Two of a Kind

JL is my oldest friend. We went to elementary school together in Germany and my father (to this day) still refers to her as my partner in crime. That statement should tell you everything you need to know about the two of us together.

JL is also the only other person I know that is as neurotic as I am. She will overanalyze everything just like me. She has a strategy for every situation....much like me she has a well thought out escape plan for most situations(that never quite lives up to expectations).

Sometimes when she says things I wonder if I sound as crazy as she does and inevitably the answer is "yes". I have often wondered if there was something that happened in our youth that made us this way. We honestly did everything together; when my family went on vacation she came along.

During one fateful trip to Italy, JL fell and cut her knee open. She refused stiches, but the doctor insisted that she stay out of the water. That didn't work out so well because JL and I spent everyday at the beach. The vacation was cut short because my mother swore that there would be an infection due to the lack of stiches (there wasn't, but she does have a scar).

JL has recently developed a bit of a crush on a state trooper. Together we decided that it would in no way be advantagous to stalk a trooper (which is her usual method of telling a boy she likes him. Sometimes it is my method as well). This morning she called me and we had this exchange:

Me: What are you doing today?
JL: Driving the stretch of road in front of the trooper's station going 80 mph. The speed limit is 35.
Me: Are you hoping he'll pull you over?
JL: Yep

That sounds exactly like something I would do.

What I am reading: The Wonder Spot - Melissa Bank
What I am listening to: Say Say Say - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs