I have a really hilarious roommate named Greg. I think I find about 95% of the things he does either quote-worthy or awesome enough to stop what I'm doing and just watch. Sometimes when he and I are in a boring meeting or having a hard time focusing, I'll look over to see him feverishly writing in a big, black notebook he carries around. So often I find myself wishing I could just get a glimpse at what he's doing. I've been trying to sit next to him, and when I do, I find that he creates the most amazing notes, plans, and lists. He makes business plans and agendas, builds school schedules, budgets his money and time--anything he thinks of or realizes needs doing. Sometimes these will even be coded so nobody is able to understand them except him! One of the best things I ever saw was him listing off all the types of weapons he could think of. It was then that I realized the meeting we were at was, yes, that boring. Greg's list of weapons had a few sub-lists too, like "Names of Actual Swords", like Excalibur, and "Names of Actual Guns." I tried to throw in a couple suggestions, and I found him more than willing to jot them down!Today was our ward's Christmas musical. The choir was going through a set of hymns and a narrator was reading from the scriptures, and through it all I found myself having a bit of trouble focusing. I grabbed meeting's program and wrote on the back, at the top of a big open space, "Please list the names (by species) of as many water-dwelling mammals as possible!" Greg immediately took the challenge, and soon Sara and a few others were throwing in suggestions. I'm including this list on here because, frankly, I was amazed at how many items they came up with! Sara was jotting down things I had never heard of!
- Whales: Blue, Killer, Sperm, White, Beluga, Pilot, Right, Hump-back, Spinner, Beak-nosed, Moby Dick
- Dolphins: Bottle-nosed, Spotted, False, Yangtze, Indian River
- Seals: Leopard, Fur, Elephant
- Otters: Sea, River, Giant
- Muskrat
- Beaver
- Platypus
- Fishing Rat
- Manatee
- Hippopotamus
Bear in mind that this is by no means the complete list. It went on and on and on! But after a while, things started degrading. After some of the following, I got into one of those moods where I couldn't stop laughing, and I ended up butchering "I Stand All Amazed" for everybody around me.
- Frog Mario
- Davey Jones and his motley crew
- Jonah
- Navy Seal
- Aqua Man
- Mermaids/Mermen
- Waterworld's Domestic Population
It's reasons like these that I can confidently proclaim: I have the coolest and funniest friends in the world.
