- Self-depreciation (such as: “I spend most days lying on the floor in a chocolate coma”)
- Exaggeration of strengths (“I can hold my breath longer than Michael Phelps”)
- Invention of strengths (“I was in the Apollo 13 when it exploded.”)
Some things you should know about the wielder of the green pen, Noelle: she is sort of like Martial Arts-- the shorter the impact, the more damage it does. She never misses an opportunity for a joke, even if the joke is completely inapplicable. Besides her propensity towards $1 Chocolate Turnovers, she can be a very responsible citizen. She has natural talent in many areas; her only difficulty is sticking to one thing long enough to truly utilize that talent. Her many talents include sound-effect communication, scape-goat assigning, and improvising songs about country houses and death penalties.
She likes trashy accents, square-framed glasses, and screaming monkeys. What she doesn’t like are awkward situations, scratchy scarves, and not receiving credit for her oddities.
Boon, my cohort in crime (usually unwittingly) and the writer in blue, is perhaps not as innocent as she may at first appear. Sure, she may claim that I put that stash of cheese under her bed without her knowledge. She may claim that it is I who force her not to fight back in a tickle war. She might seem like the type that appreciates everyone and everything, creating a radiant halo of goodness wherever she goes. But we know the truth, you and I. We know that she must be creating this appearance of benevolence merely as a tool she can one day use to her advantage - I suspect it is to one day inherit the throne and become president of the PTA. Only time will tell.
Aside from the obvious ulterior motives, she likes Robert Frost and Longfellow, Josh Groban and Puccini, dancing loudly in the rain. She doesn’t like black balloons, mean words, or the feeling you get when you use cheap soap.
I found the cheese. Prepare to be PTA-ed.
