Ok, so not really- that's the only interesting title I could come up with at the moment. Many have asked what the dynamic is betweeen myself and R. Hmm- where the hell do I even start?! Well, we have become great friends- yes I'm going to get mushy here R. I would say we will be great friends for years to come- we get along well. Or I just put up with his crap since no one else will and he deals with my lack of a brain! Of course I'm being totally sarcastic- you know I love ya R even though you are forever teasing me about SOMETHING! Some have mentioned they would love to hear the banter between us because we seem to joke nonstop- yeah pretty much! I honestly think we are two of the most sarcastic people on this planet. I thought I was sarcastic! R tops all! We both have very dry senses of humor so basically every conversation becomes a battle of wits/will. I don't want to hear it R- I can battle with the best of them! I know I'm so going to hear a comment about how I will never beat you at a battle of wits- I know you too well by now. But you haven't seen anything yet! Yeah- that's right! I challenge you to a battle of wits! Ok- so I know I wouldn't win. I think it is safe to say I have met my match when it comes to wit.
The best way to explain our dynamic is The Three Stooges (well, besides the fact that there are only two of us and I'm female and neither of us is bald or jewish or named Moe. You get the idea!) meets The Odd Couple meets Grumpy Old Men meets Mr. Bean. Yeah I think that about covers it. The Three Stooges because we are both jokesters and alwasy trying to get a laugh. The Odd Couple because we are opposites in so many ways but for some reason it works out best that we are so different. Differences: R- male, Me- female. R- Dom, Me- sub. R- pessimist, Me- optimist. R- loves to make rules, Me- loves to follow rules. R- Giants fan (boo!), Me- A's fan baby! I could go on and on but that would take too long LOL. Of course we do have things in common or else I think it would be all out war! Grumpy Old Men because R is like the pessimistic crotchety old man of the group who's screaming "get off my lawn! Damn kids." Yes R, I just called you an old man. Well technically you are- you are older than me which makes you old. Ha ha! Good one huh? No? OK- sorry for that. Acutally I'm not at all :) He is the one that is on top of things, plans things, thinks things out. He doesn't let anything get to him- it is what it is and if you can't handle it then you can go to hell! I guess you can say he has a rough exterior but I know deep down he has a soft side for caring women like myself hehe. I can use that to my advantage you know! Yes R- you are a big teddy bear inside, admit it. But honestly he is one of the greatest people I have ever met. Very well rounded, very well spoken, street smarts (yeah- I have none!), actually has common sense (again I lack when it comes to that), he knows what he wants and how to get it and very faithful. I know he is on my side no matter what. You may give me a hard time every minute of everyday but I know you got my back no matter what R- that is a great trait to have in a friend.
I am the Mr. Bean part of the dynamic because I am the goofy, optimistic, not all there, spacey, basketcase of the group. I have the attention span of a goldfish- I walk from my bedroom down the hall to another room and can't remember why the hell I went to that room. I can be deep in conversation and I see something shiny or cute shoes or a cute purse and I'll stop conversation all together and all my attention goes to the cuteness in question. After that I can't for the life of me remember what the hell I was just discussing or what point I was trying to make. I am the one sitting there twirling there hair with the blank look on their face that says "I don't get it". Ask me something about history or art or books and I'll talk your ear off. Ask me what I had for lunch yesterday- I'll have no fuckin clue. Guess you can say I have more book smarts than common sense. Best way to explain it!
I think there is an unspoken rule between us that we agree to disagree on everything! Every conversation turns into trying to prove our point no matter how ridiculous it is. I think we are both stubborn and don't want to admit when we are wrong. Some of our most famous ridiluous arguments include: who is more of a yuppie- myself or R (that is still never going to be settled), who has it easier- the oldest child or the baby of the family (See- R is the oldest child and I'm the baby of the family. He seems to think that the baby has everything handed to them and I say that the oldest is treated like a king because he is the oldest and they are given everything they want, no questions asked), the need for a DVR (come on R- who doesn't have a DVR nowadays!), the amount of calories compared to a serving size of cream cheese rangoons at Panda Express being one of the healthiest things on the menu (I don't care what you say- I still win on that one. You don't get two, three servings of rangoons- you get one! So ONE serving of rangoons compared to ONE serving of orange chicken- orange chicken is more fattening. So your point is moot!). You all get the idea. So yeah- there is a little taste of our dynamic. Trying to explain our connection in a few paragraphs is like trying to explain why we are here on this planet- it can't be done. But hopefully this helped answer a few of your questions.
