November 18, 2008

This is how my conversation went down with my mom:

“Hey… Why are you calling so late Dad is sleeping…”

“MOM I JUST. OH MY GOD I’M FREAKING OUT…”

“Is everything okay? Do I need to come get you?”

“NO.. NO.. THERE WAS THIS THING IGOTTHETICKETSICANTBELIEVEIT!”

“What are you even blabbing about? How are your grades? Do you have finals this week?”

“NO MOM, I JUST WON TICKETS TO YOUTUBE LIVE!!!”

“I don’t get it.”

“YOUTUBE LIVE IT’S JUST THE MOST MEGA LIVE STREAMED EVENT EVER IN SAN FRANCISCO AND I’M GOING TO BE THERE!!!!”

“Nicole, it’s so late…”

“I just needed someone to call, love you Mom.”

[Click.]

I turn to Karen, standing in the doorway.

“K, you see that red tin on the bottom shelf? It’s caramelized popcorn. Get it, we need to celebrate.”

She leans over and pushes aside the ramen.

“Awww, is this Boy Scout?? My dad buys this too. He’s such a sucker for this shit.”

I rip open the wrapping and bust the silver bag.

“UGH IT’S TRAIL MIX.” 

So to Millie, Belinda, Chris, Kevin, Mimi, Karen, Naseem, Katrina, Katrina’s mom and whoever else [Biz] reads this puny little fittingly speck in the universe of the World Wide Web: I AM ELATED. I am mostly excited for Julia Nunes and the Mythbusters. But I guess Akon, Katy Perry, Will.I.Am, Soulja Boy and practically every YouTube star in the planet isn’t too bad either…..

P.S. - Much, much love to ryanwade.com