My 4 year anniversary on the Fediverse isn't for another 9 days but I'll inevitably forget.
I've made friends, I've found community, I've learnt a lot, and I've spent a lot of money on various creative people. My offline life has been rocky and jaded but this has been a little slice of home whenever I need it.
So thank you to everyone who's ever liked a post or responded to me. It warms my heart to know that you're out there. 
@miffyhelen
For what it's worth I genuinely think you're terrific. I don't know who you are or what you look like or if you're even real and oh god are you the government surveilling me or have I imagined you oh no am I in goo like the Matrix maybe I'm the one someone shoot at me do I know kung fu...... anyway...... I love you. I think you're the absolute cats knees. The bees pyjamas. I'm 100% sure if we met irl we'd be best friends and solve crimes. I'm so genuinely happy you're here. I realise I'm not very good at real chat and may have imagined our whole friendship and right now you're reading this like Homer backing into a hedge thinking fuuuuuuuuck, but on the offchance you're not - hooray very much for you and thank you for being here and making this place the great place it is for people like me. Now let's get out there and crack this case wide open! X