Person of the Day: Johnny Cooper (My Brother from Another Mother)

Honestly, words can't really describe my emotions when it comes to Johnny because I love him that much. And I'm an English major, so that's saying something.

Johnny has been one of the few friends in my life that has stood beside me consistantly without rebuttle, since probably 8th grade. We have been through so much together. We had the privelege to officially consider each other family as of last December when Dayvion was brought in to our worlds. Although, I think I had always been a part of his family. He has been blessed with the most amazing parents in the world that would do anything for him, no matter what. Because of this, Johnny is more than generous and will do anything for his friends.

All we do is sit around and make fun of each other and then laugh uncontrollably. I talk to him more while I am at school than I do most of my friends that are here with me. It's kind of ridiculous.

Johnny is also one of the most ambitious people I have ever met. He knows what it takes to achieve the goals that he sets in life, and that's one thing that I admire about him. He knows how to set trends, and examples and is classy in doing so. He is gonna do big thangs in life, so if you all don't know him yet you better get to it. He's going to take the music industry by storm and you're all gonna wanna piece of it just because you know me but you don't actually know me like that. HAHAHA!

We are closer now more than ever and I can honestly say that he is my best friend. I am blessed to have such an amazing, generous, talented, supportive, understanding, open-minded best friend in my life.

He's going to change the world.

Person of the Day: Tanya Sanders (My Therapist)

Well, Tanya isn't my actual therapist, but she might as well have a doctorate in the damn study because she is the best advice-giver and listener I've ever met.

How do I know Tanya? She is my last roommate's best friend. Tanya just exemplifies what it means to be a friend in every sense of the word. I first met her while I was at Frostburg, when my last roommate introduced me to her. Since then, we've hit it off, and she has really been one of my best friends.

Anytime I have a story I need to tell, she listens, and laughs, and gives me feedback. Anytime I am having a bad day and I call her, she is there to listen and give me support and advice on how to make my day better. I'm sure some of her skills were achieved during her training to become a teacher. However, her huge heart, unmatched personality and soothing voice are intangibles that can not be denied.

Tanya, living hundreds of miles away in another country, never lets the distance be an issue for her friends. She is more than willing to travel to experience that human interaction that seems to be lost with a lot of people these days. Last year, Tanya even remembered my birthday and sent me a card which arrived on my birthday! ! She is so amazing.

Another thing that will bring Tanya and myself together in the afterlife is that we are both infatuated with Harry Potter. I can recall many in depth analytical conversations about Harry Potter with her. Unfortunately, I am not able to find these with many people in my life. Thus, I appreciate this friendship to a whole other degree! ;)

Many people reading this probably will never have the opportunity to meet Tanya, as she lives in Canada. But let me tell you that you are definitely missing out in life if you don't know her. I can't say enough good things about her. She is just one of the most all around amazing people I have ever had the privelege to know.

So, Tanya if you are reading this, I hope you and your family have an amazing holiday! Thank you so much for being one of my best friends in life. I love you! :)

Person of the Day: Isaiah (My Roommate)

It's been a while since I have posted to my blog. There isn't a reason other than the fact that I am too lazy to type in all of the information that blogger.com now asks to input just to get in here. It's kind of ridiculous really.

So, now it's almost Christmas and I'm really excited. It's kind of early in the morning and I am trying to think of ways to honor my friends. I really have amazing friends. I have truely been blessed with the people in my life. As an aspiring writer, I think that the best way to honor my friends is to write about them!

So, starting today I will write about someone each day until Christmas. It can be called John's 9 Days of Awesome People, or something like that. Today I will begin writing about one of the best people I've ever met...my roommate Isaiah Smith.


Isaiah and I met way back in middle school when he had a mustache. Now, Isaiah doesn't rock the mustache, but he's still just as attractive. He used to make fun of me for playing the cello back then, but I didn't realize it. I was just like, "Yeah playing the cello is awesome!" and then talk about it for like 10 minutes while he laughed in my face. However, as time went on we became very good friends in high school. One day I was playing tennis with my friend Andrew Clark, and he went to serve a ball and his racquet flew out of his hand and crunched in to the ground. Likewise, Andrew had to go home. However on the other courts, Isaiah and my friend Jason Wigfield were also playing tennis. Naturally, Andrew left, and I stayed and asked Jason if I could play with him and Isaiah. Anyway to make a long story short, it was the birth of my friendship with Jason, my friendship with Isaiah, and eventually my love and passion for tennis, as both of them are vital parts of my tennis success.

Throughout our high school years Isaiah and I became pretty good friends. We had a few classes together, I think. I ran for class president my junior year and Isaiah had the balls to actually tell me that he didn't vote for me. But that's alright because I still won and I admired him for being honest even if he did support terrorists. We played on the tennis team our senior year together, and had a few classes. We actually discussed being roommates together throughout high school because we wanted to go to the same schools. However, by the time our freshman year of college came around, we both went our different ways due to different reasons.

Now, however...we have seen our idea of being roommates come to fruition. Finally, Isaiah transferred to the best school in the world (WVU) and this summer signed a lease that contracted us to deal with each other on a day-to-day basis.

I must say, considering my roommate situations in the past, this has been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Isaiah and I are now closer than ever. We always said we considered each other brothers, and now it really feels that way. We have similar upbringings, and similar views on life. But, we both have a lot to offer each other. I think the best part about being roommates has been we make each other laugh so much. Laughing and having fun is such a huge part of both of our lives, and we both give each other just the right dosage. We have had no major conflicts whatsoever, and it's been an absolute blast.

Another amazing thing about Isaiah is that he bought me a Nintendo DS Lite for Christmas! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!? I mean I got him some DVD's that I knew he would really like, but he definitely did his homework. I've been wanting a DS and a game called "Brain Age" for a while now. It just shows that he really puts a lot of thought in to his gifts for people. What did your roommate get you? Oh a toaster? That sucks. Does it connect to WiFi? Didn't think so.

Anyway, if those of you that are reading this don't know who Isaiah Smith is, let me know and I will introduce you to him. He is an amazing person, with a huge heart, and a lot of passion for life. He's my brother, and one of my best friends, and I am more than thankful to have him in my life this Christmas, and always! :)



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