I'm thankful that I still have a best friend who care about me, even though I hardly ever (i.e. never) see her anymore. I'm thankful for my long distance friends, and I love them and cherish them even though we may never meet face to face. I'm grateful for the handful of other friends and acquaintances that I have, and I'm happy to be able to go out and have fun together every now and then.
I'm thankful for all of the talents that I have been given, even though I'm not fantastic at any single one and have too many different things I like doing to focus on improving just one. Few things make me happier than being artistic and creative.
I am thankful to have the internet (even if the download speeds are crap and my ping is high), because I'd be lost without it. I wouldn't be able to talk to my boyfriend while he's at work or when I'm at my house, I wouldn't be able to keep in touch with my friends, and I'd never have known the incredible people that I've met online. I wouldn't be able to study or work from home, and I wouldn't have access to information on everything I could possibly want to know about. I wouldn't be able to shop online, and as I have no transport I'd then never be able to buy groceries. I'd never get to watch series that don't come on TV here, and I wouldn't be able to play online games like League of Legends or any of the MMOs that I've played in the past. And I definitely wouldn't have any ponies.
I am thankful for the bad things that have happened in my life, the hard times, the loss and the pain. They have made me the person I am today, stronger and more appreciative of the little things, the good times and happy memories.
I'm thankful for clearance sales and vouchers, for second hand games and used toys, for pawn brokers, charity stores and hand-me-down clothes, because without those things I'd never be able to afford what I want.