Dearly beloved,

We gather here today because the massive electrical storms predicted for tomorrow may wipe out the Internet – forever. The death of the Internet will be the death of my online livelihood and of all of my online relationships that I cherish. I’m having a really hard time with this, so please forgive me while I wax poetic about the last things I want you, my online friends, to know before we lose contact.

I may seem like a real extrovert on Twitter, but I’m frighteningly shy in person. I thrive on the online interactions we’ve shared over the past few years. You guys are real friends to me. I just wish we could all live on a little writers’ commune so we could always be together.

Without the Internet, it may be harder to accomplish, but make sure you’re doing what you love! I love to write. I’m lucky enough to make a living at it now. Losing my virtual audience is heartbreaking, but I’ll find another outlet.

What else do I love? My husband, my son, my family… of course. But I’ve hidden some of the things I love for a long time because I didn’t want to be  judged. Who’s going to judge me now? I’m a geek, and I’m proud of it! I’m obsessed with Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. I am so entrenched in our Warhammer 40,000 Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader campaigns that I’m putting together a cosplay Sister of Battle outfit. And I’m going to look hot! I’ve written approximately 100k words in WH40K fanfic. The Black Library will publish me one day.

I’m a child rights advocate, an environmentalist, a medical mess… Don’t forget me when the Internet is gone.

Yours truly,

Christina Gleason

This post is an entry into Mabel’s Labels BlogHer  ‘10 Contest. I’m hoping to win a BlogHer scholarship and a year-long contract as a Mabel’s Labels blogger. I’d love to read your comments… and I’m sure Mabel’s Labels would love to read them, too!

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