My longest and probably best non-video ded

[originally posted as several comments]

To me, perfect is people who make the world around them better, making others feel better about themselves, making communities like this happy and fun and somewhere I never want to leave. Every single one of you contributes to this wonderful place we know as Blogland, fitting my definition of perfect. I dedicate this page to all of you: Bloglandians past, who helped make Blogland the awesome place it is, who helped shape it, even if I haven't actually met most of them; Bloglandians present, who make me want to come here, and keep coming back; Bloglandians future, who will also be a part of this amazing community, I look forward to meeting you if I'm still around then. [hugs everyone] Each of you has contributed so much to this marvelous place, you're all perfect, okay? You turn smiles into grins, crying into laughter, dark days into brighter. You all make me feel better about myself, you all make others happy, you're all perfect, the way I see it.

Mara, you've made me smile and laugh at unexpected times, simply because I walked past a One Direction toothbrush in the store. I'm kind of eh about 1D, I prefer more classical voice/new age/folk music type stuff (in general, that is. LM is the obvious exception, and there are others), but when you come onto Blogland, so excited about something to do with 1D, it's contagious, it makes me happy and excited, too. Besides that, you created ARCK, and yesterday you sent out the email, telling us all that we're perfect. You've contributed much to this wonderful place simply by being here, and in my opinion, that makes you perfect.

[sings] You are perfect, to me.

[sounds like a frog]

Oh, by the way, I also dedicate this page to the art of not being sick. [nods]

Lucy, you're also perfect. You have a habit of making me feel better when I'm upset, and you're almost always there to help bring Bloglandians back together when they're falling apart. When you left for a while, it was really...strange. Not good strange, sort of empty strange. Oh, by the way, I'm working on a rainbow art project, it reminds me of you and Skittles. :-) I'll send you a picture when it's done. Back to the point, you're perfect, and you've helped not only me, but other people.

Em, I know you feel like you haven't done much lately, but every time Death or Mara or someone else was feeling upset, ready to leave Blogland, even ready to die, you prevented that, when the rest of us were helpless. You've held this place together, even when you were being torn apart by Chase's death. You're stronger and braver than you give yourself credit for. I wish you the best of luck with Dublin Daes, and the Blogland in Minecraft is really cool so far.

Chase, I didn't know you, didn't even really talk to you, but I do know that all of Blogland was affected by your death, or simply by hearing your and Em's story. Even though you're no longer with us, you're still indirectly bringing Blogland together with the #ChaseForBook9 tag, and you meant a lot to the people who knew you. Even though I didn't, I still feel I can say that you're perfect, and I'm sure that the Bloglandians who met you agree.

Death, I know your life has been far less than perfect but you aren't. I'm really sorry about your uncle, and your classmates failing to recognize your awesomeness, and the fact that your sister has drifted away from you. I really hope you find a light among all those shadows soon. You're really awesome, even if you deny it. I really enjoyed staying up late talking to you about the pizza on a stick (space needle!), Loreena McKennitt, and all that general crazy/evil stuff.

Jubi, you're crazy, insane and pretty 04012324 AWESOME. You were one of my first friends in Blogland, and whenever you come on, I always end up smiling/laughing/doing something weird/all of the above. It's been ridiculously fun being dinosaurs with you, singing TMBG songs, composing those sugar-high candy pirate poems, anything involving Clemy, and annoying Coco.

Ari, you're amazing. Your MC chapters are just WOW, including the ones I loved/hated, and you've been really inspirational. When you come on as Croatoan, it's fun, especially Blogland Truth or Dare with the evil mass-murderer/psychopath. You're not just awesome as Coco, though, Ari is wonderful and inspirational and very good at helping people.

Star, you're so awesome! You're very random and fun and I enjoy talking to you. Also, you inspired the whole name-project idea. And Hunter and Ez are really cool.

Ieni, you are very much a Ninja Aeroplane. You're just awesome and more awesome and more awesome! Also, you're nice and very Ieni-like. I don't think there's Ienibody else quite like you, you're just so...YOU! And you're PERFECTANDAWESOMEANDAMAZINGANDREALLYGREAT.

Arra, I keep forgetting you're pretty new around here, you're just so...Blogland-y, always hugging, offering desserts (in your case, brownies, and being so11331403211024 AWESOME!

Ember, you rock. It's been awesome being on your team, whether the team is the news organization, MAHU, or the revolution thing you randomly recruited me for in the MC. You're really awesome, okay?

[Sorry these are getting shorter, I'm starting to get really tired and I haven't even done half the awesome people yet!]

TO BE CONTINUED

Zaf, you're really... [uses a word that isn't "awesome"] Incredible. You rock, and you're another Ameriminion, and I hope Derek doesn't kill you off in Book 8.

Taia, you're amazing. Okay, for starters, "Taiaceratops" is really clever. I don't think I mentioned it at the time, but it is! Also, you're really nice to everyone, and amazing and wonderful and oh, dear, I have "Istanbul" stuck in my head.... No, Constantinople, now it's Istanbul, not Constantinope, been a long time gone, Constantinople, why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks'!
...sorry, I got a bit sidetracked there. Anyway, you're fantastic! And I used the internet thesaurus and didn't mention you being awesome once! :-P

Also to Missy, you're awesome, crazy and definitely a ninja! [nods] Oh, wait, I used awesome. Gah! Well, replace awesome with epic or fabulous or fantabulous or fantasmariffic or something like that! They're all accurate! :-)

Okay, I am falling asleep now, so I also ded to Dau, Rhydian, Eden, Cali, Snow, Brad, Misti, Misty, Mist, Lav, Luna, Charisma, Kes, Skyril, [insert your name here] and everyone I'm forgetting to mention by name (so sorry! It's becauee I'm falling asleep, not because you're anything less than perfect!)

Also to Mycroft and his Umbrella, #ChaseForBook9, One Direction, Little Mix, and other awesome stuff/people.

*adds Adra, Ruá, Tyler, Saph and Seph to the ded.

And Mel and NJ and B-J and Flora and Val V. and Kallista and anyone who comes on later can add in the people who I'm still forgetting

[goes back to sleep]

#ChaseForBook9