The Bachelorette

As I could not make it to a special friend's bachelorette party recently, I have decided to dedicate a post to her instead.


Some random factoids about our friendship:

• She closes her ears when she goes to toilet as she feels this will prevent other people from hearing her tinkle (how she rationalizes this in her head I am not sure).
• At work we made a mean team. During the skeleton staff Xmas period we manned all 13 wards, spring cleaned the department and we were still able to leave early.
• We have the same sense of humour: dark and random that few understand and when seated together at a dinner table things tend to get rowdy.
• Have shared deep late night conversations and woken up with virgin hangovers.
• She gave me her bed while she slept on the floor.
• We are from completely different backgrounds and religions but share very similiar morals and values.
• I introduced her to 'Napolenan Dynamite' and 'Outsourced' and she introduced me to 'Pushing Daises and Hot Rod'
• She makes lovely vegatarian/halaal food when I visit.
• She is a fair faced Arikaans meisie who is easily mistaken as Indian
• We get along so well because I am a Pine and she is a Lollipop and this is apparently the best combination of personality types (according to Evergreen Parenting). It is a good thing her fiance is a Pine too.

The invite requested you to provide a song that reminds you of the bachelorette. The song that will always remind me of her is: 


'Coming Undone' The Korn vs Coldplay version
Keep holding on

When my brain's ticking like a bomb
Guess the black thoughts
Have come again to get me

Sweet bitter words
Unlike nothing I have heard
Sing along, mockingbird
You don't affect me

That's right
Deliver it to my heart
Please strike
Be deliberate

Wait, I'm coming undone
Unlaced, I'm coming undone
Too late, I'm coming undone
What looks so strong, so delicate

Wait, I'm starting to suffocate
And soon I anticipate
I'm coming undone
What looks so strong, so delicate

Choke, choke again
I find my demons were my friends
Getting me in the end
They're out to get me

Since I was young
I tasted sorrow on my tongue
And this sweet sugar gun
Does not protect me

That's right
Trigger between my eyes
Please strike
Make it quick now

Wait, I'm coming undone
Unlaced, I'm coming undone
Too late, I'm coming undone
What looks so strong, so delicate

Wait, I'm starting to suffocate
And soon I anticipate
I'm coming undone
What looks so strong, so delicate

I'm trying to hold it together
Head is lighter than a feather
Looks like I'm not getting better
Not getting better

Wait, I'm coming undone
Unlaced, I'm coming undone
Too late, I'm coming undone
What looks so strong, so delicate

Wait, I'm starting to suffocate
And soon I anticipate
I'm coming undone
What looks so strong, so delicate

Dark and beautiful like my friend...

That's all.