Happy Birthday C.Bear!

You would have noticed that Claire Hansell (aka C.Bear) has been mentioned more than a couply times throughout the blog. She's one of my close mates who celebrates her 22nd birthday today (girrrrl, you old as fuck!).

I met her in the weird crossroads that is friends of friends, a few years back, and somehow she's become a permanent piece of furniture in my life. A very nice piece of furniture. We've had some hiiiilarious times and some awkward times, but none the less, I love this woman with a whole chunk of my heart.

She moved into my life when Jessii and I were living at the 579C-Unit in Kingsland. I don't know how our friendship grew to the stage where I would txt her on the way home from work to see what she was up to, and she would reply, "Sitting outside your house smoking, waiting for you to get home", but it became some sort of ritual that I thoroughly enjoyed. Gossip, debriefing, venting and goofing around over a tea and ciggy is all part of the ritual that I miss immensely.

Nights out in AK City have been way too many to count but C.Bear has often volunteered to sober drive my drunk ass - not always being the best of sober drivers because a) it's a struggle for the woman to turn down a drink, b) she's not always hard enough on my ass when it's home time or when I'm skeezing on the grossest guy in the club, and c) BAN117 - her g'ride - isn't always the most reliable of vehicles! But all the same, the giggles we've had are some of the best. Quotes like "We stay out til 6am because we weren't allowed out until we were 18 unlike you pakehas ok!", "I win *hair flick*", and, "Heyyyy... Do you thinkkkk... You guys are getting pretty serious?" are all quotes that we still use in every day conversation close to two years on today.

One of the things that I love about the woman is that she's genuinely a good bitch. She's picked me up from the most out of it places at all hours, has shouted me food when I'm poor - even if it's noodles from Dorma's pantry, and she's always willing to lend an ear. She's too nice for her own good sometimes I would say! Not only to me, but to everyone she's mates with. I would confidently put my last fifty bucks on a bet that Claire has picked every one of our crew up at some ridiculous hour from somewhere. Respect!

So bubbaganoosh! Happy mother fucking birthday! Miss you heaps and wish I could be there to celebrate with you, but ahhhh well, you're not that exciting anyway :)

This one's dedicated to you xxx

If We Ever Meet Again - Timbaland & Katy Perry

Did you come alone/

Or did you bring all your friends/

(Claire, you came alone didn't you?)

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