Guess who just emailed me?!? Mariel Mentink!!!

I just got home and cracked open the mobile computer machine to see a message from a VERY special someone, Mariel Mentink! If you've been following her CaringBridge journal, you've seen she's made some HUGE steps in her recovery from the brutal hit-and-run collision she was injured in nearly 5 months ago, but this is the first I've heard from her directly:

to whom it may concern,
thank you so much for the coverage. i love your site so much and i love austin still, even after all this garbage. my last memory of austin is the bicycle film festival, i think. but i also remember all the rides i participated in and biking home on the east side. take care.
sincerely,
mariel mentink

AWESOME!!! Seriously, I'd rather get this letter than a note from ANY celebrity, politician, religious figure or any other douchebag who's name is in the news a lot. Mariel, you're a celebrity to me. Keep up the recovery and definitely check in every now and then to let us Austinites know how you're doing. Lots of people here have had you in their thoughts and prayers, and it's great to see that you're doing well.

That's dope. So happy right now.