For Emily:

Emily has given me a list of suggestions for blog entries. I have chosen to write on each topic, but not all at once.

Suggested topic #1: "My love affair with dear Mr. Darcy"

I first met Fitzwilliam Darcy in the Spring of 1997. I was fifteen years old. He entered my life through my ninth-grade english teacher, Mrs. Wade. I did not like Mr. Darcy at first. He appeared presumptuous and cruel. I did not learn his true character until much later, at which point I was ashamed for believing him to have ever been less than charming, compassionate, and simply amazing. Once his true character was revealed to me, I fell deeply in love with his wit, his inability to socialize with those whom he is unaquainted, and his aptitude for being completely misunderstood. We have been through our share of joys and sorrows together. And now, almost nine years later, he is still very much a part of my life. His cinematic debut has not tarnished what we share. He has not become proud or boastful. He is still the same, wonderful Fitzwilliam Darcy he has always been.

As I once wrote on Xanga, I have always loved Mr. Darcy...I will always love Mr. Darcy.