Life of Di. (Being a Twin 101)

Being a twin has it's ups and downs. A definite up is that you have a very easy and obvious topic of conversation to use with strangers (you never bring it up yourself though). A definite down is that this conversation gets overused and abused again and again. Another up is that I have had this convo so many times that I now know what kind of responses work best on different kinds of people, and when it's appropriate, and I can tell a line at the perfect moment, making me seem incredibly witty/funny/charming ect. When in reality, it's taken years of practice to craft these perfectly timed and toned responses. A down is having to refrain from saying "Yep, definitely heard all of your twin one liners before." when someone thinks they've made a funny. Instead I just politely laugh and try to come back at them with something witty.

Here is a quick off-the-top-of-my-head compilation of the most common phrases people have to say to us.
*note that when I say "HAHAHA" I'm mocking the *funny-ness* of it. HAHAHA

1.) I wish I was a twin/I always wanted a twin when I was growing up!

2.) What's it like being a twin?

3.) Can you guys read eachothers minds?

4.) Say happy birthday to Jenna for me! HAHAHA

5.) I'm SOOO SORRY! I FEEL TERRIBLE I CAN'T TELL WHICH ONE YOU ARE!! FORGIVE ME!
- and they say this every. single. time. I see them. (This one is by far the most annoying)

6.) Where's your better half? HAHAHA

7.) What's the best way to tell you guys apart?

8.) WHOAH! Are you guys twins?!

9.) I know a pair of twins! -or- My cousins are twins, they don't look as alike as you two though!

10.) You're the hotter one - shhh! HAHAHA *goes and says the same thing to Jenna...

Don't get me wrong, I don't despise or dislike when any of these things are said to me. It's made me very patient over the years, and I appreciate when people come out and just talk to me, because I love human interaction!

The best is when you hear something you've never heard before. Which doesn't happen very often. For example, a guy told me last night that he tells me and Jenna apart not by the shape of our faces, or our hair length or different piercings, but by the fact that her brow protrudes further than mine, and mines more flat against my face. Hahaha wtf

That all being said, I'm a total hypocrite because when I meet other twins I have a lot of the same questions as everyone asks me.

An old boyfriend told me that it's dangerous how close we are. And he was serious. He said something along the lines of "You guys need to start separating yourselves otherwise you will never learn to be independent." and basically he hit the nail in the head for that one, because I still fear the day that we part ways. But I know that day will never come. I mean sure we will lead separate lives and what not, but we're always gonna be best friends. And currently I only see her for about 2-3 hours a day. Which is way down from the 24-7 that we used to spend together.

While my ex had a negative mindset towards twinmanship (or whatever you wanna call it lol), I think it's been positive. Even when your closest "friends" bail on you, you're never completely alone. Giving you confidence to be independent knowing that you always have someone to fall back on. Plus it's easier to learn from her mistakes because basically if I was in her shoes, for 90% of the time I probably would have done the same thing as her. And seeing what does and doesn't work for her is a totally unfair advantage we have over singular people.

Anyway, I should get reading my book for english tomorrow.
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Moments in Movies

There's aways those moments in life when you feel like time stands still and the world actually revolves around you for a select moment. When you can hear music when reality is quiet. Movie Moments if you will.

Walking down the street towards a picture perfec sunset or

That's what this post is going to be about incase you haven't caught on yet. My inspiration for this write up goes way back to a classmates birthday in elementary school. I'm from a really small town, but we have a bowling alley! And to use this bowling alley, you have to rent out thte whole thing. It's only open when people rent it for special occasions. And then its private and you are trusted to keep the lanes, balls and pins in mint condition for the next user. Anyway, at the end of Bryns Bowling themes birthday, his parents decided that they just didnt care. So they turned on the Glo-Bowling (tm) lights so everything was under a black light. They also let us run free over the lanes, which is strictly forbidden so I'm not really sure why they let that happen. But it was glowy, and balloons were falling from every angle around me as I lept from lane to lane. I think there was some kind of music as well, but that is the earliest memory that I have that can be percieved as a "Movie Moment". I remember everything in slow motion and it was the coolest feeling ever.

There's also those times when you're taking a walk around town with headphones in and listening to really angry/sad music really REALLY loud. Haha I ususally put up my hood and walk as if I have something mysterious running through my head. I don't even try to - it just happens. Like I'm in my own little emo music video. The same thing happens when I'm in a really good mood and listening to happy music.

Movie moments. Right. Back to that.
Actually I might as well be in a movie moment right now. First day of classes after Christmas break, I've been in class since 8:30 this morning, up since 7. Now I have my first break of the day, my only break of the day until it's done. But I'm sitting in the food court at the bottom of Place. I can't really hear anything that's going on outside of my earphones. But Serisously people are broken up just like on Mean Girls. Twelve feet ahead of me theres a table of Asian girls. Immidiatly to my right theres a group of three gabby white girls, one redhead, one blonde and one brunette, but all equally as dumb-sounding. Then you have your inevitable loners scattered everywhere, taking up space that could be used by triple the amount of people, I'm in this group. Even as they're coming down the stairs you can pick our stereotypes. Cool asians, nerdy asians, the odd redneck, lots of city people, lots of moccosins, but oddly enough, they're ALL wearing jeans. Everyone within my range of sight is wearing jeans actually. If not 100%, then at least 98%.

Anyway this post is kinda dragging on and this mocha is killing my bladder haha ttyl!!!