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Friends and a sisterly bond
When I come home on Saturday and Sunday nights (usually with takeaway from the vegetable place around the corner) I really don’t have the mental capacity for anything more strenuous than changing into pajamas and collapsing at my desk in a miserable, moaning heap. (I work about 8-10 hours on those days.) During my boneless, mental mush time, I tend to put on a few episodes of Friends just to unwind.
My sisters and I love Friends. There was one summer were S1 and I watched every episode in the ten seasons. The pair of us would sit on the couch in the living room after everyone went to bed and watch a few episodes. This would baffle our mother because she said (and still says), “I don’t know how you can watch so many episodes in a row. Doesn’t it get annoying after a while?” I don’t know either, but we can, and no, it doesn’t get annoying. There are some episodes we skip, just to get to our favorites within a season because we know it that well. We’ve seen every episode at least once, and a lot of episodes more than a handful of times. Nearly everything can be brought back to a specific moment in the Friends timeline. It’s become a point of discussion for us.
S2 resisted for a while, but eventually we brought her over to the “dark side,” which I think happened she she hit the age where suddenly adult humor makes sense, rather than just being funny because everyone else is laughing, or the delivery is a bit humorous. However, S1 is still the bigger fan. If she catches an episode on TV and I’m around, I’ll throw on the same episode and we’ll watch and chat on Skype.
It’s nice to have something like Friends to remind you of the special bond you share with your sisters, even though I’m in China and my sisters are in New York.
Sidenote In the spirit of helping fellow Wrimos, please head over to my friend Theo’s NaNo blog and join me in supporting his efforts! November is right around the corner!
