Joanna sends Christmas greetings to her friends Christiana and Emilee, quoting Jean De La Fontaine that true friendship is rarer than true love. She reflects on finding compatible weirdness in others and appreciates friends who will join her fun ideas. Joanna loves Christiana for her honesty and Emilee for her resilience after a challenging 2013. She looks forward to traveling to Russia in 2014 with her friends, grateful for their support through laughter and confusion.

2. To my favourites
Christiana & Emilee
Merry Christmas
Love always Joanna xxx

3. “Rare as is true love,
true friendship is rarer”
- Jean De La Fontaine

7. Finding in someone else
a compatible weirdness…

10. The trick is to not let people know
how weird you really are,
until it is too late for them to back out.

14. The people you can get mad at only for a short period
because inevitably you have important stuff to tell
them.

17. Only true friends go straight to your refrigerator when
they go to your house…

19. The ones that say “this is by far your most fu**** up
idea…
I’ll be there in 10 minutes”

22. It’s the ones that you can call at 4am that
matter.

25. When an “all-nighter” means not getting up to pee.
When the candles cost more than the cake.
When “getting lucky” means finding my car in a parking
lot.
I hope that we will still be friends.

26. Because at this point
you simply know too much!

29. THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME
FOR ME

32. NOW LET’S CUT
TO THE CHASE

33. THIS YEAR
HAS BEEN
EVENTful!!

34. Christiana
I love you because you have no qualms in
being honest.
Absolutely none
Even if you end up being screamed at by
every specimen with male genitalia…

35. Except my little Lou Lou…
I think we’ll keep him please!

36. Emilee
I love you for your resilience.
And BOY has 2013 tested you!

37. The confidence you exude is unapologetic .
And why shouldn’t it be.
YOU ARE FABULOUS!

38. FAMOUS QUOTES
OF THE YEAR

39. “Joanna is not as functional as she thinks she is”
- Emilee Alexson

40. 4am after a great night out, in what was meant to be
casual tea time…
“Joanna, you’re a mess”
- Christiana

41. You are there…
For the times I can’t breathe because I am
laughing so hard I need to pee myself.
And sometimes when I actually do.

42. You are there…
When I’m confused to the point that I make
the resolution of the Arab Israeli conflict
look like the simple choice between
chocolate and fruit.

43. So as a token of my undying love and gratitude
Grab your fur coats and
hats!

44. MAY 2014

45. WE’RE GOING TO THE RED SIDE….
RUSSIA!!

46. And of course…on account of the fact
Christiana will also be joining us…
I will not be travelling without these
essential items…

47. GOODBYE 2013 IN ALL
YOUR GLORY!
2014…we’ll be seeing you
soon!

49. Mateides Productions
Executive producers
Alexandros Mateides
Joanna Mateides
No nails were broken during this
production.