Tuesday, July 06, 2004
a great friend
throughout the day i've been going through all the conversations that i've had with my friend before he passed on. we talked about anything and everything under. we even had this little bit where we'd tell each other something really embarassing that we'll keep between the both of us. we only started getting closer just before he left for UK and we continued our friendship through instant messages and emails. he had a habit of being able to make me laugh out loud even though i'm reading his punch lines in message boxes. my mind just keeps replaying all the things he said to me. things about his family...his goals...his beliefs...his plans for the near future. i felt comfortable talking to him and i knew i could trust him. and even though we never saw each other much...i felt as if i could tell him almost anything. it was so easy to just say what's on my mind. i really wish i had more time to get to know him better than i already do now. and i keep thinking about the plans and promises we made even though i somehow knew that those plans and promises were the kind that would probably never be met. in the end...he was a truly great friend and a great man. a man with great ambition...faith...understanding and love.it's times like this that i fear death. not of my own but of people around me...the people i hold dear. there are so many things i'd like to tell my friend who passed away. so many things i'd like to say but i can't. it makes me want to jump up and just tell all my friends everything that i've kept inside for so long. things that they should know about me...things that i've kept secret for so long. but where do i begin? how do i begin?
- Many hamsters blink one eye at a time
- Mosquitoes have 47 teeth
- A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds
- Emus can't walk backwards
- A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
- A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
- A group of owls is called a parliament.
- A group of ravens is called a murder
- There are 333 toilet paper squares on a toilet paper roll.
- By some unknown means, an iguana can end its own life
- A snail's reproductive organs are in its head
- When a horned toad is angry, it squirts blood from its eyes
- A rat can go without water longer than a camel
- The world's youngest parents were eight and nine and lived in China in 1910
- There is only one animal that can completely turn its stomach inside out. The starfish
- The original name for the butterfly was "flutterby."
- Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile; so if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You'll lose him or her every time.
- It is impossible to sneeze and keep one's eyes open at the same time.
feefs, 12:32 PM
