I get paid on the 8th and the 23rd.
That's different. But I had a job where I got paid on the 1st and 15th every month, so I guess this is the same thing, just a week later. For the most part, I found it easier to budget, since most of my expenses are monthly. Rent, utilities, car payments, etc. But things like groceries tend to be bi-weekly.
I like getting paid every two weeks better because, as others have pointed out, a couple times a year there's an "extra" payday that month. Once the groceries and gas are paid for, the rest is basically extra money. I think of it as my reward for being so good at budgeting.