Keep smilin', keep shinin'

Before I begin, I will state three words that have ruled my life since one of you sent me the link after becoming addicted to Boomshine. The three words are: Desktop Tower Defense.

Moving on...

Had a great talk with my good friend Matt Jones today. We realized how long it has been since we have actually seen one another. This line of work, that's the norm - you don't see people for a long time, some of your best friends are often reduced to being nothing but a voice on the phone, some blips of e-mail or an update on myspace/facebook/adultfriendfinder/whatever. It's sad in some ways, but amazing in others. You know your friendship can last if you can go YEARS without hanging out but still consider someone a close, trustworthy friend. It's not "normal" but it's normal for us.

Of course, some friendships are "single-servings," in that you'll do a show with people and it's great but not make any lasting connection. That's fine too.

Luckily, though, there are friends like John. Matt. Mallorie. Jamie, Nick. Stephen... and more (don't get miffed, those are just the ones I've communicated with in a significant way in the past week) who make life a lot easier. I've worked with them, but haven't seen any of them in a while and I don't know when I'll next see them in person. Still, they are good friends that I will value, and I met them thanks to this weird business.

Then there's Dustin, whose friendship I will have valued for THIRTY FREAKING YEARS come 2009. I'd say I've never worked with him, because he's in computers and IT, but I did convince him once to take the role of Zoltan Karpathy in our junior year of high school when someone quit and we needed him. That doesn't count, I know, but it counts toward the 99% of my friends whom I have done at least one show with.

In other news, Vanessa and I head for our Mexican getaway in ten days! I still find it funny that after all the amazing places we've both seen, all the obscure islands and quiet hideaways away from the "tourists..." The first trip we book outside of our assigned travels is Cancun. Seems so typical. Two words: all inclusive. Like the Voyager, but I doubt it will be held to quite the same elite standard. I can't wait. I can't wait I can't wait. I'm excited about every cheesy, decadent aspect of this trip, in addition to making my first open-water ocean scuba dives. We are going to have a blast.