Amys Garden: Towards A More Accurate Socks-Per-Person Count

This one started out being about gardens before switching gears and going with socks as subject matter. just the same its real aim is 100% pure conversational styling. thanks to amy for the laundry run.
Ashley appears to be in the lead with over 2 pairs of socks purchased monthly.
Silver trails with a more modest 17.5 pairs to her name as of this date.

 

Black: it's like ................ i'm a half flat balloon today Red: i feel like dancing. Black: can dancing help regain full soaring balloon-like capabilities? Red: maybe! Red: i would hope so! Black: i spent the last few hours in bed reading a copy of al franken's lies and the lying liars who tell them' Black: very funny Red: hehe Black: and it kind of made me want to come back to my senses a bit Black: --were it not for the still annoying headache Black: but annoying headaches don't last. that amy we know to be true Red: haha yes it needs to go away soon! Black: i don't have any j lo to lay the headache low right now but if i did this headache would be history Red: hehe Red: hows the weather over there now? Black: rainy tonight i hear Black: but not yet Red: ugh same here Black: i'm supposed to head over to amy's to water her garden if it doesn't rain Red: awww Black: :-) what? Red: i dunno. thats cute. Black: :-) Black: well amy loves her garden and i love amy so i think its one of those......... syllogism things right Red: !!!! Black: besides i love amy's garden as well Red: hahahahah <3 Black: hahah Red: i love my garden as welll Black: you've just made 20% of my headache dissappear Black: nice! Black: another 5% Red: yayyyy Black: amy siezed by inspiration i am Red: are ya? Black: are you ready for the title? Red: yes! Black: "Amy's Garden" Black: or better still: "Amys Garden" Black: i feel siezed by a desire to make an amy painting Black: how about you? Red: sure! Red: it might not be too good though, my headache is bugggging me Red: it might be a little silly and off the wall though? Black: nice let me open up the window wide to let all the good words in Black: that's the kind i like Black: how about this - i'll make some edamame real quick and pour a glass of water and then we can begin Black: let's see if your red works first Black: i'm black - 'testing..... testing....... this is a test of the color black' Red: yayyy Black: nice - now on to microwave edamame Red: whats edamame? Black: back in under 4 minutes for our amys garden painting extravaganza Red: k! Black: oh its..... a japanese soy bean thing Red: ohh haha i should know that.. Red: im ASIAN. Black: hehe Black: we're all asian when we enjoy edamame! Red: soy bean is goood Black: yes - the beans are still in the pods - you bite into one end and then suck the beans out Black: they're usually served steamed Red: ohhh! Red: eaten those! Black: steaming would be the better word Black: ya! Red: hey brb tom! Black: see you in a few amy! Black: i'm listening to jamaican music amy ! Black: headache's lifting Red: hahaha Black: the aim of this our painting will be to relieve you of your headache Black: and me of mine Red: okay! Black: so put on some of your favorite happy music to start Red: hey tom, ugh im sorry to interrupt again, i have to hang laundry up before i pass out hah Red: brb Black: ah no - not a problem Black: everybody amy will be right back she's gone to hand up some laundry Black: while she's gone i'll be hearing eating edamame and listening to jamaican music from my friend paul Black: sometimes you realize all you really need is some good jamaican music and a hot steaming bowl of edamame Black: tonight would be one of those nights Black: i'll bet amy's hanging her socks right now at about this point..... Black: care must be taken in doing laundry to keep pairs of socks together Black: i myself have experienced the plight of having mis-matched pairs every now and then.... Black: more recently i feel i've solved that problem by buying lots of pairs of the same kind of sock Black: on the subject of microwave edamame Black: sometimes they sell frozen edamame that has been shelled Black: what this means is that the shells (pods) if you will - have all been removed - leaving only the beans themselves Black: this scheme will be familiar to those of you out there who have enjoyed shell-less sunflower seeds from time to time Black: i'm wondering as i'm sure you are how many pairs of socks amy might have........ Black: let me ask around and see if we can come up with an average number of socks statistic per sock owner Black: silver owns 17 and a half pairs - not including hosiery she tell me Black: 17.5 - that would be the decimal equivalent Red: haha okay im done.. Black: nice! Black: ashley owns 30 pairs of socks! Red: i own sooo many pairs of underwear and socks. Red: i can beat that. Black: that's almost double the holdings of silver! Red: i used to be a manic underwear consumer Black: it has since subsided somewhat would you say? Red: yes i have no money haha Black: alright now we're back Black: haha Black: time to close our sock drawers and tend to our gardens Red: yes! Black: amys garden to be specific about it Red: mos definitely Black: amy in painting a picture with words with you tonight i want to break it all down for people Black: you're amy and i'm tom Red: okay! Black: you live in one part of the united states and i in another Red: uh huh.. Black: you're asian by birth but agree with me that when we enjoy hot steaming edamame we all share in asianess Red: hahah of course Black: what are the vital things in your garden? Black: what things do you water? Red: in my garden there are lots of naps! and pullout mats. Red: i dont water those though. Black: mats and naps Red: mango trees! Black: ah! Black: that's where we started i think! Red: if they grow on trees? Black: nice Black: our do yes Black: if we allow that mangos grow on trees we can go anywhere Red: go anywhere including new zealand? Black: yes! Red: i wonder if mangoes grow in new zealand Black: wait so how many pairs do you currently own? Black: where man goes so mangoes Red: i own about 3 dozen pairs of mangoes. Black: haha Black: well now we're where we want to be Black: somewhere in a fresh mango salad Red: theres too many though. Red: ohhh Black: a mango sock salad Red: hahaha Red: if theres gonna be socks in my mango salad, i hope theyre smelling laundry clean Black: i always have difficulty classifying my paintings Red: why? Black: is it a mango painting - is it a sock painting? Black: is it an amy painting? Black: is it an amys garden painting? Black: it is just about red and black? Black: maybe they're just square Black: hah Red: wellll. it can be a painting about amys mango garden in her sock. Black: brilliant! Red: i own many pairs of socks, hence i would probably be producing a lot of mangoes. Black: where you surprised as the results of tonights poll started coming in? Black: ashley said, and i quote "i like new sox so i just keep buying them" Black: she buys over 2 pairs a month which would most certainly put her in the lead Red: hahaha Red: maybe she has me beat! Black: what if we put all our socks together!? Black: we could make a sculpture Red: no! that would be HORRIBLE! Red: you know how nuts i would go if i found my socks joined along with someone elses socks?? Black: a tall mountain! a towerering tower of socks Black: ah yes good point Red: i think i would go crazy. i have to have ALL my pairs of socks joined together. Red: or ill spend forever trying to look for the missing sock. Black: yes indeed - i've been there as i've shared with our viewers while you were away earlier Black: and buying all the same kind and throwing out the old pairs definitely helped my sock disarray Black: and silver with 17 and half pairs Black: that could really help her as well i would think Red: i only throw away the ones with holes in them. Red: those are distracting. Black: yes sometimes toes can pop out when you least expect them too Red: haha EXACTLY Black: i agree there Black: i'm excited - after meeting justin rockefeller at a friend's birthday party we did a conf call with the director of an organization he's on the board of Black: they're called 'generation engage' Red: what do they do? Black: and their whole thing is to make it possible for people to earn a living just by talking to their friends and neighbors - keeping a healthy civic sense alive and well Black: steve and i are going to be helping them spread the word Black: they're starting in north carolina and virginia and they're hosting a fundraiser here in nyc next month Black: its not about celebrities it's about peers Black: i really like it! Red: ohhh im sure they will make a lot of money! Black: indeed good stuff for the garden Black: i've been making lots of drawings in my sketchbook! Black: just letting the pencil dance you know Black: people, faces, amys, lines, shapes Red: i am horrible at drawing, tom i am not good at anything! Black: do you draw? Black: amy! Red: haha i dont draw Black: well because this is a painting we we're both here lets. Black: i'll give you a quick drawing lesson Black: what conclusions would you like to draw? Red: any! and all? Black: nice Black: the secret in drawing is not to draw the thing itself.. Black: you just refocus and draw the space around and in between what your subject is Black: works great for painting as well Black: we haven't had a single word of description of you here and yet you're here Red: i know im around everywhere, i like to be quietly known!