“I saw her dance once, it was beautiful. The heavens opened up and a buddha made out of pure energy spoke to me and said, "Don't give in to astonishment." I recorded it on my cel phone and to this day i use the footage as my muse.”

“Samling is awesome. A straight shooter and a sarcastic sweetheart (would that be a sweettart?), rolled into one! She is so nice it's almost suspicious...”

“everybody loves samling cause she's kewl.”

“She's wise, she's funny and she's a kitten in a pint glass. What the fuck more do you want, BLOOD?!?”

“She's one of the most generous persons I've ever met. Don't ever change!”

“The sweetest twinkie EVAR! I'm in love, seriously. She makes me want to be in Seattle more than I thought possible!”

“Just about the best girl in the world, no exaggeration”

“Such a lovely person, i only wish i had more time to spend with her!”

“I need to spend more time talking to samling.”

“I've not met a more generous soul than Samling. She likes to think of herself as a den mother, but there's an obligation implied in that. No, Samling cares for her friends not out of obligation, but because it's her nature.”

“If there's one thing you can count on this woman for it's to give you the straight line on anything. She doesn't sugarcoat it. But at the same time she knows when it's appropriate to use this trait and when a gentler hand is called for. And this quality is in short shrift these days.”

“I want to bring her slippers and play games on the LiteBrite with this girl.

She also remembers weird small little details about you, which is really cool.”

“Yikes, am I leaving another testimonial? Yep, looks like it. She is an awesome person with an amazing capacity for compassion and love. I consider myself truly lucky to know her ”

“This girl is quite nearly too cool for words. Shes a great friend, who's always willing to help. She's awesome ”