#maurellis

wow!!! how dare u!!!! there’s so many!!!!!!!

1. “Hold on when things feel stormy.” For some reason, this quote has really stuck with me. Whenever I’m going through a rough patch, or I get that super tight, horrible feeling in my chest, I repeat those words in my head. It’s hard to explain, but it feels like something physical - something to ‘hold on’ to - for me, and it helps get me through whatever it is I need to get through. I genuinely believe that those six words are the best gift Amy has given me. 

2. “Just kind of take it bird by bird.” Which is actually a quote taken from the book, ‘Bird by Bird’ by Anne Lamott but the context in which Amy talks about it really resonated with me. And I will forever be grateful that she introduced me the concept/idea. It’s very calming to remind yourself to take things bird by bird when everything is starting to feel like too much.

3. “It takes years as a woman to unlearn what you have been taught to be sorry for. It takes years to find your voice and seize your real estate.” taken from Yes Please. Because this was something I did have to learn, and am still learning. And it’s been a pretty important journey for me to find my voice. 

4. “Crying gets the sadness out.” Amy says this is in one of her Ask Amy videos and references that it’s from ‘Free to Be...You and Me’. It’s really helped me to lean into crying - especially when it comes to grief, and that was an important lesson for me to learn. Spoiler alert: actively trying not to cry in a grief counselling session when you’ve lost your best friend is ridiculous. Cry. It helps.

5. “And I think Leslie Knope would love to have given me this star, and in many ways she has.” Because honestly? I think about this sentence CONSTANTLY and it always makes me emotional x1000000. 

Bonus One: “I don’t care about Star Wars. And I never fucking did.” Not that I have anything against Star Wars at all, just because it’s absolutely hilarious. Context: Sisters was being released the same day as Star Wars, so it was being brought up in basically every press interview they’d done. Eventually she snapped (and I don’t blame her).

Bonus Two: “If you don’t eat pussy, keep walking.”

I’ve answered some of the berries already so will do the ones that are left :)

Raspberry: favorite flower?

I love Roses. I’ve always had a soft spot for them and getting any colour or kind are amazing, of course, red is the best! 

Blackberry: is your life an action film, a comedy, a romantic comedy, or drama?

I’d like to think a romantic comedy, but really my life is just a comedy haha! Half the stuff I do could easily be in a comedy film.

Every single day I am reminded how truly blessed I am to have a friend like you. Some people don’t think internet friendships are real, but I don’t understand how that could be true when I look at us. I love chatting every day - a large chunk of the convo being about Amy Poehler bc of course! but also about all sorts of other things like our lives and our happiness and our sadness and our dreams and hopes and plans. I can always rely on you to be there for me, whether I’m in need of an Amy fix or life advice or to listen to me have a meltdown about Liza 😂

You have a spectacular talent for listening and giving advice and supporting your friends. It’s beautiful and inspiring, and I hope one day I can be half as good a friend as you are. You are so caring and loving and I honestly feel so honoured to call you a friend. 

You are also so so so talented, your art is amazing (I would pay a million dollars for your nyc skyline haha) and your edits + gifs are out of this world. I tried making gifs and it is Hard, so I honestly admire your skills so much. Thank you for bringing so much beautiful Amy and Parks content onto this dumb site.

Occasionally we get all soppy with each other so by now you’ve already heard this, but Alycia, I love you to the moon and back. You are one of the best friends I have ever had and I genuinely cannot express how thankful I am that you’re in my life. Thanks for putting up with me and for being there 100%. Just, thankyouthankyouthankyou, you beautiful angel  😍

Dude that is totally impressive!

U WOULD THO ALYCIA HAHAHA. Thank you regardless of how rude this is, and my answer would have to be, despite how much I LOVE Ann, Leslie. It’s gotta be Leslie <3