Posted by Mister Metal on February 07, 2003 at 00:43:55:
In Reply to: my take on it posted by giveawayboy on February 07, 2003 at 00:32:49:
: a friend is ryan, who sits and listens to me when i am going through the same ol' shit he is used to hearing.
: a friend is phunkle, who sticks beside me through the craziest parts of my life and doesn't run away.
: a friend is steve, who i lived with and who sometimes i watch movies with, and who likes George MacDonald.
: a friend is Kat, who I think understands something about me, although I'm not sure what it is. If I was a first grader, i'd want Kat to be my teacher's aid. Then I could have a crush on her and follow her to lunch.
: a friend is Tiffers. she is great just to sit with and spend time with.
: a friend is YOU MAN, who picks me up and who doesn't mind trying to understand me.
: a friend is Jason, who is bigger than he looks, who is kinder than he acts, and who may be one of the best guys I ever met. there is something about Jason that I can't put my finger on, but it's o.k. i don't need to figure it out.
: why is it that many of my friends are people I rarely see? hmmmmm......
: friendship IS NOT convenient, cushy, perfect
: friendship IS NOT automatic, easy or always fun
: but there is something real to it.
: friendship is marcos living w me...
: friendship is a red light on a back porch...
: friendship is watching the same movie for the 8th time...
: friendship is a wrestling match w john nichol...
: friendship is screwing up and starting over...
: friendship is going to hyde park at night and looking for a certain guy in a certain car...
: friendship is the pixies...
: friendship is having to move Chris Ross' paintings off the wall...
: friendship is NOT gas money
: friendship is NOT restaurants
: friendship is NOT religion
: friendship is NOT schedules
: friendship is NOT phones
: friendship is NOT message boards
: friendship is pizza on Davis Island
: friendship is USF at night
: friendship is THE CURE
: friendship is Clearwater Beach at 3 am after watching A LA MODE...
: friendship is waiting to pump the gas
: friendship is pancakes at 4 am
: friendship is awkward
: friendship is consistency
: friendship is road trips to Lake Okeechobee
: friendship is subtle communication
: friendship is an owl on a porchlight
: friendship is not needing to talk
: friendship is riding in cars w Bob the Alien and listening to Dar Williams...
: friendship is gustavo's hand-me-downs...
: later, Bill
hot damn i feel ya bill..its just that at times i dont really seem to register that whole deal in my cranium..it seems like it just dont work for nothing..and i feel myself trying to work it out only to find my attempts are all futile...so yeah.thanks for the enlightening post bill..i just like to talk about these things..its the way we learn ya know..