lime & coconut
Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 9:52PM 
1998. new friend. old friend. forever friend.
a movie came out that year, practical magic, and it had the famous song "coconut" by harry nilsson; it was a silly movie with a great soundtrack. coconut and i were in a few classes and desperate to finish college, something both of us had put off for too long. we were living in the south bay (los angeles south bay) she in redondo beach, me in hermosa. we were fast friends. we both liked wine, martini's... any excuse to avoid school work - though both committed to graduating (which we did).
one day, at a bar in redondo beach, we were having lunch (and dirty martini's) and coconut told me of a vacation she was going on, a private yacht to the bahama's for 7 glorious days - why don't i come along? yes, just like that, why don't you come along? like it was a shopping trip to nordies. oh sure i thought. i'll just pick up and go on a vacation to the bahama's - i mean doesn't everyone do this on a moments notice?
the practical (no not practical magic) part of me said, "don't be ridiculous" but the adventurous part said, "hell ya!". So the following day i went to work and said, "i'm going to the bahama's i'll be back in a week". i think my boss said yes because he was so surprised i would make such a statement.
needless to say the vacation was an adventure. an adventure that would last a lifetime. coconut and i (limey) would become the best of friends. we would share a lifetime in a mere few years and then we would lose touch...until 2008.
in 2008 the planet's would re-align and the magnetic powers would reconnect us. who knew it would be at a time we both needed that friend?
today, she remains my coconut and i her limey. we laugh when we think of that silly song because it can bring us back to simple times. times where everything wasn't so critical and a dirty martini would be the solution to what ails us.
and so my coconut, tonight i write this because i miss you daily and am so grateful that we do go together - the lime and the coconut.
Limey