Some thanks for a great year, with a better one ahead.

Well it's new years, everyone. So to any of my dear readers reading this on New Years, Happy New Year!

I'll admit, 2012 has been a year of big change for me. I grew a lot this year. A lot has changed in my life. I drifted from some friends, some friends left me completely, but I did grow closer to a lot of people and made a lot of new friends. I even reconnected with some old friends.

Most of you may know, it's been a rough year for me. I went and am still going through a lot. I've been through some very, very dark times and more are yet to come I think. But I'm thankful for all the friend's I've made that have been there for me, the guardian angels I've been blessed with in real life.

I'm so thankful for the Drama people. If any of you guys read this, I love you guys. I joined drama more or less by accident, but it was an accident I'd repeat again and again if I needed to. You guys are the people I look forward to seeing every week and the people I feel most at home with. I can't imagine school without you guys and I'm so thankful I came to help you guys with your scripts that one fine day.

I'm thankful for some of the people I've met and connected with on Twitter. I've made great friends over Twitter. I've never even met these people but I wish so badly I knew them in real life. Lobna, Noufey, Choi and Saf, I don't know if you read my blog or not but I really am thankful I got to know you and really wish I knew you in real life. Who knows, maybe someday I'll meet you in real life or something, but right now I'm just thankful I met you.

My bros. I know you guys don't read my blog, but all the same, thank you. Through thick and thin, I know I have you guys to watch my back. I know I've been so busy lately that I rarely get to see you all, but I want you guys to know that every time I say I can't meet you guys, I'm left sitting there wishing I could be with you all. I'd take a bullet for each of my bros and if the time ever called for it, I'd back you guys up right up to the end. To the Gates of Hell and back again.

To my dear friend that I've had a rough year with. We've had a lot of ups and downs, but on the whole, I'm so glad you were picked as my partner for that workshop. I know we've really drifted apart and at times you're cold to me as I am quite often a total prick to you. But I don't want that, I want to be close like before and hopefully you want that too. I genuinely am thankful I met you this year and can't imagine going back to the way life was before meeting you. You are still really important to me, and I hope you know I do still care. I'll be there for you, whether you want me to or not :)

To my best friend and neighbour. I have so many things to thank you for. Thank you for buying ice cream and hanging out with me at midnight when I was down and sad, thank you for keeping me company when I was all alone in school and had no one to hang out with. Thank you for teaching me so much about girls and how to deal with them and just being the best friend I could never have in secondary school coming from an all boy's school. I don't say this nearly enough, but you mean a lot to me and I'm so glad you're my best friend. Who would have thought that that fateful day where you were down because you had a falling out with your friends and somehow by chance met me on the bus would lead to such a great friendship? Regardless, I'm glad we're friends. So, so glad. I hope someday when I have kids-- IF I have kids, that you can be their godmother. I can't imagine someone I'd trust more as their awesome godmother. Try not to spoil my unborn kid(s) rotten please?

I have so many people I want to thank, I don't want to mention names here though. But if you have done something for me, you've listened to me at some point, you've befriended me or just asked what was wrong, even just once, I thank you. I am grateful to have you in my life, and I hope at some point in time, I get to express my gratitude in some way. Maybe it is returning the favour, maybe it's in some other form.

And ofcourse, I thank you, dear reader. I know few, if any people, read this blog. But if you do and actually enjoy listening to this grizzled old storyteller that sometimes sounds much older beyond his years gripe on in personal post after personal post and actually put up with it enough to enjoy my stories, then that is enough motivation for this old tale-spinner to carry on doing what he does best: Telling stories. It would be great if someone were to leave a comment or two, it does make a difference to know someone reads this blog and what they actually thought of the stories. Because as long as someone enjoys what I write, I will keep writing for you all.

And to the one loyal reader I have that I actually know of that reads this blog rather regularly, the Girl That Doesn't Belong, thank you too. I mention you specifically because you've been around literally since the beginning and have made me feel that this blog is reaching at least someone in this world. It may be a small thing to just post a comment on a story, but it is a big deal to me knowing I'm not talking to a wall.

I think it's about time I get to bed now, I've a lot to do soon. School is starting and that means deadlines and projects. I'm in for a busy year. Once again, thank you to you all for making my 2012 a great and memorable one, all things accounted for. Here's to a brighter future, and a better tomorrow. Have a great 2013, dear reader :)