Sooo, I have a lot of good friends that I've made online. Some have been onboard the Briar Express for close to ten years. Oddly enough, I answer to the name Briar as quickly as I do Monica once I finally meet my e-friends face to face. It's strange and misunderstood by many people but Briar's friends know me just as well, if not better, than Monica's friends. This is not to say that my lifetime friends aren't treasured, they are. I have been blessed with the most amazing friends in the world. And I believe that most of them would do anything for me as I would them.
The internet is an interesting place. It's a veritable goldmine of information and it's not hard to find people that share interests and don't rot your brain with inane conversation. My interests vary and I love to learn, I always have. It may be a curse or a godsend for a person whose life has been turned upside down by The Headache. I thought I had more courage, but I don't. I don't recognize the person I've become but the people I've met online do. There are no expectations and the longtime friendships I've made (all over the world) are precious in that I have nothing to offer them other than words on the other side of an internet connection. Yet there's something to a friendship that is based solely on communication.
It's an odd thought that the people who know you best may never even meet you face to face. Yet they will never forget your words on the screen.
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