curtain up

i'm not usually the type to complain, not much anyway. so, i also have other things that i am truly thankful for.

i thank you for....
-- sending me emails that make me look forward to going to work early.
-- giving me a chance to shine
-- sharing a dance with me
-- shadenfreude
-- the spa days and binges.
-- the random greeting cards
-- carrying my bags
-- being a gentleman
-- learning to be a gentleman
-- preparing my meals for me everyday
-- taking me to work in the middle of the night
-- talking to me at rehearsals
-- helping me break into a bigger stage.
-- getting my headset for me before i log in.
-- the 11:30 pm road trip
-- the 7am road trip
-- annoying me with the word replacement i hate the most because i know you do it out of affection.
-- being my quasi-whatever.
-- having coffee with me during morning rehearsals.
-- teaching me how to rollerblade
-- showing me where to buy reasonably priced dance shoes
-- for doing that hideus ate gay expression to make me smile
-- for coming all the way to my place to kill turkeys
-- keeping me company even if you weren't feeling up to it.
-- letting me drag you around the mall while deciding where exactly i wanted to eat
-- picking me up and bringing me home even if it's out of your way.
-- telling me i'm your favorite actress.
-- calling me 'friend'
-- putting up with my misdirected text messages
-- introducing me to more music
-- letting me listen to you
-- listening to me
-- the comfortable silence
-- great chemistry
-- repeating the music until i get it right
-- not telling
-- driving me to places
-- the small trinkets you give me
-- your friendster testimonial
-- filling my water bottle for me when it goes empty
-- singing for me
-- eating the food i cook
-- the freebie back massages
-- the nonsensical spams
-- letting me be the subject of your portfolio
-- offering me a hankie when i was crying even if i shoved it away for tissue
-- rigging some contests so i can win but make it look like i deserve the prize anyway
-- holding my hand 80% of the movie because i was drooling over some geek in glasses on the screen
-- your sensitivity
-- your density
-- asking how i am even if you know the answer
-- approving my leaves of absence
-- letting me watch that japanese drama with you on your pc during my lunch break
-- showing me weird websites
-- giving me the best birthday present ever
-- going shopping with me for that "date dress" i haven't worn yet
-- drawing things i can put on my wall
-- going through the first time eating fried day old chick with me in baguio
-- calling me losyang and still not ashamed to be seen with me in public
-- giving me roses after curtain call
-- the random music files in the cds with real info that was needed at the time
-- marachino cherries
-- cherry blizzards
-- adopting me into your family of sorts
-- passing me little notes
-- buying me congee when i was sick
-- not asking me to share the maki bowl with you
-- letting me sit near the sukiyaki station at your last party
-- letting me get a bit wasted and crash at your place
-- impromptu breakfast bonding sessions at country waffles (sniff)
-- being my best friend since fourth grade.
-- letting me crash at your place too many times to count
-- drawing my 2-dimensional crush
-- making me realize how drab my life would be without you in it
-- making an effort to watch the shows i'm in, no matter how small the part


--- and lots more, actually.