I couldn't find anything better. I'm looking for a better one right now. ;_;

I think I'd like to start off by saying that going to Destructoid after it was credited with a story shown on Attack of the Show (I was naive, forgive me) is still, to this day, one of the best things I have ever done.

I've never been a fantastic writer, and I am especially terrible at speaking. I have never really had any talents, mainly because I chose not to practice or develop any necessary skills. But with the advent of Destructoid coming into my life, some of that has begun to change. My writing has vastly improved compared to where it was before and I have begun to dabble in the arts much more then I had. Articles and podcasts on Destructoid have encouraged me to look below the meager surface and search for greater meaning in all forms of media. And after searching for this meaning and trying to decipher it for myself, I feel that I have gained something greater then anything that could have been taught to me in school.

I have never really been a huge part of the community, namely because I am not clever by any means and I don't participate in Friday Night Fights for whatever reason (I'm working on changing that). But I can look at this community of thousands and say to myself 'I am extremely proud to belong to this fantastic group of people'. I've seen the way that these people help others out of their despair, celebrate together, create astounding projects, and most importantly, game together.

Happy birthday Niero, Destructoid. Don't ever change, bro.