2002-01-04-7:26 a.m.

Today is my Diaryland Anniversary Day. It's been one year that I've kept an online diary here.

The past 365 days I'd have to say were the most emotionally active I've ever had in life. For good and for bad.

Obviously the highlight of not only my year, but my life is Ginger. She's my driving force now, my heart and soul, I'd lay my life down for her, without hesitation.

If you would've asked me 2 years ago if I thought I would find love online, I'd have said you were crazy. As it is now, it seems like an embarrassing topic to discuss with people. Most people have in their heads that there's something wrong with finding someone online. That we and people like us are freaks.

This one thing I know. I've met far better people online than I've met at any bar or club. People that I share common interests with, that have the same moral standings as me, friends that listen to what I have to say and appreciate my opinion. I didn't get on the internet to find love, but through it, love found me. Is that so bad?

As far as this diary goes, when I started it was just basically me and another friend who were on here. I wanted to have a place where I could be creative and write some poetry or personal philosophy. As more and more people I knew got diaries and I met more people within Diaryland, this space became as much about others as it was about me. Which I'm very happy for.

I hope this coming year will bring far more laughter than tears. More peace than war. More poetry than tragedy. More love than hate. I look forward to this second year, love has found me, Dimitri is growing and learning, I have two more kids to call my own. I also have a multitude of friends that I plan to visit. One day we'll all get together and have a picnic. We'll talk about hockey and laugh about our freakiness.

Here's to another year.

d.