I thought you'd like to meet my friends. Some live right here in my
town and some are friends and pen pals I have met on the net. This 
might take a while to complete so that I can make sure I get
everybody. Read on.


MY BEST FRIENDS

Jamie- Jamie is 17 and is a junior in high school. She is
a true romantic. She's also honest and straight-foward. She's shy
around strangers, but not around her friends! She also has a very
good head on her shoulders.


Erin- Erin is 16 and is a junior in hich school. She is very outgoing 
and loves people and parties. She just got her license in October
and is loving the freedom of driving. She's also thankful she got hers
before the new law went into effect.


Kim- Kim is 17 and a senior in high school. She's supersweet and 
supershort (even shorter than me!) Kim is very smart and gets super
good grades. She loves dolphins and has a ton of figurines and posters
of them all over her room.


Jenny- Jenny is a freshman in college. She goes to college with her
boyfriend and one of our best friend's girlfriend. She's really tall 
(so is her boyfriend)and has red hair which makes her look so pretty.
She is so incredibly sweet and very, very funny. 


MY BEST GUY FRIENDS

Josh- Josh is also a freshman in college. His girl, Leslie, goes to
school with Jenny. Josh is very musically talented. He can play piano,
guitar, bass, trombone, cello, and man does he have a voice! It's
awesome! 


Brian- Brian is 17 and a junior in high school. He has to be the 
sweetest guy I have ever met or known and my best guy friend of all.
He totally understands me and I totally understand him. He knows just
how to crack jokes on me too! Brian loves fishing and other water 
sports and activities.


Matt- Matt is 18 and a senior in high school. Matt is really sweet 
and has a great sense of humor. He can always make me laugh. He's a 
really great guy and lots of fun at night. Matt is NOT a morning 
person. So don't mess.


Tim- Tim is large and in charge at 18. He is a senior too and is a 
small time actor/singer on stage. He's pretty good too. Tim is a 
sweet, sweet guy and is just like a big teddy bear.


MORE FRIENDS

Liz- Liz is 14 and a freshman in high school. Liz has an AWESOME
sense of humor and can make you laugh always. She has divorced parents
and lives with her mom, brother, and stepdad, whom she hates. Liz 
acts way older than her age and is very sophisticated.



ONLINE FRIENDS


Nono- I met Orlando (aka Nono) online. He lives in Puerto Rico. We 
have been friends for quite a long time now and he is my c-boyfriend.
He is the type of guy to send you flowers just because. He's sweet and
totally understanding and I know that he loves me no matter what. He
really is a great guy and I don't know what I'd do without him!


Lindsay- Lindsay is 21 and from Englewood, Colorado. She is a frequent
visitor to this site and with that I say, Thank you, Lindsay! Lindsay
is so sweet and caring. She has a great sense of humor and can make
me laugh hysterically even though we live so far apart (I live in 
North Carolina). She is very open and honest too and if something is
on her mind, she doesn't have a problem letting you know about it.


Franchesca- Frankie is a really sweet friend. We are there for each
other and are shoulders to cry on and backs to lean on. Frankie has 
a real gift of knowing just what to say in difficult situations.


Melissa- Melissa is 17 and from Richmond, Virginia. Melissa 
and her best friend Carla, run the No Name Club at the Fun Factory.
Read more about her there.


Carla- Carla is 16 and also from Richmond, Virginia. Carla is so
funny and very creative. See her creative works in progress at the
No Name Club and check out her profile.


J.C.- J.C., 27, is from Wilmington, NC. He runs J.C.'s Fun Facts at
the Fun Factory. J.C. is so smart and totally creative. I mean, just
check out the polls he took! That takes guts, man. And JC's full of
them.


Vince- Vince is a really sweet guy and is very active on my site. He
has even won contests! Vince lives in South Dakota but it feels like
he's always nearby when you need him. Vince is way smart and is
studying to become a pediatric surgeon.

According to psychologist and psychology professor Joan Keel, having friends
is very important to maintaining a healthy balance in your life.
"Friends are essential to the natural growth of the human soul and mind." says Keel,
"It is important that you be able to share thoughts, feelings, and time with others.
Too much alone time can cause a number of health problems such as depression."
And all work and no play makes for a very boring life. According to Keel, the method to obtaining
friends is to get out and enjoy life. Even the internet has multiple methods of finding
those special friends or special someones theough online dating and pen pal services.
"Getting friends is the easy part." continues Keel, "Keeping them is another story."
Keel's advice is to keep an honest and ongoing communication link between you and your friends.
"If the communication stops, so does the friendship." adds Keel. Her last words of advice?
"Communication is the key to obtaining and substaining friendships."