Sarah, Sarah, Sarah. You are definitely one of my favourite people to hang out with! I would probably jump out a window to escape having to rank my friends or anything, but I can with great certainty say you would be high up there if I were trapped in a windowless room and absolutely had to do so. You're, like, Joey's Rattata-tier. Though then when it comes to expressing how much I like people, I often find myself struggling to put my thoughts in order, which is why I am still in the middle of that Pokédressing love meme from...quite a while ago. (Perhaps I should abandon that one and begin on a different one. It's been a while since I last worked on it.) So forgive me if this turns out to be rather rambling and disconnected. It's written with love regardless.
Where to begin? You're clever and witty. I certainly am never bored when talking with you. It certainly doesn't hurt that you have great taste from my opinion, which means we have a number of common interests. But that isn't even necessary. I am quite willing to listen to you opine on topics I am only vaguely aware of. (Aside: checking to make sure I have the right definition of opine in mind, Wikipedia informs me that opine as a noun is a compound in plant biology. I assure you I intended the verb, though it seems somehow appropriate that there is this second meaning.) You can certainly catch my interest regardless, which is a good sign that you are on the right career path.
And I certainly believe that you are going to be a most wonderful teacher. I sometimes worry for you, because I know you care deeply for students and the education they will receive, and the system is not always kind to those who care. But while it may end up tough for you some days, it will be for your students' benefit. You have the enthusiasm for your subject and the eloquence to express it. (I have a feeling that you will deny your eloquence. I recognize that you sometimes choose an especially casual manner of speech. But I have listened to you expressing your enthusiasm for various subjects and I assure you that the adjective fits.) You also have the sense of humour required, if the kids are willing to lend their ears to your corny lines, so to speak. I know you will be the very best teacher you can be, which is pretty damn best. And if things do get tough for you (like this student teaching currently), there are plenty of people who will do their best to support you. I certainly can say that is the case for me! Fai-to! Sis boom bah, etc.
So, tangentially related, but I have noticed increasingly that I associate you with almost every bit of cool science I encounter. That's a pretty high compliment! I mean, it's science! Science rules. To me, you are nearly as awesome as science. You would be as awesome as science or more awesome than science, but let's be real. No one is as awesome as science! But you get pretty close.
Sarah, I am really so happy that you have let me be your friend. I am glad that we get to talk late into the night (when I am not being a recluse with terrible time management skills, which to be honest is pretty often). I feel honoured that you are willing to let me see the parts of you that you consider shameless, because of what it implies to me, rightly or wrongly, about your trust in me. I am just in general proud to be able to point to this brilliant, beautiful, and other b-words young lady and say, "this is my friend!" I know you have a bright future ahead of you and I hope that I'll be a part of that for a long, long time.
I could ramble on about other things – perhaps I could expound upon how your roleplaying continues to be great, even if neither of us have been doing nearly so much of that lately; I could, no doubt, point out your generosity and the large size of your metaphorical heart, even if I could not venture a guess on the relative size of your literal, physical heart beyond that I doubt it is of especially unusual size; or, indeed, I could express that I hope to one day get to play some video games with you, as I have noted how much fun it looks when I see you playing them with others – but I think I will leave it here for now. It would be a good idea to ensure this is finished before it becomes not your birthday, even if I do have a fair amount of time thanks to your position on the globe. Ah, the wonders of the west coast and their slow clocks. Thanks, Sandford Fleming! So I will end it there. But rest assured that it is not an end to my love, which is boundless. Or, at least, near so far as to make no difference. Mathematicians often consider large enough numbers to be close enough to infinity in application, though not nearly so often as those bloody physicists do. So, there you go.
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Where to begin? You're clever and witty. I certainly am never bored when talking with you. It certainly doesn't hurt that you have great taste from my opinion, which means we have a number of common interests. But that isn't even necessary. I am quite willing to listen to you opine on topics I am only vaguely aware of. (Aside: checking to make sure I have the right definition of opine in mind, Wikipedia informs me that opine as a noun is a compound in plant biology. I assure you I intended the verb, though it seems somehow appropriate that there is this second meaning.) You can certainly catch my interest regardless, which is a good sign that you are on the right career path.
And I certainly believe that you are going to be a most wonderful teacher. I sometimes worry for you, because I know you care deeply for students and the education they will receive, and the system is not always kind to those who care. But while it may end up tough for you some days, it will be for your students' benefit. You have the enthusiasm for your subject and the eloquence to express it. (I have a feeling that you will deny your eloquence. I recognize that you sometimes choose an especially casual manner of speech. But I have listened to you expressing your enthusiasm for various subjects and I assure you that the adjective fits.) You also have the sense of humour required, if the kids are willing to lend their ears to your corny lines, so to speak. I know you will be the very best teacher you can be, which is pretty damn best. And if things do get tough for you (like this student teaching currently), there are plenty of people who will do their best to support you. I certainly can say that is the case for me! Fai-to! Sis boom bah, etc.
So, tangentially related, but I have noticed increasingly that I associate you with almost every bit of cool science I encounter. That's a pretty high compliment! I mean, it's science! Science rules. To me, you are nearly as awesome as science. You would be as awesome as science or more awesome than science, but let's be real. No one is as awesome as science! But you get pretty close.
Sarah, I am really so happy that you have let me be your friend. I am glad that we get to talk late into the night (when I am not being a recluse with terrible time management skills, which to be honest is pretty often). I feel honoured that you are willing to let me see the parts of you that you consider shameless, because of what it implies to me, rightly or wrongly, about your trust in me. I am just in general proud to be able to point to this brilliant, beautiful, and other b-words young lady and say, "this is my friend!" I know you have a bright future ahead of you and I hope that I'll be a part of that for a long, long time.
I could ramble on about other things – perhaps I could expound upon how your roleplaying continues to be great, even if neither of us have been doing nearly so much of that lately; I could, no doubt, point out your generosity and the large size of your metaphorical heart, even if I could not venture a guess on the relative size of your literal, physical heart beyond that I doubt it is of especially unusual size; or, indeed, I could express that I hope to one day get to play some video games with you, as I have noted how much fun it looks when I see you playing them with others – but I think I will leave it here for now. It would be a good idea to ensure this is finished before it becomes not your birthday, even if I do have a fair amount of time thanks to your position on the globe. Ah, the wonders of the west coast and their slow clocks. Thanks, Sandford Fleming! So I will end it there. But rest assured that it is not an end to my love, which is boundless. Or, at least, near so far as to make no difference. Mathematicians often consider large enough numbers to be close enough to infinity in application, though not nearly so often as those bloody physicists do. So, there you go.
With great affection,
Yobou