okay, so... today was monday.  it was okay.  kinda boring.  but in more interesting news, i have reconnected with one of my oldest and bestest friends ever in the last 2 days.  thank the blessed gay lord for the internet!  so ive been catching up with mykul.  and in his honor i must repost one of the greatest pics ever... marc singer as mike donovan from "V" because in 1985, the year of utter hell and beauty, we would go to the park and play "V" and act stupid.  ahh, the memories.  i was a fantastic mike donovan, incidentally.  especially with my uzi watergun.  good times.

but talk about insanity and weirdness... since the last time i saw mykul, he got married and had 2 kids.   and i'm still processing this part, but kid #2 is named erik.  and apparently thats because of me.   how amazing is that?  that i might have really affected someone else's life so much that they would think of doing that?  i mean, yeah, erik (spelled with a K because that is the correct way) is an awesome name, but... wow.   what does that say?  i dont even know. 

and everyone knows how much i cherish my dvds, but... mykul actually thought that i cared about a bunch of dvds that got stolen while in his trusted care... as if i would end a friendship over silly dvds!  granted, i did once break up with a stupid silly boy who said flatliners was just a movie, but thats clearly a much bigger deal.  and have you seen my dvd collection?  a few missing discs is not the end of my gay world.

so... i think everyone should take a moment or two to really think about friendship.  the people you hang out with, the people you value and love.  a lot of my friends are younger than i am and i just want to give that little bit of old man advice...  you dont always realize when people are slipping away, so take inventory over the next few days of your friends.  call them.  email them.  make an effort to hang out and let them be your friends.  and most of all... dont assume theyre mad at you over something small and if you are mad or hurt or disappointed by something they have done... talk about it.  real friends are worth a lot.  make sure they know that.

thats all.  i'm through being heartfelt and sappy now.  hope you got a good dose.  now... who's bringing me a cheeseburger?

tomorrow i spend an evening with the lesbos, jaymee and mette, as we travel downtown to see the fabulous musical wicked.  i will have rave reviews tomorrow.  also... if you are stupid enough to not have the wicked soundtrack yet... either go buy it today or kill yourself right now.  your choice.  you wont regret your choice.  if you do not have wicked in your life, you might as well be dead anyway.  you probably already are and just havent caught on.

as always, i am your lighthouse, your beacon of light, your ray of fagabulosity,

erik---