random memory

Kelli reminded me of how much Kristen would listen to Tori Amos. Here's an unimportant story (very important to me):

When Kristen would be riding in the aqua blue Jimmy with me (to dance class, school, etc) and with a copied tape in the tape deck, we would undoubtedly sing along. I would start to sing to a song (which could be anything from NIN to Dixie Chicks), then she would join in. Typically I would get annoyed that she was singing to the song too, like it was just for me, as if she was encroaching on my cool-ness... and I would stop singing. She would stop singing. I would start singing. This cycle would repeat. I would look over and roll my eyes, probably. It sounds pretty comical, now. She was more popular than me, maybe that was it. I don't know, but I know that she probably had no idea what was going on with the starting and the stopping; and I still feel like an ass when I think about that. Then I chuckle, to myself.

I hope you chuckled too.

And a note for Kelli: We would sing together. But, I was the younger sister trying to be cool enough for her to be my friend. I would stop singing with her, embarassed that I didn't know the words or couldn't reach notes.