I'll Be There For You..

So i spent three hours last night answering FRIENDS trivia on Facebook!!! I know - I hate all sorts of computer games/quizes/obsessive-competative interaction with a machine. I mean I don't really hate them - just that I think I have had my share of computer games to last me a lifetime. But this game just got me hooked - for hours!

I think it was the fact that finally I could get to use my infinite knowledge collected by watching hundreds of Friends episodes over and over again. # Note to my sis: In case you have forgotten, Friends started on our TV when I was in my "I think you are boring" phase - and so I resisted watching it with you - having our usual remote control fights - until I finally gave in to Chandler's wit and Joey's absurdity and Phoebe's craziness. #



It's crazy how I've been thinking about various people and things that have played small or big yet important roles in my life. And I have this weird urge to thank them - almost as if I'm about to die or give my oscar speech or leave for another planet or something!

So what the sitcom "Friends" has given me, amongst other things, is the concept of an alternative family setting. Who says friends can't be family also - or the only family? I don't believe that "blood is thicker than water". In fact I almost believe in the opposite. I would rather choose my family than for it to be chosen for me. I guess it all comes down to my being pro-choice :)
#Note: Please check out the interesting perspective on abortion - a blog on my favorite haunts list on your right here--> It's called "ANTI-CHOICE is ANTI-AWESOME". So true! #

Though I've always had a decent number of friends, I never understood what was the big deal about friendship. I mean I have been told a number of times what sounds like a set of rules of friendship - the Do's and Don'ts - and I had the toughest time trying to pass for a good enough friend! I am often accused of being "insensitive" (huh!) - but I just cannot pretend to care when I don't. With time, my buddies submitted to my eccentricities and accepted the flawed Me :)

My friends are of various kinds. Some have been in my life for years and years - and yet I don't feel too much for them - they have almost become like those relatives that you know are here to stay - and so you have no option but to deal with them. Then I have some friends who I can hardly call friends anymore - they are so big a part of my life and MY family that that is what they are to me - family. Then there are those who I connected with on a very special level - those who helped me in my time of need - unconditionally. I don't want to sound like a Hallmark card - but for me, these people defined friendship.

So here's to the special kind of friends - far away from me - yet my strongest support system.
A couple of cheers and puffs to you.. :)