my funny friend and me

So last Sunday I met for the first time someone whom I've been chatting with regularly in the past month. He's a work contact but somewhere along the line we became friends.

This person, on the surface, is very, very different from me; just let me count the ways: he's as scrawny as can be (ok, not really, but I'm pretty his body fat % is probably in the low tens) and the kind of book-smart that I dream of being (I believe there's a Math wiz in there).. to these, there's also his faith, race, academic achievements, family background, age bracket, gender (d'oh), hobbies and interests.. if you were to represent us in those categories with Venn diagrams, most if not all of those circles would never touch. The only thing I knew we had in common when we started out was our love for cats, but I suppose that's a good starting point as any.. because cat is love! =^.^=

So how this happened, I don't know.. because life's like that? :) One thing I appreciate is how he makes me laugh! I don't know how he does it or how I stomach them, but he somehow manages to make his irreverent (and sometimes inappropriate) remarks seem innocuous -- I'm not proud to say that I find them amusing *hangs head in shame.. and chuckles :D* -- but I don't mind wearing a constant silly grin on my face. That said, he's a nice kid with a good heart... and commendable work ethics (it's something I really value, we do work together after all).

Anyway, I'm happy to note that our meet up went okay. In fact, it was more than okay. I really enjoyed his company and the time we spent went by quickly. There were some pockets of silence, but I actually welcomed them. Was naturally apprehensive at first because we both aren't the most graceful of social creatures. When I do one-on-ones, I tend to rely on the other person to talk (yay for such friends =) but I knew I couldn't do it here; I kinda felt the responsibility to carry the conversation so I actually prepared a mental list of questions to move our chat along should it get stuck haha. I was also afraid that our online chemistry would fizzle out in real life, making everything awkward -- I really wouldn't know how to save the situation should it arise. But since we both kinda feared the same things, we made it work and it turned out pretty well I'd say.

Given who we are, this friendship is pretty much uncharted territory for me, so I do wonder if it would be a flash in the pan. I'd very much like for it to last a lil longer because I've taken quite a liking to this fella. In spite of all our superficial differences, we're kinda the same personality-wise, so in some ways he does remind me of myself (mm narcissistic much? =), and I feel like I could really relate to him since there an obvious point of reference (me lol). So yeah, we'll see.. And here's to unconventional and unexpected friendship -- cheers! (　^ω^) ヾ(*´∀｀*)ﾉ

I chose this song for its title, and for llama luvin'.. wrong lever, Kronk!

My Funny Friend and Me
Sting
The Emperor's New Groove OST

In the quiet time of evening, when the stars assume their patterns
And the day has made his journey, and we wondered just what happened
To the life we knew before the world changed
When not a thing I held was true, but you were kind to me
And you reminded me, that the world is not my playground
There are other things that matter, what is simple needs protecting
My illusions all would shatter but you stayed in my corner
The only world I know was upside down
And now the world and me, know you carry me

You see the patterns in the big sky, those constellations look like you and I
Just like the patterns in the big sky, we could be lost we could refuse to try
But we made it through in the dark night
Who would those lucky guys turn out to be?
But that unusual blend of my funny friend and me

I'm not as clever as I thought I was, I'm not the boy I used to be because
You showed me something different, you showed me something pure
I always seemed so certain but I was really never sure
But you stayed and you called my name
When others would have walked out on a lousy game
And look who made it through, but your funny friend and me

You see the patterns in the big sky, those constellations look like you and I
That tiny planet and the bigger guy, I don't know whether I should laugh or cry
Just like the patterns in the big sky, we'll be together 'til the end this time
Don't know the answer or the reason why, we'll stick together 'til the day we die
If I had to do this all a second time, I won't complain or make a fuss
Who would the angels send? But that unlikely blend
Of those two funny friends, that's us