Bday words from the most amazing people I know

In case you haven't heard, I'm working on a birthday project that I hope will serve as both a way to immortalize myself as a 25 year old (I have aging issues) and show my friends just how much they mean to me. I don't have a huge family or what I feel are real ties to any place or time, but what I lack in those areas is compensated for an infinite number of times by the people I surround myself with.

On a day like today--when I want to curl up and just sleep away the bullshit--the words they submitted for the project are like heart fuel, and I cannot even believe that I am loved this much:

From my pillar:

You are the bleeding-colour infusion in my patchwork quilt of friends.
Tempestuous and stronger than your small frame suggests, you remain
the one person on whose bed I know I can crash when life gives us the
brass knuckle backhand.

You are dynamic, spilling over with what you once called "electricity"
one drunken night; we are lucky to know you and luckier to keep you.
Thank you for being as present overseas as you were when we were kids,
kicking in our pedal pushers and eating pints of ice cream.

From my inspiration:

It must be a chance for me to concise how you wonderfully influenced my life and how many times I've wished I had a life like you. However, I don't have enough skills and elegant words as a writer, a poet or even a communicator. So I just decided to let you know that I am so proud of my friendship with you and thankful for being your friend right now... even when I started not speaking English right!

Now it may be the time for me to help you in some exciting world called in Japan. I bet you will go through life-changing experiences regardless of its goodness or badness. I would love to share what they are.

From my partner in combat:

This is Chelsi. A dear friend, my only confidante, an artist who makes my life more colorful, more exciting, more worthwhile, and sometimes, more challenging. I have never laughed so hard, nor have I cried so much, with another human being. Thank you for being my sounding board, my colleague, my room mate, my sister, my counselor and teacher, my tormentor and audience, my classmate and drunken alter-ego. And above everything else, my loyal, beautiful, frustrating friend. Happy 25th Birthday-- I love you, ‘lil C!

From my star:

Chelsi, what can I say about this woman that someone else hasn't said before? We all know she's a beautiful person.. inside and out, with a smile that can warm even the coldest of hearts. She is a deeply passionate, caring, loving and loyal friend. Let's just say, Chelsi is one of the brightest crayons in the box... if not THE brightest

From the one who won't let me quit:

C H E L S I

Built Economical - but not without bite.
Feisty and fearless - she’ll win that fight.

She’s off for a voyage to a land far away,
Hoping she might get a little foreplay.

And all the while her tales she will write
Of her and an Irish man whose muscles are tight.

She’s a great friend who will last through the days
From our first note in math - to our 317 ways…

She’s one of those few - with her heart on her sleeve
but don't do her wrong, she hides a knife in her weave.

Like a trusty pair of pasties - she’s built tried and true
A toast to my friend whose now twenty two!
(plus 3)

Now I'm done rhyming and want to conclude...

dearest C:
You're ridiculous in all the best ways.
Loving
Talented
Crazy
Stubborn
Hilarious
You are uniquely you and today celebrates that.
Thanks for the friendship.
Love love.