Last post I talked about how going to work allowed me a chance to see the guests being happy and vicariously living through it, etc. But today at work reality hit me with a sledgehammer. I try to talk to the guests when ever I get a chance and this kid, maybe 12 years old, walks up to my game by himself and he's just checking out my game. I don't really make a big deal about it because a lot of kids just like to look at the different games. So I ask him, "How's it going?" And he says "Okay." And I go through the motions of asking him about the game, if he wants to play, does he have money, etc. He's still wavering so I figure he doesn't really want to play and I just let it go. He continues to stand around so I ask him "Where's your family?" And he says something like, "Nowhere." And I think to myself, "Silly children, can't answer questions," So I ask him "How'd you get to Disneyland then?" And then he said "Foster parents." I was just stunned.

Obviously I knew of the existence of orphan children but for some reason I just got really bummed out hearing it from him. The kid seemed like a nice enough boy. I wanted to say something like "I'm sorry" or anything, but I couldn't think of anything appropriate to say. Anyways, he played the game and won, and I'm glad he was able to get a prize, however small that may be.

I saw Jersey Girl and it was really good. Not like the other Kevin Smith movies. There was no mention of pot, no Bluntman and Chronic, no Star Wars references... well okay, there was ONE, but it was a good one and you probably wouldn't even notice it. Its just a good story about growing up and certainly different from the other "Jersey Trilogy" movies. And as sad as it is to say, it made me want to have kids.

Spring break was mostly a bust for me, as I did a lot of nothing. I had been anticipating seeing somebody, but things never work out the way they do in my head. I always have these really awesome plans in the middle of the night, just before I goto sleep. I come up with these elaborate ideas of how I'm going to go about doing something and it seems so perfect when I'm tired. I guess its true that "Nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it." Anyways, I got to see the person, but it left me more bummed out than elated, unfortunately. Then there was the whole foster parents thing. I'm such a lucky person, I hardly deserve any of this.

Ataris - Looking Back on Today (Acoustic)