So while I have been having a bad day week, Tee and I have hardly had a chance to touch base at all.
It is my birthday next week and I have not discussed party plans, gift wishlists or travel plans for September with her.
Tee and I are usually in contact on a daily basis. All manner of things gets discussed.
But anyway – look at what she sends me yesterday. Almost as if she knew I needed some Hot Eye Candy:
Well my best friend is also a Blogger – so this makes it easy.
Tee and I have the kind of friendship that is easy.
We get along because we understand each other. When we are busy and don’t speak to each other for a few days, I know that when we do speak, it will be to catch up on what we have been up to. Not to accuse each other of not caring.
Some days we speak on email and on Whatsapp. We can have 2 entirely different conversations and never run out of things to say.
We respect each others’ strengths and accept each others weaknesses. We compliment each other well.
I trust Tee to know me well enough that 1 day when {I get married / have a baby / any other important occasion} that she will plan to ensure my day / event is fun and suited for me. (aka, sexy young men, sparkles, pink, Princess crown – dependant on the occasion)
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Challenges remaining:
Day 6, Monday: If you couldn’t answer with your job, how would you answer the question, ‘what do you do’?
Day 7, Tuesday: The thing(s) you’re most afraid of
Day 8, Wednesday: A piece of advice you have for others. Anything at all.
Day 9, Thursday: A moment in your day (this can be just a photo or both a photo and words)
Day 10, Friday: Most embarrassing moment (s). Spill.
Day 11, Saturday: Sell yourself in 10 words or less
Day 12, Sunday: What do you miss? (a person, a thing, a place, a time of your life…)
Day 13, Monday: Issue a public apology. This can be as funny or as serious or as creative as you want it to be.
Day 14, Tuesday: Ten things that make you really happy
Day 15, Wednesday: A Day in the life (include photos from throughout your typical day – this could be “a photo an hour” if you’d like)
Day 16, Thursday: Something difficult about your “lot in life” and how you’re working to overcome it
Day 17, Friday: A favorite photo of yourself and why
Day 18, Saturday: Tell a story from your childhood. Dig deep and try to be descriptive about what you remember and how you felt.
Day 19, Sunday: Five of your favorite blogs and what you love about them
Day 20, Monday: Get real. Share something you’re struggling with right now.
Day 21, Tuesday: A list of links to your favorite posts in your archives
Day 22, Wednesday: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)
Day 23, Thursday: Things you’ve learned that school won’t teach you
Day 24, Friday: Your top 3 worst traits
Day 25, Saturday: Something someone told you about yourself that you’ll never forget (good or bad)
Day 26, Sunday: Something you read online. Leave a link and discuss, if you’d like.
Day 27, Monday: A letter to your readers
Day 28, Tuesday: Only pictures
Day 29, Wednesday: Five songs or pieces of music that speak to you or bring back memories. Use Grooveshark or YouTube to include them in the post
Day 30, Thursday: React to this term: Letting Go
Day 31, Friday: A vivid memory
There have been a few instances lately that have made me appreciate my friendship with Tee and how her and I met.
Can you believe that we met over the internet through THIS blog!? (Well, when it was still Windows Live)
We have travelled overseas together, we have had many fun local trips together without killing each other. We have yet to even have a fight – that in itself is impressive when I see the friendship dramas around me.
We can talk for hours about all sorts of rubbish… chocolate, hot men, food, sex.
We can be serious together and we can be silly together.
We respect each other and do not try to change each other.
We don’t insult each other and we trust each other.
We don’t have to speak every day (even though we probably do most of the time)
We know each so well. We instinctively know how to react when we know that the other is down, feeling fat/sad/happy.
We really do have alot in common:
We are both independant
We are both strong willed
We love the same movies & series (Music is another story, but 2/3 isn’t bad!)
We are both stubborn
We both love travelling
We love our Kitty Cat
We both have Guess Handbags & Guess purses.
We have matching sunglasses & when we wear them……
Her favourite colour is purple or red, mine is Pink or silver (Pink and purple and red and silver are very complimentary)
We both love Hello Kitty.
Although…
When Twilight came out she was an Edward fan – I was Jacob – even with his long hair. She converted when Jacob became hot, can you blame her?
Vampire Diaries: She liked Stefan and I liked Damon. I think as Damon’s character progressed, he became more appealing. Also Stefan became a bit weak and annoying – so now we are both Damon fans
Eden – She is a Jay fan, I was Johan.
Luckily we don’t have the same taste in men… things might become awkward!
Tee has an iPhone, I have Samsung.
This is why our friendship works so well – we have enough in common, but not enough to make us clones of each other.
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Branching off onto another topic: Apple vs Android
This discussion can become as heated as a Canon vs Nikon or Catholic vs Protestant conversation.
The 1 common factor here, is that once you have picked your side, you never go back. You just don’t.
Is it because you become accustomed to the functionality that you experience with your chosen brand?
I was introduced to Apple a few years back upon receiving an iPod Touch. The touch screen was awesome and I preferred the Twitter and Facebook interfaces to the Blackberry’s.
I then received an iPad as a gift 2 years ago and that was alot of fun in the beginning. I played games, read books and took it to Scotland and Germany with me & loved it.
Then I bought a Samsung SIII and I am an Android convert.
I am now able to Bluetooth songs, images, anything so quickly and EASILY! Its a simple matter of Copy & Paste and I can choose what I want to add or remove. No converting, synching or inconvenience.
The Samsung SIII was the best phone on the market until Apple launched iPhone 5 – I am sure it will now take top place… until Samsung comes out with Samsung SIV ha ha ha!
As consumers we are lucky to be spoilt for choice. South Africa is still classed as a Third World country, yet we have our pick of the top commodity products as much as anyone in a First World country does.
Apple make their sales based on their brand reputation. They over-charge , but who cares?
People buy it. Supply & Demand.
Successful Marketing with genius brand creation is what it is all about.
If Apple dropped their prices it would be more affordable to the public, but would it still be coveted as much?
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