Lot’s ‘O Love to Share
This goes out to La Chusma…
(in alphabetical order, no less)
Alex (amontoya): I love you for holding on to our friendship, even at times when I refused to acknowledge you; for that wonderfully funny laugh when you fold over and cross your legs because you are so close to peeing, for those times out on the field when we would pick flowers and I would watch you roll in your laughter; for finally realizing how hard it is to be the understanding friend…
Anthony (av_mags): I love you for that Eveready turned Neveready (and for taking it with grace), for your wonderful sense of humor, for picking up almost any musical instrument that you feel like and eventually being really good at it, for those times after school when you’d sit with your guitar at the benches and you’d play me Greensleeves (which is still my favorite song); for constantly looking forward and making yourself and your life better…
Christopher: I love you for your terrible sense of humor (and for taking those coupons lightheartedly), for harmonizing your voice to 721, for that gentlemanliness that you exude whenever you talk to anyone, and especially for coming back to us after being MIA for so many years…
Heyzen: I love you for the self confidence you have; for picking such a cool career; for always thinking big; for all your mad ideas that sometimes work and sometimes don’t; for hooking me up with all sorts of things; for finally figuring out what we told you all along (those girls weren’t good for you!)…
Jesus: I love you for your crazy, maniacal, contagious laugh (between you and Alex, I am scared to think what your kids will laugh like!); for being the only straight HP Fanboy I know, for those gracious ‘thank you’ phone calls the day after a big party, for being an awesome DJ; for being so level-headed and responsible…
Juan: I love you for the seven years that we have devoted to each other; for going to Santa Cruz with me; for being faithful, loyal, and loving; for your beautiful poetry and roses and gifts; for caring for me when I am sick; for celebrating my real graduation; for putting up with those slumps; for making me feel like the most beautiful person in the world when I am with you; for being my angel in disguise…
Letty: I love you for your fantastically delayed sense of humor; for also ‘getting off on Atlantic”; for loving Juan so much since the begining (girl, to a certain point, you scared me); for giving me driving lessons; for all those free nights at Starbucks; for simply being there…
Luis: I love you for calling me ‘homie’ and ‘rana’ and ‘ranitza’ and actually getting away with it; for that love that you have for me – you praise me like no other (which is nice, but not); for always believing in me; for talking straight with me; for putting up with my bitching about you never calling me…
Lynette: I love you for finally showing up to la chusma (took Heyzen long enough to find you); for accepting that weird initiation (Go Goddess!); for also having a contagious laugh; for fitting right in…
Memo (majorxero): I love you for being one of the very few boys who’s proven that you don’t have to be gay to write thoughtfully (& poetry, no less!); for being the king of trivia and so good at directions, mapquest has nothing on you; for giving me rides from UCLA; for making me feel like I have a big brother whenever you are around (even though you’re younger than me); for all the changes you have made to yourself, and for those things that you refuse to change…
I love you all for so many things, but most of all, I love you for being who you are, for being there for me, for believing in me; for taking part in making me who I am today, because without friends like you, my life would be a very sad grey place.