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1. The two of us have written over two million words of fiction. True, though it's a rough tally.

sigerson's written a lot, though she doesn't make as big a deal about it as I do. I'd wager she's written enough on Orb alone to fill a book, and I'm not even counting all the stuff from high school. As for me, there's the novella in 7th grade, the novel in 8th, the novel that didn't work, the novel that did work but gave new meaning to the word "turgid," the old draft in its many incarnations, and the new draft, I've got plenty of words to spare. Here's hoping we'll write many more!

2. Both of us had a crush on Wil Wheaton. Only one of us admitted it. *cringe* true.

sigerson somehow got an autographed picture (possibly from our parents, who were mildly baffled by our lack of visible squeeing over celebrities?) and put it up on our wall. One day to torment her I switched it for a crudely drawn picture of a guy going "duhhhh." Torment aside, though, um...*glances over shoulder* he was, and is, kinda cute.

3. We have both, at some time, actively plotted to kill the other. False. We've hated each other, certainly. Bitten, kicked, pulled hair, and messed with each other's heads big time. But actual murder has never crossed our minds. Yet.

4. One of us tarnishes silver and the other doesn't. True. No, not as a hobby. If I wear silver for a while, it tarnishes very quickly, especially if it's in direct contact with my skin. Constant contact, like against the band of a ring, doesn't seem to tarnish it, but most of my silver pendants have a patina on them.

sigerson doesn't seem to have this problem. Maybe it's something I ate.

5. One of us got a drastic haircut in high school for the sole purpose of looking different from the other one. False. I did, at one point, have my hair cut to about two-three inches long. But that was in junior high, and my reasons were 1) so I could get out of gym class better, and 2) because the pretty girls had big long curly locks, and I wanted to distance myself from them. I don't think I cared much about distancing myself from

sigerson then. That came later.

6. One of us was officially designated "Keeper of the Funny Hats" by the other. False. While she's got more funny hats, neither of us is an official "Keeper of the Funny Hats." In fact, I think

sal_sal has more claim to that title than either of us at the moment.

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Damn. 1 out of 3. And I was absolutely positive that I had that one right anyway. I got 2/3 on

sigerson's.

I think this means I need to make one to school you guys. SCHOOL!

It does indeed. Chances are good I won't get a single one right...

explodingcat tarnishes silver. By holding it in my hand or wearing it, I un-tarnish it.

Sounds like you're well-matched.

My mom has a similar problem with yellow gold (at least I don't think it happens with white gold, since that's what her rings are made of). Not only does the jewelry tarnish, though, she gets black marks on her skin. And it happens most with her rings.

Knowing that, I can't believe that was the only one I was wrong about! 2/3 isn't bad.

1/3!!! I sux0r!