Where to begin? It’s been a while since I last wrote properly. It feels good, using my keyboard, letting the words pour out of me, half subconsciously, half intentional, but ultimately unaware of what will appear on he page until it’s done. I like the feeling of surprise when I get to read back this outpouring of the thoughts I barely knew I had. Anyway, lets’ get started.
I’m watching an episode of Rick and Morty where Rick and Jerry have merged their minds together. In both bodies, it’s half of one, half of the other. So neither are the complete self, as they’re both using parts of the other one. This has changed their behaviour in an interesting way, as it seems like only their best parts are present. Or, put differently, it seems like the parts the other have criticised before have, when experienced by themselves, revealed and unlocked more dimensions to their natural self.
That doesn’t feel clear, so I’ll elaborate: Rick is an ultra-genius, but he’s also an uptight nihilist. Jerry is a fool, but he’s casual and caring. Combined together, they can be both smart and optimistic. Basically, the merging of the two of them lets them compliment each other, becoming better people together.
That got me thinking about me and Beth. There are things in her that are so radically different to who I am, but I can feel the effects of her non-me parts affecting me in really positive ways. She’s a very good person, so I can trust her — we have that in common. But she’s also quite firm on settings dates and times for stuff. I’m non-committal, seemingly by nature, but her being the way she is has encouraged me to plan things more, and sooner, which results in us doing lots of things together (like going on holiday to Barcelona!). And she’s never been interested in things like poetry, but she’s come along with me to the Lancaster Litfest this year, listening to book readings and poetry recitals, and she’s really enjoyed it, unlocking new parts of her creative interests. We’re a great yin-yang.
That’ll do for now, I’m tired. I wanna write more but yeah, I need to go to bed!