I've only met Naomi and Andy Martin once in my lifetime. It was Halloween, 2008. Cree was dressed as an accountant and I was his frumpy secretary (giant glasses, a dress with a doily collar and a gallon of hairspray). We were attending a late night showing of Vertigo and ran into them as we were leaving the theater. I was so self-conscious about my attire, that's honestly all I remember....well that and the fact that I thought they were both pretty rad.

Cree and Naomi were long time friends from school, so I've had the pleasure of getting to know Naomi through her oh so funny/sweet blog and g-mail. She is such a witty writer—every email exchange and post is a treat. My fingers are crossed the next time we bump into these two, there will be less hairspray involved....for both our sakes.

Please scroll down below to learn more about them, their music, and their life in Philadelphia, and be sure to follow the links! I promise you won't be disappointed.

Thank you Naomi and Andy for being a part of My Better Half!

ANDY
1. Sleep-talks regularly and once impersonated Johnny Cash while doing so.
2. Played harmonica for Ben Kweller once during a show when Ben Kweller realized he'd forgotten his harmonica.
3. Can juggle. and unicycle. AT THE SAME TIME.


NAOMI
1. I play violin. I was given credit for playing in the BBC proms orchestra in the late 90's, despite having been absent that night. Still feel bad about it.
2. Still using the same roll of cling film I started using in May 2007.
3. Have an MSc in Psychoanalysis, so I can tell you what all your dreams mean. Not really.


THEIR STORY (as told by Naomi)
We met by chance, fell into dating shortly thereafter, and have been together ever since. The first time we hung out, we played music together. The second time, we ate a dozen doughnuts and a wealth of fast-food. Both things are indicative of our stellar relationship, forged on a solid foundation of doughnuts and cheesburgers. Thankfully our current location (Philadelphia) has an abundance of both so we'll be together for at least another few years. I jest; you can't just walk away from a marriage founded on trans fats.

Contrary to an elementary school project given me by his mum (title: WHEN I AM OLDER, subtitle: I want to be a professional skateboarder), Andy is actually in dental school, which is what brought us to Philadelphia. To keep from going science-class crazy, Andy hangs out with our two little boys, Julian (2) and Robin (new). To keep from going kid-crazy, he reads, wanders our current locale, and plays music. He writes and records his own stuff, along side messing around with some covers we've done together. I like good music too. And reading. I also like to draw, go on roller coasters, and travel, and although those last two aren't super compatible with small children, they're on hold for the time being. I also have school on the back-burner, hoping to go on to a PhD programme in clinical psych once my boys are older. I should also add that I'm from England, in case you were reading this in an American accent.

We're a good team. We look fondly on what's passed, and look forward to most everything.

Thank you Naomi and Andy for being a part of My Better Half!