Oh, Christ. I kust did a gigantic survey and then deleted it. FUCK.

Again...

---Rank the 10 people who've affected your life most---

(In no particular order, and I've decided that groups count.)

1. Mom/Dad- all the upheveal of my childhood made me become the independent person I had to be to survive it.
2. Mike- he taught me that relationships are not about a pewer struggle, and also that I can be in a stable relationship.
3. Anna (17flyingfish)- Anna knows more about me than anyone else on the planet. She's my journal buddy and my support when I need to cry for a few solid hours.
4. Heather (evergleam83), Rachael, Noble, and more recently, Aster- I finally have a group of tight-knot buds I can trust my life with, and there's no constant drama.
5. The members of my fandom- You all make me do the whacky.
6. Charles Richardson, Lauretta Young, Robert Cantrell, Kyle Engler- my music teachers, past and present. They've inspired me, nurtured me musically, guided me through rough times, and had faith in me. They were/are generally amazing people.
7. Kendell- my relationship with Kendell taught me what I want in a relationship, and conversations we've had helped me through some truly bad times at home.
8. Ariel- she was the first person who made me feel bad about being an ass. Also, she makes me insensely glad that I have the ability to suck it up, deal, and get over it.
9. L.J. Smith, Christopher Pike, Oscar Wilde, Frank Herbert, Poppy Z. Brite, and more recently, Francesca Lia Block- for countless hours of escapism, fantasy, and reflection.
10. Angelina Jolie- okay, so this last one's a joke. But also, my latent obsession with her was my first inkling that I'm not exactly straight as an arrow.

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