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malruniel11

LJ Idol - Week 6 - Food Memory

Nov 28, 2011 22:43

In school, lunch time didn't seem right without Amy by my side. She was quiet, a bit mousy, and lean. We looked a bit like the Spratts sitting by each other. We both usually brought our lunches. In elementary we'd both bring sandwiches and swap stickers with the other girls to get the best sticker collection. In junior high and high school, she ( Read more... )

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CONCRIT malruniel11 November 29 2011, 04:50:58 UTC

Is always welcome!! And look: here's a handy dandy thread for it!

Re: CONCRIT whipchick December 1 2011, 02:19:09 UTC

This is a sweet homage to your friend :)

Couple of typos - "knew were to find her" and "same floor of the same door"

Who are the Spratts? Like Jack and wife? I think we don't get enough physical description of you to make this easy to get?

Enjoyed seeing the progression through time, and how your rituals stayed even as you changed as people - nice!

Re: CONCRIT malruniel11 December 1 2011, 04:47:50 UTC

Thanks for the typo check! My fingers went a bit nuts apparently.

Yes, Jack and his wife are the Spratts. I wondered if that might not be a little rough for lack of my physical description, but I couldn't figure out how to put that in without it seeming forced. That's why I changed my description of her to "lean" from thin (which is kind of weak for an adjective anyway, there are better ones to say the same thing, like lean.)

Thanks! It's comforting to have something stay the same in the midst of so much change in life.

Re: CONCRIT rt_sparrow December 2 2011, 04:05:28 UTC

fyi - I got the Spratts immediately.

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baxaphobia November 29 2011, 18:35:51 UTC

It's amazing the simple things that we think about when we think about our friends.

malruniel11 November 29 2011, 18:54:16 UTC

It amazes me how it's the simple little things that ingrain themselves so deeply in our memory of people. Sure, a lot of the big things are there, too, but it's the day to day "mundanities" that are the glue.

And yes, I do invent words as it pleases me. It's my right as an English major and a writer. I'm... emulating Shakespeare! Yeah... that's it...

baxaphobia November 29 2011, 20:05:21 UTC

Who knows? Your made up word might make it into the dictionary someday! Look at Woot! hahaha

malruniel11 November 30 2011, 05:27:18 UTC

I met a man who was on the board of who gets to decide the new words for the dictionary each year!! He was ALL KINDS of smart and funny and I just adored him.

similiesslip November 30 2011, 00:17:52 UTC

Amy sounds wonderful. I don't care what food I eat when the company is good. Good company "feeds" me more than physical food:)

Your entry made me smile:)

malruniel11 November 30 2011, 05:31:22 UTC

Amy's pretty special. She's been my best friend since about 3rd grade, and we'd been in school together since kindergarten, and in Sunday school/nursery together since diapers. She and her family have been major lifelines to me over the years.

I'm definitely with you on the being fed by good company. I could bask in the presence of friends and not be faint.

I'm glad you smiled! ^_^

imafarmgirl November 30 2011, 14:38:00 UTC

That's a neat story. I hope you still keep in touch.

malruniel11 November 30 2011, 22:05:54 UTC

Thank you! We do still keep in touch with facebook and phone calls every few weeks. I'm hoping to get to see her again at Christmas, if I get to go home this year.

myrna_bird November 30 2011, 22:19:00 UTC

I think you mean the same floor of the same 'dorm.'

Amy sounds like a great friend to keep in touch with. Nice memories!

malruniel11 December 1 2011, 04:57:49 UTC

Yeah, I did. It's fixed. Thanks!

She is, and they are. ^_^ Thanks for reading!