This is what my friend, who is convinced that i have mulitiple personalities, puts in the subject line of every email he sends to me. He says that Talula is my "inner child" personality. SHE is the one that was in control when i instigated a huge watergun battle at his house, during his 32nd birthday party. Talula is to blame for the mysterious saran wrapping of his toilet bowl. And when Talula convinced his kids and girlfriend to paint his fingernails and put lipstick on him before he woke up and rushed off to work 3 weeks ago, I was quite certain that he may just disown the both of us.But he didn't.
JJS tells me that,overall,Talula is alot of fun to have around.His kids love for Talula to babysit (not so much when Atila the Mom shows up) for the weekend. And he swears that it was she that showed up in his hospital room dressed as Barney (yes, the big purple dinosaur) on halloween, the night he wrecked his motorcycle and broke his leg... JJS reminded me of all of these antics that my alter ego was/is responsible for, in an email that he sent a few days ago. At the end of the email he wrote:

Talula, if not for you, this world would be a very dull and boring place to exist in. You have painted it such beautiful colors. love ya, JJS

I wanted to share this with you because, thanks to my dear friend, i now understand two things that i think i've always known deep down.

1. It's your friends that help you to see the beauty and infinite potential in yourself.

2. The beauty that you find is there because your friends help to create it.


As corny (and unpoetic) as that sounds, i believe it to be true. My friend is proof of it.


THANK YOU, JJS. I LOVE YOU!

Talula