Didnt do one of these statuses because Im out of town and not in the right state of mind, but I dont want to feel left out, so here we go. If you arent in here, I promise Ive got a paragraph about you in my brain. Im thankful for Destiny Talley for putting up with my neurotic, emotionally crippled ass and not throwing me in the garbage years ago. Im thankful to Jarret Myer and the UPROXX family for not only allowing me to write about wrestling for a living but encouraging it, and letting me know Ill be doing it for a long time. I cant thank my job enough. Im thankful to my With Spandex staff, who are secretly more talented than me, they just dont know it yet. Danielle Matheson is my tag team partner even when Im mad at her for bullshit reasons. David J. Dennis Jr. is my idol. Everyone there floors me. Im thankful to Maximillian Meehan and Justin Bissonnette for turning a hey, come be our ring announcer once gig into one of the most important things in my life, and for continually encouraging me when my confidence wanes. I only hope they can see how much I care deep down in my guts when Im sending them maybe small change voxes. Also, Im thankful for the entire Inspire Pro team, behind the scenes and in the ring. Getting feedback, praise and criticism from these people has given me so much joy I cant express it. If that makes me a mark, at least Im a mark whos doing well for himself. Im thankful to my Mom and Dad for being basically the best Mom and Dad you can be growing up in poverty in Virginia in the 80s. Im thankful to the rest of my family for alternately inspiring me to be better and giving me an example of what I never, ever wanted to be. I miss my cat. Im thankful for Lex Lybrand. Im honored that he still lets me adhere myself to his projects and help him do stuff, and Im sad were so busy we cant regularly hang out for non-work things. Im thankful for the Meet Me There crew. In about a month and a half itll exist for real, forever, in a way they cant take away. I will never be able to tell Micheal Foulk how I feel seeing him make a version of me immortal, yet making it totally his own. Ive created so many narratives about what me and Lisa Friedrich are to each other and Ill never tell her. Im thankful that people like Michael Domangue exist. Im thankful for Chris Trew. Ive said it a million times, but that dude taught me that anythings possible, and you can do everything you want all at once. In real life. I am thankful that Lance Hoyt has not murdered me. Uh, yet. Its hard to feel alienated your entire life. Its even harder to get a little ways into life, look back over your shoulder and realize how many people have been there to prop you up, help you out and do all the hard behind-closed-doors work that makes alienation possible. People are there for you, even if it doesnt feel like it. Even if youre like me, and can never get your heart and brain aligned. I love you, and Ill try to tell you on days when Im not supposed to. - B
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 02:48:11 +0000