alley...where to begin with alley. i met alley when i was in fifth grade, and she was in sixth. we were going duck pin bowling. for those of you who don't know what duck pin bowling is, it's basically your normal bowling, except the balls are much, much smaller, and no holes. very fun. i sucked cafeteria food at it, just like i do at normal bowling. anyway, we each had "our" ball, hers was named jupiter because it was blue, and mine was named arnie, after a character in a play i was it. we made up this long story about our duck pin balls, and a friendship was born.
weeks later, we met up again at an ice skating party. after that, we started hanging out together, and our friendship was born.
alley's crazy. she's funny, thoughtful, punk, and a really great friend. i don't know what i'll do when she moves away, back to ohio, where she came from. she's great to hang out with and jam and listen to music and sing with- several people have told us we'd make a great group. we've made movies, music videos, spoofs of cooking shows and the antiques road show, and written plays together.
alley's the more creative of our duo. she's a brilliant writer, and wicked awesome at making me laugh. she's on of those people that brightens the room just by walking into it. she's never afraid to be herself, no matter what the cost. she's great in all her moods- the hyper ones, the thoughtful, pensive moods, the go-away-i-don't-want-to-talk-to-you moods. she can be so passionate about the things she believes in, which can be both good and bad. alley's always introducing me to new things- most of which i end up loving. she's one of those people put in the world to lean upon. whenever i feel like falling apart, i know she'll always be there to hold me up, only a phone call away, no matter where we live.
alley and i are so alike it's not even funny. we both like all the same music, movies [with a few exceptions], actors, shows, colors, and stores. we enjoy going to the mall and taking random surveys from strangers, and complaining about how shallow the youth of america is. we go to hot topic and try on all the kicking dresses. we had great fun in killing off waves music store. we stalk guys together, make websites together, eat octupi together, and pick daisies together. we come up with stupid and pointless nicknames for each other, most of which go together. it's a sweet deal we've got going on.
it was she who got me hooked on newsies. at first when she showed it to me, i didn't like it...but after about half an hour, i started watching it, and was hooked. i'm proud to say it was i who hooked her on roundhouse. pay back time.
now that it's summer, we've been hanging out more than ever. in my brother's words: "since when did she start living here?" we've been living at each others' houses, and having a blast. it makes me sad to think that she's going to be gone by mid august. where will i be without stupid? but i know things'll always be okay. alley's just one of those people- you know, no matter what happens, she'll be okay.
"they're like sisters...only not!"
