomplishments like building a computer one of the greatest things you've ever done. I could never do it. I mean heck I'm still glad that I periled one of my earlier dreams of learning how to play the piano and learning the score for Phantom of the Opera, so I can understand that.

Just keep you're fingers crossed , ( I wonder where that expression comes from ? ) I know this will sound lame but it does get better. Maybe not all ways easier but eventually you'll find you're place and you'll be brought back to some things that have all ways made you happy, even if you've left them behind.

Fairy tales and Santa Clause.

Now that I've board you to tears with a memoir of my life. OKay , really didn't mean to do that. You have character and that means a lot and you're strong. Being strong will help you get to a lot of places.

I like you're story, it's not that random and I think you're kind of like me in that you feel that every thing needs to be perfect with writing.

I hope you have a good birthday and something exciting happens.

Happy birthday and hope you don't mind my babbling.

happy birthday!

i found my bday this yr v weird given that i had no party and all my friends were all over the country. it was nice getting texts and cards and facebook messages tho. nice to know people cared!

then there was one of my best friends who didn't bother to wish me well and instead replied to my email inviting her to london by saying 'sorry. no money.' that was it. thanks kirsty! she did warn me that once we went to uni she wouldn't keep in touch tho!

anyway, good chapter. and a nice length for half eleven at night when i should be trying to go to sleep but am stuck waiting for something to download. argh!

abi

new material; excellent!

this is really well written, and i admire you immensely for putting yourself into this work.

i dont think this is 'a huge mess of randomness' at all. a lot of it sounds v familiar. i'm now a month and a half into uni, hvnt seen any of my old friends yet, lost contact with a few of them, struggling to find a group to fit in with... meaningless and disatisfaction, bn there!

i dont hv a boyfriend. never have, im way too shy around guys. dont tend to even talk to them unless they talk to me 1st! i so get the jealousy. not of the actual person, but of what they hv.

anyway, this is really lovely, sounds v heartfelt.

abi