Thank you, everyone, for all the birthday wishes! I feel so young turning 21 again for the 7th straight year! My phone would NOT stop buzzing all day cuz of all the @replies, facebook notifications, tumblr posts and text messages...birthdays like yesterday remind me how blessed I am.

• _melistar
• 9natran
• adrian
• adrieee
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• ashish patel
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• bored44
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• chaaaany
• charlenedang
• chrisanne
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• cindyboo
• confidential
• cookiemunstarr
• cristie suzukawa
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• da1flipguy
• dad
• dailo
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• david-choi
• dee-celera
• dessiegirl
• devinxrenee
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• DoctorRico
• donnaaa
• dreamingoutloud
• droidoid
• eddieparas
• eddymyla
• eelyajekim
• elisa
• erniesbudolab
• ey_mikz
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• fizzi
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• FTWSammie
• FUNK_CHINK
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• hayleigh
• hayley watson
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• hypnoticasia
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• janne
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• JJANGNAH
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• JSQUARED
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• Kuya
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• micahmarie
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• mom
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• olee
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• paka79
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• peteeee
• phatts
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• rhezamae
• rina-dakanay
• rjay23
• rock-star
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• rosemary bales
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• samchy
• scarlett
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• stephanie-chiang
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• thisGIRLis_
• tiffany-o
• tl2eesa
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• tpm_music
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• uhmberr
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• ulysses
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• vankho
• vinimack
• vjayyy
• vobot
• whattheda
• xxflipxpryd3xx
• youlikepoo
• zeephunk

Hopefully I got everyone in here that gave me a shoutout (over 240!?!). Love you all! <33

-Mel

"I'm gonna grab it. I'm gonna grab it. I'm really gonna grab it."

Q) How do you define "BTVfam"? And bodyroll jokes aside, how does one REALLY become BTVfam?

Jae:

BTVfam is our online family. Most of the time, the connections we make from blogTV tend to be stronger than those we make in "real life". BTVfam is a group where not only we can call each other friends, but we become a closer unit..just like a family.

In all honesty to become BTVfam, you just have to be you and if anyone feels like you can connect with everyone else like they have"¦then you're in. It's not defined by bodyrolling, or "the book", or by a label, or even by the bracelet. BTVfam shares common interests, shares life experiences, and shares memories. I know we've been broken into a lot of mini-groups and I know there can be tension at times in BTVfam, but that's how families are.

We are all BTVfam even if not everyone knows each other..we came together through blogTV and carry it on in our everyday lives.

Q) How do you define "BTVfam"? Is there anything you'd add to or change in Jae's definition? Is BTVfam one group, a series of groups or just a concept?

Phil:

Good question, Mel. I think Jae pretty much nailed it on the head. The points I want to stress is that in families, not everyone gets along. People who join the BTVfam think that we all love each other all the time, and this couldn't be farther from the truth. What I love about BTVfam is that we are just like a real family, with real problems. Hopefully tho, as a unified group, we all are willing to help other members in need and be there for each other.

As for the last part of your question, I feel that the BTVfam is a mixture of all three of the things you mentioned. We are one BIG family at heart, but it's much easier to define us as a concept of individuals who have a common feelings and beliefs. And as all families, there are smaller, more nuclear, families inside the giant one. <3

I don't expect you guys to read all of this...but I hope you take the time to answer this survey yourselves just to reflect on the past year. If you do this, answer truthfully and with meaningful answers that you can look back on several years from now; it's amazing to look back on how you've grown.

This is my 7th straight year of doing this, and it's an absolute TRIP looking back and my old posts. Anyways, here it is.

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// thanks @erniesbudolab

So this is how it feels. The greatest feeling of accomplishment in my life. I've never done ANYTHING like this before...but after months of driving to San Diego, TokBox meetings, promoting, hair-pulling hair-receding stress...everything fell into place.

And it was EPIC.

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